1 mile.

from hautelook.com

I am going to say it right now.
I do not believe in scales.
I do not believe in diets.
The minute you tell me I can not eat something, I will probably figure out a reason why I can.
I do believe in feeling good.
I do believe in outrunning the bad guys.
I do believe in feeling strong.

Lately, I know that I need to get on it.
The exercise thing.
I need to feel better..
I want to be stronger.
I can see the bad guys off in the distance, and there is no way I'm going to catch them.
I haven't been "to the gym" in over a year.

I can sit here and tell you all the reasons why.
I am not a morning person, I am too busy, the kids won't let me, the stereo isn't working, I need a new sports bra, the dog ate my homework. 
I don't want to.
Let's be real honest. That is the real reason-
because if you REALLY want something. You make it happen.

I was looking through a woman's magazine recently and it said even if you don't do that hour, even if you don't do all the {body parts} routines. Even if all you can do is 5 minutes. Do it. Wow. I know that sounds simple. But you know the drill. There's not enough time to do that thing you planned on starting.
SO YOU DON'T DO ANYTHING.
It's been lingering in my mind. Like a song stuck in my head.
1 mile.
aubrey, you can do 30 minutes or 1 mile. Whichever comes first. {that voice in my head says}
you CAN do that.
aubrey, mornings obviously do not work for you. figure it out.
Tonight I told the hubs.
Every night at 8pm I am going to go down to that basement and run.
Maybe I will still get up in the mornings. But 8:00. That is going to happen.

Tonight I hopped on the elliptical and cranked up the music.
I closed my eyes and I ran.
When I opened my eyes I had ran 3 minutes.
Then, that little voice started.
you want to be down here all night? the sooner you get to 1 mile, the sooner we can be done with this. RUN.
So I ran. I ran like I was chasing the bad guys. I sang and I ran until I could not physically sing anymore. And I kept running.
1 mile, 10 minutes.
Really, aubrey? you're going to quit? that only took you 10 minutes. Keep going. See if you can make it to 2 miles. You can quit when you hit 2.
16 minutes in and I could feel the rubber legs starting.
Run backwards. just run. The sooner you hit 2, the sooner you can quit.
That last minute I closed my eyes again and told myself to keep running.
And guess what?
2 miles, 22 minutes.
That's no world record but I'll take it.
Is it bad that that voice in my head now wants to know how long it SHOULD take me to run 1 mile?
Maybe someday I'll do it that fast.
So who's going to "meet me at the gym" every night at 8:00??
1 mile or 30 minutes, whichever comes first.
First one back upstairs wins. ;)
Actually it is win, win isn't it?

YOU ARE STRONG ENOUGH.

From louboosandshoes.blogspot.com