So here is the news…I’ve been benched from exercise for a little bit. Yesterday after my workout I had some chest pain that didn’t go away. It very well could be a muscle pull..but I still had to get it checked out since after 8 hours I still felt it. They ran tests, did an ekg, an echo and lab work. All came back good. But the dr. still needs me to do a stress test to make sure my heart is pumping good and strong without blockage. I was hopeful they could do the stress test today, but they can’t because I took some of my normal medication that has to be out of my system for 48 hours. (Had someone told me I wouldn’t have taken it last night, but it was towards the end of the day and things got hectic, so if fell thru the cracks).
Anyhow, I have a stress test scheduled for Tuesday morning, which is the earliest we can do it. I tried to talk the dr. into letting me continue exercising since I’ve been on a roll, but she said absolutely not. I can follow my eating plan and keep that in check while I’m being benched. We might do all of this and still find that it is a pulled muscle. But you know what? At least I’ll know I’m cleared and can get back to work. We will have results Wednesday and I hope I can hit Kosama on Wednesday night! (Trust me, once I get the ‘all clear’ I’m getting my butt back there)
According to my husband this is the most active I’ve been since he has known me (5 years) and my heart is probably in shock like everyone else. (Hardy har har..he is a comedian) So anyhow, as bummed as I am, I’m not quitting. I’m going to let them bench me so that I can get the all clear and go back knowing all is fine.
So last night as was really mad about all of this and I wanted to eat. I stress eat. I eat when I’m stressed or sad. So of course I wanted pizza. But there is a way to have healthier pizza that still tastes great. We love ordering Papa Murphy’s take and bake, and they have this pizza called ‘Thin Crust DeLite’. They are 40% less calories and 30% less fat. But they really taste great! So we ordered the Veggie and the Chicken Bacon Artichoke. So I got to have pizza without a lot of guilt. Woo Hoo!
I was exhausted last night and knew that Rhi and I would both be going to bed early as my husband was out for the night. So when it was time for bed I told her we would go put her pjs on and she wanted to sit on the potty. Great! She sat down and went potty, but didn’t want to get off. So we sat there for awhile, and as timed kept going by she was just not doing anything. After 20 minutes I was done, fried, ready for bed. So I coaxed her into letting me get a diaper on and some pjs. I put her to bed and she was just crying hard. She fights sleep sometimes but usually is done in a few minutes. I went and laid on the couch until she was done. After 15 minutes she was still crying and yelling for me. So I told her to come to the living room and I asked her what was wrong. And then I smelled the odor creeping from her pjs. Now I know why she didn’t want to get off the potty. But I guarantee the minute I put that diaper on she didn’t waste any time in doing her ‘job’. So yes I was impatient, but I was also exhausted.
This morning I got up at 3:30am to go to the Downtown Kosama. Plyo was brutal today and I just about threw up on the way home. I worked out hard this morning! Week 3 is kicking my butt!! So obviously when I got home I needed to lay down and rest. Rhiannon decided to ruin my plans for going back to sleep and she woke up at 6:15. I let her crawl in bed with me hoping that she would go back to sleep. (Now I know at this poing many of you are swearing I am doing the worst thing as a parent and letting her sleep with me….I was tired…) But Rhi wanted to lay there and press my nose and say ‘beep’ over and over. Then she found an old Halloween noisemaker that makes a whirring sound as you breathe in and out. Yes, I tried to sleep with that. Then my husband got up and I said ‘tag, you are it’. That didn’t work. She didn’t want Dad. She wanted Mom. She didn’t want Dora. She didn’t want a Pop Tart. She just wanted to lay there and torment her poor exhausted mother. My husband laughed as he tried his best to get me the rest I wanted. But she wouldn’t budge.
So I’m tired and in need of a Venti skinny triple vanilla latte. Anyone delivering?
