Moving Forward

So I was just on the main page of my blog and I read the "about me" section.  How times have changed since that day I first wrote that.  Due to so many changes in my life (many of them good) I decided to put the 70.3 training on hold and focus on my new job and the travel I have to do ... so this blog is no longer about my 70.3 training for this year.  I am still struggling with my weight but now this blog is going to take a turn.  This blog is going to be about me dealing with the "silent killer", my high blood pressure, my weight and my training.  This high blood pressure thing is putting a lot of stress on my body, in more ways than one.  I can't stop thinking about it and I feel like crap.  It has ignited my IBS which is not fun and when I am stressed about something where is the one place I turn to .... food.  There is also a catch 22 thrown in there.  I have not been motivated lately, which is scary since I have a half marathon on June 1st.  The catch 22 is that I need to exercise in order to get out of my funk but I need to get out of my funk in order to exercise.

My doctor told me that I would get my mojo back I just need to give my body some time to heal.  My body has had a lot of stress on it lately with the high blood pressure and the stress igniting my IBS.  In time, as we try different medicines, my body will relax and I will be back in full force.

A few things I did do this past week.  I went and swam one morning, and when i arrived at the pool I realized that they changed the lanes of the pool.  The length of the pool was now Olympic size, 50 meters long.  It definitely feels different especially when you are used to doing so many strokes before you turned.  The good thing about the longer pool is the fact you will build up your endurance a bit.

I also signed up to work at the Wellness Clinic at Ithaca College.  As an employee of the school I can join the Wellness Clinic like a gym and work with the exercise science department and their students.  They will put together a program for me and work with me towards my goals.  When I found out about the high blood pressure I joined the clinic looking for their help.  I have hope!!

And finally, during the winter I was having a lot of thoughts about doing another marathon since it had been 8 years since my last one.  I looked into a couple but due to my work schedule I was not able to sign up because they were the same day as alumni/reunion weekend.  So I put those thoughts aside.  Then a friend of mine mentioned the Wine Glass Marathon, it was a different weekend and I had done the half last year.  Later that day a group of us were at dinner and we started talking about training together for a fall marathon. We decided on the Wine Glass Marathon and that night I signed up.  There is a whole group of us that will participate in either the half or full marathon.  I am looking forward to the team work and the training.  I am just trying to Move Forward!!

Are we there yet???
Boston Strong