Alrighty, 298 days later. I can't believe it has been this long and I am still going. Wow.
Usually when I start a blog post, I want to be sarcastic and throw in a few random funny remarks, but this time is different. My life has changed so much, and all for the better. Drastically. I think that is the only word for it.
It's not just that I'm having to fit in more workouts, or that I'm having to worry about what foods I'm going to consume. No, that's not what I mean by change. What I mean is a mental change for what my lifestyle should be. 298 days, not even a year later, and I look at exercise differently, I look at food differently, I look at LIVING differently. Last year, I had to force myself off of the couch to go on short walks, even when my husband wanted to go. I would seriously sit there, and inside my brain I would be crying. I also had this skewed perception of food. I viewed food as an activity, something fun, something comforting, something even exciting at times. Now, don't get me wrong, I still love eating, but it's not that I'm eating because I want something to do, or because I'm sad. I eat because I need to fuel my body, I need to feed it the vitamins and minerals, protein and healthy fat, that will keep me energized, keep me feeling good on the inside, so I can be truly happy on the outside. I'm not doing this diet or exercising because I have to anymore, not even because I want to. I get up everyday and I take my vitamins, I eat a decent breakfast (I used to hate the idea of consuming food in the mornings), I do a few crunches or push-ups, I go through my day and I workout in the evenings. I do this because it is now just my life. It's not even something I think about. I do it because I cannot imagine not doing it. I count my calories to make sure I get around the right amount, but it's not just about how many, it's about what kind. I feel like my eyes have been opened. I feel happy, truly happy, maybe not all the time, but when I think about how far I've come... It almost brings me to tears. As mooshy gooshy and slightly pathetic as that sounds.
I ran six miles two days ago without stopping, then I biked another six in the same day. I signed up to run a 7K in June. ME! A 7K! I just never dreamed...
Alright, enough with my pitiful display. On to other news, summer is upon us. This means swimming season, ick. Also means it's time to break out the 100 spf sunblock, or there is always the option of looking like a stop sign (little bit of white and a lot of red).
BTW (apparently I'm a giggling teenage girl cuz I can spel good), if you have happened upon this silly little blog of mine, or if you actually came here by choice, I would like for you to take up a challenge for me. Here it is: think of and start a healthy habit this summer, doesn't have to be anything big. Could be deciding to drink an extra glass of water a day, or to take your vitamins, or to work out a little more each week. Whatever it is, do it whole heatedly until you can no longer imagine not doing it.
