Today I was out for a run and ran past a small bunch of dandy flowers. Do you like dandy flowers? I have to admit, I love them. I know, they are weeds...but they're so yellow and happy looking to me. Anyway, back to the run. So I'm out there running and I look over by the curb and see this bunch of dandy flowers. And on the flowers, was a little bee just happy to be buzzing around. And slowly..a smile crept onto my face. (not something I usually do while running..trust me. :D) But I couldn't help it. It's SPRING!!!!
It got me thinking. Change. One year, you have no intentions of starting any kind of workout activity. You say to yourself, "I'll never run!" or "I'll never get up at 5am just to go lift weights". And the next, there you are, doing exactly what you said you'd never do. Change. Winter turns into spring. The windows open, fresh air flows, light beams through gently blowing curtains. Change.
What would you do differently today..something you said you'd never do. Would you take up a new class at the gym? Wear a color you always thought you hated? Maybe something as simple as parting your hair on the other side. What will it be? Make it a good one. :) It's all about change..
Saturday, March 27, 2010
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Week 4
Week 4 sign in:
Down 1 pound. Had the flu. Blech. BUT..really missed working out. Weird!? So today, we started back up and really enjoyed it. It's going to be a great week.
Last Saturday was the 5k. I LOVED IT!! What a fun race. There were parts where I was done. But kept going because I was running with another friend and didn't want to let her down. But then I realized, "Hey, you'll be letting yourself down, too, so get your hiney moving!" And it was awesome!! Here's a little video of us.
Down 1 pound. Had the flu. Blech. BUT..really missed working out. Weird!? So today, we started back up and really enjoyed it. It's going to be a great week.
Last Saturday was the 5k. I LOVED IT!! What a fun race. There were parts where I was done. But kept going because I was running with another friend and didn't want to let her down. But then I realized, "Hey, you'll be letting yourself down, too, so get your hiney moving!" And it was awesome!! Here's a little video of us.
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
A week of change...
So..this is new. Well, not really, but new to some of my readers. Mostly because I don't usually go around talking about 'this'. Although, I will bring it up when I feel it needs to be put out there. This week, is MS Awareness week. A week dedicated to MS and what it is, how it can effect people, how we can live with it. A friend of mine asked me once, "What is the one thing you fear when you wake up every day?" My answer, easily, was "That I won't be able to move and be the mom I need to be." And I wondered..does anyone else think about that? Or rather, does anyone else HAVE to think about that everyday? EVERYDAY? Not weekly, monthly..but daily, sometimes hourly. I know that there are others out there who have their struggles where they do have to think about things like this. And it's scary. So completely scary. But on the flip side, you can do something. You can always do something. In my case..I workout. I know, how confusing is that? Fear of not being able to move, so I move more. Weird! But true. I workout to keep myself mobile.
Look at this:
I wonder what would happen if I couldn't do what it is I take for granted daily. Walking. Sitting. Breathing.
So how can I not get up and go out there and just push myself? How can I not want to make the most of every opportunity? How can I not see what I have, and run with it..in every sense of the word?
There is no finish line for me because this journey will never end. Having MS isn't a thing I would have chosen but in a thousand ways, it's made me a better person. Since learning that I have MS, I have:
*lost 70 pounds
*began running
*re-dedicated myself to being a better mom for my kids and wife for my husband
*spent quiet moments and focused on me.
*became an example of health to my family by my eating choices and lifestyle
*been able to look in the mirror and see the me I want to become, and how close I am
to achieving that
The list goes on and on, but above all..I'm happy.
This week, to participate in MS Awareness Week, I'll be participating in a 5k. Not for any other reason then the fact that I can while living with a disease that will one day take all movement away from me. Today, I can run.
Will you join me?
Look at this:
I wonder what would happen if I couldn't do what it is I take for granted daily. Walking. Sitting. Breathing.
So how can I not get up and go out there and just push myself? How can I not want to make the most of every opportunity? How can I not see what I have, and run with it..in every sense of the word?
There is no finish line for me because this journey will never end. Having MS isn't a thing I would have chosen but in a thousand ways, it's made me a better person. Since learning that I have MS, I have:
*lost 70 pounds
*began running
*re-dedicated myself to being a better mom for my kids and wife for my husband
*spent quiet moments and focused on me.
