End of the Year Re-Cap of 2016...

WOW! What a year!  The year started off strong! Was able to participate in my first 1/2 marathon in SF - the DIVAS! It was fun! It was HARD! In my heart, I don't feel that I truly completed that race, due to me being picked up 4x!!!

After the DIVAS race, I feel into a slump/depression/pit/the dark abyss...whatever you want to call it. It was NOT pretty! I didn't train. I didn't run. I didn't even get out and walk. I think for my total summer months (DIVAS included) was 27 miles for 3 months.

Then Lincoln starts 1st grade! WHAT??!!! I get back to getting out there and getting some miles in.

In November, I COMPLETED the Rock n' Roll 1/2 Marathon in Las Vegas, NV! I consider this my first 1/2 as I did EVERY SINGLE MILE!

With the New Year coming up, I have new goals that WILL be implemented and be met! I have started intensive counseling to deal with the multiple traumas that have happened in my life and my emotional eating. I am so very hopeful and excited to do this. I am NOT excited to have to re-live these traumas, but at least I know that I will be able to REALLY deal with them, put them behind me, and have Jesus really heal my heart. With this healing comes FREEDOM from food, and solely dependent on Jesus for my emotions. PRAISE HIM for what HE is going to do!

What are YOUR goals? How will you implement these changes? What are you wanting to accomplish in 2017?

Write down your goals. Post them up where you see them every day. Remind yourself that great things come to those who work hard for it.

Challenges....

Since my last check-in, I have been going out 2-3x a week doing 2.0-2.3 miles a day.... I signed up to do a 200 mile challenge .... 200 miles from Dec 15-March 15th... I can do it! That averages out to be 2 miles A DAY... so the only thing I need to pick up is my days. Instead of only doing 2-3 days a week, I need to do it EVERY DAY.... RAIN OR SHINE.....

I think I'm going to be joining Weight Watchers... I need to do something! My weight is getting WAY out of control!!! Eating and the AMOUNT that I eat has ALWAYS been a challenge. Everyone faces challenges and how we choose to process those challenges are key. Mine was through food and other behaviors.

What is your challenge that you are facing?

Here is to facing those challenges and CONQUERING them!

ONE STEP AT A TIME....

Hello! I know that it has been a little while since I have "checked-in" and I apologize for that! I was sick with walking pneumonia and planning my trip to Las Vegas to compete and COMPLETE the Rock n' Roll 1/2 Marathon - Las Vegas!

I was able to COMPLETE it!!! I had set out to finish in 4 hours and my final time was................................. 3:56:04!!! HEY! It's 4 min!!!! LOL  I was feeling really good up until about mile 6.5. I was starting to cramp up and I had to be picked up only ONE TIME to move forward to mile 7. From that point on, I just walked fast to keep moving and complete the race! There were small stretches of my wogging, as the crowd on the sidelines on the Vegas Strip cheered me on - but for the most part, I walked it.  Not being able to train properly for 6+ weeks, Dr.'s orders, made it difficult, but I was committed to doing this race. I was able to raise money for St. Jude hospital and I needed to run for the kiddos.

I was so very proud of myself to get out there and complete it. While I was out there, I had plenty of time to think and contemplate a lot! I have decided that I'm going to be doing MANY 5K's - as my goal is to be able to completely run the 5K in decent time - without intervals. Then once I have conquered that, move up to the 10K races. Keeping with that momentum, then move up to the 1/2's to completely run them and get good times. By that time, I will have more weight off to complete a FULL marathon! That's right...26.2 miles and RUN the whole thing. It won't be pretty. It won't be fast. But I WILL run (even a slow run) it. I want to accomplish this goal by the time I'm 50 years old. That is only 4 short years away. Time to get going and training for that.

Since being back from Vegas, I took the week to recoup, but now I am back to getting out there and MOVE.

What is your goal? What do you want to accomplish with your life? Where are you in your journey? I'm right there beside you - so if you haven't started - I challenge you to take the first step forward in achieving those goals that you have before you....ONE STEP AT A TIME!

Happy Halloween......and tomorrow starts a new month....

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!

Well, even though today is the last day of October - it has given me a chance to reflect and re-think some things....

I WANT to be healthy and happy. The way that I have been living my life these past 4 months have NOT been happy ones. Besides being sick and seriously fighting depression, I haven't been eating the best as I should or can be.

WELL, tomorrow is a different day and a different month....

I am DETERMINED to put in the miles, work, eating plan - getting back on track with my health is key and important. I can't let anything, anyone, or any circumstance determine my health and what happens in my life....

HERE'S TO A NEW BEGINNING....

Under the weather.....

For the month of October, I have really been struggling with illness.  I started the month, with what I thought was just allergies or the change in the season. What it's turned out to be is bronchitis - almost pneumonia!!!! Kinda hard to breathe going out there. I did do 5 miles last Sunday afternoon in the blazing sun, but I was out there. Wanted to do more, but with the breathing and BLISTERS on the balls of my feet, made it VERY difficult!

My Vegas 1/2 marathon is coming up in like 20 days or so and I'm afraid I'm not going to make it. I KNOW that I will by just putting one foot in front of the other - just concerned about my breathing.

IT WILL ALL WORK OUT.....

This will be my last 1/2 marathon for awhile... I'm going to stick to just doing 5-10K's...

BE SAFE and STAY WELL!!!

October Time....

What a beautiful time of year!!!  I LOVE this weather! I love getting out in the fresh crisp air, breathe it all in, and enjoy the changing of the seasons.

I have been able to get out and do 2.51 miles on Monday, did PiYo on Tuesday, Wednesday was downright hectic, Thursday has been filled with a lot of movement, lifting, etc... and tomorrow, Friday, I will be able to get some more miles in. :)

Rock n' Roll 1/2 marathon in Las Vegas is coming up Nov. 14th and super excited about it and nervous at the same time! Since I have not been consistently training, I'm just concerned as to what my body will do and respond. OH, I WILL FINISH...just will be slow at it....

Here is to another month of healthy living....

Struggling.....

As I sit here in my living room on a Friday night at 12:35am...I'm feeling very.........LOST.  I've been having some serious medical issues going on and in the past I've just pushed through it and trained. But lately, well, in the last 3 months, I have barely gotten out there to wog (walk/jog). 

I signed up to do the Princess Challenge 1/2 marathon and was really excited to do it.

HOWEVER, due to the migraines and nausea all the time, it would make it very difficult to do 13.1 miles. THIS is very frustrating and I'm seeing where not working out is setting me back physically, mentally, and emotionally.  Physically, I've gained weight back, and getting winded again. Mentally it has taken a toll - seeing myself in the depression cycle/spiral and it's very hard to get out of it. Emotionally, how I feel about myself - mad for not getting out and train, angry at the CONSTANT migraine and nausea, fear that the Dr's can't figure out what's causing these issues, sad that I can't seem to get my eating under control and the fear that at times, I really don't care about it. That TERRIFIES me, but how do I get out of this funk when the physical pain is CONSTANTLY there?

Something needs to click inside me to get back on track and take my health back.....

Pray for me y'all....