RUNNER!
Okay, well, jogger, technically... I guess. I'm not sure though, what the difference really is. Is it attitude, as this piece would suggest, or speed and mechanics, as this author defines it?
But I can "run" over two miles, without stopping! It started August 20, when I went for my semi-regular walk/jog-interval-thingy. I got to the end of my "warm up" block, and decided to just go for it. Less than half an hour later, I jogged back up my front walkway, having completed the whole distance!
I went out a few days later, and did it again, totally leaving my ex-track-runner husband in the dust (to be fair, his knees aren't what they used to be).
And then I ran 2.4 miles!
Now that I can actually do it, I find running a lot more pleasant. And I have such a sense of accomplishment every time I log a new run. And I've been doing some more hard-core training during my bootcamp workouts three times a week...
Have you ever tried running with someone holding you back via a resistance band? It's HARD work!
So I bootcamp three times a week (most weeks), and am aiming to run 2-3 times a week. I'm not looking to become marathon-ready... just 2-3 miles a day is pretty awesome for me! And I want to do some fun 5Ks, like color runs, mud runs, Santa runs, etc.
I need to start more stretching too, maybe some yoga.
I also completed a challenge with a couple of friends... as of today, I have completed 1000(+) jump squats in the month of August! Here's number 1003!
My other big news is that I've stopped thinking of myself as fat, and I realized the other day, I hadn't thought of myself that way in a while. NOT feeling fat feels awesome, by the way! I feel strong, I feel more energetic, more confident. And I don't miss feeling the way I did 35+ pounds, 22 inches ago.
Yes, I still have a few pounds to lose. Yes, there are some areas to strengthen/tone. I am still a work in progress. But I feel like a different person!
I've also noticed my relationship with food changing. I trust myself more and more to choose what my body wants/needs, moving more toward intuitive eating. [Here's a link to a fabulous post on IE] Lately, my intuition has me switching out more animal-based proteins for veggie based ones, though I'm not following any specific guidelines there (think I'll hop over and update my Food page after this post). I re-watched Forks Over Knives, re-read VB6, and am just feeling that a more plant-based approach will be better, for me, in the long run.
Don't get me wrong... I still eat, and enjoy, meat. Tonight's dinner, for example, is citrus-marinated chicken, black beans & rice, and salad. I'm just eating less of it in general, and I try to aim for 2 meatless dinners each week, for the whole family.
This is what I am learning to do,
and it is amazing!!! -->