*became an example of health to my family by my eating choices and lifestyle
*been able to look in the mirror and see the me I want to become, and how close I am
to achieving that
The list goes on and on, but above all..I'm happy.
This week, to participate in MS Awareness Week, I'll be participating in a 5k. Not for any other reason then the fact that I can while living with a disease that will one day take all movement away from me. Today, I can run.
Will you join me?
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Wednesday check in...
189
no change
frustrating?
Absolutely!
Quitting?
Absolutely not!!
Something happens when you decide to keep going, regardless of how frustrating it gets. That something is this: you discover who you really are, and what you're really made of.
Here's what I mean:
Could it have been easy to give up? To quit? Absolutely! So why didn't they? Why did these ladies keep going? Clearly, they're exhausted, ready to be done, in pain..but they kept going. They knew who they really were and what they were made of. I love that. I LOVE THAT!
So what if I'm sticking at 189. For weeks. I'm figuring out who I am in this journey. It's more then a number. It's about me..
And now, it's about you, too..
no change
frustrating?
Absolutely!
Quitting?
Absolutely not!!
Something happens when you decide to keep going, regardless of how frustrating it gets. That something is this: you discover who you really are, and what you're really made of.
Here's what I mean:
Could it have been easy to give up? To quit? Absolutely! So why didn't they? Why did these ladies keep going? Clearly, they're exhausted, ready to be done, in pain..but they kept going. They knew who they really were and what they were made of. I love that. I LOVE THAT!
So what if I'm sticking at 189. For weeks. I'm figuring out who I am in this journey. It's more then a number. It's about me..
And now, it's about you, too..
Monday, March 1, 2010
The world is stuck...
I LOVE this!!!
So, why do I post this?? Hmmm...think. Really think. Well..ok, it's Monday, so I'll just tell ya. :) In a few weeks there will be a race happening that I'm involved in. I've been training, preparing, putting in my time for awhile now. And it's showtime. I got to thinking though..what if I don't finish?? What if I trip, or fall, or stumble, or run out of steam and simply don't finish?? What a waste! *eeeeeeert!! Screeching tires noise inserted here*
What if I don't. You see..I'm a firm believer that when you set out to do something, you can do it. Yes, it could be harder then you first imagined, but you can do it. You will find a way to get around, through, over, under..whatever, until you finish. So why this video?
Well..have you ever been in a situation where you were going in the right direction, then suddenly everything comes to a complete standstill?? And you wonder, 'how am I going to fix this!?" Now, to you and I, the answer (at least for this video) would be to start walking. Wasn't it funny to see them getting freaked out over having to lift their own two feet and walk?
Isn't it funny to look back and see us freaking out about something we already know we can do...like finishing a race we KNOW we're ready for? Yeah...now it's all clicking, right? ;)
So what is it going to be today? Keep going, even when it feels a little impossible? Even when you doubt, or are scared, or both? OR..are you gonna pick your feet up, one step at a time, and make it through to the finish line? Complete what you set out to complete. Yeah, me too. I'll see you at the finish line..
So, why do I post this?? Hmmm...think. Really think. Well..ok, it's Monday, so I'll just tell ya. :) In a few weeks there will be a race happening that I'm involved in. I've been training, preparing, putting in my time for awhile now. And it's showtime. I got to thinking though..what if I don't finish?? What if I trip, or fall, or stumble, or run out of steam and simply don't finish?? What a waste! *eeeeeeert!! Screeching tires noise inserted here*
What if I don't. You see..I'm a firm believer that when you set out to do something, you can do it. Yes, it could be harder then you first imagined, but you can do it. You will find a way to get around, through, over, under..whatever, until you finish. So why this video?
Well..have you ever been in a situation where you were going in the right direction, then suddenly everything comes to a complete standstill?? And you wonder, 'how am I going to fix this!?" Now, to you and I, the answer (at least for this video) would be to start walking. Wasn't it funny to see them getting freaked out over having to lift their own two feet and walk?
Isn't it funny to look back and see us freaking out about something we already know we can do...like finishing a race we KNOW we're ready for? Yeah...now it's all clicking, right? ;)
So what is it going to be today? Keep going, even when it feels a little impossible? Even when you doubt, or are scared, or both? OR..are you gonna pick your feet up, one step at a time, and make it through to the finish line? Complete what you set out to complete. Yeah, me too. I'll see you at the finish line..
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