Amy's World: Wannabe

Tuesday, July 7, 2015

Wannabe

I tell my husband frequently that I want to be a runner. I watch all these people run by and I want to run. Why? Because all these running b***** are so skinny - surely if I run I too would be skinny?!?!? He reminds me that I'm not built for running. That I'm short and my bad ankles and flat feet would not do well. I already go to bed and wake up every morning with pain in my feet and ankles so I'm sure he is right (I just hate to admit that).

We walked so much in Europe (17k-25k steps daily) that my knee started to hurt on a hike we did so I'm sure knee issues would be next if I took up running.

I just wannabe skinny, but I love food too much, but running is probably not my get fit quick shortcut. There are no shortcuts for me so just need to continue plugging away.

Time to meal plan my 21 day fix soon I guess and see how that goes? :)

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About Me

Who am I? Well, I am still working on defining that and I hope that the me tomorrow is better than the me today.

I tell everyone that I was 'Made in Taiwan' and if I ever got a tattoo - that's what it would say! My family, activities, and work keeps me pretty busy! In my spare time, I try to find a little me time to craft and play video games!

So this will be my rambling ground about the non crafty side of my life and the quest for self-improvement. (If you want to follow along on my crafty side click here.)

Health

I discovered a couple of years ago that I have an extra bone in my feet (accessory navicular). The tendon has to stretch extra to go around it and gets inflamed easily. This has led to flat feet a lot of pain when I walk too much.

The extra weight doesn't help. I tried to start running a few years ago and it was going okay until I rolled my ankle really badly.

I started working out with at home fitness programs (love T-25!), but then I was constantly derailed each month by horrible pain which was finally attributed to Adeonomysis and Endometrosis. I had a hysterectomy almost two years ago and now I'm looking to get my health back on track.

It's been difficult with the stress of moving across the country from packing up my home, selling it, and moving from Northern VA to Colorado. Working full time and taking care of two kids and juggling their activities make it challenging to squeeze in 'me' time. When I do have time, I want to craft and not sweat! Unfortunately, I'm now paying the price and am the heaviest I've been since I was pregnant!!! :(

So here we are in Colorado where every one around me is pretty much tall, Caucasian, and thin and I stick out like a sore thumb being short, fat, and Asian. I can't exactly change the short and Asian part so I'll work on not being so fat! :D