Continuing on this health journey....

Well, in the past 14 days, I have been able to lose 10.4 pounds!!! It will be interesting to see what the next 7 days will entail. I am doing a 21 day challenge and I will post pictures of the "before" and the "after" 21 days... of course there is going to be a long haul and many more 21 day challenges... I'll keep going until I reach my goal.

My "Masta-san" Karen Briley is AMAZING!!!!! I just love my coach...is that even right to say??? LOL

She is amazing! Love her encouragement and know how to help me get this weight off...

How to stay motivated when life won't let you....

This week has been very crazy - and it's only Wed. Isn't that always the case? You have these well thought out plans and intentions, but then life gets in the way. What do you do to stay motivated and stay on track with your goals???

So how do you stay motivated? What I've been doing is keeping in my mind the WHY I'm going on this journey. If you forget the WHY you started or the WHY it's important to you in the first place, you will lose sight and it will eventually go to the wayside.

My WHY is my health, my son - me wanting to see him grow up, and just wanting to feel good about myself. I got tired of looking in the mirror and not liking how my clothes were fitting. Or how hard it is to get out of bed sometimes, because my fat roll is. Or how about the fact that I get winded just going up a flight of stairs.

Whatever YOUR WHY is... keep this in mind on the days where you JUST DON'T FEEL like it. Or the busyness of the day gets in the way. Find time. Leg lifts while doing the dishes. Squats cleaning the bathroom or at your desk. Wherever you may be, be CREATIVE to stay on track of your goals that you have set out to achieve.

YOU GOT THIS!!!

Continuing the journey....

As I sit here today, I've been thinking about my next steps. I have more 1/2 marathons to complete this year and needing to re-vamp my training.

I started a new session of 21 Day Fix (clean eating and portion control) AND started working with my coach, Karen Briley, who is training for an IRONMAN!!! WHAT???!!!  I'm so blessed and thankful that she has come into my life.

Ms. Karen has me on a training schedule starting today to get me ready for the Santa Rosa 1/2 Marathon that will be held at the end of Aug. I will be documenting my training, food, feelings, anything that comes up along this journey...however I can help others achieve their goals or learn from my mistakes and triumphs...

Here are my starting pictures as of yesterday, 6-12-16....

Here's to the next 90 Days to make a difference!

And after that 90 Days.... 90 MORE!!!

I love ya Karen for being my coach (Masta-San) and taking me under your wing... your Grasshoppa...

Recovery....

Here it is, 4 days after my first 1/2 marathon. I feel GREAT...just haven't been running AT ALL this week! THIS is NOT good!!!  My next 1/2 marathon is Aug. 25thish in Santa Rosa... they allow 7 hours to complete...which I know that I will be able to complete...

So, tomorrow morning at 7am, I will be getting together with my MRTT ladies and go for a short 3 mile run/walk, otherwise known as a WOG...I am actually looking forward to it and Lincoln will be there right with me...on his scooter.

Let's get out there...recovery time is OVER!

ON TO THE NEXT CHALLENGE!

Waddle On...

Hardly a race weekend goes by that I don't encounter some angry elitists bemoaning the fact that the sport of running is being ruined by all of the non-runners participating in the events. And by non-runners, these folks don't mean just the walkers and the run-walkers. They mean anyone not gunning for an age-group award.

This disgruntled subset of the running community actually believes that the reason there are so few really fast runners these days is because there are so many really slow runners out there now.

The truth is, the sport of running has never been healthier. As record numbers of "jolly joggers" (people like me) hit the streets, new world records continue to be set. All I can say to those that don't think that they can do it is: Waddle on, friends, waddle on.

My FIRST 1/2 Marathon - Diva's in San Francisco, CA - JUNE 5, 2016

I know that I had been talking about my 1/2 marathon coming up in San Francisco for quite some time now.... WELL... it was this past weekend.

Going in, I was crazy nervous, scared, unsure, excited all rolled up into one...
But with the help of my MRTT (Mothers Run This Town) crew and a host of others, I went in KNOWING that my tribe was not only supporting me, but ROOTING for me. THAT made all the difference in the world. 

So, I was behind the pace (had to maintain a 16mm and I was at 17-17:30) and had to be "picked up" and moved forward (to stay on pace for traffic reasons) 4 times!!!! UGH!!! But at least they didn't pull me out! So I was hurting at about mile 8-9 and was ready to conk out, but then I remembered that my DIVAS were going to be waiting for me (along with a girlfriend that flew out from San Antonio, TX to do this with me and her Mama from Auburn) and had to keep pushing. With feet issues and in SERIOUS feet pain on the balls of my feet, I kept pushing... kept thinking about my girls at the end.... at mile 11, all I could think about was seeing one of my beautiful, precious girlfriend's face and that's what kept me pushing forward....that and just wanting OFF THE COURSE, I kept pushing....

Then I heard the "THERE'S TRAYCEE B!!!! TRAYCEE B!!!!" The cheers, the pain, the sense of accomplishment of completing left me balling like a baby and knowing that I left EVERYTHING out there on the course. I completed in 3:44:02... under the 4 hour time limit that I set for myself! :)

To have my tribe out there rooting for me and I for them - made this an AMAZING experience (the hardware is pretty phenom as well)....

I actually feel really good and recovered really GREAT!!! The balls of my feet are tender due to blisters (still trying to figure out how to combat that), but other than that - I'M GOOD!!! :)