Ok, so let’s do a quick recap of the weekend. Saturday night Rhi had her first sleep over. One of friends and coworkers was going to help out with Colleen’s Bachelorette party, so she needed someone to watch her daughter who is 3. So Kaelynn came and spent the night with Rhi. Rhiannon was crabby as her whole schedule was off since I woke her up at 5:30 on Saturday so I could go to Yoga. (More on that in a minute) Since she was up so early it threw off her nap schedule and everything. I knew it would be hard throwing her off the schedule, but I really didn’t know I was going to have Lil Miss Crabbypants all day.
So when Kaelynn gets to the house Rhi is being a turd. Eventually the girls played well together and I said if they did well with dinner we could get ice cream. So we grilled hamburgers and I made french fries for supper. Then we sent Daddy down to Dairy Queen. I originally had the idea to load the girls up in the wagon and pull them down there. But then I remembered the huge, massive hill on the way back. I chickened out. So with ice cream in hand we went up stairs to our bedroom and watched Finding Nemo. Then its bedtime. I put both of the girls in the big bed in the guest room. They each had 2 stuffed animals and it looked like they would go right to sleep.
Looks can and are decieving. I started hearing shrieking from Rhi, ’stop touching my hair.’ I went in and Kaelynn said the bed was too big. Rhi said she kept touching her. Kaelynn then said her tummy hurts. So I move Kaelynn to Rhi’s bed (smaller toddler bed) and leave Rhi in the big bed. Kaelynn keeps wanting to get up and tell me her tummy hurts (a ploy I’ve now learned) and Rhi kept trying to sneak out of bed and come in the living room. Needless to say I worked my butt off from 8:30 until 10:30 getting those two to go to bed! So I’m exhausted at this point. Kaelynn likes to get up early. Like 6:15am early. She comes to tell me she wants to go outside to play. Um, no. Being the bad and tired mom that I was I said let’s watch Dora. So Rhi is now up and both of them are watching Dora. And I’m still exhausted today from the weekend! But both of the girls are big into playing ‘cleaning the house’. They ran over with my little swiffer. Next time I am attaching a cleaning pad to the bottom and putting them to work! I think overall it was a great experience and would love to have them spend more time together. Kaelynn is smart as a whip and I hope she rubs off on Rhiannon. The social interaction is great!
Now on to Kosama. I went to Yoga on Saturday as my fabulous friend Ginny offered to watch Rhiannon so I could go. So I woke up Rhi at 5:30 and dropped her off at Ginny’s house as I headed to the Downtown Kosama. Hot Yoga is brutal. Why is it Hot Yoga? They turn the temp up in the room to about 90 degrees and you really sweat out all the toxins. I couldn’t do all the poses but man I can rock that corpse pose! I did the best I could though and really felt like my muscles were strengthened.
Now today was upper body. It wasn’t too bad except the breaks are getting shorter between exercises. I’m not ready to give up the breaks! I did ok except one of my elbows was bugging me so I felt like it was a little weak and held me back. But I kept at it and even made it thru abs. I can’t do the V-ups yet as they are really hard on my lower back, so I do crunches thru that exercise. But I can feel my abs actually coming in again thru the layers of fat. Again, I am NOT getting on a scale. I know that my body is changing thru these exercises, and I am building muscles. I am not about to play a mental mind game by getting on the scale and not losing any pounds. That wouldn’t work for me.
And this will now be week 2 of using the Thermogenic Push Program with Nutrishop! I am really liking this program. I am not feeling jittery or anything, which is a big plus! I am sleeping better and really functioning better overall. I can feel things are changing! I just have to keep it up now.
I’m going to make this quick as I just don’t feel like writing much today. Kosama is rockin. I am really loving this program. My husband said last night he can tell a difference in my mood. (What is he trying to tell me here? Hmmm) I have more energy overall, I’m eating better and sleeping like I’ve never slept before. But I’m doing it. I’ve had a few listeners call and ask me if I really do like it. Yes, I really really do. And the next session is coming up in Oct. so you might want to stop in for more details at the Downtown location on Ingersoll. I know there is an Early Bird special for signing up now! So week 2 is almost done! Just Yoga left tomorrow…
I have started working with Nutrishop and they set me up with a great program to help me with my overall fitness goals. I’m working out, but I want to do everything I can to enhance what I’m doing. I really am loving the Thermogenic Push Program they set up for me.
