Renewing My Koran

Peace! I know it’s been a while. But I discovered Tumblr.com! Y’all can find me here: http://www.tumblr.com/blog/renewingmykoran that being said. I still need to keep y’all updated or end this blog. It’s not really fair to keep a blog open if your not going to update it. I have another blog that I am going to coalesce into this one… Righteous Urban Crunch. No need to have that one when it’s essentially the same as this one. So what’s new with me? I have started to run! I am not calling myself a runner until I complete my 1st race. I used to run track in high school. I only did it because I wanted to letter and my brother (a former football player) said I never would. I wasn’t very good at it but I stuck with it for 1 season. AND I LETTERED! I attempted cross country in the next season but I didn’t continue. There were plenty of reasons…. (a) I got a job, (b) I already had a letter, but most importantly… (c) I don’t like hills! But I did like running. And from time to time I would run. Now that I am obese, running is harder and I attempted it less. But I have always remembered that feeling of being free with the wind whipping all over my body…. My mother is in such ill health. Unlike her, I recognize the whys and hows of why she is in such ill health. I now have her body. You know, the body I said I would never get. And it must stop!!!! I have begun a new eating regime that I am prepared to be on until I die. And I have added running to it. I have been running consistently for a month now. I don’t do well without direction. Everything I do has to have a purpose. I have never been comfortable just riding my bike with no destination. I have to be moving towards something or I won’t do it. Running is the same way. I can’t run for the hell of it. That is why I am pushing for a 5K. And apparently they happen very frequently. Right now, I am up to running, not walking 2 miles. But not all at the same time. But I’m doing better than day 1. I run 2 days a week, but this very week I’m upping that to 3 day and then, eventually 4 days. On the off days, I think I should do something. I’m thinking one of my P90x workouts to get me strong and toned…. BUT…. Intuitively I think I need to do something restorative like yoga. I can’t seem to choose. When I did P90x, I lost only 8lbs in 90 days. I couldn’t see any other results and I was dieting the whole time. So far, I have lost 8lbs in a month… little by little, by little….. I’m not sure which direction to take…. All right. That’s my update. More to come…. Peace

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