Run Fatty Run!

I have been reading Haruki Murakami's What I Talk About When I Talk About Running! Today I am about 30 pages from finishing it and I realised this book has inspired me to do one thing I used to love doing as a child, run. I have been overweight for the last 3 years and, I have even hit the obese button in the past year, barely, but I have. 

I have tried everything from fad diets to going to the gym but nothing seemed to work. After a few days I would give up or, work hard one day and then quit the next. But, this time without realising I started working out; I started running. Reading the book and the author's passion for running something dead deep within woke up with a start.

I will be honest and say it has been only 6 days but I have actually enjoyed every bit of it. Everyday, I look forward to 5am and my long walks and runs. 

Early Morning reading & blogging!

It was not a meditated thought. One morning I started running randomly when I couldn't sleep throughout the night before. I have been having difficulty sleeping for the past few months and nothing I try seem to work. So, one day at dawn I just decided to give up and go for a walk. It was a brief 20-minute walk but it did the trick. It cleared my mind and I came back to a lovely nap. 

Of course, this has a lovely side effect, losing weight! :D I lost 3 kgs in the past week and now I feel more encouraged. Just 25 more to go! (Not much at all)

I do thank the book and the author for once again inspiring me to run! I look forward to that time of the day, when I put on some funky music and run or walk to it. I hope to run 15 kms a day by August. I will of course keep updating my progress! :D