I am devoting today’s post to “Slim Dressing.” I am having a moment….a fat moment. Actually, who am I kidding? This is more than a moment. I’ve felt this way since the beginning of the year. My samplings of the less-than-friendly carbohydrates from the holidays have caught up with me. I would like to believe my scale is wrong but I’m noticing my clothing snug in more than a few places–where it didn’t use to be.
It is surely interesting how at this stage in my life, I have elected personal goals that I never would have considered at a younger age. The vision to launch a blog about older women aging with grace and style? The personal challenge to commit to a training program to ready this body to walk 13.1 miles in early Spring? Totally out of my comfort zone. I mean, I do exercise on a consistent basis, enjoy riding my bike, walking along the Susquehanna River and using my weighted hula hoop but to challenge myself to walk for 13.1 miles and not finish last is out of character for me.
As I mentioned, I am scheduled to participate in my first ever Nike Half-Marathon on Sunday, April 28th in Washington, D.C. The motivation to “walk” not run the 13.1 miles is actually inviting. I have been fortunate that I have always been able to manage my weight but as I mentioned in an earlier post, “Meet My Saving Grace” my female hormones recently changed along with my ability to quickly drop weight.
Details on the training program, The Team in Training (TNT) is the world’s largest endurance sports training program, participants such as myself are coached by certified trainers to fulfill personal fitness goals in a marathon run or walk, Century 100-mile bike ride or triathlon–I plan to walk. I have met some new people, and am looking to have a great time being part of a team that makes a difference for Leukemia & Lymphoma.
The difference is raising not only awareness about Leukemia and Lymphoma but raising needed resources to find a cure. Since TNT began in 1988, more than 440,000 participants have raised more than $1 billion for blood cancer research and patient services.
Today’s photos reflect my slim dressing choices.
