the one with the new beginnings...

Give a girl 2 years and eventually she'll come back to blogging.

This is mainly just for my own personal needs.  I needed a place to log my newest quest.
Nike has this campaign called "I'm making myself ____"  and you fill in the blank.
Well, after what seems like an eternity, I've decided that I can't take this in-activity and tight fitting pants any longer.  I'm going to start making myself ______.  I haven't quite found the right word to fit in that blank yet.
Someday's I think it should be the word 'proud' or 'an option' or even just 'better'.  Each of those words represents a different attitude towards working out.  They each have goals behind them and even some bitterness.  A friend of mine from college started a great workout journey a couple years ago.  She even made it into one of Nike's campaign ads for making herself 'dynamic'.  I've read a few of her blog posts and read that she first started working out with her future wedding day on her mind.  As a single lady myself, I can relate to that.  And yea, that may be on my mind as I turn towards a healthier lifestyle, but there's more to it than that.
So, I will continue to work on my word.
Today marks Day 1.  I met up with my friend Lacey and we went for a 3.5 mile run/walk/slog....whatever you want to call it.

It was brutal.  And that's the gospel truth.

Day 1 is always the hardest, right?  If I learned anything from the book Holes, that's a false statement.  The other campers told Stanley "the first hole's the hardest".  But it wasn't.  It was the 2nd, the 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th....etc.

Everyday is going to be hard from here on out.  I've come to terms with that.
Lacey and I chatted after our workout this evening and we decided, it's worth it.  I felt good, once I finished.  During the run it was like a personal hell.

I've got to keep at it.  At least 4 weeks, just until I can see some results, then I know for sure I will want to keep going.

routine.  habit.  second nature.

that's what I want this to become.

Cheers to a new quest.

Today, I'm making myself over.