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I want to be a runner.

I have wanted to be a runner for a long time.

But I am not a runner.

I have this voice in my head that says - you can't run you weigh too much - your lungs wont let you run - just sleep a little longer you can run tomorrow.

You get the idea. It is probably the same voice that says go ahead eat the ice cream, and cookies, and cake, and candy. Well I told the voice to shove it in the last couple of weeks.

Who knew that buying a new pair of pants would spark a whole new Kristy? Buying jeans is one of my least favorite things. I either have flab that hangs over the top of the pants or the butt and legs in the pants are HUGE and do not fit me right. I found a pair that fit ok but it made me so mad that I have not taken care of myself so that night I started running. I walked a mile and ran a mile. .25 walking .50 running .25 walking .50 running and .50 walking. I did this for my workout for the week. I did it 4 times. I made a goal to be able to run a whole mile by the beginning of the new year. I thought that it might be a stretch, but figured I would push myself.

Well one week later not only did I run a mile I ran 1.25 miles! You can not even know how proud I was of myself. So today I did the same run and I felt great after. It was a little bit harder today but I did it. The benefits have been awesome because I feel better, I lost 6 pounds in a week and a half and I have been making better eating choices. I find myself choosing fruits instead of junky food. If I can lose 10 more pounds by my birthday I would LOVE it but that only gives me 9 days. I don't know if it will happen but I will sure give it a go!