Skip to main content

My Experiences - A Year Later!



It has been almost one year since my last blog post. I have been on a long journey since that day and I could not bring myself to write during that time. I am ready to write again.

My last post was about me taking care of myself, specifically through physical fitness and relationships. I will talk about my fitness journey in this post because, honestly, it is just easier.

I have continued lifting weights for the last year. I have gone through different workout partners that I have learned from. I have also lifted weights by myself. That is a little more challenging, but I refuse to quit. I have gone from bench pressing a 20lb baby barbell to my max of 185lbs. My body composition has changed and I like the way I look. My favorite is my #sexyselfieshoulders. I am by no means cut-I love food too much. However, I am strong and I love it!

Where should I start with running? I have this love-hate relationship with running now. I used to just hate it, so its improvement. I completed the Couch to 5K program just in time to do a 5K at my base. I acquired some new friends before hand and they ran with me the entire time even though I was super slow. I felt like a true super hero - it was the theme of the 5K. Oh man did my butt cramp up and I bitched the whole way, but it was so worth it. Since then, I have loved my sunrise runs with a good friend and many more 5Ks. Other days I have hated it, but did it any way. Cardio sure did a number on my body - good and bad. Good: I feel more fit and I am down 2 sizes. Bad: my knees get inflamed sometimes from old injuries. No pain, no gain, right?


This journey was full of ups and downs. Right now I am on the down turn of this roller coaster, but that is okay. I am struggling with some health hiccups. It sure does make exercising tough, but I still do it. I don't beat myself up for missing a few days. I don't feel bad if I just couldn't be as awesome as I was last month. Do I still run 6 days a week, 3 plus miles each? No, I sure don't right now. But I wont let myself go more than 3 days without running. I just feel so much better after. 

For me, exercise is not about how I look, but how I feel. I still have my insecurities about my body. In some ways they are worse because I loved my fuller self. But I love the way I feel and the endorphins I get from exercise. So, there you have it! I have made quite the fitness transformation in a year :)

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Twenty-Nineteen, My Year of Courage

... Courage is the word I picked to live by in 2019 Image by 1778011 from Pixabay How did I show courage this year? I moved to Texas without a solid plan. I decided that it was time to see what was on the other side of fear. Leaving the comfort and security of Florida was scary. Moving away from my Florida family, not knowing how to have long distance friendships was scary. Relocating on my own, without the military, without a guarantee, was friggin' scary.  I challenged myself to do uncomfortable things. I have a strong distaste for social engagements that are not themed purposeful parties. That has not changed. But, I knew it was a necessary evil and ventured out to networking events. I crashed a few times, but quickly developed a great strategy. Now, I am somewhat considered an expert on the topic, at least for those that avoid social engagements also.  I faced being fired square in the face and stood tall. I do not shy away from my being fired. I don't e...
Post a Comment
Read more

Seriously People, Stop With The "Sonar Ping!"

I would like to quickly share how I feel about the phenomenon I call the Sonar Ping text message. This is when someone texts you a "Hey," "Hello," "Sup," [hand wave], etc. You send a quick response back and then you do not hear from them again until much time has passed. I can only guess as to why people do this. Maybe, they want to make sure you are still available to them-when and if they actually want to make time for you. Or possibly, they want to make sure you are alive-feeling guilty about ignoring you. Or perhaps, they genuinely wanted to connect with you but, something is preventing them from completing that chain. Usually this type of behavior does not bother me, but right now it bugs the f**** outta me. You see, I am desperately craving connection and attention. I miss my friends in Florida so very much. I miss my face to face interactions with them. These days, I am alone a lot. Texting is just not quite cutting it anymore. Texting from cer...
Post a Comment
Read more

My Thoughts - Please Save Me From My Morning Thoughts

      If you didn't already know this about me, I am an early riser. Even on New Years morning, I was awake by 6am after not getting home until 3am. I have a routine for the most part. Part of that routine includes opening my phone and mindlessly deleting emails and scrolling through Facebook.       You may also know that I am a bit of a neat freak...or maybe you don't. My apps are sorted on my phone and none of them keep that number in the corner, this includes text messages at 6am. So, if you were to send me texts after I hit the sheets, say at 915pm, you are going to get a text reply from me at 6am. 
Post a Comment
Read more