Comments on: 44 Comments–We’re Going For It!!…and a Disclaimer http://www.merakoh.com/2008/04/13/44-comments-were-going-for-itand-a-disclaimer/ Established June13th 2006 Seattle / Beverly Hills / New York Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:38:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Me Ra Koh Photography Blog » Different Types of Suffering :)http://www.merakoh.com/2008/04/13/44-comments-were-going-for-itand-a-disclaimer/#comment-135349 Me Ra Koh Photography Blog » Different Types of Suffering :) Fri, 13 Jun 2008 15:03:31 +0000 http://www.merakohblog.com/2008/04/13/44-comments-were-going-for-itand-a-disclaimer/#comment-135349 [...] were so many awesome comments on that post that I’ve been curious to know how everyone is doing with their [...] [...] were so many awesome comments on that post that I’ve been curious to know how everyone is doing with their [...]

]]> By: Rachel McGinnhttp://www.merakoh.com/2008/04/13/44-comments-were-going-for-itand-a-disclaimer/#comment-100325 Rachel McGinn Mon, 14 Apr 2008 17:50:52 +0000 http://www.merakohblog.com/2008/04/13/44-comments-were-going-for-itand-a-disclaimer/#comment-100325 Me Ra, I admire your vulnerability! I look at you and know you are amazing…inside and out. I realize we are our worst critic and tend to see all the little faults that no one else sees. I’ll put myself out there and admit I have this extra skin on my stomach that I just can’t seem to get to bounce back after having kids. It’s been almost 4 years since having my last and I don’t foresee that skin bouncing back anywhere no matter how hard I workout. You’d never know it by looking at me clothed, but it’s a huge insecurity of mine. You have it all right when you say exercising should be about feeling healthy and good about yourself. It is so true, yet we still hope we’ll drop a few pounds too! Here’s how I have to do it. I need accountability! If it were up to just me, there’s no way I would roll out of bed at 5:30 in the morning to torture myself in the freezing cold. I do it though. I do it because I know my dearest friend will be out there waiting for me and I don’t want to let her down. I run with my friend, Danika. She is much more experienced than me – a much better runner than I will ever be and I love her for hanging with me! We’ve been at it since Fall 2005 (about 3 times a week) when we started training for the Seattle half marathon. We’ve taken a few breaks (including our latest hiatus of almost 3 months…breaks are good…sort of!) along the way, but it is her that keeps me going. We connect during this time. We talk about life, our husbands, our kids, our frustrations, our dreams, we laugh, we sweat and we encourage each other to keep going. Take for instance our latest running adventure. We ran the Disneyland ½ marathon last fall (my second Disney ½). At 5am the temperature was already in the 90s. Imagine running on black asphalt in 100 degree + weather. I couldn’t have done it without her. I had a couple rough spots along the way (God bless the event coordinators for all those port-a-potties!) and she stuck with me. I told her to go, “Danika, go, don’t worry about me; I’ll see you at the finish.” Nope, she wouldn’t leave me. At about mile 10 my body finally kicked into gear and I felt pretty good. In the end she says I helped her too, “I was there when you needed me and you were there when I needed you.” I’m pretty sure she said that to make me feel better, but if I did hold her up I’m so glad I was there to encourage her the way she encouraged me. This morning we ran together and I called Danika at about 9:30am to say thank you for the great run and how great I feel. I can’t tell you how many times we both call her each other and say how glad we are that we went running. We feel great, have so much more energy and get so much done before the kids wake up. So, grab a friend and make a plan. At first you might stick with exercising because you don’t want to let your friend down, but eventually you will cherish this time with your friend and it won’t even be about the exercising…it’s just an added bonus. Me Ra, I admire your vulnerability! I look at you and know you are amazing…inside and out. I realize we are our worst critic and tend to see all the little faults that no one else sees. I’ll put myself out there and admit I have this extra skin on my stomach that I just can’t seem to get to bounce back after having kids. It’s been almost 4 years since having my last and I don’t foresee that skin bouncing back anywhere no matter how hard I workout. You’d never know it by looking at me clothed, but it’s a huge insecurity of mine.
You have it all right when you say exercising should be about feeling healthy and good about yourself. It is so true, yet we still hope we’ll drop a few pounds too! Here’s how I have to do it. I need accountability! If it were up to just me, there’s no way I would roll out of bed at 5:30 in the morning to torture myself in the freezing cold. I do it though. I do it because I know my dearest friend will be out there waiting for me and I don’t want to let her down.
I run with my friend, Danika. She is much more experienced than me – a much better runner than I will ever be and I love her for hanging with me! We’ve been at it since Fall 2005 (about 3 times a week) when we started training for the Seattle half marathon. We’ve taken a few breaks (including our latest hiatus of almost 3 months…breaks are good…sort of!) along the way, but it is her that keeps me going. We connect during this time. We talk about life, our husbands, our kids, our frustrations, our dreams, we laugh, we sweat and we encourage each other to keep going.
Take for instance our latest running adventure. We ran the Disneyland ½ marathon last fall (my second Disney ½). At 5am the temperature was already in the 90s. Imagine running on black asphalt in 100 degree + weather. I couldn’t have done it without her. I had a couple rough spots along the way (God bless the event coordinators for all those port-a-potties!) and she stuck with me. I told her to go, “Danika, go, don’t worry about me; I’ll see you at the finish.” Nope, she wouldn’t leave me. At about mile 10 my body finally kicked into gear and I felt pretty good. In the end she says I helped her too, “I was there when you needed me and you were there when I needed you.” I’m pretty sure she said that to make me feel better, but if I did hold her up I’m so glad I was there to encourage her the way she encouraged me.
This morning we ran together and I called Danika at about 9:30am to say thank you for the great run and how great I feel. I can’t tell you how many times we both call her each other and say how glad we are that we went running. We feel great, have so much more energy and get so much done before the kids wake up.
So, grab a friend and make a plan. At first you might stick with exercising because you don’t want to let your friend down, but eventually you will cherish this time with your friend and it won’t even be about the exercising…it’s just an added bonus.

