Sunday, March 18, 2012

New Beginnings


I can’t believe it’s been close to a year since I’ve posted on this blog.  Wow, how time flies! I have to admit that I haven’t lost any weight since my last post, and I know that I’m even more out of shape.  What have I been up to, you ask?
Let’s see.  I passed my state boards and I’m currently an LPN working at the local hospital. I’m going to school to finish my nursing degree and plan on graduating in May, then it’s one more big test (RN state boards) and then I’ll be done with school for awhile.  So the past year I’ve been spending a majority of my time doing this….


Now that Spring is here and Summer is right around the corner I figured what a great time to concentrate on getting healthy.  I still want to learn to run a 5k and I’m the first to admit that I’m a huge procrastinator and I need something to motivate me to keep up the training.  A friend of mine told me about a 5k run that is coming up July 1 and it peaked my interest.  It’s the Color Run and you can walk or run.  Every Kilometer they throw some sort of colored powder substance at you as you run by.  It’s a different color for each Kilometer you run.  It sounds like a lot of fun, so I signed up.  I figured this will be enough time to lose some weight and eventually run my first 5k.  I have my work cut out for me, but plan on using this blog to keep me accountable in meeting my goals.  Here’s the website for the Color Run if anyone else is interested.

While losing weight you need that accountability and there's no better way to get it then by joining a challenge.  I found the Ready for Summer Challenge while surfing the web and knew this was exactly what I needed. It's 10 weeks long and starts March 26.  It's a challenge where you set your own goals....How cool is that?  Check it out below and join with me so we can keep each other accountable.



Challenge Goals:

Weight Loss~  I would love to lose at least 20 Pounds by the end of the challenge.

NSV~ My non-scale victory would have to be to fit in my size 18 jeans.

Exercise~ Be able to run a 5k, which is scheduled for July 1.

Nutrition~ Keep my calories between 1200-1500 calories and drink 120 oz of water daily.

I'm so happy to be blogging again and looking forward to catching up with all of my fellow bloggers. Good luck and let's make the rest of this year count!

19 comments:

  1. Welcome to the challenge. Best of luck.

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  2. Welcome to the challenge, looking forward to getting to know you.

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  3. I'm joining the challenge, too. First let me say congrats on your nursing stuff and good luck as well. I remember when I went back to school to get my master's and then my educational specialist degree-boy, I was ready to hurt someone! :)

    I used the Couch25k program to train to run my 1st 5k which I did back in February-the program is 9 weeks. I swear by it!!

    Looking forward to blogging with you! :)

    Could you add an email subscription button to your blog for me?? :)

    Shannon
    http://www.everystepcounts365.wordpress.com

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  4. Thanks for the welcome! Shannon I went ahead and put an email subscription box at the top of the blog. Thank you and I'm looking forward to getting to know all of you.

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  5. Thanks, Kristy. I just subscribed to your blog!

    Shannon
    http://www.everystepcounts365.wordpress.com

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  6. I'm new to the challenge thing so bear with me! Good luck Kristy! Thanks for sharing your journey!

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  7. Welcome, I hope you'll enjoy doing this challenge with us :D

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  8. Wow, we are pretty close in our goals! I am even doing the Color Run here in my neck of the woods. It's in June for me & I'm doing it with a group of friends and still working on the running so I most likely won't be running in that one but I'm signed up for plenty more where there will be running opportunities:-) Here's to you running in yours and to us in meeting our goals!

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  9. Joined the challenge! Can't wait, just the extra motivation I was looking for :)

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  10. welcome back to blogging. I find it helpful just to jot down my feeling, thoughts and ramblings. And the support of others can't be beat. Good luck reaching ALL of your goals.

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  11. Great goals!

    Can't wait to follow you on this Challenge!

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  12. i joined toooo!! and i cant wait.

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  13. Nice to meet you fellow challenger! :) I look forward to reading your updates!

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  14. Welcome to the challenge, and congrats on the nursing studies! Trying to lose weight while going to school is a balancing act - I've done it!

    Good luck!

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  15. That color run sounds like a blast! We're going to do awesome on this challenge! Good Luck! :D

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  16. Hi this is Kody from SkinnySized.com I am excited to be joining you on the Ready for Summer Challenge the next 10 weeks. I am a new follower of your blog! If you have a chance stop by for a visit some time!!

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  17. Hi, I'm doing the challenge too and the colour run looks awesome they don't do that here! (UK).

    I'm starting Nursing school in September so it's fun to see what you are doing :)

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  18. Hey Kristy,Great goals! I will support you in this challenge! Michele

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  19. Great goals! I am excited to be a part of this challenge with you!

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