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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, January 24, 2011

Slow and steady wins the race...

.8... lost...

Not exactly the number I was hoping for after I killed myself all week, but a loss is a loss so I'll take it. I'm really loving the weather right now. It's cold as hell, but sunny out in the mornings. This morning, instead of my usual argument with myself about going down to my "gym" for workout, I took the dogs on a walk. We went 2 miles and MAN did it feel good! They got something out of it and so did I. I read an article almost 2 years ago that said 5 minutes outside in the sunshine at the top of the morning is better than any anti-depressent prescribed. It's actually how I started running. So it's kind of good to get back to my roots. This eating more thing is proving to be a bit more difficult than anticipated... and I figured it'd be hard... but I do feel better. I'm less sluggish, more patient, and a lot happier. Another week kicked off... and positive thoughts are carrying me in... here we go again

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