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Getting Fit to Find Myself

Finding Yourself Through Fitness

About Me

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Hello!  My name is Missy, and I am the blogger behind Getting Fit to Find Myself.  I live in the Twin Cities (Minnesota) with my husband, Justin, and our dog, Baylee.

In February 2012, I committed to a lifestyle change that included changing how and what I ate as well as adding fitness to my life.  I had been on vacation with my boyfriend (now husband) when he took a picture of me feeding the stingrays at SeaWorld (see below).  When I saw that picture I was devastated.

Within 24 hours of getting home from vacation I started taking steps to put my health and fitness plan into action.  Initially, I started by focusing on my food intake and choices.  After sometime, I started adding in more activity.  Within a year of making those changes, I had lost over 60 pounds.

However, I don’t feel like the true transformation came until I added running in to my routine.  I needed a new challenge and thought what better than to run a 5K on New Year Day.  I trained for that 5K and as the race got closer, I got more excited.  It was miserably cold on the day of the race, like -9 degrees Fahrenheit cold, but I still got myself out to run that race.  I ran that race, or as much as you can run when you are frozen through and through.  However, I knew when I finished that race that my life was forever changed, because I had found a new love.

Running helped me lose another 30 pounds but more importantly it helped me find myself.  I have become a stronger more confident person, I believe I had both attributes before running, it just helped to bring them out even more.

Through my journey running has also helped me push myself outside my comfort zone.  I have ran 5 half marathons!  I have completed my first triathlon!  I am an ambassador for two women’s running series, if that doesn’t show how running changed my life I don’t know what does!  I wouldn’t have dreamed of doing those things before I picked up running.

On Feburary 2nd, 2016 while out for a run I hit a patch of ice causing me to slip.  I landed on my head and was knocked out.  I ended up sustaining a traumatic brain injury from the fall.  I am still in recovery but I can say I am very lucky to be where I am today.  I still cannot do the physical activity I could prior to my fall but I believe with time I can get back there!

Due to the injury, I have put on a majority of the weight I had worked so hard to take off.  I am using all the healthy living tips I learned on my initial journey to help me get back to a healthy weight.  I am taking it very slow because my body is still healing.  I have full faith that I will get to healthy weight again and regain my ability to run!

This amazing journey has made me the person I am today!  It has been long, hard, fun, frustrating, and exciting!  And I know it is nowhere near the end, I am looking forward to seeing where it takes me!

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The first picture was taken in February 2012.  The second picture was taken March 2015. Those pictures show two totally different people, through my journey to where I am today I have not only had physical changes, I have had A LOT of mental changes!  I truly believe that getting fit has helped me find myself!
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Hi There! I’m so glad you’re here! My name is Missy, and I am the blogger behind Getting Fit to Find Myself. I live in the Twin Cities (Minnesota) with my husband, Justin, and my dog, Walter. This blog came out of a want, I wanted a place to talk about how my fitness and weight loss journeys have helped shape who I am today. xo Missy

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