A Speeding Turtle

Okay confession time:  Up until about 3weeks ago I was not exercising regularly (read I was a certified organic couch potato).  The worst part of that is that not only am I prior service army, but my bachelors degree is in Exercise Science and Wellness from BSU.  So in short I should know better.  Not only was I couch but I am also overweight.  I don't mean I put on a few pounds over the holidays over weight but need to lose a significant amount of weight.  My goal right now is 50 lbs.  Which will put be within about 5 lbs of what I weighed at the end of college & about 10 less than what I weighed when I got married.  What I think would be a healthy weight for me. 

I decided that 2011 will be the year I start to get back on track with some of my goals.  One of my goals is to run a marathon.  I don't expect to win or anything but to start & complete a marathon before the end of the year I turn 40 (Aug 2014) was a goal I set for myself back at 25.  My actual goal was before 30 but I got injured and then I gained all my weight.  So I moved the goal out to 40.   I've had a couple of children in my thirties so that has slowed progress a bit also.  So here I am 37 with only a 2 1/2 yrs left to reach my goal.  So I have to get serious.  I've joined Curves, I workout at home some and I've signed up for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS) Team in Training (TNT) (More on this in a later post).  My event is the Indianapolis 500 Festival Mini-Marathon (May 7th, 2011)

So I'm a certified couch potato who will be completing a 13.1 mile race in less than 6 months.  I don't move fast but I am moving.  Just like the turtle in the fable I will finish the race through my steady, constant, plodding along.  A speeding turtle that is what I feel like.  I feel as though I'm  zooming but know that in reality I'm just inching along. They say every journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.  So pull up your chair and come follow along on my journey and lets see if we can get me to a run a marathon before the end of 2014.  Assuming the good Lord tarries.

Off to go train,

The Speeding Turtle