In the beginning...

     I started this journey in March of 2013. At that time, I weighed 241 lbs after gaining the majority of the weight during my pregnancy and having a sedentary lifestyle afterwards. Many years ago, I was a soccer player in high school and very active. I missed that. I missed not being exhausted after moving around for 10 minutes. Right before my son's 3rd birthday, I decided something had to change. I need to be able to play with him and keep up with him. I need to promote healthy habits so that he doesn't go through this. I had a great friend who had been losing weight who inspired me to start. I started walking and at that time it took me 26 minutes to walk 1 mile on a treadmill (if this is you now, trust me it gets better). I kept pushing through and lost 16 lbs in 2 months. I wanted to kick it up a notch so I started the Couch to 5k by active.com and doing all of my running outdoors. Amazing program! I went at my own pace, repeated workouts as necessary and was so successful. I also fell in love with running! I continued my running with the 5k to 10k program by active.com. I love that these programs have smart phone apps because there are intervals it is great to have a voice tell you what to do and when instead of watching time or distance.
     I also changed my diet. My husband has been amazingly supportive jumping on board with the new menu. I started eating healthy and as clean as possible. I still have sweets but just not as often and in smaller amounts. I eat when I'm hungry but stay away from bored/emotional snacking. I will talk more about nutrition later.
      I love sharing my journey with people. I am now a little over 6 months in and have lost 43 lbs. I hope that you will follow my posts and find it helpful. Please feel free to share your own journey and ask questions if you have any. Until the next post, God bless.

Don't be afraid to chase your dreams... Just start running.