]]> By: Laurenhttp://www.merakoh.com/2008/04/13/44-comments-were-going-for-itand-a-disclaimer/#comment-100303 Lauren Mon, 14 Apr 2008 16:10:03 +0000 http://www.merakohblog.com/2008/04/13/44-comments-were-going-for-itand-a-disclaimer/#comment-100303 I'm in it with you, Me Ra! This baby belly has got to go! I tried posting on the original post but sometimes it puts my comments into "awaiting moderation"...hmm. I’m in it with you, Me Ra! This baby belly has got to go! I tried posting on the original post but sometimes it puts my comments into “awaiting moderation”…hmm.

]]> By: Rebecca Zoumberoshttp://www.merakoh.com/2008/04/13/44-comments-were-going-for-itand-a-disclaimer/#comment-100262 Rebecca Zoumberos Mon, 14 Apr 2008 13:48:57 +0000 http://www.merakohblog.com/2008/04/13/44-comments-were-going-for-itand-a-disclaimer/#comment-100262 I have suffered the same agony! I was a gymnast when I was younger and now it is so hard to stay motivated to work out and eat properly without a coach over my shoulder every minute...especially with my crazy schedule! I am excited for the posts! I have suffered the same agony! I was a gymnast when I was younger and now it is so hard to stay motivated to work out and eat properly without a coach over my shoulder every minute…especially with my crazy schedule! I am excited for the posts!

]]> By: amberhttp://www.merakoh.com/2008/04/13/44-comments-were-going-for-itand-a-disclaimer/#comment-100195 amber Mon, 14 Apr 2008 11:03:04 +0000 http://www.merakohblog.com/2008/04/13/44-comments-were-going-for-itand-a-disclaimer/#comment-100195 thank you for being who you are and inspiring others to be who they are. I'm excited to read the 'suffering' posts. thank you for being who you are and inspiring others to be who they are. I’m excited to read the ‘suffering’ posts.

]]> By: Lizahttp://www.merakoh.com/2008/04/13/44-comments-were-going-for-itand-a-disclaimer/#comment-100041 Liza Mon, 14 Apr 2008 03:39:42 +0000 http://www.merakohblog.com/2008/04/13/44-comments-were-going-for-itand-a-disclaimer/#comment-100041 Can't wait to see what the post is for Monday! Can’t wait to see what the post is for Monday!

]]> By: deb thompsonhttp://www.merakoh.com/2008/04/13/44-comments-were-going-for-itand-a-disclaimer/#comment-99880 deb thompson Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:17:56 +0000 http://www.merakohblog.com/2008/04/13/44-comments-were-going-for-itand-a-disclaimer/#comment-99880 Looking forward to Monday's post :)Hope you had fun at the pool! Looking forward to Monday’s post :)

Hope you had fun at the pool!

]]> By: Denisehttp://www.merakoh.com/2008/04/13/44-comments-were-going-for-itand-a-disclaimer/#comment-99870 Denise Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:01:13 +0000 http://www.merakohblog.com/2008/04/13/44-comments-were-going-for-itand-a-disclaimer/#comment-99870 I was thinking just today, "Why do you check her blog on weekends when you know she doesn't post on weekends?" And today, you did. :P Just guessing what those five things are:1. Eat less 2. Exercise more 3. eat a little less again 4. exercise even more 5. Just stop eatingCan't wait for your posts this week! I was thinking just today, “Why do you check her blog on weekends when you know she doesn’t post on weekends?” And today, you did. :P Just guessing what those five things are:

1. Eat less
2. Exercise more
3. eat a little less again
4. exercise even more
5. Just stop eating

Can’t wait for your posts this week!

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