MeechyLA's Fitness Journey

MeechyLA

Hey everyone! Long story short, I had a life event in May that was the kick in the butt I needed to finally take fitness seriously. Over the past 5 months I've successfully lost 40lbs and I'm not done yet! It's been a wild ride, the keys for me thus far have been:

• REALLY understanding my "why" and using that as my foundation to achieve my goals
• Finding an activity that I love and committing to it 100%, for me that was a boxing class at a local gym. Through that class, I've developed a fitness level that allows me to actually enjoy other activities I used to hate, like running!
• Starting with small goals and going at my own pace to achieve them.

I'm still about 30% body fat and hope to drop that to 20%, my primary exercise of choice to get there right now is running. I successfully completed my first 10K a couple weeks ago under an hour and plan to race at least one 10K a month. My medium-term goal is to run my first half-marathon with strength and confidence by spring.

If anyone is looking to add friends on MFP for encouragement and accountability, please let me know! I also hope to meet other folks local to LA that are committed to fitness and looking to try new activities as a group. Maybe try for the LA Marathon in 2019?

CourtneyUT

Wow, you're doing great! Sounds like you are making life changes for the right reasons. Good luck on your journey.

MeechyLA

CourtneyUT wrote: »

Wow, you're doing great! Sounds like you are making life changes for the right reasons. Good luck on your journey.

Thanks! Looks like you're new to the community too, welcome