Forget the Finish Line...I'm focused on the next step!

Hello All! A few months ago I downloaded the MFP app on my iPod but never really got very far in exploring and only just made it to the website...there is so much here!

I have been struggling the last few years with some pretty extreme allergies that stopped my running and exercise habits virtually in mid--stride and managed to gain nearly 40 pounds since then. I have been working hard at clawing my way back to my old lifestyle; I still run...just less frequently and much slower but I'm working on improving both as my allergy shots continue to help with the breathing.

Last week I won 15 free sessions with a personal trainer at my gym, and I'm going three times a week for the next month. Strength training is something that I never paid much attention to but I know that it is a critical part of a well rounded, fit lifestyle.

My next few steps include building a good habit of strength training and stepping up my daily activity. I just attached a basket to my bicycle so that I can bike in to work when the weather permits and this morning I got out the calendars and put together a training plan for running a fall marathon.

In general, I look at life as though it is a race. Everyone starts with the goal of finishing, some of us have specific time goals while others just hope to finish, a smaller group are just along for the ride. No matter how long the race is it is important to remember that the actual finish line is only a few inches wide, often we cross it in less than one stride when it took many thousands of steps to get there....seems like an awful lot of fuss over a painted line when the real celebration should be on those thousands of steps that came first, and the millions of steps to come.

Kristi in Kent, OH