An awakening

So, I broke my blogging every day streak....big surprise. Its been a few days since I wrote and honestly, a lot has changed for me mentally.

I honestly got over that 'hump' of weight loss mentality and am making it about my future and my life. I cant remember the exact thought, but it was a culmination of things.

I started picturing my future and what I wanted it to be like. I started imagining having children, and what life would be like if I continued on the path I was on of unhealthy eating (although I have been doing Weight Watchers and doing extremely well on it..I knew I would have to incorporate some kind of exercise or I would just gain it all back like I did when I moved back to Long Island after grad school). I did not like the path I was headed on and decided to make some changes. I am an avid reader of the blog by Katie Foster, Runs for Cookies, and I started off thinking of what I would like to accomplish. I want to run a marathon by the time I turn 30 (i just celebrated my 27th birthday this past June). SO I started taking steps. I registered for my second 5k ever.

I had run my first 5k a few years ago at a local airport. It mainly consisted of me walking with my friends, as I was not in the greatest shape. On November 1, 2014 I will be running the ReesSpecht Life Superhero 5k

 I started doing the Couch to 5k program and just finished day 2. I started day 1 on Thursday and honestly felt great afterward. My asthma hasn't been giving me a problem, the worst was that my feet were sore. I think I need new running shoes.

The worst part of the day is when my boyfriend came home while I was out running. I came home, a sweaty mess, and told him of my plan to run the 5k in November and my desire to run a marathon before the age of 30. He began by saying what a stupid idea it was, and that I was going to have so many health problems down the line from running. Trying to argue with him is like trying to argue with a brick wall. I told him I was going to start running, with or without his support, but support from the person who loves me would be nice. I then texted my friends to tell them of my plans, the majority of them were surprised, but nearly all of them showed their support. One friend talked about coming to the race with a sign to support me, at that time my heart swelled with happiness, and it meant so much to me to have her support.

I have realized how much better I feel cutting the "crap" out of my diet over the last week and a half, and notice a change in how my body feels when I stay away from fast food and the unhealthy fatty foods.

I am by no means a writer and expect nobody to read this so my mind is done emptying. haha