The time has come...

To say goodbye to being comfortable.  I can't even count the times I have told people that I was happy with everything about my life.  Deep down, I probably am happy with life.  I've become accepting of being happy with living in the negative.  While many people in life aim for this type of mental attitude, it has been brought to my attention that this is my Kryptonite.  This is the downfall of my super powers!

So stage one..  Since January I have worked SO hard on my health.  I, for whatever reason, don't have body issues.  I don't look like a super model.  I don't want to.  I don't even look like a cute 30 year old.  I just don't care.  Maybe it's my overwhelming personality, but I just never cared about what my outside shell looked like.  But let's face it, a person who looks like me...  IS NOT HEALTHY!!  So, as of January 1st, I stopped the fast food.

 

And that lasted really well for.. hmm... TWO weeks!  Because I have a four year old... and I work until 6:30 at night.. and I had a 30 minute lunch break.. and no one was playing this game with me...  It just sucked!  So, I cut DOWN.. and I mean WAY down on fast food...   

My next big change is I started training to run a 5k.  Now, this was SOO out of my comfort zone.  You could basically compare this to Tom, just one day out of nowhere, deciding to never chase Jerry again.  Just doesn't happen!!! (I have a four year old who watches too much TV!!!!) BUT the person who was pushing me to do this...  You just can't let this person down.  Or at least I can't!  VIP times a MILLION!!!!  (more about my best friends in future blogs)  So, I woke up at the crack of dawn some mornings and ran my little heart out.  I started running ONE minute every mile.  Next thing I knew, eight weeks later.....

 Not only did I finish the race (without EMS!!!), I finished second place in my age group.  Now granted, it was a small race.  Only 183 total runners.  And I only placed 43rd TOTAL.  But hey, that's the top HALF dude!!!  And I rolled my ankle on some rock (that I later went back and picked up) and had to walk most of the race!  But thank goodness for all that conditioning because I was able to walk pretty fast, instead of running!

But here's my issue.  Because I am burning SO many calories in the morning running over 3 miles five times a day...  I am STARVING!!!  In February, I started my 1200 calories per day diet.  Did AMAZING!!!  Lost 20lbs in a MONTH!!!  But I can't do that.  I am too hungry and have started going into starvation mode.  I need something where I can eat!!!  and eat as much as I want!!!  My lifestyle is just too active.  I teach small small small children...  ages 18months to 24months to be exact.  They keep me MOVING!!!  It's just too many calories burned per day.  My body is angry!