Why the sudden wake up call....

Since moving to Indiana, I have been telling myself that I need to get into better shape. So, I figured that since I was moving I would have no distractions to becoming a healthier person and living a healthier lifestyle...
However, I was still struggling with this after I moved. I felt like I was becoming more and more lazy. I don't know if that just had to do with the fact that I moved where I knew no one and I was starting to feel alone or what, but being lazy was taking a toll on me. I needed a change.

In November I told myself that I was going to get a gym membership when the first of the year came. Well January 1st came and went. After I got back from my trip to South Dakota, I was feeling like I really needed to do something about myself. So February 12th, I went to Lifetime Fitness, talked to the cutest guy (maybe ever) and signed up for a gym membership! 

As most of you may know, I've never really felt "bad" about myself. I've never been the person to sit and mope about my weight or be depressed because I'm "fat" or any of the sort. I've also never really been "unhappy" with myself, and to this day, I'm still not unhappy with myself. My personality and love for God is much bigger than my outside appearance and I know that people can see that. I'm actually quite confident in who I am and I've always had the mentality of "take it or leave it." Mostly because I wasn't changing for anyone at all.

But why the sudden wake up call?
I can't exactly answer why and I think that has to do with the fact that I still don't know. But I can answer that I'm just tired of always feeling tired and being lazy. I've watched and I've seen too many people waste their life by sitting on the couch doing nothing, so I've decided that I just really don't want to be one of those people. Not that it's horrible to do that because if you're happy doing it, by all means keep doing it. I just knew that I wasn't going to be happy about it so I decided to change that. 

I'm not a "fitness expert" but I'm trying to be healthier. I've stopped going out to eat for every meal and I've cut down a lot on going out to eat. If I do go, I try to get something healthier than a burger and fries. I've also changed a few things about my daily routine. I used to never eat breakfast, but now I do. I make NO EXCUSES and just do it. I drink a lot more water now, which is obviously key to staying hydrated. I've also stopped making up excuses as to why I can't do something. My whole life I feel like I constantly have made up excuses to why I am the way I am, but now I've finally realized that it's my fault and only I can fix it!

My ultimate goal you may ask...?
To be healthy. I don't have a goal of how much weight I want to lose and I don't have a specific size that I want to be. I just want to be healthy. I want to be able to run for more than 10 feet, I want to be able to walk up a flight of stairs without feeling winded, I want to be able to wake up every morning with energy and excitement to start my day. If I lose weight in the process of all of this, GREAT! But if I don't and I can still accomplish the goals I want, I'M FINE WITH THAT.


I'm doing a 5K this summer and I don't care how the heck I finish it (running, walking, crawling, rolling, skipping, whatever) I will do it and I know I'll feel so great after I do it! BUT I did tell myself that out of the 3.1 miles a 5K is, I will be able to run at least 1 of those.

I have a great support system and couldn't thank my family and friends enough for helping me with this goal and being so supportive! :)


That's all for today, folks.
Thanks for reading.<3

Two blogs in one day....man this is a record!