I have 4 books sitting at home waiting to be read. I am so wiped at the end of the day that I can only read a chapter before I start dozing. Not a bad thing at all, but I am never going to get these books read!
Tonight I am cooking up some pork chops, ears of corn, and salad for supper. Sounds fabulous to me! I found a recipe that I want to try this weekend for a zucchini basil soup…I’ll let you know how that goes!
Last night we ordered Chinese Takeout for our anniversary. Don’t judge me. I had a rough day, and Iron Wok in West Des Moines just sounded fabulous. So first I had to stop by Halo salon on 42nd street for my routine cut and color. I do love Ryan at Halo! Once I got home with Rhiannon we waited for hubby to make it home from work. When he got home we discussed and decided to do Iron Wok. I was too tired to go anywhere, and really just wanted to bring something home. And they have the best egg rolls and jalapeno crab rangoon in the city. Hands down. I also hinted that I wanted the carrot cake cheesecake from Cheesecake Factory. So hubby brought home a piece of that as well.
Now here were the rules we laid out. I can’t make this a habit, but it was ok for the occasion. No leftovers were to be left in the house and what I was going to eat had to be consumed immediately. I was honest when I plugged all the food into my Kosama website for nutrition. I went over my calories (obviously the cheesecake wasn’t the most brillant idea but so worth it) and took in way more fat that necessary. But I am back on track this morning and feeling ok about it. Moving on.
Kosama. I think I strongly dislike kickboxing. I want to like it. I really do. But those kicks are hard! And when you punch anything for 1 minute you get winded. I was sweating hard. I did it though. And to be honest I wanted so bad to sleep in this morning. Gotta be the result of eating so poorly for dinner! But I made myself go and I got it done. I worked it hard! I think I figured out that if I had rock music playing during kickboxing I would be able to punch harder. That is my theory. I don’t really like hip hop and dance music. Some is fine, but I think I would be doing better with some Guns and Roses or AC/DC. I’m just saying…
I finished a couple of great historical fiction books recently. One I blogged about already, but the last one was called Cleopatra’s Daughter. Loved this book! Yesterday I picked up 4 books I had on hold at the West Des Moines library so I am ready to get into another great book. First up is going to be Not Tonight Honey, Wait till I’m a Size Six. This book is a series of short stories based on the author’s life and experience. Very funny. Chick Lit at it’s finest!
And last up I want to let you know about a trivia night I am going to help out with. It is called Dog Eat Dog Trivia and will be help benefit The Pet Project Midwest. Here are the details:
Test your trivia, have a blast while helping raise money for families in need
Organize your team, buy tickets now for a fun night out Sept. 16!
(Des Moines) Iowa history, Des Moines landmarks, music, movies and food are just a few of the fun categories at the Dog-Eat-Dog Trivia Night on September 16.
Dog-Eat-Dog Trivia Night, a fundraiser for The Pet Project Midwest, will kick off with a social hour at 6 p.m. at People’s on Court and the game will begin at 7. It costs $25 to play if you purchase your ticket before Sept. 6 at www.ThePetProjectMidwest.org or $30 after Sept. 6 or at the door. Teams of eight will compete through rounds of trivia questions ranging from pop culture to historical facts.
“Tickets can be purchased in ones, twos, fives, etc.,” said Sara Henderson, board president of The Pet Project Midwest. “You do not need to put a whole team of 8 together to sign up! Just grab a buddy or two, or plan a solo night out & buy your ticket soon!”
WHO TV Reporter Jannay Towne and Karess Carter from STAR 102.5 will be the celebrity emcees. The top three teams will take home cash prizes and bragging rights. Ticket cost includes dinner from Planet Sub.
“Ever since we had Dog-Eat-Dog in May, players have been asking when they can do it again,” explained Courtney Tompkins, board vice president of The Pet Project Midwest (TPPM). “High-schoolers through senior citizens will have a blast at the event. It’s a test of knowledge and useless trivia but it’s no quiet night in the library. Bring your game and be prepared for a very fun night!”
