Hey there! I’m Sydney and I’m a runner. I may not be the fastest, the prettiest, or the skinniest. But I AM a runner. I’m making 2012 my year for fitness. Not to be someone else, but to find myself.
I spend the last half of 2010 and all of 2011 not being fully committed to my fitness. In June of 2010, I weighed in at 178 lbs. I’m 5’2. This is obese. Do I want to be obese? In September of 2010, I had a minor health scare (super minor) and realized I had high blood pressure.
I did pretty well until February 2011, because I didn’t want to go on meds for it. However, I’m a stress eater and started shoving oreos in my mouth to deal with work stress. I teach and I did fairly well during the summer. Unfortunately two things happened this summer. I got put on blood pressure meds. I stopped stressing about what I was putting into my body. Surely, the meds would fix it! Cue weight gain. Then there was a two month limbo period where my school was a ship with no captain. STRESS!!!
I’ve spent the last part of 2011 not knowing how to get back on course. I know what I need to do. I know how to do it. It’s just I need my metaphorical kick in the butt. Even when I was eating junk I was still exercising. I went through a period of time where I had a potassium deficiency and let me tell you, it SUCKS.
So, starting January 2, here is my prescription for myself.
1. Run 5x a week
2. Insanity 5x a week
3. Drink 10 glasses of water everyday
4. Stay within my caloric limit 6 days out of 7
5. Complete my do life challenges!
Here I am on my 30th birthday (feel free to tell me I don’t look 30)!
Run positive!
