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A Change in Mindset and Goals

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Since reading The Magnolia Story and my experience with my wedding rings, I have changed my mindset about so many things.  One in particular being my obsession with running and working out.  I know that my running and working out is time-consuming and a lot of our free time revolves around my running schedule because I have set these lofty goals to run races and a certain number of miles in a year.  This has also caused me to be ridiculously burned out from running.  I have lost my love of it a little bit.  So to gain that back, the first thing I am doing is to NOT set a mileage goal for next year.  I still want to train and race, but I am going to follow my plans more and not overdo it as much just to chase a number.  I am going to run more for feel and for the freedom it gives me.  I am going to run with friends more.  I am going to make running fun and enjoyable again.  I’m going to concentrate on getting stronger with more strength training and to work on my speed with shorter runs.  So far I am loving the results that I am seeing from using the Body Beast program.  My quads and calves are bursting out of my pants; my biceps are starting to firm up and have more definition; and my shoulders are getting rounder.  I actually have noticed that my stomach has gotten a little flatter and I’m really not doing much to specifically work my abs!  I can’t wait to see what other changes my body will take on as I continue with this program.

I am not sure about this next goal.  Part of me really wants to run the Madison Marathon again and to complete it in under 5 hours!  I was so close this year, so I really want to try to meet this goal.  But another part of me kinda wants to be done running marathons.  Half marathons are really more my speed.  I absolutely love this distance.  I feel like I could run one every weekend and not get bored or too worn out from it!  I’m still deciding on this one, but you guys will be one of the first to know when I do decide!

Other than that, the only other goals I have for myself are to be healthy and happy.  I love working out and will continue to push myself, but I am going to try not to obsess over it.  I want to be there more for my family and to do things with them rather than worry about if I got my workout in or not. Working out and being healthy are a priority since if I’m not happy and healthy, I can’t be there for my family.  So I am going to try my best to make sure these workouts are done early in the morning so that I have more time for my family.  There will still be short runs at night but that’s ok.  My Maddie girl loves to come downstairs and workout with me.  She’s toyed with lifting my small weights a bit and she loves using the elliptical!  I love that she wants to be healthy!  She’s amazing!

I am going to work on using this blog for more than just posts about my running and working out.  I am going to work on more expression and feeling in my writing.  I want to spend time writing about my inner thoughts while running, working out, mothering, family time, and the ups and downs of life.  I feel like I will be more relatable that way.  I want to especially work on writing about my relationship with my Heavenly Father, Jesus Christ.  Without Him I would not be the woman I am today and I really don’t know where I would be.  He is my Saviour and I will tell you more about that in another post.  

One last thing that I want to work on this year is my book writing.  I have so many ideas for children’s books, etc. but I never seem to have time to write them.  I want to spend more time this year working on these projects.

That’s all for goals as of right now.  They may change throughout the year and that’s ok.  That is another thing that I struggle with: Being so focused on making a goal and not allowing myself to change it.   Not this year! It’s ok to change things.  It’s ok to not be perfect.  It’s ok to be you!  

Remember you are awesome!  You can do whatever you put your mind too.  Here’s to an awesome 2017!  
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“Be strong, you never know who you’re inspiring!”

Laura

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