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Have you ever been unhappy with where you were at in your life and felt so overwhelmed that you weren't even sure where to begin?

That is where I was up until a few years ago.  I was only unhappy with certain parts of my life.  I had a wonderful boyfriend (now husband) and an awesome son who is my whole world.  My job isn't so bad either.  My health is where I was stuck.

I was overweight....ate junk....felt terrible about how I looked and felt.  A few different times I had started a workout program or started to eat better (or what I felt like was eating better at the time) but honestly it was a lot of work and I didn't want to do it.  Time and time again I fell back into the same old rut. 

I'm still not sure what the turning point was for me but something in me changed.  The specific day is one that I can't pinpoint.  I'm not even sure there was a specific day.  For me it ended up being a bunch of small changes that eventually turned into large changes.  The weight started coming off and I felt confident I could do this. 

I started with the Couch to 5k program.  It was hard.  It sucked.  I wanted to quit.  I signed up for a local 5k so I felt like I had to keep going.  I thought to myself....just get through this darn race and then you can give it up.  So I kept on chugging along.  It was the middle of summer, and while I live in Minnesota, it was hot!  Once in a while I would convince my son to come along with me but he didn't necessarily enjoy it either.  During this time, I also started taking Zumba classes and thought to myself....this working out thing isn't so bad.  A week before the 5k, my son decided he wanted to run the race too. 

The  morning of the race I was a nervous wreck.  My son was too but I put on a brave face and insisted we could do this.  And we did.  We ran the entire 5k and any new runner knows that running the whole thing is kind of a big deal.  We stuck together until the finish line was in sight.  In training, I would tell my son....when you see that finish line, sprint!  And sprint he did!!  I had nothing left in me so I just kept at my same pace.  I finished about 20 seconds behind him. He made sure to let everybody know that he beat his mom!  Proud mom moment for me too!

I didn't give up running after that.  In fact, I am now a pretty avid runner. I can't wait to share more about my almost weekly running adventures as well as sharing healthy eats and other inspiration.

Oh yeah....I have also lost about 65 pounds in the process.

Stay tuned.....you never know what may come next!