#growth
#So, I love hashtags. I think they are fun. I have only ever carried one through for very long (an entire year to be exact #findthejoy2016), but i think it's a neat addition to any social media post. Or text conversation. Or, in honor of today's blog post, a blog. A friend of mine catalogs her instagram posts using hashtags - I wish my hashtags were that purposeful. Today's hashtag is important to me - really important. Because it makes me so proud of myself, and yesterday I read a chapter of a book (mentioned in previous blog I think) that reminded us to focus on those things of which we are proud.
I have grown in physical fitness (if you have read many of my blogs or plan to, you'll notice this is my most common bragging moment) - in grace, in stamina, in strength, in endurance.
Grace: about 10 years ago (maybe 9), I literally fell down and tore a shard of bone from my ankle walking. I say walking, but really, I took TWO STEPS. One step. Two... fall. Ouch, stomach churning pain, three months in a boot. Now, I can walk in the grass, ride a bike, jump on a box (not a high one), do lunges, etc without falling down. This is huge in my life. My hashtag used to be #clumsy but now it's... I can't think of a good hashtag but you get the point.
Stamina: about 10 years ago (maybe 11), I couldn't make it longer than 10 minutes on an elliptical. I couldn't RUN anywhere (truth be told, I still can't run anywhere, but I can mosey). I couldn't walk up a flight of stairs, I couldn't walk and talk at the same time. I couldn't do any of those things without running out of breath. Now I can do ALL of those things (except run - that's just something I've moved past)! Today, I went 55 minutes on an elliptical. I climbed three flights of stairs. I walked and talked WHILE climbing said stairs. My hashtag used to be #imoutofbreath but now it's #letsgo
Strength: about 7 years ago, I couldn't lift more than about 20 lbs. (that's a guesstimate because my babies were both 9lbs). Now, I can bench press 45 lbs. Deadlift 45 lbs. Pulldown 65 lbs. That's all I know right now because I don't have my trainer in front of me telling me what to do or what they're called. But you get the point. My hashtag used to be #weak but now it is #stronger.
Endurance (wait. is this the same thing as stamina?): about 10 years ago, I didn't even know what a burpee was. I didn't know what a but raise was. I didn't know what a Turkish get up was. I refused to do a squat. I didn't know what a plank was. Now, I can do 20 burpees in a row (if I have to - I still hate the damn things). Now, I can do 10 Turkish get ups in a row on both sides. Now I can do like 40 squats. I can hold a 60 sec plank. My hashtag used to be #nomoreplease but now it's #icandoanythingfor5seconds
All this to say: I have grown so much. I am reveling in this growth tonight. My physical growth - my mental growth is a whole other blog (there's been a lot of that too). I have had a lot of help in this area: Piper, Jeremy, Clay, my kids... but tonight, I'm claiming this victory.
#wellswin
I have grown in physical fitness (if you have read many of my blogs or plan to, you'll notice this is my most common bragging moment) - in grace, in stamina, in strength, in endurance.
Grace: about 10 years ago (maybe 9), I literally fell down and tore a shard of bone from my ankle walking. I say walking, but really, I took TWO STEPS. One step. Two... fall. Ouch, stomach churning pain, three months in a boot. Now, I can walk in the grass, ride a bike, jump on a box (not a high one), do lunges, etc without falling down. This is huge in my life. My hashtag used to be #clumsy but now it's... I can't think of a good hashtag but you get the point.
Stamina: about 10 years ago (maybe 11), I couldn't make it longer than 10 minutes on an elliptical. I couldn't RUN anywhere (truth be told, I still can't run anywhere, but I can mosey). I couldn't walk up a flight of stairs, I couldn't walk and talk at the same time. I couldn't do any of those things without running out of breath. Now I can do ALL of those things (except run - that's just something I've moved past)! Today, I went 55 minutes on an elliptical. I climbed three flights of stairs. I walked and talked WHILE climbing said stairs. My hashtag used to be #imoutofbreath but now it's #letsgo
Strength: about 7 years ago, I couldn't lift more than about 20 lbs. (that's a guesstimate because my babies were both 9lbs). Now, I can bench press 45 lbs. Deadlift 45 lbs. Pulldown 65 lbs. That's all I know right now because I don't have my trainer in front of me telling me what to do or what they're called. But you get the point. My hashtag used to be #weak but now it is #stronger.
Endurance (wait. is this the same thing as stamina?): about 10 years ago, I didn't even know what a burpee was. I didn't know what a but raise was. I didn't know what a Turkish get up was. I refused to do a squat. I didn't know what a plank was. Now, I can do 20 burpees in a row (if I have to - I still hate the damn things). Now, I can do 10 Turkish get ups in a row on both sides. Now I can do like 40 squats. I can hold a 60 sec plank. My hashtag used to be #nomoreplease but now it's #icandoanythingfor5seconds
All this to say: I have grown so much. I am reveling in this growth tonight. My physical growth - my mental growth is a whole other blog (there's been a lot of that too). I have had a lot of help in this area: Piper, Jeremy, Clay, my kids... but tonight, I'm claiming this victory.
#wellswin
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