When I first joined MyFitnessPal and started to get serious about fitness and weight loss I remember reading the quote: "A year from now you'll wish you'd started today.."That really hit me because how often have I been at some social function and wished I'd stopped eating cake a few months earlier? How often have I been in a bathing-suit-required situation and wished that I'd worked out a little longer? How often have I regretted lack of activity and too much overeating right before a big moment (that almost always included photographic opportunities)?
The answer is SO OFTEN!
That was before. Now it's different. A year ago I started. And now, one year later, I am so glad I did!
Today I sit here, 30 pounds lighter, sipping tea and actually smiling at the soreness in my legs. You see, on Sunday I ran a 17.2km race around Lake Kawaguchiko near Mt Fuji. 17.2km! It felt amazing (well most of the time) and I was happy because I beat the time goal I had set for myself. I was out there, with 23,000+ other runners and I kept up with them...well not all of them but you know what I mean. I ran and ran and finished without puking, fainting or dying.
As I have mentioned before, this time last year, I had just downloaded C25K and was dreaming of being able to run a 5km distance. Now I finished my longest run and I'm researching half marathons and other running events I can sign up for. I'm not writing this to "toot my own horn" but to remember the fact that yes, a year later, I am here and I am so glad I started that day.. that day a year ago.
I have not yet reached my ultimate fitness and weight goals but I am getting there. I know I can do it and more importantly, I know that I will do it. I know I have it in me to reach those final goals.. to run long distances and to keep doing hard things, day after day, because if I feel this amazing one year later, I can't wait to see how even better things will be next year!
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