The 365 Day Do Over

Its New Years Eve 

Time to set new goal

Make plans

and think about what we all hope to accomplish in the coming year

Its the annual 365 do over.  

For the last few years my goal has always been to lose weight and get healthy

weight loss is the unattainable goal that always seems just out of reach for me

My weight and height firmly place me in the obese category

bordering on morbidly obese

now, this little bastard chart doesn't take into account that I can swim bike and run 70.3 miles

It doesn't know that I workout 6 days a week

or that my quads are not quads at all but more like quadzillas 

logic says that a number on a scale doesn't mean shit. 

It doesn't tell you that I am wife, a daughter, a sister, dog mom, foster dog mom, horse lover, or an Ironman (half). 

but for years that number has beaten the crap out of me

its too high

(sorry, I had to)

that ever changing number and the little bastard inner fat kid have led me around 

eat this, don't eat that,this will make you gain weight, here is some lettuce, just kidding lets have cake. 

My goals for 2016 are not to lose weight

my goal is to break those ties

the fat kid has been given his eviction notice 

now its time to remove the scale

I am not a number

I am not a size

My name is Lauren

I am who I say I am 

not what a chart says I am. 

So bring it 2016, I am going to crush you. 

Ironman Oceanside 70.3

Ironman Arizona 70.3

Ironman Arizona 140.6

I will be an Ironman

I will be happy

I will be balanced

I will treat people with respect and love

I will work on being as nice to strange humans as I am to strange animals

I will be more outgoing

I will not hide in my house because I don't like how my clothes fit

I will be me

I will be strong

I will be a badass

and I will work hard. 

see ya 2015, don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out.