Last night I posted this on my Instagram feed...
So the truth is, running hasn't been fun for me lately. Even while half-ass training for the Route 66 Half I just wasn't feeling it, my body wasn't feeling it either. I could sit and make excuses all day long; work is so busy, The Husband is traveling non-stop, the kids are driving me crazy, etc. etc. etc. but really, that's not going to get me anywhere, right!?
In the last 2 weeks I've done NOTHING but work, be Mom and eat my weight in all things delicious and horrible! We all know I have a history with FOOD and I know that it's my main struggle, the one thing that holds me back from truly being "healthy"...ugh! I know it's partly my fault, I don't
know how to cook want to cook, I don't know anything about what food is good or not - other than the basic shit, I have zero interest in foods that are good for you 90% of the time, I tend have a HUGE lack of portion control...bottom line, I LOVE shit food! Fast Food! Mexican Food! Chinese Food! And Diet Dr. Pepper, don't even get me started on my love for that deliciousness in a can! Mmm...
What am I going to do about it!? Well I always do better and stay the most motivated when I have a plan, so here it is!
I was lucky enough to be one of the winners of Hayley's from
Four Fit Sisters next 30 day challenge! Perfect timing! The challenge starts on December 15th and runs through January 14th! I'm really hoping I can learn more about food and nutrition form Hayley since this is where I suck the most! If you haven't yet checked out Hayley or the
Four Fit Sisters you should! They are all super motivating and amazing! So this challenge is Step One!
You can find Hayley on FaceBook
HERE or on Instagram @haley_fourfitsisters !!
Step Two involves a relatively short term goal, or actually 3 short term goals. They are all off my Dirty Thirty list: Fit into my wedding dress, get to my pre-pregnancy weight and run three 10k's. I've ran one 10k already and I think I have The Husband convinced to run one with me on my birthday weekend in KC! It's the
Groundhog Run and I ran it last year too! It's in these man made underground cave things! It's kind of cool, but kind of not! Eek! We shall see how close I get to my pre-pregnancy weight and fitting into my wedding dress...I'm not going to lie, this probably won't happen!
Step 3 is a little bit of a longer term goal, run the
Rock The Parkway half marathon in KC in April and then we've already signed up for the
KS Tough Mudder again in May! Yay!
That's my little plan to help stay motivated through the winter since we all know that when it's cold outside, all we want to do is sit in our PJs in front of the fire and veg-out! Eeks!
Also, don't forget to go enter the NAKED Fruit
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Happy Monday! Anyone else in the area going to run the Groundhog Run, Rock The Parkway or do the Tough Mudder?! Let me know! We will have to meet up!
