Getting ready for a change ...

Well, here it is the night before ... the night before what? The night before I start changing the way I view food ... Food is for life ... Food is for fuel. About a year ago, well no, its been a little over a year. My life was knocked upside down, no need to rehash the past but I will have to say it changed me in many ways. First, it brought me to my knees before God - who I depend on dearly. It got me into working out which lead to running which lead to my first 5K then a 10K and then training for my first marathon...God showed me what it is to take care of our bodies from the inside out ... not jut exercise and nutrition, but spending time with Him, in His word, not just reading, but studying. He showed me how freeing running is, how it helps to get rid of the idleness that leads to way to much thinking (espically if you are a female). So, I signed up for a Marathon ... for me it is so much more than running ... it was proving to myself that I could do this. I have never been athletic, never played sports (to embarased), this was to prove to me (mainly) and everyone else that I can do this. Days, week and months of training - over 500 miles ran ... BOOM ... my foot ... ouch ... I have a stress fracture 4 weeks before my marathon ... I am put in a Can Boot (I have named PITA)...and then the Dr says the words ... No running, no marathon. So, after three pitty parties and a couple really rough weeks - (dealing with a lot, go into that later). It is time to get back in it. First since I am not working out extremly hard I am starting a juice clense ... get the body clean from the inside out. You should have seen me at the store tonight ... my little basket was full of Kale, Parsley, Carrots, Beets, Ginger, Grapes, Spinach, Apples, Pears, Tomatoes, Jalapeno, Radishes and some things I can't remember the name of. So starting tomorrow I will be a juicing machine ... I am excited and still looking for that Coconut Water ...

Lifes Road in Your Face

This is just a brief introduction of what is to come and why I chose the title...

The title ... Life lately has seemed up close and in my face, new challenges, new struggles ... so what do I do ... I choose to move through them .

Why am I doing this blog ... I want to be the best me that I can be, from the inside out. I want to hold myself accountable and the best way I know how is to blog it ... maybe others will see this, maybe not ...

What am I going to blog about ... my life, my challenges, my goals ... Me running a marathon - a year ago I never had ran outside before ... My marathon was just for weeks away (now three) when I injured my foot - stress fracture ... so you will get to travel with me on my road to recovery and retraining ... Nutrition is huge, just got my first juicer so you will be reading a lot about that. I will write about different workouts that I have been doing, about my family but mostly about how my faith gets me through all of this ... ciaos is what life seems like at times, but God gives me peace and strength to get through each day. Hope you enjoy - look forward to your feed back...battery almost gone ... so I am done for now!