Before and After.

Cleaning up today a basket full of cra.. I mean a basket full of old things, I came across the picture on the left. It was taken June 03, 2012 as I crossed the finish line of the Twilight 5K. Notice my face. All I can remember was that I was hurting and thinking how could people enjoy doing this for greater distances?! It had been a few weeks after I had decided to take up jogging in order to lose my post pregnancy weight. Every minute was hard even though I remember feeling stronger since I had been exercising consistently. I was happy that I had finished it and determined to continue my journey towards fitness and a healthier me.

I did continue my journey. 8 months passed during which I continued my training plans. I set new goals. I stayed true to them. I believed I could do it and then I knew I would.

Now look at the picture of the runner on the right hand side. Yeah, that's me.  It's still the same mom, but she's smiling.  She's stronger and fit and healthier. This picture was taken on February 24, 2013 as I crossed the finish line of the Disney Princess Half Marathon, which explains my ridiculous outfit! It was my first half marathon. I enjoyed every minute of it. It was hard but I wasn't hurting. I was pushing myself. The half marathon was 10 miles farther than the distance I did on the left.

And my journey continues...