Today I just wanted to take the time to reflect on things I've accomplished. Sometimes I am SO focused on the 'now' and how I still don't look the way I want to but I need to remember just how far I've come.
I started my journey at 169 lbs on July 10th 2011. I was miserable with myself, unhappy, and unhealthy. Running a mile (yes - just 1 mile) KILLED me and was super tough. I needed to change and I knew it - for health's sake and for happiness. Since then I have dropped a solid 30 lbs, done a 5k Mud Run, Multiple 5k runs, a 5 mile run, a 10k, and a 10 mile run! If you told me a year ago I would have run 10 miles by now I WOULD HAVE LAUGHED IN YOUR FACE AND SAID YOU WERE CRAZY!
Things coming up in the future: More 5k's in June, July, and Oct (Color run + Color me rad + Fitzy's), a 10k Mud Run in July, and in November a HALF MARATHON (plus maybe Turkey Trot again?)! Never in a million years would I ever thought I could run a 1/2 Marathon! Although I have run 10 miles before and a half is only 3.1 more I AM STILL FREAKING OUT and sooooo nervous. I cannot take training for this lightly - I know I will really need to work hard and will probably begin training hard core for it later this summer. Something else I want to work towards is participating in next year's Drexel Weight Lifting Competition - but more about that later.
Although I am not at my goal yet I have come a long way. I completely changed my life around in less than a year's time and I NEVER want to fall back into my old ways. I've been working hard and I will continue to work hard until I am truly happy (in a bikini!). All I know is that if I have done all these things then ANYONE can. I am an average person, my genes aren't crazy good, I was overweight for 21 years of my life... WELL, not anymore :)
You can do anything you put your mind to, you just need to want it bad enough.
