Hello Friends! Well, ok, let's be real...who really wants to read about me and my journey to become a runner. I can't promise fun, wit, humor, or even sense...but, I will post my progress as what it is. Maybe along the way the dogs will trip me or something...I'm sure it will happen at some point right?
Anywho, about me.
My name is Kate. I am a 30 yr old married female who has struggled with exercise her entire life. I've never been particularly thin although I'm always told my stomach is super flat...LoVe It!! I currently stand at 5ft 7.5in and weigh in at 153lbs after a particularly bad flu over the past week. My normal weight is around 160lbs although I've been trying to lose. I abhor exercise...really abhor it. I walk my dogs because I have to and the idea of "loving" or "becoming addicted" has never even crossed my mind.
I'm really your typical suburban housewife minus the kids (I may get in to that in later blogs...). I wake up at 4:40am, get ready for work, walk the dogs, make my lunch (and sometimes my husbands) and am out the door by 5:45am. My train leaves the station at 6:12am and I'm in downtown Chicago at 7:35am where I then walk the 3 blocks to my office. I sit in class all day (I'm in training until February) and then leave at 4:30pm. Catch the 4:50pm train and am back at home around 6:15pm, where I take the dogs for a walk, feed them, make dinner, eat said dinner, clean the kitchen, and maybe watch about an hour of television before heading to bed around 9pm. WOW...that sounds pathetic. I am a robot...
So, in order to spice up my life I decided I wanted to lose weight. I needed a challenge. My high in August was 168 and my pants were tight, etc etc etc...SOOOO, I joined myfitnesspal.com, a free, awesome, calorie counting, support group, forum type website. I found that I was instantly addicted and lost 4.5lbs in just a couple of weeks. Now, since then I've had a few ebbs and flows but overall feel better about myself!! (yeah for me!) I have more energy and am finding that I'm enjoying life more.
This is where things get tough...for me anyways...I decided I need more of a challenge. I've lost my goal weight of 10lbs and needed somewhere to go from there. Of course, now I want to lose more weight but, in order to do this I need to cut more calories and incorporate more exercise. I set my first fitness challenge fairly high back in September...CLIMB THE SEARS (now Willis) TOWER! I was freaked out but knew I could do it! Well, no build up here...I couldn't do it. I raised the money, got my participants package, and was all ready to go...until...well, I got the flu. Let me tell you how devistating this was...I...NEVER...GET...THE...FLU!!!! I was DESTROYED!!! I cried for an hour and then puked...I was so close to doing something that I worked hard for...I was ready to push myself to the limit...I was soooo proud just thinking about it....damned flu...
So, it's getting to be the end of the day and I now realized I've been typing for quite some time. I must run but promise to continue later...not that I'm positive you care...but thanks if you do...
-Kate
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