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Benvenuto! (Welcome!)

This month marks just over 1-year since my journey with weightloss, health, and fitness has started. I've decided to begin documenting the changes that I continue to experience as I lose weight, become more active, and try new things. During the past year I've gained a love and obsession for running, turbo kickoboxing, and yoga. I've run 1 5K, 1 12K, 9 Half Marathons, and 1 21-Miler in 4 states since October 2009... and I'm nowhere near finished!

Changing your life, though, can really sometimes be a very lonely experience. And this is where this journaling thing comes in: a public connection to what would otherwise be a private experience.

My plan is this: be honest. I'm going to be documenting the food I eat, the exercises I do, and all the other things that happen during this journey to help me succeed... and talk about how I overcome the failures that will inevitably occur as part of it.

I'm not giving myself an exact timeframe, just the ultimate goal of being where I want to be in the end.

So here I go... across the start line of the longest marathon of my life. Scared, but excited as hell! :)

Written Day 1: 07.01.10

Modified 1.3.11 to add new running info!

Friday, July 2, 2010

Thoughts of the Day ♥

Another day that started off with some yoga courtesy of Angie Stewart on Exercise TV. Her series expires from on-demand on Monday so I'll have to find a new one to fall in love with. I'm writing down my favorite series routines and keeping a journal of them. We'll see if I can memorize this one and do it on my own. I'd love to step outside in the sun and do them... as much fun as it is looking out the window otherwise, it'd be nice to BE outside and not just see it.

Last night I was cursing myself for starting this blog because I wanted to be able to eat all the delicious things that everyone else was eating. But, today, I woke up feeling proud because I didn't allow myself to give in. It's a small victory, but a victory nonetheless.

I was hungrier this morning than I've been in a while. My sister took a cup of coffee to work with her so I'm having like 1.5 cups instead of my usual  3. And we ran out of bananas so I'm eating lighter fruits like peaches and nectarines. We'll see how that goes. The hungrier I am, the less likely I'll be to make good food choices. Now that I think of that, I will probably have to avoid the lunch room at all costs... or keep my head down and my eyes away from any delicious treats that might be tempting me. (My stomach is grumbling at the thought... not good!)

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