[flickr id=”7267389774″ thumbnail=”small” overlay=”true” size=”small” group=”” align=”left”]When I was growing up I was the kid that hated gym. I despised it.
Okay, so I liked the times we did gymnastics. When I got older, I was cool with tennis and even took a semester of tennis in college.
Other than that? HATED.
My least favorite wasn’t the contact sports – it was track & field.
Running?
Ick.
Let me dance. Let me twirl and leap or do gymnastics (even though I was never great at it, that was my cousin’s realm).
Track and field made me cry. I don’t remember, but I probably mean that literally. HATED.
So what am I doing now?
Oh, just signing up to run in a 5k in September.
Running 3X a week using C25k to get there.
The thing that is shocking me?
I’m enjoying it.
When I got “injured” with some funky nerve pain last month and ended up laid up for days that turned into weeks, I missed it. I craved working out again.
I’m not just running, but I’m getting my ass kicked daily by Jillian Michaels. I favor her Ripped in 30 & Yoga Meltdown DVD’s. For some reason I never got along with the 30 Day Shred. I think it was the stupid jumping jacks. Jumping jacks should never ever be in my workout. We don’t get along.
I’m doing this for me.
Because I’m tired of hating myself because I’ve become lazy. I don’t ever expect to look like I did in high school again.
Actually, I want to look better. In high school I was so skinny I got called “Anorexic” by not just students, but teachers (heads up, I was not anorexic. I ate tons…mostly crap, but I ate tons).
I want to be healthy. Strong. I want to feel good about myself.
I know I have had kids, and a hysterectomy…but they are not fully to blame for my current state.
I am.
So now I move forward.
I’m not going to starve myself dieting – but I am going to eat better.
I’m not going to try to get back to high school weight (112 is an unrealistic goal) – but I am going to get back in shape.
I’m not going to deprive myself of treats & sweets – but I am going to practice moderation.
I want to be healthy…
So I run.
Good for you! I did C25K too. I never fell in love with running but I enjoyed the program.
GO girl! I’m going to make friends with my treadmill again if it kills me. Things get really difficult during the school year, the schedule gets super tight, but if I don’t work out, not only do I look and feel like crap….but I just can’t think as clearly.
So proud of you. And I expect a virtual butt kicking if I fall off my commitments. 🙂
Thanks, Jenn! I’m exceptionally nervous and doubtful of my own ability to follow through on this commitment…so please feel free to kick me in the butt anytime as well 😉 My phone got stolen last night so i’m freaking out about doing my run on Monday (should have a replacement by Tuesday, but it’s not a guarantee…depends on the mail)…but I’m determined to do it even if I have to download one of the pre-made ones (not my own music, beh).
You can do it. If you don’t, then it’s just an excuse. We can run without technology. Think of those peeps in Africa running barefoot for hundreds of miles or whatever they do. That’s gotta be boring as hell. 🙂 Unless a lion starts to chase your ass….
LOL. I know I can run w/o technology…but I’m following the C25k plan. I JUST started running in the past couple of months and don’t have the stamina to just run. Following the plan gives me little goals to get through through my thirty minutes…and manages my breaks. I’ll probably just DL one of the pre-recorded ones if I can find one and put it on my hubbies MP3 player.
Congrats on doing something for yourself! It’s a huge thing, and one you won’t regret.
I don’t run right now, but I have been walking A LOT. I have never wanted to run until recently, and now I think about how I might enjoy it someday.
That’s wonderful, I feel the same way. I’ve always hated running, but enjoyed other sports. I actually still don’t enjoy the running part, but I’m definitely enjoying the results that I can consistently see improvement, plus I can now wear some shirts that previously had really shown off my spare tire.
I’ve actually been waking up 30 minutes earlier to do the C25K, which I always had sworn I could never do. (Oh, and the 9 week program is turning into a 12-15+ week program.)
Be stubborn! Keep it up!