Do Over

I went to the doctor today I had a physical and blood work results to be told. Everything came back normal. Yeah! I'm healthy and I don't have diabetes. That's great to hear I want it to continue to be that way.

So this year I have had so much time to think and be inspired I have been following these blogs and reading about all these people who are doing adventurous things running marathons, climbing mountains, taking these gorgeous pictures of beautifully green trees. Don't get me wrong I've been doing things I've had a decent year and I get to go places more than the average person who does the whole 9 to 5 thing but I keep feeling restless.

Do you ever get this stirring desire to go and see and wander? Do you ever think what are people thinking staying in just one little corner never thinking of whats out there? I know one thing I can never be satisfied living in suburbia I need to see the world! I need to travel to the corners of the world not just to see but to do. I know the times I'm happiest is when I'm helping others and when I'm making a difference.

I have concluded that I want to be stable and able to afford what I want to do so I have decided for the next couple of years I want to invest time in getting my Bachelors and Masters degree. I found this ladies blog where she is doing exactly what I want to do she works as a traveling Occupational Therapist and she spends like 6-8 weeks in different parts of the country, I think even a couple of times she has traveled outside the country to work. Her photos her adventuring and going to different parts of the world I want to do that! So the long term goal right now is to get back into school and graduate so I can do what I really want to do. I'm 24 its time to graduate!

The reason I started this post was to say that I have decided to start running again. The last time I posted on this particular blog I was extremely nervous about doing my first Triathlon. I finished and I was so proud of myself but after completing my goal I stopped running, I stopped swimming and biking. I've told myself I will wait until after my surgery to start running again but the desire to start again hasn't waned in spite of my laziness the desire to run hasn't gone away, I've been walking and doing yoga in my room but the feeling isn't the same as running. So today I will start the training program again and I will start from scratch. I'm going to use  the Jeff Galloway method and do the run walk thing until I feel confident enough to run at a quicker pace. It will be fun to do a 5k with my sister again I think we can do one in March or April.

Speaking of my little sister one thing that I do enjoy about living only a couple of hours away is the fact that I get to come home once a month to see all of them, my niece Giniah is so cute now, she's a little spoiled but so much fun to do stuff with. I love them . :)

So the plan is to to do a 5k in March and April and there is a Century Bike ride in Gallatin on May 3.

Another thing that I want to focus on is eating healthier and losing weight. I am not happy where I am right now and I think a regular exercise schedule and tracking what I eat on My Fitness Pall will help me to stay on track.

I can't do or be as fast as I want to be if I have this extra weight hanging around. I hope to keep this thing a little more up to date so that I can look back on my progress. I don't think I'll ever be this free again so this is the time to focus on my fitness.

Also I'm moving to Florida! Its so hot I'm going to have to look good wearing summer clothes for a good part of the year.