Polar Pout

First the oops and the Polar Pout. Then the good stuff. Went for a run with my M400. Looked down almost 13 minutes into check my heart rate and I didn't have one!!!! I forgot my chest HR strap at home. What??? #polarpout . Now, the good stuff. Unlike other heart rate monitors it still tracked mileage, steps, kept tracking activity for my day, lap times even paused my training so I could take a silly selfie! Lol. Many other heart rate monitors you would have ...NOTHING without the heart rate  strap. Another great thing some HR straps are such a pain and you would feel it if it was off. I didn't notice that it was off because I feel no difference when it is on!  So there is always a positive at least when you look for it :) now off to put my chest strap on and finish cardio with P90X3. Did you get your workout in today?



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Freedom of Healthy

My Transformation Tuesday isn't about a before an after look or the 110 lbs gone. It is about a before and after feeling. Four years ago you would have not got me for 1. in a water-park 2. playing on the water slides or 3. posting this picture on all my social media which is well over 30,000 people. This before and after isn't about how losing weight will make you stronger and healthier. This is about how it can make you a happier person. A better parent. A parent who wants to create memories. Like Mom "Pull your feet in, tuck your head forward and pull your butt up"  Say what?? "Just do it!!" As she laughs hysterically going down the slide before you. Most teens run around a park with other teens. She does too but some days it us. My soon to be 14 year old loves to be with me. Not because there aren't other options but because we know we are lucky to have one another. I almost left this earth 7 years ago I am lucky to be here. I am reminded of this every morning when I wake up and am given the gift of another day with my family. I know some hear me say this but I really do. My eyes open and my heart says "thank you". Now I look for the positive, I steer clear of the negative, I find joy. Most importantly I make memories. Today as one of my friends loses her mother especially I am reminded of how precious the parent child relationship is. This post is in honor of her and her beloved Mom. So if you need a reason to get healthy and are looking for that push. Here it is. Don't think about the body it will give you. Think about the freedom you will receive from being healthy. From not caring about anything but having fun and making memories. 

More To It Than A Success Story

Running by myself can be dangerous. Not physically but emotionally. It always gets me thinking. Tonight in particular. For the past few months we have been running hills instead of the flat track like area. Since I was by myself I decided to go out to my track. See how the training had effected me, especially on Day 3 with my M400. I have been building back since Winter and after a setback in Nov medically. I was amazed at how just in a few months I had changed. Then thoughts came. If you run you know therapy happens on the road. I know lots of people see me as a weight loss success story. But do you know how many times I was knocked on my butt before I lost and maintained this for years? How many times I lost 40, 50, 80 lbs and gained it back within months? Do you know the emotional struggles with food from my childhood I had to overcome? How hard it is to take meds twice a day to make sure I never have a Gran Mal Seizure again? Do you know how hard PTSD is to deal with? How hard it is to even want to wake-up when you have this? The only thing that put a smile on my face was my "why", my children. Do you know how easy it would have been just walk away from it all and give up? I didn't though. Just as I was getting in my car this song came on and reminded me how lucky I am. So this is my challenge to you. Don't give up. Keep going. Nothing is impossible. You have a success story in you as well. I can't wait to see you pay it forward.

#dontgiveup #polar #polarambassador

Peace

This is the #1 thing that has brought peace to my life. Just because a person was brought to your life or you were biologically tied into theirs.. doesn't mean they can or have to stay. Toxic relationships are two sided until you choose not to engage any longer. You can though walk away. You are in charge of your peace. Shut the door. Delete the numbers. Ignore attempts of contacts. Try to forgive them though. It doesn't matter if they deserve it or have even asked for it. The forgiveness is for your heart. For your peace of mind. I have had to forgive a lot. I will not forget though. It is not in the front of my mind any longer though but tucked away until I see a picture like the one above. Which is a great reminder in how doing those simple things has made me a better, happier person.

Find new friends. Create your own family. Love them with all your heart. Then you will have peace.