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One Year Later…10K Results

One Year Later…10K Results

May 4, 2015
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This past week was really quite emotional for me.  It was the anniversary of when I decided that I HAD to make a change in order to be comfortable with myself and what I was doing with my body. 





I remember last year, when I ran the Coke 10K, that I was super excited about my time.  But when I saw a picture of myself running, I knew that I was not so excited about my body.  I know, I know, I wasn’t extremely overweight, but I was uncomfortable. My clothes didn’t fit, my BMI was too high, and I lacked energy to keep up with my boys.  And it was time to spend the summer with them and think about swimsuit season.  None of which I was very happy about.

Pre-race 2015

But truly, it went deeper than that.  I knew that I depended on food.  I turned to food when I was bored, or ill, or for comfort. I remember purchasing Lysa Teurkerst’s Made to Crave and praying for God to unsettle me…and boy did He!  He revealed to me that my reliance on food for comfort was replacing my reliance on Him.  I am sure many of you can relate, and I won’t go into the entire story, but you can read about it HERE.

All that to say, I knew I had to do something!  And I truly believe that God guided me to purchase the 21 Day Fix and find my coach, Melanie and her challenge group.  My life was about to drastically change, and I had no idea.  I was just scared! Scared of failing another attempt to make a lifestyle change.  Scared to let myself and my family down.  Scared to get uncomfortable and vulnerable.  

I really wanted to get off of my birth control too, and that scared me a lot!  You see, I have always struggled with PMDD, and birth control was the only tool I had that helped.  But that affected my relationship with Matt. I wanted to try to get off of BC again that summer, but guess what…I was scared!!!

But I asked Matt to hold me accountable, and I had the support of my challenge group and coach, and fast forward one year later, and voila!  It wasn’t magic – It was a lot of prayer and hard work that has gotten me here today.  


I think I was so nervous about the 10K this year, even though all the evidence of change was there:


I feel better.
I am stronger.
I have more energy.
My clothes fit better.


This was just another confirmation that the changes I have made were worth it and were effective.  I set a GOAL this year to improve my 10K race time by 5 minutes.  I really wanted to hit that goal.  I thought about it a lot last week.  I trained for it.  I really committed myself to Insanity Max 30 and to maxing out, because I could feel myself getting stronger.  My cardio endurance really improved with these workouts.  I didn’t run as much this year in preparation, but I could tell when I did that I was stronger.  It was exciting, and I didn’t want to fail!  


But, honestly, God have me this awesome peace Saturday morning, that no matter what my results were, I had still changed for the better.  I have grown so much stronger in my relationship with Christ through this past year.  Being a challenger and transitioning to a coach and then leading other people along this path has greatly increased my reliance on Him.  Sure, I have changed physically, but my spiritual transformation has been greatest.  


My family has benefited as well.  I am stronger, healthier, have more energy, and much more comfortable with who I am inside and out.  And what more could a mommy ask to be for her family?


I make healthier choices not just for me but for them as well! My lifestyle change has been a change for them as well! So, no matter what my race results were, I knew I would be content.  So, I went out there and I had FUN!  




And….I crushed my goal!!!  I didn’t just take FIVE minutes off my time…I took SIX and 1/2 minutes off!!! And, it felt incredible doing it! I remember last year feeling like I would never make it.  You can even see it in my face.  Compare it to this year, and I felt like a million bucks and so much stronger!


How cool is that??? Check that Goal off the list!


So, now, I am focused on beach time!! We leave in two weeks, and while I am in great shape, I really want to lose a few pounds for myself.  So, I have my meal plan ready for this week:

I have created a hybrid workout program based on my goals and the workouts I love to do!  I am combining Insanity Max 30, Chalean Extreme, and 21 Day Fix Extreme!!  I love that I have the freedom to do that, and do it all from the comfort of my own living room!!


Also,  to keep me focused, my bathing suit is hanging in the pantry to help me resist temptation…seriously.

Whatever it takes…

My scripture is hanging on the kitchen cabinets, my challengers and coaches are holding me accountable, and most importantly I have my quiet time with God every single morning before I check in with anyone for the day.  Because this was and always will be a a spiritual journey with God.  


I am forever grateful He led me down this path.  I don’t know what the future holds, but I know that He holds my future.  Sometimes I need to remind myself of that on this crazy ride of life, but I am so thankful for this peace I have in Him.


Maybe you would like some help getting starting, or maybe you are already active and just want to focus on cleaning up your nutrition.  I would love to help you just like someone else helped me!  My May challenge group begins two weeks from today on the 18th.  If you’re interested in joining us, let me know by clicking HERE!


xoxo,
Rachel

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