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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!

Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Thoughts of the Day ♥

Today was the first day back at work after the long holiday weekend. I'm feeling pretty anxious about getting back on track after yesterday's craziness. Eating freely is a definitely a double-edged sword. I want to feel "normal" and eat like my friends do, but the guilt and depression that follows because of it is sometimes almost unbearable. I mean, great, I got to eat at Sonic's and try a little of this, a little of that - but at the end of all of it, I can only think about the calories. And that ends up being really sucky. Plus, I end up in this weird funk that makes me not want to do anything. I just get down on myself like "what's the point". I guess after all this time, it's good that I can anticipate these feelings so I can equivocate them as being my "norm." That makes it more familiar and less scary. I also know that these feelings won't last long. In a couple days my body will be telling me that I need to workout and I will. I have 2 more weeks until I'm supposed to be getting certified in turbo kickboxing. So.... I kind of HAVE to get into gear. I'm really scared about it, but excited at the same time. My biggest problem is remembering that the way I look doesn't dictate my athleticism. I can do more at my weight than people half my size and that's pretty incredible. Hmm... not feeling so terrible afterall now. :) yay!

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