For those of you who have been following my previous chronicles, thank you, and, as I warned you, my blog is taking a bit of a turn from professional exploration to personal exploration. I would love to keep you traveling with me on my journey, but also understand this might not be something that you are interested in, so if we are parting ways, I bid thee adieu and best wishes. For those of you ready for the next chapter in my blog world, here you go:
It is necessary for me to preface this blog by saying that I love all of my friends and family very dearly, and, for anyone who might read this, I hope that you will find your own little way to help support me in my endeavors for 2012 and know that I know all of your comments in the past came from a place of love.
Uh-Oh... I see red flags going up, "another dumb 'Get Fit New Year's Resolution' blog" you're thinking... well, no, actually, I think that "New Year's Resolutions" are pretty tacky, and don't work, and this is NOT a "New Year's Resolution" it is a "I'm going to turn 30 in 361 days, I'm tired of feeling tired, I'm pissed that my favorite clothes don't fit, and I want to make sure to stay healthy enough to have kids in my 30s, and I want to run a marathon before I turn 31, and enjoy a long and happy" LIFE resolution. So, if you're not scared off yet, if you can relate to how scary it is to be knocking at the door of the third decade of life, knowing it's only going to get harder, and maybe looking for a little motivation or support yourself, read on.
Ok... so a little background, and time to be honest with myself and all of you: I've always been "slender," not much for curves, but still very feminine looking. I'm also a damn apple, which means when I DO gain weight, it starts right in the middle. I've never been one whose weight fluctuated all that much, but PERSPECTIVE CHECK: on my 20th birthday, I weighed somewhere in the range of 128-129 lbs. On my 29th birthday, I weighed in at 145. Now, over the course of almost a decade and "getting a little older" a few pounds is to be somewhat expected, but even if you give me a few "baby-making body" pounds, that's still an addition of 1 pound a year in my 20s. This is EXACTLY the kind of sedentary consequences "they" warn you about. It might only be one pound a year, but over the course of a lifetime can have dire effects on the body, and cause all of those evil health problems we always hear are ruining the American society.
However, having always been a pretty "skinny" girl, I've never had to hold myself accountable to the weight. People have basked in wonderment at the apparent ridiculousness of my metabolism, never having to be careful or really watch what I ate (or drank). In fact, whenever I would try to join in conversations about weight with friends or family (often being one of the most slender of both groups), they would look at me like "you couldn't POSSIBLY understand, Skinny Bitch" (in the nicest way possible).
Well, here I am, in black and white, screaming from the rooftops that YES, even I need help sometimes and YES, I might be fairly slender and still within the "normal" range of BMI (although barely...), and YES, I've run a half marathon each summer for the last three years, but let's face it, it's all been by a lot of procrastination, bare minimums, excuses, and continued negative life choices that impaired my true ability to perform and just put on a mask of "well and healthy." People, it's a FACADE! I'm blessed with good genes that allow me to make a lot of poor choices and still outperform many of my American cohorts, but that's just not good enough anymore. I moved back to Montana so I could be active, enjoy the outdoors, and enjoy nature, and to do so, I need to start making healthier (all around) choices.
So it's time... it's time to return to my roots, it's time for this girl to make some life changes to make sure that I can lead a long, healthy and happy life, and it's time to get back to being the "Skinny Girl" who was confidant, energetic, and active instead of paranoid and, let's face it, a little damn lazy.
For those of you who want to follow me, here's my handles:
Nike+ - MoBeanMT (also member of the #safit challenges)
Daily Mile (www.dailymile.com) - Maureen W. in Missoula, MT
