Hi - My name is Julie and I am a liar. (Hi - Julie!) So, I told myself that I would jog or walk 2 miles everyday no matter what - and then...... life happened. I lied to myself again. :( BUT - that is okay - "Although no one can go back and make a brand-new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand-new ending." - Roberta Brenick. This quote was put on the white board during one of the many Weight Watcher's meetings I attended while losing my 20 pounds a few years ago. It struck me as profound because it speaks to the notion that it is okay to pause, or break, or even to fail for awhile as long as you don't use those moments as excuses to give up. Rather, you simply wipe the slate clean and start over refocused and recommitted. That is what I plan to do starting TODAY! Day 16 is the start of my brand-new fitness ending :)
Day 11, May 12, 2010, was the start of the brand-new ending for my whole life. I got ENGAGED!!!!!! That's right runners, I am going to be getting married in 12 - 13 months!!!!!!!!! I have waited, cried, stressed, screamed, and longed for many years through my search for the love of my life and have been blessed to have come to the end of that journey. J. is a truly amazing man who loves me with as much passion, tenderness, and sincerity as I love him. That reciprication is what makes us both just beam.
So - now that I have a wedding dress to get into pretty soon I have an even greater motivator to get back on board with this jogging plan. Not only do I hope to lose 8% body fat, jog the Race for the Cure 5k, and rock a bikini on the beaches of Italy this summer (if I get to go visit J. during his deployment), but my new goal is to be the HOTTEST bride to ever walk down an aisle!!!!!! :) Okay so that MAY be overshooting this a bit, but still - I want to wear the dress of my dreams comfortably (something form fitting which only lays well over a flat tummy), dance without slowing down, and have the most amazing candid pictures of the best day of my life (which means not having to pose just right so that you don't see the double chin, or arm fat, or belly pouch). :)
Let's hear it for brand-new endings!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :) :) :)
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In May, 2010 I decided to become a Jogger. I was doing it to lose the 8% of body fat that I need to in order to be considered "lean" and to jog my first 5k. In October, 2010 I met one of my goals and jogged my first 5k! In 2011, I jogged my 2nd 5k and my first ever 10k!! My goal for 2012 has switched from a focus on jogging to a focus on muscle building so that I can get closer to my 8% goal!
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