Today, just a few short hours from now, hubby and I will be doing run two of week one of MARATHON TRAINING! Yes, already into the second run of our training!
I.
Am.
Excited!!!
The other day the hubs and I got our babysitter slash usually-at-our-house-anyways next door neighbor, to come and stay with the kiddos while we had a dessert picnic at the beach. We even went for a sunset dip in the water. Yes, I know...very romantic and sappy, but, after almost 12 years of being together we still really, really, really like each other, yup, go ahead and be amazed, surprised and hopefully inspired. Ha! As we arrived to our favorite Isabela beach, we saw a running group doing their "thang" and it fire me up as I thought about this week and our training. Now that I officially feel like a runner, I have also found a love for the almost artistic beauty that I find in runners. I love to look at them. Not in a weird, stalker kind of way, just a "you are so damn cool and I love being part of this, yours, our community" kind of way. I love seeing the way their individual muscles pop, love seeing the legs pumping, love checking out each person's unique stride, form and strike. Love seeing all the gear or lack of that a runner chooses to run with. Love seeing the worn out shoes and knowing how comfy they must feel or cringing at the brand news ones, imagining the potential blisters they are forming. I love seeing the faces. Does their face show bliss, torture, happiness, joy, anger, stress or frustration? Maybe their face shows something that only they can explain, only to remain an unanswered mystery to me? I like to imagine the many reasons of why a runner chooses to run. Do they run for fitness, for the relief, for someone, to get out of the house, for friendship, for love or even hate? It's a damn cool world, the world of runners...
But, above all of these wonderful reasons, the reason I love most about being near and/or watching other runners is that always, and I mean always, I am left inspired. If I am passively watching, this inspiration makes me wish my ass was out there running too and if I am passing a runner, it only propels me to run a littler harder, to run a little faster. Watching other runners motivates me, pumps me up! After so many years of inactivity and couch surfing and face stuffing, I feel lucky to be a part of the world of running, so I am still in awe of it all.
There is an energy that a runner carries with them, an energy that with each step forward only gets stronger. Its infectious! And I love it, crave it and am completely addicted to it.
I hope this is not just a newbie thing... I hope that I feel this way, well... for forever!
I want me and running to be BFFs for life, yo!
Speaking of...this BFF of mine has helped me reach some major milestones. I am so close to my weight goal I can almost taste it and it has been super exciting seeing how little by little I can see my body tightening up and getting fitter looking, responding that way it should to good & healthy eating habits and plain ol' exercise.
I know it has been a couple of months since I last posted my "sacred numbers" and thought that it was probably time again for another posting. Along with the numbers I will be doing something, never before done here at Chica & Bella's blog, and that is... post a before and after photo progress of myself. Eeeeeek!
Speaking of...this BFF of mine has helped me reach some major milestones. I am so close to my weight goal I can almost taste it and it has been super exciting seeing how little by little I can see my body tightening up and getting fitter looking, responding that way it should to good & healthy eating habits and plain ol' exercise.
I know it has been a couple of months since I last posted my "sacred numbers" and thought that it was probably time again for another posting. Along with the numbers I will be doing something, never before done here at Chica & Bella's blog, and that is... post a before and after photo progress of myself. Eeeeeek!
Bella's Not-So-Secret-Sacred Numbers
Height: 5'2"
Weight: 135
Waist: 29.25
Bum: 37.25
Thighs: 21.5
Biceps: 10.5
Total Loss: 3.4 lbs. & 2.75 inches - Sooooo, close to my "final" goal!!!
So, there you have it, friends. You have officially entered into my "circle of trust" (name that movie...ready, set, go!) and you have my sacred numbers and damning evidence of my "past." On a serious note, I just want to quickly say that I don't post these numbers or pictures as a way to brag, cuz honestly, I am still in awe and disbelief of it all. But I share this, because if you are "there," I want you to know that I used to be "there" too. As a former try-er of any and all fad diets and shortcuts, I also want you to know that the only thing that worked for me was plain ol' good eating habits and exercise (yeah, I know, sucky that there is no magic pill or potion), but the very good news is that I am just a regular, mostly unathletic, very clumsy, adore-er of food and hater of exercise AND if I can do it...
SO CAN YOU!!!
Love&Hugs,
Bella
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