Inspired Chunky Mama

Obstacles

I am my own obstacle. I hate to say it out loud, but I am. I fell off the wagon so to speak over the past couple weeks. I got really sick and it took 2 rounds of antibiotics to get rid of my sinus infection. I was so hungry craving carbs and soup and I didn't watch it... And I didn't run... And then one kid got sick, and then the other got really sick. Now I want to strongly point out, that I am not making excuses. I realize that I didn't have to go as overboard as I did in certain instances. My

The Hardest Step...

I recently read the following quotation:"The hardest step for a runner is the first one out of the front door."It is SO true. Convincing yourself to get out there and do it is the hardest part. The rest is easy in comparison.I didn't get as many runs as I should have in last week. This week I am going to remember that quotation when I don't feel like getting up an hour earlier at the crack of dawn or trying to fit a run in after the kids have gone to sleep at night. If I am going to lose as much

By June...

At the start of this year I reflected (like many do) on what I want to accomplish. I've recently decided that this is really the year I want to take the weight off. The weight that is holding me back from the person who I want to be. And I don't want to start next year off with the same resolution. I am bound and determined to do it this year. We always start off with the best intentions that often fall short, so in that vain I am publicly pledging to lose 40 pounds by June. Today I've posted a