The Beginning - Motivation, where are you??

Ok so this is the beginning of what I hope to be a successful attempt at running and getting fit! I figure maybe if I blog about it I'll feel accountable to keep going! So here I am...

I'm 26, female, I have a 6 month old son and only work part-time - so plenty of opportunity to run right?? So what's holding me back?

I am trying so hard to find the motivation but the weather in Melbourne in June really isn't helping! It is so wet and miserable oustide it just doesn't look enticing! Really it doesn't! But thats really just a lame excuse because really once I start running I won't really notice the rain - infact I love being out in the rain!

Another excuse - my delightful son has decided that sleeping is overrated and partying all night is where it's at! Unfortunately he won't take my no for an answer and I am forced to participate in his shennanigans!! But again - lame excuse, I function fine during the day on limited sleep and many people do it so I need t suck it up and stop being a sook...

I don't enjoy road running and would prefer to run around an oval or track... well I'm in the process of hunting down an athletics track open to the public and whilst in summer there are plenty of ovals to run around in winter the amount of places lit up is limited..but again I need to stop being a princess and just run on the road!!!

So clearly I have no genuine excuses and just need to do it!! So I'm downloading the c25k app on my phone today and will get running..soon!!

What are my motivations to run??

Weight loss - whilst I weight the same before I did before I got pregnant I was about 6-8kg unhappy with my weight! I'm not overweight or anything but definitely don't look in the mirror and think 'smokin'! LOL so need to up my cardio and shift this weight!!

Fitness - I've always wanted to be one of those people that can just run! Like it's not an effort, they just keep going and going... I've admired those people and am determined to do that myself!

Work - I'm studying to be a personal trainer...how can I justify telling clients all this stuff if I'm not willing to do it myself???

And just for me - I give so much to my partner, my son and my friends that this...this I want to do for me!!!

So here I go....