I've never been a skinny girl, that was always my mom and sister. Now that I've reached the prime of my life and I'm the happiest I've ever been, I still have this "tire" that is holding me back from being that 100% I want to be. I left the military January 2007 and since then, my activity level dropped. In September 2009, a friend at work told me that anyone can run a marathon if you put your mind to it. So I started running using the Couch to 5K program. I've currently completed two 5K's and one 10 mile run. I completed my first half marathon on June 26th and just stopped running after it. I realized that I hate running, I'm only doing it to burn calories and there are more enjoyable ways to do that.