3/13/12 Who said the road would be easy?

Well well well here I am again, at the begining of a do over.  I ask my self "Why do u keep finding yourself here time and time again?"  I get down on myself and just give up on running, walking, 5k's, working out with friends ...i give up on me. 

I love Facebook bcs u can peak into others life even if just for a moment.  What I saw on FB today tho was different bcs it motivated me to actually get off my bum and get on my treadmill who i loving call AVA....Hey whatever works huh?

I have been reading posts from friends who have no idea they are inspiring me each time i read the post of them running or going to the gym.  Each are in my age range, each have 3 kids as i do, each are busy mothers in thier own rights...so what makes them different than me?  Why do they do what i wanna do?  The difference is they are not sitting around asking why me?  Why am i so fat that i hate myself?  I am.  They do what the do bcs they have taken responsibilities for thier actions and have choose to amke differnt choices in thier activities and diet. 

So I asked myself today as I read thier awesome posts of running and working out?  Why cant I do this?  The answer has been the same all along YOU CAN DO THIS the question is ARE you gonna do this?  So today I chose a DIFFERNT answer.  I chose YES.

So i got up, got dressed, set up my laptop next to Ava with music, and downloaded a free app that one of the gals had on her droid...And off i went!  I sweated like i have not in a long time.  I told myself that even tho i had 30 mins on the timer I would only do 1 mile and then stop.  ONCE i did get a mile and see the time i had i said "NOPE you keep on going!"  and I did.  I feel great and i am proud of my self.

I can say that no matter how many times i sstart over again and again I will make it further and further each time.  Its not how many times you START its how many times you finish!

HUGE thanks to all of you who post on your face book walls the running, walking, cardio classes, the zumba classes or any other activity you do bcs it does help other people like ME who need that push.  PLEASE feel free to tag me in those posts at: thecoupontraveler (Meissa Wheeler)  on facebook.

THANK YOU to Marta Stahl and Stacie Bogema for being my get up and go ladies.  I love you both

Today:
Walk/run with Ava
30 mins
226 calories
1.67 miles
incline 2-4
Goal wieght loss 67 YES I Said it 67lbs i need to lose to be in my healthy range.