I'm the type of person who really only gets motivated at night. I don't know if it's just because I'm a night owl or if it's because of how much more feasible obstacles seem in the dark, but that's when I'm most ambitious.
I've been telling myself for weeks now that I would start running again (not that I ever did so regularly), but I always came up with excuses. Tonight, I decided I was just gonna frickin do it. So I put on some leggings, threw a sports bra on under my pajama shirt and grabbed my most active dog.
And I DID IT. I walked the first quarter mile to warm up and convince myself I was doing the right thing, then I pushed myself to run until it hurt. I walked another quarter mile, then pushed myself to run all the way back home. I did some cooldown walking/stretching on my driveway when I got home and tracked my route to see I did 2.6 MILES. HOLY CRAP, GUYS.
I'm just really proud of myself to run so much, and especially after not actively exercising for so long. I know my body will hate me when I wake up in a few hours, but I'm going to ride this runner's high for as long as I can. And I'm done making excuses. I need to lose the weight, I need to be healthier, and hopefully my lung capacity will improve and I can stop nightly breathing treatments. Thank you, r/loseit and r/progresspics for daily motivation.
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