getting serious on healthy: week ten

time to kick it up a notch...

 

while i've definitely improved in living a healthier lifestyle, i haven't exactly been very serious or too strict on my diet & exercise.

 

for the most part, i still rise early to get on the bike path (but don't judge me if i had a late night and couldn't wake up til 7:30am!) for a jog, and i'm well aware of what i put into my body and when it needs to be put in.

 

my view during my morning run...i love this place.

 

smoothie of the day: acai, banana, strawberries & almond milk.  and a little monchichi eagerly awaiting a sip.

i'm proud of myself to a certain degree.  because although the numbers on the scale aren't really going down a whole lot, my clothes are fitting better, i feel stronger, my endurance level has increased, and overall - i feel so much better about myself.  and that's really what self-improvement is about, right??

 



 

when i began trying to get into shape ten weeks ago, it was mostly because i didn't like what i saw in the mirror.  i didn't want to be that person.  and i really didn't want to end up being 50 years old suffering with diabetes, obesity, heart disease, kidney failure...the list goes on.

 

so now that some time has gone by, i think that mentally I've reached a point where i know that i can stick with this lifestyle.  i don't want to stop being active.  i still look forward to getting outside and sweating!  i honestly feel like I've progressed enough to know that i could probably handle pushing myself a little harder.  basically - it is time for a real goal to be set into place.

 

what is the goal, you might ask?  i don't know yet!!  i'm contemplating something along the lines of the great aloha run, or a mini-marathon (let's not get crazy with a real, full-on marathon - i'm not THERE yet.  haha), a muscle-building/fat-shredding program, or even an obstacle course race through the mountains/jungle.  brandon has actually already signed up and registered for the Spartan Race that takes place in august.  i was thinking that by next year (no, not in 3 months, thank you) i would like to be ready for that type of challenge.  it would definitely be an awesome goal to work towards, to not panty myself out of, and to be proud to say that i did it.

 

i'll get back to y'all on a confirmed goal sometime soon.  meanwhile, i'm pleased to say that i'm following through and will continue with my current resolutions.  and i haven't felt this good about myself in a long time.

if this pic collage is confusing to you - that's because it's meant to not make much sense. =)  in the space of a few squares, this sums up my jogs on the bike path: sore feet, beautiful nature, and bumpin' jams on my iphone.