Big Bold Dreams you say??? What is she up to now?
For anyone who doesn't know me that well, I am a 30 year old mom of 2 boys and an angel daughter in heaven. Growing up, I was always on the skinny side until I was about in the 7th grade. I went from wearing a size xs-s in 6th grade to wearing an xl by the time I was in 8th grade. Some of you may be thinking that I just wasn't active and sat around doing nothing and that's why I gained the weight, however I was a competitive baton twirler from the age of 7 until I was 20 and would be in the gym for lessons or practicing 6-7 days a week and some of those days I would be in the gym on upwards of 4-8 hours of hard, very physical activity. Think of it as a figure skater or gymnast preparing for the olympics. It was during this time of 7th-8th grade that I figure my thyroid went out of whack. It was not until I was 22 years old and had a miscarriage with twins that I found out that I had hypothyroidism. A disorder where your thyroid becomes extremely lazy and your brain tells your metabolism to slow way down, resulting in extreme weight gains.
Well shortly after having my third baby, I decided that some things needed to change. I'm not getting younger and I've already been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. And as much as I think I look good on certain days, let's face it. I'm FAT. Clinically morbidly obese and I want that to change before something bad happens. I want to have a life that I can look forward to, instead of wondering how much shorter it will be if I don't change anything at all. I recently got my degree in molecular/cellular biology with the hopes of making the dreams of others that suffer infertility come true, why not also make my own dreams come true. So one day I was driving around and like a divine intervention, it hits me that I'm going to do something so drastic, and so crazy that I'm either going to get to a healthy weight and status, or it's going to kill me from trying.
I've decided to train in order to participate in a half iron man competition. That would include a 1.2 mile swim, a 56 mile bike ride, and a 13.1 mile run. Lord help me!
In a country where its citizens are becoming increasingly unhealthy and obese, I am hoping that this blog and my efforts will be a source of inspiration to others. I have big dreams and usually come through on them. I have faced infertility and have had 3 beautiful children, I went into college and got my degree making me the first in my immediate family to do so, I've been married for 9 years to a wonderful man going through 2 job loses, the death of a child, a bankruptcy, and infertility treatments and struggles with him that includes a failed adoption, any of which would rip other marriages apart by themselves.
When I make a decision to do something, I do it big and training for an iron man is no different, so this is definitely a bold dream, especially since I am a very big girl. I know it's going to take a little while to accomplish, but I have every intention of doing so.
That being said, I encourage you to keep up to date on my efforts and the many struggles i'm sure that will come with it, and even participate if you wish and share your experiences here. I know that we may not live in the same states, but you can train at home as well, and when I get closer to participating in the competition, I will post where it will be and ask for others to join me.
Who's with me?
