in 2011, I stopped making excuses.

In the beginning of 2011, I weighed 145 pounds. I was binge drinking 3-4 times a week, and maybe going to the gym for fun 3 times a week. I joined MFP (the first time) in April. I had NO idea how horrible my diet was. I started running to help burn off those calories. I just kept running and running . I almost became obsessed. I wanted to get faster and faster.



In janurary I was barely able to run 3 miles in 27 min.
By July I ran my first ever 5k in 24:49.
I tried out & made my colleges cross country (and now track team) && I've never been on a sports team in my life prior to this.
I ran my last 5k of the season in 22:22




I never thought this could be possible. I used to smoke a half pack a day my senior year in high school. I used to think I wasn't good enough to be an athelte. I used to make excuses. I used to limit myself. I was so nervous to contact the coach saying "i have no experience running". I was so nervous to meet a team of college runners and explain to them that I've NEVER ran before. I even remember in my first few races telling myself during the race. "you're not a runner, you should just stop running because you suck". I never stopped. You HAVE TO brush off those negative thoughts because you can do things you would never image if you just STOP LIMITING YOURSELF!

Stop listening to your excuses