If you've read my blog lately then you know how excited I was when I completed my first duathlon in October. It was a huge ordeal for me to even do something so crazy because I am the "Couch Queen". I actually don't lay on the often because I have two children to look after, but I certainly wasn't fit and certainly wasn't doing anything about it. But then things seemed to change in June as I watched my husband dwindle away and lose 60 lbs because he decided he was tired of weighing over 300 lbs.
As I admired him, I also hated him because I would love to shed 60 lbs too...but it wasn't a priority. So, I made it one. For me, the #1 best thing to do to make exercise and eating right a priority...set a goal! My goal: to run/cycle a 2:9:2 duathlon. And I did it! The problem after I finished...I didn't have another goal. So for 2 weeks I sat on my rear, stayed off my bike, and ate whatever the heck I felt like eating. And today, I've gained back 5 lbs and feel awful!
But I'm in luck because I've signed up for the Faithful Finish Lines program with Sara Borgstede and my new goal is right in front of me: to run the Cowtown half-marathon on March 1, 2015...and to lose 20lbs before then too!
I honestly cannot tell you how thrilled I am 1) to be a part of this group, and 2) to actually have a goal of this magnitude. I am NOT a runner; I am NOT a fit person; I am NOT in shape...but I AM ready to make my body the temple the Lord created it to be!
So bear with me the next few months because you'll be seeing a lot more FFL posts, but posting here is part of my accountability! If I say it publicly, I'll be so much more motivated to finish!
I cannot do this alone, so I also asking for your help: what are some of the best tips you would give a beginner runner or someone trying to lose 20 lbs? Favorite recipes, tips for drinking enough water, those cannot-live-without fitness gadgets? I want to hear ALL of your suggestions!!! Help me make this goal a reality!
2 comments:
Yeah! I'm so glad you are doing this with us! You are going to be great. You have a wonderful base of fitness to build on.
I love how you asked your readers for their help. You're going to get a lot of responses, I am betting. I have no tips yet, I'm a beginning beginner like you, though you sound like you've had much more experience. Keeping a goal out there really has made the biggest difference for me. It gives you a reason to stay with the program every day! I guess there's my tip. I'll be looking forward to reading more!
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