I mentioned on my
last post about setting my intention for 1/2 marathon. "I decided this race marked another beginning to a huge step foreword in my life."
If you've been with this blog for a while you know that during 2007 & 2008 I lost
70 lbs. With the unbelievable support and skills of Becky Crowther*, I was able to lose the weight the good old fashioned way. I transformed my life from unhealthy couch potato who with no idea of what healthy/unhealthy food was - to - a healthy and active person who is more aware of the contents entering her mouth. I learned to count calories, make healthy food choices, listen to my hunger scale, and stop to plan my meals and portions. I slowly began to trust food again. The weight slowly but surely melted off and I began having the energy to walk. Walking turned to jogging and that turned to running.
Even though I was on a journey with the hopes of taking 100 paces foreword... I first needed to take 50 paces foreword in my journey toward the finding myself, inside and out. It's taken me 2 more years to settle into that change and get used to the new person I found. Well, the time has come and I'm on the hunt again. I've found the "healthy" person inside. But now it's time to find the "super healthy" person I've been looking for my entire life. I know she's inside and dying to get out. Another 50 paces foreword on a new and different journey and who knows what I could find. It's gonna be awesome.
This race reminded me that I can do hard things, I can face fears, and I can be a better person every time I put my mind to it.
So if you haven't caught the gist of my new blog theme.... Then you're slow. And you'll just have to wait to see it tomorrow. Yes people - It's here.
*If you'd like info on my dietitian - email me and I'd be happy to share her with you!
