I am a runner!

I mentioned in my last post about the C25K program I am doing. Well, I NEVER thought I would actually enjoy running. I mean, in basic training when I had to run, I did it. I didn't enjoy it, but I did it.


Anyhow, I've attempted the C25K program in the past with little success. I found the program on CoolRunning.com and attempted counting the intervals myself. Well, when you are working so hard on running/jogging, counting your time is a little difficult...LOL! One of my wonderful friends mentioned that she was using a podcast and it was working out well for her...so I decided to search iTunes for one. I happened upon Robert Ullrey's podcast and it's working out pretty well for me so far. I'm not a huge fan of the music he uses, but it's got a pretty good beat that keeps you moving.


I started my program on September, 27th and I'm now on week 4. At this time, I am planning on running a 5K here locally in December. I originally wanted to do one in November, but I won't be quite done with my training by then, so I decided against it. But I'm kinda excited about it! That's totally strange, I'm excited about running 3.1 miles....LOL!


I love that there are so many different walking/biking/running trails here in the Falls. And I really love that there's one right across the street from our apartment complex...and it goes all the way to Lake Wichita, which is beautiful!


So stay tuned for more about my running adventures!


Wait for the LORD; be strong and take heart and wait for the LORD. Ps 27:14

DONE!!!

So I started a new journey last week. The journey to a better me. I'm not a bad me right now, but there is LOTS of room for improvement. For example...my weight. Growing up, I was not an overweight kid. Actually, I was too thin. I left home and all of the structure that I knew all my life and began to gain weight. My heaviest weight came during a very stressful and emotional time in my life. While my hubby was in Korea for a year, I got up to a whopping 230 pounds. On a 5'4" frame, that's pretty big. Ah, who am I kidding, it was huge. I was in a size 20. Well, I lost some then found some...then lost some again. Lately it seems like I keep losing and finding the same 20 pounds...it just shifts. Well, I'm done...DONE being the fat girl. Done not feeling comfortable in my own skin. Done not being able to wear clothes without an elastic waistband. Done not wearing an entire wardrobe of clothes because they are too small. I'M. JUST. DONE! 


I stumbled upon SparkPeople.com while looking for a recipe calorie calculator. (for the muffins) I began to look around and read lots of inspiring stories. So, I began to track my food and exercise. I was doing ok...and then I stumbled upon another calculator on the site. My original goal was to get down to 170 pounds by my birthday next year...totally doable. Well, yesterday, I plugged my numbers into this calculator and it said I could reach my goal (more or less) by my anniversary...which is 6 months before my birthday! That's when it hit me that this CAN be done. So I set my new goal with a new outlook. All I have to do is lose 1 pound a week.....1 pound! I can do that. I was looking at the total number, which was overwhelming me. Looking at it as 1 pound a week makes it much less intimidating! So, here I go toward a healthier me! Will you join me? Let's renovate our temples!!!


Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; 1 Cor 16:9