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A Running start.

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I’m a big girl, Most of my life I have suffered from Asthma so me and Running is a no. But I want to push myself to achieve my goals. I am challenging myself to walk every day of the month of September. I decided it’s a good place to start in my journey to be healthier. So far I’m doing good. I’m almost a 3rd of the way into the month and I have yet to miss a day. I do tend to get creative. One day we went to the store and Were in such a hurry we Power walked around doing our shopping and I counted my walk for that day. Yesterday I had to do laundry and so I counted carry my laundry baskets as part of my walk because I didn’t use the carts at the laundry matt. Than the same day I had to take a tote full of my daughters clothes to the re sale shop and carried the tote the long way around. Every day I find a way

Today however I wanted to push myself a bit. So I decided I would add some running into my walk in a HIT style. I walked to the end of my block then turned down my side road where the blocks are smaller maybe about half a regular block. Anyway I lightly ran a block than walked than ran then walked then turned around walked the block again than ran, walked, ran. It was hard. My lungs were on fire. I forgot to bring water. And my shins Burned. The first block was OK but as I kept going it got harder. I found myself tired sooner in the block but I still pushed myself and didn’t stop until I got to the end of the block. I feel so Accomplished.

It’s the small victories that get us through challenges like this. The small victories That help us push even farther. The small victories that add up to our bigger goals. I know I can run a block. So now I’m going to try it again Mayne not tomorrow but maybe the day after, Maybe Ill try every other day. And maybe by the end of the month That block will be a Breeze to run. I’ll never know till I try.

Nature

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Yesterday My mom, myself and my Daughter had a mother Daughter day. We went to a Farm/petting Zoo about 20 miles north of my town. When you live in Michigan the more you go north the more beautiful and full of nature it is. We had a wonderful day. We pet and fed animals. We picked flowers, we walked around the farm. We went into the aviary. We enjoyed the sun. And we enjoyed the day.

I love nature. Fall is one of my favorite seasons to enjoy nature. It’s cooler and the leaves are all changing colors. My friends and I use to go hiking over the hills near the lake in the fall and it was so beautiful I could hike those trails every day and if I could drive I would but I can’t. (Controlling ex, long story) I hope to be able to experience all nature has to offer this fall and get back up on them trails and get some good hiking in. I crave nature. I couldn’t imagine living anywhere but Michigan.

Make that a challenge

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As we say goodbye to August and Hello to September I have been thinking about what kind of challenges I want to overcome this month. I live in Michigan and That means September brings a lot of Change. The leaves will start to turn color, the air will become more crisp, it will be time for Apple picking and Pumpkin patches, sweaters and Fall boots, and lots more things to love about the change of the seasons. And yet all the good that comes with September It also is filled with reminders of things I would rather forget. Things of my past that I may share with you later. This year I Want to stay focused on my journey and less in my past so I have decided that I will do a challenge this month. And by that I mean I will choose a goal to accomplish every day this month no matter what. I will make a promise to myself to Accomplish that one thing. Now Today I read some of the Rachelle Hollis book Girl wash your face so Im feeling a bit Inspired. She talks about how we tend to take promises serious when we make them to others but on the other hand will almost always brake a promise to ourselves. This got me thinking about it and she is 100% true.

I am going to make a promise To finish the challenge I chose to set for myself. The problem is that I have no idea what change to give myself. I have a few Ideas but I’m still on the fence. My first Idea was a water challenge but I’m really already doing that so It wouldn’t be much of a change. Next I thought of a work out change but It has to be more narrowed down than that. So I have came up with :

  1. Walking every day for a minimum of 10 min even if it’s walking in place.
  2. Do yoga every day

And that’s it. For some reason I thought I would be able to come up with more but that’s all I got. Sure there are more I thought of but I’m trying to have something that’s a little challenging but also Obtainable for someone just starting out. I would love to hear some of your ideas for monthly changes. If you have an idea please leave me a comment. But until then TTFN

Welcome to the jungle!!

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Gardening has always been something close to my heart. I remember helping a elderly woman my first boyfriends mom knew harvest rhubarb and possibly other things, I remember Picking asparagus for my grate grandmother in her back yard near the well. But most of all I remember working in my grandmas garden during the summer when my sister and I would spend days with her. I remember harvesting potatoes and other produce and the basket we put them in, I remember pulling weeds all day in the sun and climbing the apple tree in the back yard. Theses memories Are what gave me a love for Gardening. Its like when I am in my garden I have a sense of peace as if my grandma is there.

This year my Fiancé and I planted a garden… 2 of them actually. They started so small and now are full grown Beasts! My favorite part of the day is when I Grab my Basket and go check to see what the Garden has in store for me for the day. Every day I come in with fresh Green beans and different varieties of tomatoes and some days I have green peppers, hot peppers, and cucumbers. I also have Basil, rosemary, mint and sage. Strawberrys, spinach, Cabbage, broccoli, squash, sweet potatoes , and watermelons growing and hopefully will be ready before the season ends.

Being able to use produce harvested from my own garden makes it all that much better. There’s allot of pride that comes with knowing you put work into your food and that you Cared for and nurtured it from a seed its truly amazing. Every day I am eating something from my garden and I love it.

May 29th
August 28th

In memory of Cathie Jo Zok 3/26/55 – 8/29/2008

Goals.

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So I should probably start this out by Listing some Goals. I feel as if Goals are important no matter what your trying to do. Goals are of the foundations of Life. I believe Everyone has Goals even if they don’t know it. Here is a list of my goals.

  1. Lose weight (about 100 pounds or so)
  2. Develop a better relationship with food.
  3. Cut out Junk food
  4. Have more energy and endurance
  5. Build muscle
  6. Grow most of the food My family eats.

Sounds simple enough right. Basically they all fall in line with each other. I would love to hear some of your goals. Feel free to leave me a comment. But for now I have lots more to do. So Ta Ta for now.

The Journey Begins

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Welcome to my website/blog. I decided to start this blog so I can talk about my journey to be healthier and hopefully lose weight along the way. I find it helps me stay focused and on track to Wright out my Success and Struggles. I’m not even sure anyone is out there to listen but here I am. So if you happen to stumble across this page pull up a chair (assuming your not already sitting) and enjoy whatever I may have to offer at the time!