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Navigating Weight Management Exhaustion

Over the past two weeks, I’ve seen two inspiring stories on my social media feed of individuals who underwent bariatric surgery and became avid runners. I don’t know a diplomatic way to say this so I will say it straight up: These stories always make me feel so jealous. But upon deeper reflection, I realise […]

Mart-Mari Breedt 5 months agoAugust 7, 2024

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The reason most diets fail

This past week, a post in a weight loss group I follow struck a chord: “I so desperately want to join but am afraid I’ll fail again.” This post makes it seem like there are only two options: either you’re following a program or you’re not (and there’s a leap of faith to take between […]

Mart-Mari Breedt 5 months agoAugust 7, 2024

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Are we only worthy when we achieve?

Last Wednesday, as usual, I was out for an early morning run. On my way back to my car, I passed by a homeless person. It was evident that he had spent the night nearby, as he was busy preparing for the day ahead, applying deodorant spray to his upper body. Observing this scene, I […]

Mart-Mari Breedt 6 months agoAugust 7, 2024

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The Benefits of Pushing Limits

In recent months, I’ve been pushing myself hard, especially in my 5km time trials. And it’s paying off—I can now run them about 4 minutes faster than I could at the start of the year. When I’m honest about it, I have to admit that, in general, working hard sucks. It’s tough to always be […]

Mart-Mari Breedt 6 months agoAugust 7, 2024

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Limiting beliefs

At a recent business update session, as a motivational talk, we discussed limiting beliefs, which made me think of something I wrote in ‘My First Marathon Training’: “There are two things I believe about myself and running: I don’t have it in me to run the second half of a long run faster than the […]

Mart-Mari Breedt 7 months agoAugust 7, 2024

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Empowered and supported

“I am not where I want to be yet, but I feel empowered and supported to get there.” These were my words to my coach when I thanked her two weeks ago for coaching me this past year. It is not like I pondered for long on what to say to her. The words just […]

Mart-Mari Breedt 7 months agoAugust 7, 2024

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Keep on running

Recently, I had the honour of pacing a fellow runner on her 5 km time trial. Pacing someone is a stressful task to undertake. I was mainly worried about disappointing her by not having her reach her target. Beforehand, I worked out a pacing strategy for us, taking into account the elevation gain of the […]

Mart-Mari Breedt 8 months agoAugust 7, 2024

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Support groups

A weekend ago, one of my MCM friends joined me for a RunZone club run – which is, of course, a much larger attended session than a session of our small regular training group. We run at a similar pace, and during our run, we talked about how refreshing it was to not be at […]

Mart-Mari Breedt 8 months agoAugust 7, 2024

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Consistently sticking to commitments

I don’t know what to write about today; I don’t feel like I have any words of wisdom to share. However, I also don’t want to break my writing streak. There is something about committing to myself and sticking to that commitment that cements the idea of the type of person I wish to be. […]

Mart-Mari Breedt 9 months agoAugust 7, 2024

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Embracing Change: Building a Life You Love

My immediate family and I enjoyed the coastal sun and waves for the past two weeks. Leaving a piece of my heart behind in the small town, the sadness of returning to city life sparked the discussion again between my husband and me about whether we should consider moving to a smaller coastal town. Years […]

Mart-Mari Breedt 9 months agoAugust 7, 2024

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