Tuesday, April 24, 2012

exercise....

This post has been swirling around in my head for at least a good two months. Bear with me...I'm just trying to sort out some things...feel free to skip this post! ha! :)

This post by my high school friend, Gay, seriously hit home for me. Being a beginner again, frustrated, my body not working, blah, blah, blah. I have exercising and working out again...not alot, but baby steps. I get so frustrated because I used to be in amazing shape...played Division 1 soccer in the sweltering Miami weather, could run forever, had great legs and muscles, and didn't have to worry about my clothes not fitting.

But...I need to remember that...
I am ALOT older now...
I had compartment syndrome and had to have surgery....5 times in both of my lower legs...
I had 2 knee surgeries...
I had back surgery...
I still have discs out of place in my back...
I have had 2 babies...

So, I still have a poochy stomach, no muscle definition and sometimes my clothes fit and sometimes they don't. Sometimes I look in the mirror and don't like myself or how I look. Sometimes looking back at pictures I don't like the way I look. So...I've decided to make some changes. Baby steps people...

I've decided to be in a weight loss challenge with some bloggy friends! Weigh in every Friday. I think this will help me stay accountable. I'm not looking for some quick fix...I want to make some lifestyle changes where walking (and slowly progressing to running so the compartment syndrome doesn't come back in my legs) and exercise do become a daily part of my life.

So...I'm declaring a start to the new me! :)

Happy Tuesday!





1 comments:

agirlnamedgay said...

Good for you, Kasey! Glad you could pull something out of that post. I feel like starting at square 1 is a principle we have to use time and time again- for exercise and the rest of life as well! you'll do awesome, good luck!