The Beginning

Dear Reader,

Here we are, the WISE project. The concept and idea all of us students have been dreaming about for an entire semester. My project encompasses a lot to do with fitness, primarily training to run a 5K and 10K. Along with that, I hope to lose most of the weight I have gained over the last year from an injury and major illness. I hope for a lot of things as well, which I know seems redundant. What I mean is I am looking forward to the experience I get out of this whole process. I haven't really worked out steadily in over a year, and I am excited to see the results on my body and get back to the healthy state I used to be in. I have a blood disorder, and I had my spleen taken out as a result, and later on in life I can develop heart disease or suffer from a stroke because of this, and those are enough warning signs to get in shape and stay in shape.
Another hope of mine is to change my diet. I have become somewhat unhealthy over the last year, eating out more often and not necessarily watching what I put in my mouth. I need to incorporate more vegetables and fruits into my diet, and take out the greasy fatty food. With all of this, I do have some fears though. I fear that with my back injury I won't be able to run either race, in which case I may have to go back to the drawing board. I had surgery to relieve some of my pain and if running will risk that pain coming back, I just don't see the point in it. Other than that I don't have more fears- for now. I know I need to get in shape, and running these races is the perfect reason to get back where I was in 2011.