The weather has such a wonderful affect on my mood. It makes me feel so positive, so hopeful. Right now things in my life are kind of off track. I’m doing the work emotionally to figure things out, to become my whole self – and finally I’m in a place where I’m willing to get back into the game of changing my health for the better, so I’m happy about that.
I’ve been thinking about doing that Couch to 5K that so many of you fabulous bloggers have done. It’s pretty neat to think in three short months, you could jog 3k! Woop woop! Already, just imagining jogging feels strenuous! lol…
I’ve got such a busy week ahead of me, it’s exhausting. So,on that note – it’s the perfect time to get my body moving!
Ohh! I also wanted to come on here to say something really quick!
There have been so many times… countless, hundreds of thousands of tims where I’ve struggled – wanting to eat something and telling myself No. Most of the time, I’d give in and eat it. Many times, I’d resist and I’d feel SO proud of myself – but it’d take some effort.
Just now, in the kitchen as I put together a picnic snack for the kids – for a park visit after school – I was tempted to grab a bag of snacks for myself. I thought to myself immediately – you’re not hungry – and like without missing a beat, I tossed it back into the cabinet. I shut the cabinet and thought to myself, “you’re thirsty” – so I’m sitting here with water now – feeling pretty cool. It wasn’t hard. It was only… conscious.
Nice.
Oh yeah – and thanks everyone for checking in on me and leaving a message 
It means SO much to know you all are out there
Hey Coley-
just wanted to encourage you-you can TOTALLY do the couch to 5k! I weigh 264 and started training for the 5k I ran last saturday only a month and half before. I ran the whole thing in 48 minutes which is about a 15 minute mile. It was rough, but WHAT a feeling of accomplishment! I’m training now for a 1/2 marathon in August and starting to finally lose weight at a consistent pace. I started on a treadmill. And just tried to go for 7 minutes without stopping. Didn’t care how slow it was, just wanted to go without stopping. Then I gradually added minutes and before I knew it, was running 30 minutes without stopping! I NEVER thought I’d be a runner. i HATED running. But running is the first thing I’ve done where I can feel and see a change in my endurance and strength every time I step on the treadmill or run outside! Good luck to you! You can DO IT! (plus-running blogs and articles say that once you get past the first few months of running, the weight starts falling off. *as long as you’re watching your calorie intake too*. SO that’s a motivation!) Sorry for the novel. HA!
Thank you, Julie! I really appreciate the encouragement, especially since you’ve been there and you’re making it happen! That’s so awesome and it motivates me
Wow congratulations! Way to be conscious
And a couch to 5k is awesome. I’m just getting back into running slowly but surely.
hey sugar!
GOOD FOR YOU on the moment in the kitchen! that is hard to do especially when it’s in your hands.
i’m contemplating that couch to 5k but not quite yet…maybe in a couple of weeks.
Beth and Lola – thanks for the comments girls! Beth – yeah, I’m a tad nervous about hitting the pavement at this weight – but I figure, take it slow
It’d be so cool to be one of those people I see out there in the mornings and I just want to holler “GOOD FOR YOU” out my window!
Lola – dooo it with meeeeeeee