My beginning

Ok so i hate exercise! But i really hate being the size i am now. So visiting FB i came across an old friend & became FB friends with his wife.( HI JOY%^) I kept seeing her walking status & reading what she had to say about her walks & to other people. Well she inspired me! so i started walking, think it been about three wks, off & on. Started @ 1 mile now im up to 1.5 miles. Its kinda hard @ my weight but im gonna keep going.

Faerie.... running?

I'm not a walker. I admit it. Heck, I'm not even really a runner. But I do it now. You see, a week or so ago there was this Ravelry thread on the only forum I actually keep up with, encouraging people to run. Well, the premise was running, but basically encouraging physical exercise. So, I posted my excuses, but I kept reading. I read about the opera singer who started running 18 months ago and had lost over 100 pounds. The women who have to wear three bras to keep the "ladies" penned up. The woman who runs with a knee replacement surgery under her belt. More stories, more examples... and my excuses just kinda crumbled away.

So last week I started jogging. First a quarter mile, but now I'm up to half a mile. I signed up for my first 5K in September to benefit the Kelsey Briggs Run Against Child Abuse. I might, if I can get up to the distance, sign up for the Red Earth 5K in June... however, I don't want to push my luck, and 5K is 3 miles and I'm still only at half a mile.

Oh, and I jog in a skirt. :)

So here it begins...

I started taking  my daily walks a couple of months ago when I realized it was time to get moving again. Since I've started walking I've lost 34 pounds and regained a great deal of my mobility! I'm focusing on walking comfortably rather than trying to walk fast. And I'm lucky, I have mom here walking with me.

In my posts I'd like to include things I've seen on my walk, or people I've met. I walk a fairly regular route, so after a while I've started seeing some of the same people over and over again. Especially folks with their dogs. There are pit bulls, a skipperkee, some poodles, lots of labs and retrievers, several chihuahuas, and many many mutts!

So, that's my beginning. What's yours?