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It’s been a while

Well It’s time to get back to this.  The reason I haven’t written for a long time is, well, life got crazy.  In December 2017 I was in a car accident. My husband and I were rear ended while in stopped traffic on I25.  No major injuries.  Unfortunately, I am still dealing with neck problems and neuropathy that goes down to my thumbs which is very painful at times.  I am seeing different medical professionals to hopefully get to the root cause and then figure out how to make it all go away.  Keep your fingers crossed.  I have let this slow me down way more than I would like but that needs to change, now.

I have decided that this is the time to get myself moving again.  I’ve put on all the weight I lost in 2016.  I’ve really not been active.  Nothing like I used to be.  That starts changing now!  I recently read the book The 12 Week Year by Brian Moran.  Yesterday was the start of my first 12 weeks.  I have set some goals for this next quarter and I’m putting them out there for all to see.  Goal #1 – Lose 10 pounds.  Goal #2 – Make my first sale in the business that I am part of.  (I’ve been working in the business as an assistant but now want to add the sales as part of my job.)   Goal #3 Clean out my garage.  We have had a bunch of “stuff/junk” in there for three years now.  I’d like to be able to put a car in the garage.  What a novel idea. 🙂

The biggest goal that that I want to spotlight here is the weight loss.  I’m not going to do anything crazy.  No fads or gimmicks.  Been there, done that.  I’ve just decided to get back to really eating healthy.  I see how much the grains affect me so time to get them down to a minimum.  I need to increase the amount of protein I’m eating.  I’m going to go to the gym.  I have purchased several 30 minute training sessions so I’ll have someone to guide me.  Once a week I will meet with the trainer to get a short routine I can do when I at the gym that week.  I want to do more activities.  I plan on signing up for some 5K’s.  Get out on my bike.  Just get going.

I know this isn’t going to be easy.  Things won’t change overnight.  I will have obstacles along the way but I need to change my attitude, my wellness, my life.

Wish me luck!

 

Thoughts

IMG_1921In January I completed my first 10K.  It was a great accomplishment.  At the finish of the race I was almost in tears.  More from the sense of accomplishment than anything else.  I was also saturated and tired but it felt sooo good.

Next month I will be doing another 10K at Disney.  I will be honest and say it will probably be my last 10K.  I think 5K is the distance I prefer.  I can complete that in about 48 minutes or less.  I almost don’t have to think about it.

Once I finish this 10K I going to focus on my health a bit more.  That may sound funny but I’ve been dealing with issues, I will go into more detail in a future post, and I’m trying to find the source so I can get back to feeling happy and healthy.

Disney 10K – Yippee!!!

Well last night was exciting and a bit overwhelming.  I registered for the Disney Star Wars Dark Side 10K in April planning this would be my first 10K.  After doing the registration I went to my e-mail to make sure I got the confirmation and there was an e-mail from Autism Speaks saying a spot had opened up through them for the 10K in January at Marathon Weekend. Oh boy now I can do that 10K with my husband but do I have time to train.  Well I accepted the offer of the spot and will now be doing both 10Ks.  I’m feeling a bit nervous as well as excited.  A 5K has never phased me but a 10K is just a bit more than I think of doing quickly and easily, granted one day I do want to do a half marathon, one day!  Please realize I walk these events.  I am not a runner.  I’m trying to do it that I run some of the distance but I will be walking the majority of it.

Well time to make a plan of action to get ready for my first 10K in January.  I will do my best to post how I am doing training and what I am doing.