Reaching Your Mt. Everest!

I think Miley said it best...

"The struggles im facing the chances im taking sometimes might knock me down but no im not breaking i may not know it but these are the moments that im gonna remember most yeah just gotta keep goin and i i got be strong gotta keep on pushin on cuz

There's always gonna be another mountain im always gonna wanna make it move always gonna be an uphill battle sometimes im gonna have to lose aint about how fast i get there aint about whats waitin on the other side its the climb"

I know in this picture... this "hill" might not seem like much, but for some reason I dreaded this part of the run more than anything. I never wanted to run up it... down... around... anything but up. The funny thing is that we all have our own "Mt. Everest" and even though they may not seem like much to others... it's something that we put off, dread doing, or we just let it stand in our way. But as the song says you gotta just keep pushing past all the fears and insecurities you may have because you are truly the biggest obstacle in your way!

Day 3:

Wednesday night I had determined there was no way I would actually get up first thing in the morning. Ray and I hit the snooze and agreed that when we returned home from work on Thursday that we would hit the gym running... and so we did. About 400 calories burned. I've continued to lift weights while walking/running. I only lift about 5 lbs each arm but after an hour it burns. Wednesday I could feel the burn, my back was completely sore and honestly the majority of my body ached... but after a good stretch Thursday before our work out I was ready to go.

Also on a side note... what would you suggest as good snacks before a run? I cannot eat a full dinner before but wanted to know what your thoughts were on healthy snacks to provide energy for a work out? I've tried celery and peanut butter which actually is super good... any other thoughts?