Introductions!

In all of my life, I have never truly “fit in”, and I have learned to pride myself on that. Presently, it’s my body size that doesn’t fit in. I am not a whale; I don’t get mooed at walking down the street, however I am not average (or below) so I don’t get looked at either. This is not a new phenomenon for me, as I have been rather up and down throughout my life –always hovering between average and non-whale status (approximately where I am now). What is new for me is that I will be 30 in just over 2 months… Amazingly, it is not the aging that concerns me; it is the drive to want to do more challenging activities. In the dispelling of the rumors, I am active; I have completed Muddy Buddy, Warrior Dash, several 5K’s, and a 10K all within the past 2 years. I run regularly, walk my dogs, and snowboard in the winter. Amazing, right?!?!  Not all fat people sit at home.
This road has been a long pot holed one filled with detours, sickness, injuries, and disasters,but here I am starting anew. You know the old saying, “It’s not the number of times that you fall; it’s how many times you pick yourself back up again.”

I have never been one of the tiny pretty things, and that is not an aspiration I am working towards. I am working towards happy and healthy with the ability to complete a half triathlon (I’ll aim higher later – remember, make your goals attainable!)  

I hope you will join me on this crazy ride of turning, and surpassing, thirty and all the “nitty gritty” in between!