Losing vs Letting Go....

Well, here we are.... week two is nearing its end

I have finished 2/3 of the runs for Week Two.- what does that look like you ask?

Simply put, its intervals of 90 seconds running broken up by 2 minutes of walking, oh and some huffing, puffing and panting too.

Which leads me to the thought that kept running through my head over and over and over while slugging away running the roads.

I need to lose weight, I will feel better if I just lose the weight. 

But then I started thinking, what other things have I lost that I was happy about
Lost my cell phone- NOT happy
Lost my keys- NOPE not happy
Lost my kitty (RIP)- Definitely not happy

So then WHY would I think that Losing weight would make me happy. There is not one thing I can think of that I have Lost that I didn't want want back.

So then I really had to look at the goals I had been setting. Why would I set a goal that would in turn have me running in circles.

Think about it, really think about it- usually when you lose something, you want it back. More often than not, you end up finding it. In the case of my weight loss, I would gain back more than than I ever managed to lose

The next thing I had to think about was how do I set a goal that still involves getting myself to a healthier body while focusing on the positives..... then it came to me

I need to LET IT GO. All the things in my life that I have no more use for, I have let go of.
Clothing that no longer fits- Let it go and donate it
Ex's that were not "the one"- I let them go! 
Friendships I struggled to work at when the effort was all one sided- I let them go

All those decisions were made for the benefit of me. I never once tried to get back one of those things on the second list. Whereas the  ones on the first list, I would have given almost anything to have those things back.

So, where in the world does this leave me on my journey to finding my inner magnificence?

I am looking forward to continuing on my journey to my 5km, as well as LETTING GO of the unwanted baggage (aka 50lbs) that I have no need of any longer.

I'll let you know how run 3/3 for week two goes tomorrow!

Until next time :)