Lesson Learned!

Obstacles are what you see when you take your eyes off your goals. What obstacles do u have standing in your way? And why? 7.5 months ago I had 314lbs standing in my way. As of today I am PROUD to say I have concerned 1/2 of my goal and my eyes are still locking looking forward towards my goal! Lets talk and bust threw what ever obstacles u may have in your way! 


The past two months have been hard. The scale has not been moving. I have been on program 100% other than vacation in Mexico for a week.  I knew why but chose to ignore it. At the end of April after getting back from Mexico I decided to start training for the Run Like Hell Marathon I will be doing in Oct. From the start I never really new what I wanted my goal weight to be. All I knew is I wanted to be healthy and keep up with my kids. As the pounds came off I decided on 160lbs but more important to me was the goal of being free. Free??  I have always wanted to be able to run. Running  allows me to be free of stress, worries, and everything else in between! So I started to RUUUNNN!!! It started out slow but I was so excited to be doing something I never thought I could do again without having a heart attack and dieing.  I pushed myself to go further  each day. I felt great well other than shin splints. LOL Every time I would get on the scale it would say the same thing : (  I went to our monthly training and learned from David Miller that I had an addiction. I was addicted to working out. Yes, me who would have ever thought. But I took the time to listen and let what he said sink in. I was burning  more than I was taking in. I also was not burning fat but building a little muscle.  He told me I have 2 choices. Choice A- keep doing what I am doing and have it take at least twice as long to reach goal weight. Or B- stick to the program and stop running for now and do the marathon as a reward to myself for all I have achieved! I was so mad!!! I was finally able to do what I had dreamed of for years and now I had to stop! I thought this is like giving a amputee a new prosthetic leg and telling them they won't be able to use it to walk, its just for looks. Needless to say I chose B! Today The scale moved today! I am down 77lbs I can't wait to see what I can do between now and Oct! I am hopeful that I will be close enough to goal and be able to run across the finish line! Whoop Whoop! : ) 

 The lesson of this blog is always listen to your health coach! We have been there or know someone who has  that can help! Always use all the resources that are available to you.  I can't change my past but I can move and look forward towards my goal!