A little late yes, but hey cut me some slack. MB is knee deep in a yeast diaper rash and Impetigo on her leg. UGH!!
It's time to talk about those "R" words and I have taken some time to actually think about what I want to change this year not just fitness wise, so here they are!
1- Make being healthy a priority in my life. Let's admit it, for most of us being healthy is a chore, a task, a burden on our already incredibly busy lives. I don't want to feel like "Ugh, I have to go be healthy now" I want it to just become part of my everyday. You all know that I'm not going to eat carrots and celery for the rest of my life, not happening. But I want eating healthful and exercising to be second nature, part of my routine not an inconvenience in my day.
2- Be ready to run 13.1 miles by Dec 31st 2013. Maybe I should have started with this one but whatever. I want to be totally confident running 13.1 miles by December. Yes, the actual race isn't until February but I don't want to be stressing out about completing the distance. I want to take those last two months to refine my time and training so I can be all set. I'm not going to lie to you guys, I'm TERRIFIED that I won't even be able to do this. I seriously start hyperventilating whenever I think about how far 13.1 miles actually is. I expressed this fear to my hubs the other day who replied "Seems a little silly to give up before you've even started..." Damn you Kyle and your stupid logic! So I guess I better just go ahead and try before giving up completely especially now that I've roped Cindy onto this crazy train with me. I try to go back and watch this anytime I get discouraged. Always picks me up.
3- Be more social- Sounds funny but I swear I have some form of social anxiety disorder. I am a firm believer that all business should be completed via text or email, you know that kind of communication that requires no actual human interaction. Phone calls to friends/strangers/ take out places/ etc give my tachycardia and most social interactions in person get me all red faced embarrassed and sweaty. Gross huh? Physiological reactions aside I'm sure all that anxiety I put myself through is unnecessary so I'm going to try to overcome it! You are learning all kinds of weird things about me today aren't you!
So those are the things that have kind of been marinating in my brain for the past couple days.45 days until I have to actually start running which is scary, especially given the fact that I've pretty much done thing over Christmas but it was the Holidays. Got my fancy VS sports bra so we'll see how that works out. Got a yummy recipe for a chicken chili I'm going to post, a nice change from my generic ramblings. Made Smitten Kitchen's brownie cut out cookies. To. Die. For. I think that's about it for now :) Hope to hear about some of your resolutions! Let's get them done together this year!!
And the journey continues!
Umm, did you steal my new years resolutions? My explanations would be somewhat different, except for the last one, which is spot on. (i.e. Be ready to run 13.1 miles by Dec 31st 2013. - It's going to be hard but totally do-able :-)).
ReplyDeleteHave you seen Sheryl Sandberg's TED talk (link below)? I know it's mostly about being a working woman, but I think there are nuggets of it that apply to working towards any major goal in life. Kyle's comment about not quitting before you start made me think of it. http://www.ted.com/talks/sheryl_sandberg_why_we_have_too_few_women_leaders.html
Thanks! I'll check it out! Are you sure we can do this? :)
DeleteOh, don't worry, we will do this. I will drag you kicking and screaming the whole way if I have to! (Although I really hope I won't)
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