{"id":76,"date":"2011-05-21T10:57:26","date_gmt":"2011-05-21T14:57:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jenn.theblessingfamily.com\/wp\/?p=76"},"modified":"2011-05-21T11:00:04","modified_gmt":"2011-05-21T15:00:04","slug":"stir-in-a-dash-of-health-worry-and-a-side-of-bling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jenn.theblessingfamily.com\/wp\/2011\/05\/stir-in-a-dash-of-health-worry-and-a-side-of-bling\/","title":{"rendered":"…stir in a dash of health worry and a side of bling…"},"content":{"rendered":"

When I turned 40 last year, I figured my body had just given up. \u00a0You know how things tend to break just after the warranty runs out. \u00a0Well I figured my body heard “40” (even though I tried not<\/em> to say it!) and decided to fall apart. \u00a0A few months later I braved a well visit at the doctor – to complain about my tiredness, my aches and pains, and such. I wound up with a stern lecture and some scary news about my weight, my blood pressure, and my cholesterol. And an admonition that it wasn’t “40” that did it – but my chronic tendency to give up on exercising after trying for a few weeks.<\/p>\n

A few days later I joined my local Curves<\/a> – beyond growing to enjoy the women there, \u00a0I love the fact that there are no mirrors and no men! And wouldn’t you know – the owner and the trainer who signed me up are both runners. And they both constantly talked running with me. After I complained that my weight was not changing, the owner suggested that I needed more cardio than the 1x a week Zumba class at Curves. She pointedly looked at me and said, “You need to try running if you want to make a difference in your body and health.” And she even had unused running shoes to sell me.<\/p>\n

High blood pressure aside, I have to say that good health is not nearly as motivating as a shiny medal. Seriously. After my husband’s Disney 1\/2, we walked (he stumbled) around Downtown Disney for a little while. Watching all these people wearing the Donald medal given to all finishers was inspiring. I really wanted a pretty medal too. Shallow? Perhaps…but it became the nugget of an idea to get myself in shape so I could EARN one of those on my own.<\/p>\n

And here I am….running 3-4x a week. And registered to run a Disney 1\/2 in roughly 8 months. And hoping some of my friends join me there.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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