New Chapter

I am excited today. I am like a child waiting for christmas. I have always loved, and still love the weight watchers program, but i think it has done as much for me as it can. It is a fantastic program that will give results to absolutely anyone who follows the rules and the rules are easy to follow. I have been following then for 4 1/2 years now, and it has gifted me with a ~80 lbs weight loss that I have been able to maintain. But I am bored, and I want more...don't we all.

I am healthy now. I know that. I look fine, I am not over weight and I am fairly athletic. But I want to take it to the next level. Now don't get me wrong, I don't want to be a size 0 supermodel...well I do, but I know that is not realistic for me. I want to look in the mirror and knock my own socks off, simple as that. What that means is not necessarily a number on the scale, although I do have a goal in mind, I will not measure success only by that number. I want to be lean. I want to be sexy. I want to wear a bikini. I want to feel like the outside matches the inside, and I am soooooooooo close. I just need that one extra something...and I think I found it!!

I have been considering this program for about a year now, off and on. I wans't all that sure what it was about. I had visions of supplements and high costs in my head...poeple who just want my money and don't really care about my results. I thought of other programs I had looked into and how they were generic, nothing really tailor made for me...I wanted tailor made, I CRAVED tailor made. So I finally got it in my head to go and have a consultation. I already love the program and I haven't even started yet. Why? Because it isn't focused on weight loss, it isn't generic, and it doesn't involve any magic pills or special potions. it involves real food. Simply for Life looks like it will be what I need to get to my ULTIMATE goal of 100 pounds lost...although I am not focusing only on the number. If I can confidently wear a bikini and 90 pounds lost, I am great with that.

The other great thing is that they are goingto customize the program to help with my marathon training!! I know I don't eat the right things for a runner, I just eat what I know. This is going to help my performance and maybe even boost my love of running to a level wherea notehr full marathon is not out of the question. I look forard to sharing this new chapter of my journey with you all.

I can't believe I am saying this....

So, I have been so happy this summer to not have a strict running regime to stick to,. After training for and completing the 1/2 at Marathon by the Sea in 2007 and the Full Marathon in 2008, I was anxious to have a summer where running didn't dictate my evenings/weekends. I have been keeping myself busy with lots of other activities, and getting a run in here and there, but nothing strict or formal. I have had many people asking me if I was going to be doing another marathon this year and I laughed ans said never again. Maybe someday another 1/2, but not a full.

I thought I was happy with not running. But to be true to myself I would see people out running and long for the discipline and high that comes with running. So I started a strict and somewhat intense 8 week schedule to get ready for the 1/2 at Marathon by the Sea again this year...the countdown is on. As soon as I made the decision I felt more fit and more focused then I have in a long time. 1 week in, I have completed all of the scheduled runs and am feeling awesome!

If only I could have the same strict control over food I would be set. I am trying hard to stay on plan and write down what I eat. More on that later.