How I'm Moving

As I have mentioned before, I am an ambassador for Final kick events. Next weekend I have my next event, the Shamrock Shuffle that I have been getting excited about. I am planning to just walk the 5k, so no stress there. Unfortunately, the registration for that event is closed. There is still a chance for you to walk with me though. I am also planning to walk the Lake Lowell 5k on April 13. If you want to join me, you can sign up and use my name as a discount code (Betsy) and get 20% off. If you are feeling like more of a challenge, they also have a 10k, half marathon, and full marathon and the discount applies to all of them!

Anyway, speaking of my fitness, you may have noticed that I haven't been doing a lot of anything. To be honest, it's been a very stressful time in my life and I am seriously having problems balancing everything. For the time being, I think the best thing for me is to focus on getting through each day. I will slowly get back into my good eating habits and regular fitness.

This last week I started tracking again. I figure even if I am totally over I need to at least be accountable to myself for that. I also need to remember that God wants better for me. He wants me to live well, so that means healthful eating and getting regular activity. The last few days, any time I have felt like over indulging, I stop and say a little mantra to myself "you were made for more" (thank you Lysa TerKeurst!) I have been doing pretty well at getting all my intake recorded on myfitnesspal and I have a great support system of people cheering me on. My goal is to stick with this and try and get back into the habit and then add on the fitness part. At this point in time I am just trying to walk more. This week I got two walks in that weren't part of my regular daily living activities and I consider that a win.

Its hard, when you have been rejected, to not feel like there is something wrong with you. Frequently I have found myself  in a place where I feel like if someone I loved for 14+ years could reject me, how much could I possibly be worth? It's a sad place to be and one I don't like to dwell in. Thankfully I have a God who reminds me that I was "fearfully and wonderfully made" (Psalm 139:14a). He knows how many hairs are on my head. He knew me before I was born and knows every day that I will live. I also stand firm in his promise to me: "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future." (Jeremiah 29:11)

How do you deal with your body image issues?
Won't you do a final kick event with me? If not the Lake Lowell 5k, what about the Tutu Run on June 7th or Let Freedom Run on July 4th?

365/138: Happy Birthday to me!

Had some fun with photobucket.
A commemorative 29th birthday photo

I have slowly started to make my very own bucket list, I will share it all eventually. But, there is one item I really want to complete by my 30th birthday (one year from today, 5-18-14) and that is to run a half marathon.

I have done 5k's, I have done a 10k (and that was brutal!) but this one would be twice as long as my longest. I have a few girls that have been especially supportive. My friend Kaci ran her first about 3 years ago and I have been inspired since then. It was something I never thought I could do. Something I never knew I wanted to do, but she gave me the "running bug." I started couch2-5k shortly after (for the first time!) Then I stupidly stopped running after moving here. I have tried a few times before to start up again, unsuccessfully.

I restarted the program earlier this year, using it to start training for the dirty dash. Unfortunately I fell and fractured a vertebrae just one week after starting, so I had to wait again to keep running. I got the okay to start running again two weeks ago and have been going strong since.

I knew that to keep running through the hot summer and then the cold winter I was going to need more motivation. So, I went on facebook and searched out some running mom pages. I also found a local mom's running group that I have met with once. I figure it will give me some accountability and maybe help me find a running partner? I also have a wonderful friend Karen who has an awesome running blog (Trading in my Heels). She is a marathoner mom, so very motivating!

Right now I am planning to run the Famous Idaho Potato Marathon in May 2014. For 2013 the race actually lands on my birthday. It is supposed to be a fairly flat and scenic course along the greenbelt here in Boise. I figure it is perfect for my first. I am also seriously considering the Fit One 9k (formally the women's fitness celebration) that is in September of 2013. It is a huge women's only event, one that I have yet to be a part of. With the timing of it, feels just right to start off the fall with a race =)

I do want to ask my running readers, what do you wish you knew before you did your first half? Any tips would be appreciated. I am pretty new to this distance running.

Do you have a bucket list? What is on yours? I really think in the coming months, I might just have to actually write out a bucket list.