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My Aha-Wow moment for today..(a little long)
Today would have been my mother's 64th birthday. She passed away in February from arterial sclerotic heart disease. Nana (as we called her b/c of my kids) lived her life by the seat of her pants....a real fly in your face person. She took risks, was the life of the party, had an addiction to prescription medication and lived her life her way. She ate and drank as if heart disease, diabetes, stroke and cancer were not part of my families genetics!! We didn't always get along as I am a very linear, but creative person who lives my life very differently that she did. I am not sad today, just reflective.
Today I wrestled with the questions that I will never have answers to..things like "would she have done something different if she knew? and "was there anything that she wanted to tell me but felt she couldn't?"
My Aha-Wow moment came when I was in the gym today. Because Nana passed so young, I have been in the mindset that I had to take care of myself better since she passed so young. Now, mind you, this was my goal for January. While I was stretching, I became reaquainted with bones that I haven't felt since I stopped going to the gym . Lo and behold...they were still there( the aha moment). I found some muscles that I have missed since I stopped going to the gym. Instead of rushing because I had 10 other things to do, I enjoyed the music in my ears and the time with myself. I silently thanked those bones that supported my large frame so well and vowed to stay lighter so that they didn't have to work so hard. I thanked those large muscles in my legs that allowed me to chase my kids when they were smaller and have allowed me to finish 4 Wharf to Wharf races, 1 Tunnel to Towers Marathon, 1 half marathon and 1 Moonlight Marathon.
The Wow part came as I was on the treadmill. I did 30 minutes of cardio but decided today would be the day that I challenged myself to interval training. I ran for 2 minutes and walked for 1. I paced myself and did it.....the WOW! I can actually run (I was shocked as I broke my knee 13 years ago and thought that I would never be able to do this)......
So Cathy and Kathy....thanks for a great group and a safe place to vent this....and thanks Nana for teaching me something else in life.
May all of our goals come to fruition in 2009!!
Anjanette
Today I wrestled with the questions that I will never have answers to..things like "would she have done something different if she knew? and "was there anything that she wanted to tell me but felt she couldn't?"
My Aha-Wow moment came when I was in the gym today. Because Nana passed so young, I have been in the mindset that I had to take care of myself better since she passed so young. Now, mind you, this was my goal for January. While I was stretching, I became reaquainted with bones that I haven't felt since I stopped going to the gym . Lo and behold...they were still there( the aha moment). I found some muscles that I have missed since I stopped going to the gym. Instead of rushing because I had 10 other things to do, I enjoyed the music in my ears and the time with myself. I silently thanked those bones that supported my large frame so well and vowed to stay lighter so that they didn't have to work so hard. I thanked those large muscles in my legs that allowed me to chase my kids when they were smaller and have allowed me to finish 4 Wharf to Wharf races, 1 Tunnel to Towers Marathon, 1 half marathon and 1 Moonlight Marathon.
The Wow part came as I was on the treadmill. I did 30 minutes of cardio but decided today would be the day that I challenged myself to interval training. I ran for 2 minutes and walked for 1. I paced myself and did it.....the WOW! I can actually run (I was shocked as I broke my knee 13 years ago and thought that I would never be able to do this)......
So Cathy and Kathy....thanks for a great group and a safe place to vent this....and thanks Nana for teaching me something else in life.
May all of our goals come to fruition in 2009!!
Anjanette
Anjanette
"Never let the fear of striking out get in the way of trying" George Herman "Babe" Ruth
No excuses....just do it!
and we are so proud of you
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