Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Have you lost weight....

Without a doubt it is a question that cracks me up...

When people who I see every day just now say, 'Hey have you lost weight?' I think to myself..'um yah about 60 lbs...um how th F*** are you just noticing?' So I smile and say yes and thank you. But inside I'm thinking 'do you remember how huge I was?'


Tuesday, November 5, 2013

Riding above a 10...

So it's been a couple months since I first step foot in the Fusion Fly studio to try Spin. And yup, I still love it. When I started, riding at an 8 gear for my base was a struggle. Slowly I built up and worked hard....and no I am not a Spin rock star. BUT guess what...I know ride above a 10 for entire rides. And, TONIGHT my ass got up to a 20! a FRICKIN 20!!! Now my RPMs were crazy low at that point and I wanted to vomit...perhaps that was because of the pain or perhaps it was because the sweat was pouring so hard that I actually swallowed a mouthful of it. (Overshare??) But yah...my base is between an 11 and 12!!!!

A frustration...

There is no doubt that my life has transformed this year. I don't mean my outward appearance, I mean my mentality towards life and priorities. I am thrilled by this and want to spread the love. But, there is a drawback. Not everyone in my life has been on this journey nor do they understand. They don't understand when I say sorry, can't I have a workout. Then even more frustrating is when they say 'Oh come on...'

Here is the deal, this is my life now. This is my commitment and dedication and what I want and need. Please don't ask me to give up my priorities in favor of yours. Not right now. Worse then that, when people try to make me feel bad like I am selfish and spoiled for spending so much time on this. Here are some things I've heard...

"Oh I couldn't do that I have to take care of ___________." (Implying their responsibilities are more pressing than mine)
"Oh I can't imagine taking all that time to workout my kids/husband/job/volunteer gig need me.' (somehow implying I have no other draws on my time)

Here's the deal. Discipline. Yes I am getting on my soap box...Discipline is the only way I have been able to do what I need to do and meet my commitments. And guess what, I have a ton of shit on my plate!

I am my sole provider so I work a full time job (which is often more than 40 hours), I am president of an organiziation with at least one event a month, I sit on a time consuming committee for the Junior League, I take care of my home (cooking, cleaning, laundry, yard, maintenance), I sit on the organizing commitee for a major road race (which I will chair in the next two years) that often calls for additional volunteer time....so yah I'm busy. I also spend between 12 and 14 hours a week working out.

So guess what, I am just as busy as you. A different busy but busy...so don't tell me you can't find 30 minutes every other day to walk your ass around the block and then act like I am so selfish for going after what I want....


The 30 in 30 challenge...

So they are having a challenge at the studio. If you take 30 classes in 30 days in November you get a tank top and 10 passes to Fusion Fly! That is about $150 worth of classes so yah...GAME ON! Now you may think 'Hey you work out all the time what's the big deal?' 

Well here it is...Our Monday/Friday morning workouts don't count. Our Wednesday night group workouts don't count....The only thing that counts is a studio or fly class...and considering I will be travelling then yah...gotta be careful on scheduling and do a lot more double downs on studio classes each day...
So here we go I have planned out the month with a few days padding...wish me luck!