Spring has sprung and finally after spending most of the winter on my ass watching old episodes of Grey's Anatomy, I have moved into a better place emotionally. I have recommitted to spending time at the gym and renewing a relationship with a healthier me. This is a constant struggle when it seems like many people are needing something whether I can give it or not. To learn to step away and put myself as a priority is not an easy thing when you grow up with always being a people pleaser.
Last year I quickly lost a significant amount of weight, the emotional blanket the kept me from talking to others and my trusty food companion that was my friend. As time has gone on, I battle not falling into the trap of letting the food demons come back and steal away my success. And let me tell you it is not easy at all.
I have taken up running and plan on participating in a 5k race in May. Never could I have imagined running 3.1 miles without stopping prior to WLS. But here I am, doing it and moving forward into a new reality. I have to make short term goals to keep me going but that is OK.
Constantly, while I am running in the cemetery I have an inner conversation of (please get me to this part of the road and then I can stop, then I get there and I say ok just get to the next part of the gate a few hundred yards ahead.) Luckily this has kept me on the path to running with a purpose and not quitting before I get to the finish. And just because I am breathing heavy doesn't mean I have to hold back, it means I am alive and living my dream of being the girl that I wanted to be, a mom that can run with her kids and play until they drop.
Life is a gift and I plan on living it to the best that I can. Have a great day
~Sheri
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