This morning (hell, every morning) I wanted to stay in bed. I desperately wanted to go back to sleep. I wanted to not go to work and I wanted to be lazy. But each morning I remind myself that I never regret a workout, I always regret not working out so I literally stumbled out of bed and got myself to the gym. I decided to run 2 miles today giving me seven miles this week so far. It is also a lifting day so I needed to fit that in as well.
I tried to push myself on the dreadmill to do a 6.3 pace and was successful! I didn't have side cramps, my feet and legs didn't feel heavy - I felt awesome.
I have been going to the gym since January 1st when I began this whole 'get fit' mission and 80% of the time, I see the same people. We don't really talk much, mostly just acknowledge each other's existence and move on with our workouts. Every now and then we will have short conversations. One guy looks just like the husband of one of my friends. Every time I see him, I think it's her husband. I've talked with him a few times but today as I made my way over to the weights he motioned me to go over and talk. I took my ear buds off and the conversation went something like this:
Guy: 'you're Sam, right?'
Me: 'yes'
Guy: 'we've been working out at the same time for a while, yes?'
Me: 'yes'
Guy: 'how long have you been coming here?'
Me: 'january 1'
Guy: 'please don't think I'm a total creeper but your body looks great. I remember when you started and I just think you look great.'
Me: 'thanks, I've been working hard. I appreciate the compliment'.
That was a great way to start my Tuesday! Thanks guy at the gym! Losing weight has been and continues to be really hard for me (lets face it, it's hard for most people) and I guess the lesson learned from that conversation is that when you see people you know who have dropped some weight and are working toward something, say something to them, acknowledge their effort. By doing something that simple, it encourages people to continue on their journey. I get up every morning for me - not for anyone else. My effort benefits Henry and Ryan so that they can have a mom/wife that is active with them. But ultimately it's me who benefits, it's my health and I am determined to have control over it.
2 comments:
Congratulations Sam! I was wondering, how did you start training for your 10k and half? I've been thinking about trying out a longer race, but wanted to be strategic about it. Any tips?
Hey Sara! I just went online and looked at multiple training programs and picked one I thought I could accomplish with my working schedule. I did a 10 week program and stretched it out because I knew I had longer than 10 weeks to train at first. I love running (OMG, check my temp, I never thought I would be a lover of running) but it takes some planning so that I can get my runs in every week. You have always been a runner in some capacity so I bet you could train for a 10K in no time!!!
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