frauhausmaus

Thanks for the warm welcome, everyone! I have tried running in regular running shoes, but I got terrible shin splints. My gait isn't perfect for barefoot running (I still land a little flat-footed, especially when I'm tired), but my legs don't bother me as bad. I'm a country girl and being barefoot is just a way of life. I wear my Vibrams all the time- working, hiking, whatever. Running in them just feels better.

I've been following the Nerd Fitness blog for about a year and get really inspired by the articles, but I haven't really managed to buckle down and get any real work done. Last year was rough. I lost my stepdad (a month before his 51st birthday) to acute renal failure and congestive heart failure- which was the result of obesity and uncontrolled type 2 diabetes. I don't wanna go down like that. I got all motivated and started eating better and lost a little weight, even ran my first 5K back in October. But somehow I managed to get all complacent again and officially crossed the line from "overweight" to "obese" as I rang in the new year. I'm pretty disgusted with myself. I just turned 31 a few days ago and for my birthday, my mom signed me up to run a 5K with her Feb 15th. I am really excited, but I am so out of shape. I've started running again, doing C25K with my 13 year old son 3 days a week (barefoot- woot! It's the only way to run) and have been doing the Angry Birds Workout during the day to keep me up and moving. I work a desk jobat a winery (for the next two weeks anyway), so I'm usually pretty sedentary. I know I'll probably catch a little flak for this, but I am on Weight Watchers right now. I'm trying to ease myself into a more Paleo way of eating by starting with the Weight Watchers Points Plus, working my way into the Simply Filling technique, which is mostly Paleo stuff anyway. Right now I am working on portion control and holding myself accountable for what I eat. I'll admit now that I struggle with rage and depression and am not the easiest person to get along with. I'm not outgoing, bubbly, and friendly, which might be why I am in the lonely, bitter situation. Anyway, it's time for a change. If I keep going at the rate I'm going, then my life is half over... maybe even more than half. I don't want that.