I decided to start a separate blog to talk about the fitness aspect of my life. I've been told by several people that I'm an inspiration to them because of my dedication to exercising. I felt like maybe I can inspire them even more with a little bit of insight into my experiences.
Let's start with a little bit of background: I graduated from UCF in December of 2005 with a BS degree in Sports and Fitness. I have always enjoyed sports and physical activity. I especially enjoyed being fit. I had my first child in October of 2008. Before then, I was working out consistently trying to lose some birth control induced weight. Like most women, I was concerned with how much weight I was going to gain while pregnant and, even worse, how hard it was going to be to lose it all afterwards.
I was on maternity leave from October through December and returned to work in January of 2009. By this point I had lost about 27 pounds of the 32 I gained. However, the switch from nursing all day to pumping by day, nursing by night caused me to gain back about 7 pounds. I decided at this point that I needed something to help me. Several women at work were doing Weight Watchers and they encouraged me to join them. Since I couldn't afford the real deal, I borrowed materials and got to it. In addition, I was working out 5 days a week after school. By the end of the school year, I had lost all of my baby weight and then an extra 9 pounds.
The summer came and went. Five pounds came and never went. And that's about where I am on my journey to my weight loss goal. I've come to the point where I realize I'll never look the way I did in my wedding pictures (without surgical intervention). But, I can do whatever it takes to be the healthiest person possible. In the end, I think I'll be happier.
Since I'm a goal oriented person, I have set a goal for myself. Sometime in 2010, I want to run a half marathon. I loved running when I was in good enough shape to do it. I started over the summer running less than a mile and now I run about 2.5 when I go. I have a training program picked out and I'm shooting for October to run my first race.
*movie trailer announcer voice* Keep reading to follow me and my journey of what may end up being a thousand miles. What matters the most is that I've taken my first step.
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