Hi, I hope it's ok for me just to jump in here and start posting. I have started to do this several times over the last few days, and always chickened out. I have never done an on-line journal before, I usually just do a written journal for myself. But everyone here seems so nice and supportive, and I think it might really help me to feel a bit more accountable and make me want to stay on track!
First here is a bit about me; my name is Nicole, I am 31, I have a beautiful 4 yr old DD who is currently dancing at the "Royal Ball" in the kitchen I have been married for almost 9 1/2 yrs to a DH who is very understanding and tries to be very supportive, but thinks I'm nuts for wanting to run a marathon. I guess I just keep asking myself why does a 31 yr old mom, who weighs in somewhere between 220-225 lbs, want to run a marathon. And I think part of my problem is I don't know. The longest I have ever run up to this point is a 10k, I ran the whole thing in 1 hr 16 mins, so not bad. I know training will help me lose the weight, I want to lose 65-70 more lbs, by the time I reach my goal weight I will have lost a total of 100-110 lbs. But I keep stopping and giving up, gaining some and finally starting again. I would be at goal by now if I had just kept going. It is such a mental game for me. If I can stay convinced that I can achieve this, I really think I can do it, but as soon as I start to doubt myself, I just want to stop and have a hot fudge sundea! I keep reminding myself that I owe it not only to me, but also to my DD. I am sure she does not want to grow up with a fat mom! So here I am, I will start my healthy eating and exercise plan tomorrow. I won't post my food journal, just post if I did good or bad, along with an exercise journal and thoughts for the day with weigh-ins once a week or so. I have until either the first or second weekend in Jan 2008, depending on what source I look at, to train for the WDW marathon. I am and have been mentally preparing myself to begin the journey officially with the new year. I do have a personal trainer, named Janiss, who I see about once a month, who I am sure I will post about frequently, as she is the one who sets up my exercise and who will be working with me on a training plan for the marathon. If I can just stay strong with this I know I can get to my goal weight in the next 50 plus weeks. Any thoughts, comments, support are all appreciated.
Nicole
First here is a bit about me; my name is Nicole, I am 31, I have a beautiful 4 yr old DD who is currently dancing at the "Royal Ball" in the kitchen I have been married for almost 9 1/2 yrs to a DH who is very understanding and tries to be very supportive, but thinks I'm nuts for wanting to run a marathon. I guess I just keep asking myself why does a 31 yr old mom, who weighs in somewhere between 220-225 lbs, want to run a marathon. And I think part of my problem is I don't know. The longest I have ever run up to this point is a 10k, I ran the whole thing in 1 hr 16 mins, so not bad. I know training will help me lose the weight, I want to lose 65-70 more lbs, by the time I reach my goal weight I will have lost a total of 100-110 lbs. But I keep stopping and giving up, gaining some and finally starting again. I would be at goal by now if I had just kept going. It is such a mental game for me. If I can stay convinced that I can achieve this, I really think I can do it, but as soon as I start to doubt myself, I just want to stop and have a hot fudge sundea! I keep reminding myself that I owe it not only to me, but also to my DD. I am sure she does not want to grow up with a fat mom! So here I am, I will start my healthy eating and exercise plan tomorrow. I won't post my food journal, just post if I did good or bad, along with an exercise journal and thoughts for the day with weigh-ins once a week or so. I have until either the first or second weekend in Jan 2008, depending on what source I look at, to train for the WDW marathon. I am and have been mentally preparing myself to begin the journey officially with the new year. I do have a personal trainer, named Janiss, who I see about once a month, who I am sure I will post about frequently, as she is the one who sets up my exercise and who will be working with me on a training plan for the marathon. If I can just stay strong with this I know I can get to my goal weight in the next 50 plus weeks. Any thoughts, comments, support are all appreciated.
Nicole