I met a woman named Lisa through an online pregnancy and childbirth forum about four years ago when I was pregnant with my oldest son, she was pregnant with her second son. We became friends and since we live fairly close (about 200 miles) we visit whenever we are in the area and for birthday parties. She has watched me start running and always said one day she would start. We both struggled with our weight and depression and some how we both managed to get through our sons’ first years. Well she finally took the plunge and began running about a month ago! Im SO proud! She is doing the same program I began with (couch to 5 K) and she has started eating low fat (20% calories from fat or less). She has lost a fantastic 8 and a half pounds!! She also mentioned that dealing with the kids at the end of the day has become more bareable. I dont think that is something I have mentioned in any of my entries at this blog. When I miss a couple runs or work outs life starts to feel crazy again! Im not entirely sure what it is about the exercise but when I have been working out I can deal with my kids and all of my responsibilities much better. I dont think I could ever go back to not being active at least a few days a week. I dont know how I got through the day before I started running.

Lisa is going to be joining me in Las Vegas on December 2nd to run her first half marathon! A month prior to that she is going to be participating in the Susan G Komen 3 day walk for breast cancer. Im really looking forward to watching her successes this year. You can follow Lisa’s journey in her blog at http://justwhatcan60milesdo.blogspot.com/

Posted by Shelley in Whatever on February 24th, 2007 |