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Ok, so...I am in my third year of living a healthy life style!! I celebrated my two year anniversary with SparkPeople February 12, 2013! I reached my goal weight on 2/7/12 - almost a year to the day I joined SparkPeople!!
I ran my first Half Marathon 9/2/12 - WOW!! Two HUGE goals completed :)
And...I finished my second Half - the Baltimore Half Marathon on October 13, 2012!
And...I finished my third Half - the Walt Disney World Half Marathon January 22, 2013! ...
Ok, so...I am in my third year of living a healthy life style!! I celebrated my two year anniversary with SparkPeople February 12, 2013! I reached my goal weight on 2/7/12 - almost a year to the day I joined SparkPeople!!
I ran my first Half Marathon 9/2/12 - WOW!! Two HUGE goals completed :)
And...I finished my second Half - the Baltimore Half Marathon on October 13, 2012!
And...I finished my third Half - the Walt Disney World Half Marathon January 22, 2013!
What a great two years it has been...
I was running a minimum of 40 minutes a day (3.29 miles). That was put on hold in October because I had to get a bunionectomy and could not walk on my foot. During the 10 weeks I could not walk, I lost 21 pounds using Nutrisystem because I did not want to gain the weight I lost before the surgery and I could not shop or cook. This proved to be a great decision. I am a lot more conscious of proper portion sizes now. I also eat more than I did before which was probably why it was taking me so long to lose weight.
As of 12/26/11 I began running again. I have slowly worked my way back to running and am currently up to 20 miles per week. I am now working on increasing my speed for the Delaware Half Marathon in May, 2014. It will be my fourth Half Marathon. (Yes, I am addicted to running now!)
My first goal was to run five 5k's in 2011. I achieved this goal 9/22/11...Yayyyyy!! I started running in late December, 2010 so this was huge for me. If you would have told me one year ago that I would have even run one 5k, I would have laughed! Funny how fast one's perspective can change...even for us middle-aged people!
My second goal was to beat my 5k time of 29.47. On March 31, 2012 I ran my first 5k of this season in 27.39!!
My third goal was to be in a size 6 by December 9, 2011. I achieved this goal December 7, 2011 - yes I did cut it close but I did it! It took me one year to go from a very tight size 12 to a size 6 but I am now here and I feel so much better! The biggest things that stand out are my energy level (I stay up later) and I am not huffing and puffing when I go up a flight of stairs. I am running a lot faster now that I lost weight. My current 5K PR to beat is 26.24!
I have eaten a lot healthier over the past two years. I am more mindful of my calories. I log everything in my SparkPeople food tracker and also keep a written log of my exercise and training. I love the food and fitness tracker app on my iphone. It helps me to stay consistent and on track. I still intertwine nutrisystem in my diet. It helps me a lot with portion control. All the foods are in the SparkPeople food tracker which makes it very easy to track meals.
I am so happy that I took up running - it is such a big stress reliever! It is now part of my routine so I just keep going. And, having the goals running in a 2012 Delaware Marathon Relay Team, beating my best 5k time, completing five more 5ks and running in the Disneyland Half Marathon and Baltimore Half Marathon this year helped to keep me focused and motivated. Update: I completed all of the above goals for the 2012 year - YAYYY!
And, on top of all of that, I have signed up for two Half Marathons in 2013 - the Walt Disneyworld Half Marathon January 12, 2013 (COMPLETED) and the Delaware Half Marathon May 12, 2014!
My favorite quotes...
“All you can change is yourself, but sometimes that changes everything!”—Gary W. Goldstein
Goals are dreams with deadlines. ---Diana Scharf Hunt
Take care of your body. It’s the only place you have to live. - Jim Rohn
What you are doing is not nearly as important as how you feel about what you are doing. - Unknown
There'll be two dates on your tombstone. And all your friends will read 'em. But all that's gonna matter is that little dash between 'em. - Kevin Welch
All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them. —Walt Disney
Accomplishment only takes place when you actively participate with your intentions. Therefore, fully commit to participate in the dreams of your choice and do so against all the risks confronting you.¯Guru Singh
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Member Since: 2/12/2011
SparkPoints: 41,007
Fitness Minutes: 23,859
My Goals:
To run a 5k under 9.45 mph...COMPLETED 9/22/11!!
Be in a size 6 by December 9, 2011...COMPLETED 12/7/11!!
Run my fifth 5k this fall... COMPLETED 9/22/11!!
To reach my goal weight of 125 lbs - COMPLETED 2/9/12!
To run in the Delaware Marathon as part of a 4 person 10K relay team May 13, 2012.
COMPLETED in 1 hour, 1 minute!
(Ran first 10K 4/28/12)
To complete five 5k's during the 2012 season.
-First one completed 3/31/12 (27.39)
-Second one completed 4/21/12 (28.03)
- Third one completed 6/2/12 (26.24)
- Fourth one completed
6/9/12 (26.43)
-Fifth one completed 8/22/12 (27.04)
-sixth one completed
12/4/12
-seventh one completed 12/11/12
To run the Main Street Miler 2012 in under 9.13 mph. (completed 10/6/12 - ran it in 8.38 mph!!)
BIGGEST LONG TERM GOALS:
To run/complete a Walt Disneyland Half Marathon 9/2/12 (COMPLETED in 2 hrs, 10 mins) and the Baltimore Half Marathon 10/13
My Program:
I run 3 to 4 miles four/five times per week. I am working on running 13.1 miles in under 2 hours, 6 mins and beating my current 5K PR - 26.24.
I also walk 1.5 miles per day with my dog, Roxy - weather permitting!!
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Having a dog who loves to walk is such a great gift...she gets me out everyday. All I have to do is look at those big brown eyes and I am out the door!!
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"The miracle isn't that I finished. The miracle is that I had the courage to start."
-John Bingham
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