Running my 1st half marathon...why you ask?

I am sitting here craving a piece of macaroni and cheese...that is why I need to run :->

Before I got married I worked out 4-6 times a week. I wanted to look beautiful for my wedding dress and my honeymoon. Once I said I do on May 28th...I entered a summer of doing absolutely nothing except sleeping on the couch. Needless to say, I put on some weight during these two months. 10 lbs to be exact.

In my 3rd year of undergrad I lost about 30 lbs and I've done a really good job at keeping the weight off since then. At that time everyone told me that I couldn't lose the weight, that I "wasn't meant to be skinny."I let that and my commitment to health motivate me into getting in and staying in shape.

However, now I am at the point where I am wondering...what is next? Before I had naysayers and the wedding to motivate me. I know that "life" is supposed to motivate me enough to get off the couch, but unfortunately it does not. So I decided to run my first half to get back in shape and recommit to living a long and healthy life.

Especially being in the public health field...I don't want to tell people what they need to do and know that I am not doing everything I can do to be healthy. I also want to be an inspiration to other Black women who need something to be "next."

I look forward to posting about my experience running my 1st half. For me this is a new beginning. I am a recent graduate and married woman, who needs something to inspire me to be healthy. I think this half marathon is that something.

And no...I am not going to eat that piece of macaroni and cheese tonight.