I can actually run! Not really really fast or for HUGE distances. But I can run 3.1 miles 😃 and not finish dead last. Now that I can b-r-e-a-t-h-e. It's a beautiful thing =). My kids are tripping out. THEIR mommy, for most of their lives, was 250 pounds, smoked, and laid on the couch on her days off. She got winded and tired just walking up the stairs. Sometimes they could talk her out to the backyard, but she always had to have her smokes and her snacks and usually complained. Now, I am trying to talk them into joining my training and entering the kids section of the race. Now I bug them to come out and help me plant some new flowers or help me in the garden. I talk them into coming on a run with me and the Koda dog.
I just hope seeing the difference will influence them positively in years to come. I always tell them how hard it is to lose weight. I tell them how hard it is to quit smoking. I am trying to set a better example than I have in the past. I truly hope they pull from the positive, not the negative. I hope they remember that if they just try to make good choices, life can be easier.
Today my 11 year old and I were on a tight schedule and had to pretty much run into the grocery store on the way between dropping him at home and me getting to work....there was a couple of employees smoking near where we had parked and he went "Ugh! YUCK!" as we passed them. I told him, hey, I don't like the smell either, but don't be rude! I know he was probably just trying to reinforce to me that they (cigs) were gross and bad, but it came out sounding kind of disrespectful and that doesn't fly with me. I hope he understood that? Not defending smoking, but defending basic courtesy? I don't know. WOW rambling. Hope yall have a great weekend! Take care 😃
