Blessings

I have spent the afternoon in prayerful meditation and I have to tell you, I haven't felt so relaxed in a long time. I sat outside and enjoyed the sunshine as I talked with the Lord. He has blessed me over and over in my life. I can't even count how many blessings he has bestowed upon me. The biggest blessing being my family. I constantly take them for granted when I just need to be thankful for a happy and mostly healthy family. So here is me stopping and saying thank you Lord for such a beautiful family. 

Trying something new for the 2nd time

I am changing the focus of my blog to include all areas of my life, not just my running. So from now on, you could see a little bit of everything that is going on with me.

Today my focus is on changing my diet. I have been struggling with pain and numbness for the last several months in my arms, hands, legs and feet. I have almost convinced myself that I need to cut gluten from my diet. I have done it in the past with great success. So I am going forward with a new purpose and adventure. I may post some recipes from time to time that I find and enjoy. I am feeling excited to start this new journey.

Good News/Bad News

Today is a good news/bad news sort of day.

Good News: I completed day one of my training, and I am still alive.
Bad News: It is going to take me quite a while before I am able to run a 5k, much less a half marathon.
Good News: I am still alive!
Bad News: having the same issues with my right knee that I am still fighting with on my left knee
Good News: I know how to prevent the injury now and am taking steps to make sure that I stay healthy.
Bad News: had to skip one of my running sessions about halfway through because my heart rate was through the roof.
Good News: I will NEVER quit! I will only continue to get stronger and better and faster.

I feel absolutely wonderful after my first training session today. I so badly wanted to quit about halfway in. My heart rate was through the roof and I was starting to feel really dizzy. I decided that I could still do it if I skipped the middle jogging session. Presto, it worked! My heart rate returned to a more manageable level and the dizziness disappeared. I was able to finish the training session.

I just kept imagining everyone encouraging me, and I definitely did not want to disappoint.

Looking forward to day 2!

Excited

I am feeling my knee and hamstring out to see if I may possibly be able to run again. I have done 4 slow jogs over the last 2 weeks and so far, so good. I have decided that I am going to start small and work my way up. First up, start training to run a 5k. I have to admit that I am a bit nervous but also excited. Tomorrow will be my first official run using the personal running trainer 5k program. I will post about how it goes.