previously in my life

 The last 45 days has been filled with so much going on. Members of my family being diagnosed with multiple forms of very aggressive cancer. Other members needing vascular and joint surgeries, and more.

I have gone from swimming for "fun" and doing light water aerobics, to making it a goal of swimming at least 1690m (1 mile) with today being 1925m which is 1.1961 miles. I have declined on the number of days that I have been out walking, due to it being ghastly hot here in the PNW, so I've been doing water miles instead of terra miles.

I've joined a fitness challenge called the Fall 50 through a company called My Adventure Challenge. So, starting September 1st until October 31st I have to walk 50 miles, which roughly equates to about 2 miles a day or a mile a day for 50 of the 60 days that I have been allotted.

I'm nervous, excited, scared, and just over all anxious, as the weather seems to be transitioning from Summer to Fall rather quickly. The challenge is honor system based, however, I'm going to be following it like it is a structured and regulated event. With the caveat of possibly converting my aquatic milage into my over all daily milage because both, in my opinion are valid. 

I have also joined several hiking groups on Facebook after getting the idea to search them out, after I made a "brag" post about how my current backpack fits me after losing some weight. I am not sure what the official weigh in is, but im guesstimating its roughly 35lbs since June 16th. 

I've been working on my new blog and social media for my backpacking stuff. I am hoping to create a positive platform that encourages people of all body types, and abilities to come together and enjoy their backyards, or to get the more involved in the community and share their goals, triumphs, and setbacks. Thankfully I have found a group like this on Reddit. Which I must say, I am beginning to like way more than Facebook.

Anyways what are some of the goals you've set for yourself so far this year? Have you accomplished them? I would love to hear about them.

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