#personal fitblr

[m0tiv8me]

Felt like taking a little trip down memory lane with a Throwback Thursday. Singular moments captured in time along my journey that I felt incredibly proud of and accomplished. Trust me…Dedication and hard work WILL pay off. You just have to want it bad enough. I hope this inspires someone to run a bit farther, push a bit harder and dig a little deeper today…and everyday!!

[cynicalrecoverysociety]

New Year, New Fitblrs?

With the new year I have noticed several new fitblrs and plenty of people getting back on track. I would love to follow your journey, so if you are a fitblr in 2024 please like and/or reblog. We are in this together!

[maddygoesthemiles]

I got up and went for a run this morning! This one felt so much better than the last two.

[mentally-illenial]

[fitgothgirl]

149.9 lbs today!! I’m under 150 again for the first time in 6 years!! One more pound until the 20-pound mark!!! 11 more pounds until my first big goal!!!

[nicistrying]

Sat 6th Jan

Got up nice and early this morning and had the most beautiful winter morning walk with my girl watching the sun come up as we went along! And a bonus rainbow 🌈

We saw Maggie's friend Boo (an older collie, I think he's like 9 but they love playing together, he barks for her from the other end of the field when he sees us 🥹) We also saw so many deer! They weren't too fazed by us so we got to stand and watch them from a distance before they toodled away

Then had my dress fitting which was sooo lovely and relaxed. When I went to my sister in law's fitting with her, she had gone to this fancy boutique where they made a big fuss over her and it was lovely and felt really special, but I would have hated that myself. So I went to a local seamstress instead, she had this tiny top floor studio in the middle of town that I would never have known even existed and she just said hello, told me to go get my dress on and she put her pins in then told me to take it off again. We chatted away all the time but it was such a relief to not be fussed around. She didn't ask anything about the wedding, about Matt, nothing lol literally just put her pins in, I asked if she would sew me some cups in bc ya girl needs some kind of cleavage on her wedding day and she just laughed and said that would be no problem. I am sooo happy with her tbh. I was only there for 15 minutes! Got the bus halfway home and walked the rest as I had to stop off at the pharmacy, it was nice to be out in the sunshine again. Got home and did a load of housework, took all the Christmas decorations down and put them away in the loft, and put up a couple of pictures I've been meaning to get round to. Had a snack then went upstairs to work out and got a really solid upper body session done! It felt great

Made veggie curry for dinner, now relazing in the bath. Going to read my book in bed and hopefully have a good night's sleep bc I have another busy day lined up tomorrow 😴

[dafitness4shawn]

Happy Sunday Runday. Long runs are back on the agenda. Today was my first time running double digit miles and I skipped 10. Feeling myself to say the least. Ignore that heart rate, it’s definitely wrong, it was raining.

I hope everyone is having a relaxing Sunday.

[maddygoesthemiles]

Hike #7!

Peralta Canyon, 5.2 miles, 1329 ft elevation gain

I’m obsessed with rainy days in the desert!

It was so much fun to take Adventure Club on one of my favorite hikes. We got hailed on! I can’t remember the last time I’ve ever seen hail.

The wildflowers didn’t open until the end of the hike, but once they did, I was entranced. It was such a beautiful day and I’m so happy I got outside!

[m0tiv8me]

Happy Flex Friday! I’ve lost considerable strength and some muscle mass the past 6 months as I’ve taken time off to allow my shoulder to heal. It’s had me feeling fairly bummed. I also spiraled into pretty crappy eating habits, eating more processed and junk foods as well as eating out a lot due to lack of motivation to make healthy meals. It all led to a lack of energy and motivation and was tough to keep a positive mental outlook at times.

Being able to move a little weight again pain free has been the spark I needed to start to feel like my old self again. I was even able to do a few careful push ups which I’ve missed and look forward to getting back into. (still doing yours daily @marine-corps-strong ?)

I noticed a few fellow fitblrs I enjoyed following have deactivated their accounts while I was on hiatus…kinda a bummer as I’ll miss their inspiration and positivity but hope they are doing well. I’ll be honest I thought about doing the same a couple times as I felt down and out like I was never going to get better and not much of an inspiration to myself let alone anyone else….glad I didn’t let those doubting demons win.

The tone of my blog will probably feel different as I travel down the path of recovery. No exciting new PR’s or big gains to share. I’ll keep my mind set focused on just being happy to feel functional again and try not to dwell on how far I have to go just to get back to where I was.

If you’re struggling, recovering or just feeling like you’re trying to get back to a state you once were than I hope my blog will help inspire in new ways it maybe previously did not. Same journey, different path, fresh new attitude…let’s do this!!!

Btw, anyone still flexing on Fridays? Hit me with your inspiring awesomeness!!