First of all, I'm SO excited about this goal and this blog. I love the idea of shared blogs and think that, when people with different voices and viewpoints write together, it's just literary gold. I hope you'll keep reading--I think you'll really like this.
Now...how did I get to this point? Let's see. I think it was probably when I went to the doctor and weighed on the devil-scale, and the number that popped up on the screen was higher than it has ever been, outside of pregnancy. It took awhile for that to sink in, but the number, in combination with the fact that none of my pants fit and I had already bought "big" pants, was a turning point. That and the mid-life crisis-type thing I'm experiencing--but that's for another post. I had a day that was pretty much an all-day binge, and that was it. I was done with the unhealthy lifestyle I had come to live.
Since October 14th (which is the date I went to the doctor and saw that hideous number), I've lost anywhere between 11-14 pounds, depending on which scale you use. I've changed my eating COMPLETELY. I've started working out regularly. And I decided two things: I wanted to learn to swim, and I wanted to do a sprint triathlon. Now before you ask...yes, I could already swim. I swam daily as a kid. But I never learned to breathe and swim at the same time, which is obviously necessary if one wants to swim laps. So, I signed myself up for swim lessons--hey, if Anderson could do it, so could I! And the rest is history! Now instead of learning to breathe, I'm working on little things like using my arms more than my legs, and getting the most out of pushing off from the wall so that I can save my energy. Swimming has been one of the absolute most challenging, most HUMBLING experiences of my life--one that will receive many, many blog posts in the future, I'm certain.
If you want to hear the truth--the HONEST truth--about the transformation from a mostly sedentary person to a sprint triathlete, come back. Read. Enjoy. I assure you it will be a comical, frustrating, hilarious ride.
-W
I'm gonna add your blog to my feed! I've been wanting to do a sprint too, but I'm in the same boat as you. I can swim (to save my life), but not to get anywhere. Where are you taking lessons?
ReplyDeleteHey Jenn! Do you belong to a gym with a pool? I took my lessons at the Y, but I know that lots of gyms here offer lessons. You sound like you're in the same boat I was in, so you probably won't need many lessons. I was going weekly but now I just set one up when I have something I need to work on.
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