What the HELL are you doing to me??

Ouch, stop! That hurts! You're KILLING me!! All of these words were, I'm sure, thought by my poor body. That is, if my body and my mind were separate entities. My brain keeps saying, "c'mon slacker, let's get moving", my body....not so much.

A little background...

I'm a 35 year old mother of two VERY demanding toddlers, ages 2 and 1. My life is crazy hectic, being a mom, a maid, a chef, a taxi cab, a wife, a friend, a daughter, sister, friend, jungle gym, etc. I have little to no time left over for me and if I do, something must be horribly wrong (like, I probably forgot a kid at Giant Eagle or something). I gave up my career (and what defined me prior to the "mom" title) to be a SAHM. I am not complaining. I knew that when I had kids, I wanted to be able to stay home with them. I am very lucky to have this option and am eternally grateful to fate.

Sometimes, though, I feel like my identity has been lost in the wind...I am sure many moms have felt this way. I tried so many things to try to gain back a little of me. Mary Kay, Tupperware, mom's groups, etc etc, but never felt like I gained ME back. It was always doing for someone else, again.

So, as time has gone on, my once size 6 body is now a size 16. That flat stomach I used to have is long gone, a faded memory. I'm still healthy, but a weird cancer scare has thrown me into a mission to get super healthy, off the couch, and closer to what I was once. I know I will NEVER be a size 6 again, but will be really super happy at a size ten. I have a long way to go, 50 lbs, but with my determination to finally do something for ME only, I know I can do this.

I have made a commitment to myself to get my ass off this couch, train for 17 weeks, and run a 5K in September. I know, I know, a 5K is ONLY 3 miles. BUT, 3 miles seems like a million to this body right now.

Join me in my journey from couch to 5K. Today is day 2. I made this commitment yesterday, started on my Wii Fit again, and am doing Weight Watchers alongside.

Prayers, support, help and recognition would be greatly appreciated. Let's get this Fatty her identity back. :)

Love and thanks,

H


Day 1 Workout:

Wii Fit: 18 minute run: 1.5 miles
Advanced Step: 15 min (with a 20 lb toddler in my arms )
Yoga: 10 min
Skateboard: 5 min (let's just skip the details on this one, I am NOT Tony Hawk, in fact, i suck)

WW: Points allowed: 31
Points used 30