Pondering and Praying...

When it comes to certain (often times fitness) things, it's easy for me to say yes without really thinking it through. Like when a friend of mine and I decided we were going to walk the Country Music Half Marathon in Nashville... we went out maybe 3 times to walk and then stopped; walking the Greenway on a regular basis (for those of you not in TN, is a walking path kind of like the forest preserve paths), bike riding... I'm really good at quitting at fitness related things.

I tell you all of these things so that you know that while I'm serious about what I'm about to say... it may not happen. I just feel the need to let you all know since I'm trying to decide wether or not I can motivate myself enough to do it! (and, I truly can use the encouragement)

I'm thinking about doing the Breast Cancer 3 Day (walking of course!)... 3 days, 20 miles a day. I'm sure you understand when I say it's kind of intimidating to think about!!

I am currently waiting for information in the mail to wisely make a decision while praying about wether or not I can do it. I think I can do it. I just need a lot of training; it's 60miles in 3 days, after all. But since this is my year... since I am determined to get in shape and lose weight, why not set a goal for myself. And I have a coworker that said she'd walk it (and train) with me. I have several months to get ready. Two of the cities they are holding it in are Chicago (August 8-10) and Atlanta (October 24-26). I think we've pretty much decided on Atlanta for the one we're going to do.

If we do it...

Vegetarianism

I’m thinking about becoming a vegetarian.

Maybe not permanently but for a little while. It’s something I’ve thought about several times over the last few years, and I think I’m going to give it a go. I’m not going to jump right into it. I want to do some reading on it and try to figure out what kind of things I can and can’t eat. And as much as I get annoyed at PETA telling me that a chicken is more important than me; I went to their web site just to see what it said. And after learning some things that solidify the fact that I will never eat KFC again, I found some interesting things to think about prior to taking this on.

I don’t even know why I want to try this so badly. I just kind of wonder if I can, I suppose. It’s a lifestyle that’s interested me for years, and whenever I talk to someone about it, it really piques my interest. So, why not? Maybe it’ll last a month or two. Maybe it’ll last a year or two. And who knows, maybe it’ll end up becoming a lifelong decision.

We’ll see…