OK, now that I've spend about an hour making my new blog look pretty it's probably time to write my first post.
I kind of assume that everyone who is reading this has already read my 'About me' blurb and knows that I am training for a half marathon and that I intend to blog about my progress and experiences, the ups and downs and the highs and lows.
I kind of feel like I need to give some background info about me so that you can understand how I got here and why a half marathon is such a big deal for me - no worries, I'm gonna keep it short, I know that no one wants to read in details about my insignificant little life :-)
So, I've been overweight pretty much all my life, sometime more sometime less. Last year I've lost quite a bit of weight which should have been a good thing and something that I'm proud of, but the problem is that I've done that before. I've lost weight before, I've just never managed to keep it of long-term. I know something needs to be different this time. Everyone tells you to lose weight permanently you have to chance your lifestyle. That sounds easier than it is and I guess I never managed to do it in the past. I simple LOVE chocolate and there is not way I'm gonna live without it in the future (guess I'm just not that disciplined). So what do you do if you want to lose weight and keep it off but still be able to have some chocolate every now and then? RIGHT, you got to do some exercising.
Now you might think "she's got a point, but why a half marathon? why not simply start with going to the gym a few times a week".
Well, the answer is quite simple. I thrive under pressure. I NEED a good challenge to be motivated! Funnily enough I only learnt that very recently. Last year was extremely stressful and hectic and challenging in a number of different ways. I might write some more about last year another time but all that really matters is that last year I was more challenged then ever before and I was good! I was more than good, I achieved everything I wanted and I was better than ever. A lot has changed this year, I've finished Uni and started my first full-time job and unfortunately all of that is not quite as challenging as I would like it to be.
Therefore, I've decided that I need to find a new Challenge. Losing weight alone just didn't seem enough. First I wanted to do a 10k race but then someone told my that I'm not challenging myself enough. I couldn't just accept that (-: So now here I am training for a half marathon.
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