Never be afraid to dream a bit bigger!

Have you ever had one of those days where it's all grey and gloomy outside but the air is fresh and crisp? Days like today make me wish I had the option of blowing off work and just hitting the trails. I love the area we live in now. I'm a mile walk or run from a fabulously beautiful river trail. One of my favorite parts is the twists and turns that take you deep into the mini forest along the riverside - from where you enter to where you exit is about 50-100ft but you get miles of trails while inside. It's awesome! Just last Wednesday as I was out on a run I came across a family of deer. They were very suspicious of me at first but then they started trotting right along behind me. I would glance back and they would freeze, I'd turn back and continue on to only hear their tiny hooves following right behind me. Something tells me they are used to being feed by humans LOL. I'm always astounded by the beauty of nature and the peacefulness I am able to find and still be in the city.

Running clears my head. Not only do I love that I can burn anywhere from 1000-1500 calories but I come home less foggy and ready to take on the world. I can't wait till November when the time changes and I can run in the morning instead of in the evening!!! No excuse here, I'm just not running my dark streets before the sun comes up thank you - it's all about safety not my nice, comfy, warm bed  **longing for that about now, sips the coffee**

However, today is not a cardio day today is my lifting day. I cannot wait to get to the gym! I, as some of you may know, do not have a gym membership. My lovely sister, who could pass as my twin, does. No, I do not use her gym membership and pretend to be her!!! How dare you even think that ... not that I wouldn't get away with it  We use Planet Fitness, and she can bring a guest free. The only problem with this is it limits how often I get to lift, and on what days since I have to go on her days off work. I'm just glad that I got her into lifting or else I would be using tiny 5lb weights at home. So tonight we shall lift, sweat and repeat. I know tomorrow the soreness will come but I love that strength follows so it makes those days easier to cope with.

My biggest goal is to look like the lady in the photo on top. Given I have a bigger bone structure I will never look exactly like her but that's where I'd like to get my body. I will get there, not today, not tomorrow, not next week or next month but what these past 112 days have shown me is that with hard work and strong will power I can do anything and everything I set my mind to. I heard it put like this "Never be afraid to dream a bit bigger, the sky is the limit, your sky - your limit - make it huge!"



Why? Because I'm worth it!!

Making today count

If I could say one thing that stuck with you it would be this: Never let anyone tell you what your worth is. Their input does not matter. You can do anything you put your mind to. Embrace yourself & love yourself, once you do, then you will start to see the rest of you change. It all starts within. Make the most of each day. 

I cant member who said it but his words ring true. "You have two lives, the second one begins the moment you realize you only have one. Make every moment count" Don't spend time focusing on negative things, those will always be there and are never the same. But focus on the positives in life because those a rare and once you start to look for them, you will notice less and less of the negatives. These were things that I had to dig deep and focus on because I was in a low place when I started this journey. Now my mission is to help change others lives, whether it be by just listening when they need someone to talk to, helping feed a family who doesn't have anything, giving someone the clothes off my back if need be. I have such a burden to help others, if anyone ever wants to just chat about anything and everything - don't hesitate to contact me.