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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!

Monday, October 18, 2010

Regret is a dish best served cold.

"Oops, I did it again!" - No, I'm not going to break out into Britney Spears. Don't worry. But the pop star's song definitely sums up my life right now. You know that ex I mention every now and again? And how seeing him just messes me up completely - emotionally and physically. Well, I've just been challenged not to let it - again. My goal for this time around: ignore, ignore, ignore. Ignore the feeling of confusion. Ignore the heartache. Ignore the feeling that I've just completely destroyed my entire life. And, instead, use the anger. Fuel my workouts. Make myself feel great instead. Okay he left me. Okay he keeps stringing me along (BECAUSE I LET HIM - STUPID ME). BUT! I look great. And it has nothing to do with him. It has everything to do with my hard work and dedication to being the best me I can be. So... ya sounds all well and good to say. But this is my challenge. To take my own advice. To really live it. Half marathon #8 is coming up on Sunday. I've got to focus, focus, focus. And push out this overwhelming desire to crawl under my blankets and hide from the world....this is going to be so tough...
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