Mile 1 is the hardest...

Every run I go on, no matter how many miles I am running, the first mile is always the worst.  It is obvioulsy a mental thing.  I don't know if it just takes me that long to get my mind in to running mode or if it takes my body that long to warm up, but it is pretty miserable.  I would actually prefer the last mile of a long run over the first mile anyday. 

I have tried several times to be healthierbut I really struggle to get going.  Typically the whole process goes as follows:

Day 1:  Decide that I will eat better.
Day 2:  Read every nutrition lavel and barely eat because there is nothing healthy in our house.
Day 3:  Go grocery shopping and get a bunch of "healthier" (Read: anything that is lite or low-fat) food. Continue to eat little to nothing because I have no clue what I should eat, which leads to...
Day 4:  By this day I usually give in and just go back to eating whatever I want.

Apparently, I have that same "mile 1 mentality" when it comes to things beyond running.  The way that I handle it on a run is to just think about moving forward.  I have a rule that I don't have to keep running if I get tired, but I have to keep moving forward.  Whether it is running, jogging, walking, crawling...I am moving forward.  That mentality has gotten me through a lot of difficult runs.  I have decided to apply this mantra to my newest endeavor and just keep moving forward.  There will obviously be lots of days that I am crawling (hello, glazed donut that was just calling my name) but as long as I keep moving, I won't beat myself up about it.  Eating a little better tomorrow is better than eating the crap I was eating yesterday!

On a side-note, I was exhausted because I had the girls for most of the day today all by myself and they can really wear a girl out!!  But driving home from a family get together tonight they both started giggling their head's off.  I don't know who started first, but I realized that one giggling would in-turn make the other giggle. They just went back and forth for a good 10 minutes and I was laughing pretty hard myself.  It made me realize that nothing can give you a better "boost" than those precious moments that can't be found in a gym, a health food book, or a vitamin:)

Until next time!