Today is the beginning of the rest of my life......
Okay, that's pretty corny, but in effect, true. Today I begin my work out regimen. Tonight I will be going to the gym and starting my walk/run plan. Today's plan is to walk 45 minutes and run 15 minutes.
Of course, in true Sunny fashion, I cannot find my running shoes. Thankfully most of today's work out is walking and I think my converses will hold up. I better find my running shoes soon though. Well......that's about all I can think of. My brain is fried and I am having a hard time putting together a sentence. Here's to staying up until 2 am on a work night!
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Monday, January 9, 2012
Almost Thirty...
So, my thirtieth birthday is coming up in 15 days. It's a little difficult to imagine that I am almost thirty. It seems like just yesterday that my twentieth birthday was coming up.
Life has sped by me, in some ways, and my excuse of "that's for future Sunny to figure out," or "by the time I'm thirty..." has run its course. Now, I am future Sunny, and now I have to get what I wanted done. Well, at least those things I can remember!
Number one on my list is to get back into shape. There was a time I was very thin (too thin) and there was a time when I was in great physical shape. Unfortunately, that was about 10 years ago. Between side effects from past medications and just pure laziness, I have put on quite a bit of weight and I'm just not happy with myself. So, it's time to make a change.
Starting in December 2011, Israel and I decided to adopt a vegan diet. We have many reasons for the diet change, but a positive side effect of the change is that I am now eating foods that are better for me and since the change, I am down 10 pounds. Now of course I know that a Vegan diet is not a cure-all to a weight problem, there are a lot of bad things that Vegans can eat. But I also know that I am making as good of decisions as I can for myself.
Starting Wednesday (January 11th) I am throwing in actual exercise into the mix. I know, I know...crazy huh? In all honesty, I am scared of it. I know that it is going to hurt, I know that it isn't going to be easy, and that frightens me. Maybe that's what I've been missing all this time. Maybe I was missing that fear to drive me. As they said when I was in basic training, pain is weakness leaving the body. And really, fear is a weakness. And maybe it is that fear that's going to drive me to be successful this time. Well, that and I no longer have my excuse. It's over with, done! And honestly, saying, well....by the time I'm forty is just sad.
So, this Wednesday, I will take on my fear, head-on and I will be victorious. That's a lame statement, at least the way I hear it, but does it really matter? If it gives me motivation, who cares how stupid it sounds? I know that I can do this. Hell, I was a girly girl who joined the military because of her boyfriend and made it through basic training. Was I the best soldier? No, but I never gave up, I never backed down and I won't this time around either. First goal is that 5K Shamrock Run in March. Bring it on, I say, because I won't let this fear conquer me again.
Life has sped by me, in some ways, and my excuse of "that's for future Sunny to figure out," or "by the time I'm thirty..." has run its course. Now, I am future Sunny, and now I have to get what I wanted done. Well, at least those things I can remember!
Number one on my list is to get back into shape. There was a time I was very thin (too thin) and there was a time when I was in great physical shape. Unfortunately, that was about 10 years ago. Between side effects from past medications and just pure laziness, I have put on quite a bit of weight and I'm just not happy with myself. So, it's time to make a change.
Starting in December 2011, Israel and I decided to adopt a vegan diet. We have many reasons for the diet change, but a positive side effect of the change is that I am now eating foods that are better for me and since the change, I am down 10 pounds. Now of course I know that a Vegan diet is not a cure-all to a weight problem, there are a lot of bad things that Vegans can eat. But I also know that I am making as good of decisions as I can for myself.
Starting Wednesday (January 11th) I am throwing in actual exercise into the mix. I know, I know...crazy huh? In all honesty, I am scared of it. I know that it is going to hurt, I know that it isn't going to be easy, and that frightens me. Maybe that's what I've been missing all this time. Maybe I was missing that fear to drive me. As they said when I was in basic training, pain is weakness leaving the body. And really, fear is a weakness. And maybe it is that fear that's going to drive me to be successful this time. Well, that and I no longer have my excuse. It's over with, done! And honestly, saying, well....by the time I'm forty is just sad.
So, this Wednesday, I will take on my fear, head-on and I will be victorious. That's a lame statement, at least the way I hear it, but does it really matter? If it gives me motivation, who cares how stupid it sounds? I know that I can do this. Hell, I was a girly girl who joined the military because of her boyfriend and made it through basic training. Was I the best soldier? No, but I never gave up, I never backed down and I won't this time around either. First goal is that 5K Shamrock Run in March. Bring it on, I say, because I won't let this fear conquer me again.
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