Dear James, Daniel and Emily,
This weekend I read on a friend's blog about how she had lost weight, and improved her lifestyle and fitness. And reflected on how she referenced me in the blog. And as I was reflecting this morning in my workout that my focus is no longer solely on weight loss. Yes the weight loss is still important, but instead my focus on now on what I can Do, and doing more. For example, after my little bout of illness last week, on Thursday, instead of letting the lingering stomach pain hold me back I went ahead and did my push ups and knee bends. Also after missing 2 days of running, and then rearranging my running schedule I could have taken Sunday off, but went ahead and ran anyway.
Sunday's workout
And instead of just doing a short run, I went out and pushed myself a little, and ended up with a good 5 mile run. Which is what I can Do now. Before, I was just focused on trying to run, then on just doing some running. Now it is not enough to just run some, instead a 5 mile run is becoming my norm, up from 2 or 3 miles. That is what I can Do, and my focus is on doing more, not on just hanging on to that.
That is what the last 2 years of hard work, patience, and life style changes have done for me. I no longer have to Try and run, I know I can run, it is about how far I can run. I can Just Do It now. That is a big hurdle to cross, and I am pleased to realize that that I have crossed it.
Because fitness is a journey, we all have our ways of travelling on that road. The first goal is getting on that road, then finding a mode of travel that works for you, be it running, bicycling, triathlons, crossfit etc. Once you are there, it is much easier to stay on that road.
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