Guest guest Posted March 19, 2011 Report Share Posted March 19, 2011 I'm running the LA Marathon tomorrow. I am doing it for me. I think I have lost about 15lbs in the whole process but I haven't weighed in since it derails my focus. But none of my clothes fit (I can actually slide my pants off without unbuttoning or unzipping). I feel like my whole life I have been afraid of living up to my potential, and afraid of succeeding, always sabotaging myself because I'd been brought up by a nada who taught me that I didn't deserve better or that I could never be more than she was. Tomorrow, I prove to myself that I can do whatever I want; that I can succeed at whatever I want; and no " distance " , whether real or imagined, can hold me back from living my life the way I want and having the life I want. Hmmm, maybe it wasn't off topic. Anyways, the cool thing is that I get a medal at the end. It's like getting a medal for conquering the nada in my head. - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 19, 2011 Report Share Posted March 19, 2011 Good luck, ! I want to run the Chicago Marathon in 2012, for similar reasons. Plus I want that medal at the end, too! You go, girl Holly > > > I'm running the LA Marathon tomorrow. I am doing it for me. I think I have > lost about 15lbs in the whole process but I haven't weighed in since it > derails my focus. But none of my clothes fit (I can actually slide my pants > off without unbuttoning or unzipping). > > I feel like my whole life I have been afraid of living up to my potential, > and afraid of succeeding, always sabotaging myself because I'd been brought > up by a nada who taught me that I didn't deserve better or that I could > never be more than she was. Tomorrow, I prove to myself that I can do > whatever I want; that I can succeed at whatever I want; and no " distance " , > whether real or imagined, can hold me back from living my life the way I > want and having the life I want. > > Hmmm, maybe it wasn't off topic. > > Anyways, the cool thing is that I get a medal at the end. It's like getting > a medal for conquering the nada in my head. > > - > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 19, 2011 Report Share Posted March 19, 2011 Good luck ! I'm really happy for you to be doing something you really want to do, and really proud of you for working so hard for this! And congrats on the weight loss too, I am working on that now myself. I went for a long walk yesterday, and it was the first walk in YEARS that didn't leave me with pelvic pain! It's so nice to feel good now, no excuse not to get more exercise ;-) Good luck to you! I really hope you enjoy this experience. You CAN do this! You rock =) mia > > > I'm running the LA Marathon tomorrow. I am doing it for me. I think I have > lost about 15lbs in the whole process but I haven't weighed in since it > derails my focus. But none of my clothes fit (I can actually slide my pants > off without unbuttoning or unzipping). > > I feel like my whole life I have been afraid of living up to my potential, > and afraid of succeeding, always sabotaging myself because I'd been brought > up by a nada who taught me that I didn't deserve better or that I could > never be more than she was. Tomorrow, I prove to myself that I can do > whatever I want; that I can succeed at whatever I want; and no " distance " , > whether real or imagined, can hold me back from living my life the way I > want and having the life I want. > > Hmmm, maybe it wasn't off topic. > > Anyways, the cool thing is that I get a medal at the end. It's like getting > a medal for conquering the nada in my head. > > - > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 19, 2011 Report Share Posted March 19, 2011 That is awesome, ! You go, girl! -Annie > > I'm running the LA Marathon tomorrow. I am doing it for me. I think I have lost about 15lbs in the whole process but I haven't weighed in since it derails my focus. But none of my clothes fit (I can actually slide my pants off without unbuttoning or unzipping). > > I feel like my whole life I have been afraid of living up to my potential, and afraid of succeeding, always sabotaging myself because I'd been brought up by a nada who taught me that I didn't deserve better or that I could never be more than she was. Tomorrow, I prove to myself that I can do whatever I want; that I can succeed at whatever I want; and no " distance " , whether real or imagined, can hold me back from living my life the way I want and having the life I want. > > Hmmm, maybe it wasn't off topic. > > Anyways, the cool thing is that I get a medal at the end. It's like getting a medal for conquering the nada in my head. > > - > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 20, 2011 Report Share Posted March 20, 2011 Good luck! I hope you run strong! I want to run a marathon one day, right now I'm working towards a 5k. I struggle with succeeding as well, and tend to self sabatoge. You can do it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 20, 2011 Report Share Posted March 20, 2011 YAY!!! Congrats!!!!! If you want, we could probably modify the medal to say something like " Nada Free since 2010 " on the back That'd be cool. Paint, or take to a trophy shop, or just paste a piece of paper over it. (ha, can you tell I work in advertising and teach kids art?) HUGS so proud > > > Good luck! I hope you run strong! > > I want to run a marathon one day, right now I'm working towards a 5k. I > struggle with succeeding as well, and tend to self sabatoge. > > You can do it! > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 20, 2011 Report Share Posted March 20, 2011 Kudos to you! SO sorry about the torrential rain today. Seriously LA, WTH?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 20, 2011 Report Share Posted March 20, 2011 It's okay. It was kind of like nada had summoned a storm to defeat me. But I won! I am officially a marathon runner! I got a medal and everything! 5:01:30. Not as well as I had hoped to do, but then again, I wasn't planning on running in a hurricane. Yay! > > Kudos to you! SO sorry about the torrential rain today. Seriously LA, WTH?! > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 20, 2011 Report Share Posted March 20, 2011 WAY TO GO AMANDA!!!!!!!! I'm so proud of you!!! =D That's awesome, I'm so glad you were able to do this for yourself. I bet you're tired now! Hopefully not too sore. But wow, that just simply rocks! I liked Girlscout's idea about putting something on the back of the medal that says " nada free since <date> " lol. Totally up to you of course, but I'm so happy for you that you could do this! Now, get some rest and pamper yourself a bit, you TOTALLY deserve it after running in a hurricane! hehe. Mia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 20, 2011 Report Share Posted March 20, 2011 Woo Hoo! That is so awesome! Congratulations, that really does rock! -Annie > > > > Kudos to you! SO sorry about the torrential rain today. Seriously LA, WTH?! > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 20, 2011 Report Share Posted March 20, 2011 You are my new hero! Not just for running a marathon, but for running it through the worst rain I've seen in LA for years! Now go get dry and warm and eat some carbs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 21, 2011 Report Share Posted March 21, 2011 Congrats! On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 12:25 AM, anuria67854 wrote: > > > Woo Hoo! That is so awesome! Congratulations, that really does rock! > -Annie > > > > > > > > > Kudos to you! SO sorry about the torrential rain today. Seriously LA, > WTH?! > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 21, 2011 Report Share Posted March 21, 2011 Great job! > > > > Kudos to you! SO sorry about the torrential rain today. Seriously LA, WTH?! > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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