Money raised through Dog-Eat-Dog will help feed animals around the Des Moines area metro through TPPM’s Pet Pantry. The Pet Pantry currently has about 350 client families it provides food and supplies to for 900+ pets so families can stay together, even in rough months.
My husband and I are celebrating our 4 year anniversary today! We got married in Vegas, with an Elvis, and a ton our close friends and family. People still talk about our wedding. As we said our vows Elvis was playing acoustic guitar in the corner. Only a handful of us knew what the beautiful songs were that he so artfully played. The first one that I caught was Ozzy Osbourne’s ‘Crazy Train’. (My husband leaned over and asked if I too heard Crazy Train, I think to make sure he wasn’t losing his mind) We also heard some Judas Priest, Guns and Roses etc., that had a group of us giggling. In my wedding DVD you can see someone doing the rock fingers over our guests heads. Ah Vegas, I loved you so. Loved having my wedding dinner at the buffet and the Stardust. This was where we all stayed, and it was right before the motel was torn down. So some of the rooms had air conditioning that worked, and some, well…didn’t. There was also a Ron Jeremy sighting one night as some of my guests were gambling. This was the perfect wedding for us. It fit our personalities and I would do it again the same way. I got married at the Graceland Wedding Chapel, because that is where Jon Bon Jovi got married. That is how we roll people!
Ok, now let’s talk Kosama. I was feeling pretty good for class today! Had a great night of sleep due to the new product I’m using from Nutrishop called Dreamweaver. I was ready to kick some Kettlebell booty! I did too. I rocked those bells hard! I did the best I could and I think I did pretty good! Now I am a little scared about kickboxing tomorrow as that may kick my booty. Hard. But I’m going to be there.
I don’t feel as sore as I did Week one. I feel different though. Like my body is going thru some changes and it is being sculpted into something different. At this point I’m still just a mess of lumpy clay, but I’m slowly taking shape. Or maybe I am heated up and getting easier to mold into something. I don’t know. But I have noticed I am not taking bites of Rhi’s food anymore. No bites of Pop Tart or a stray french fry. Although I will admit to a craving this morning for McDonalds Sausage Egg McMuffin with cheese. Don’t know why but I started salivating as I drove by. I had to divert my eyes and pull hard on the steering wheel, as my car knows the way there by itself.
I haven’t had diet soda this week either. Not sure why exactly, except water is tasting really really awesome at the moment. I know I am still short of my daily water goal, but man, I just can’t keep running to the bathroom all day! LOL
After listening to Colleen talk yesterday about bed bugs, how many of you went home and checked your mattresses for ‘tell tale’ signs that they are visting your house? I know I did last night! I am happy to tell you that I have none. Whew!
This morning at the Downtown Kosama was another round of Plyometrics. I feel like I did a lot better with this class than I did last week. There is a gal who has joined our class at 4:10am, who missed last week. So this is really her first week and I know today’s workout threw her for a loop. (I told her that we were all at that same place last week and to hang in there). I know that it was a little better for me today because I have done this for a solid week now. Please don’t think that this is easier by any means! It just means I am able to do more of the exercises for longer periods of time. It still nearly kills me! I only had the urge to throw up once, but that was only an urge. Andy, our coach, really does a great job with encouraging us to keep it up.
One of my coworkers came to my class today because she has a couple of days off work, and wasn’t going to be able to make any other class. I didn’t stand by her because I wanted us both to be able to focus on what we needed to do. Nothing irritates me more than people chit chatting as I am trying to hear what the instructor is telling us. Go have coffee if that is what you want to do! Look, I’m a woman on the edge…getting up early working out, cutting calories etc. Don’t provoke me to give you a verbal tongue lashing. As of yet I haven’t unleashed my fury on anyone, but it could be coming. (My husband and coworkers have all escaped this new life style change without injury, can you believe it?) But our instructor did ask if he was going to have to separate these two women in the back from their conversation. I almost yelled ‘Please!’
Now my coworker wanted to weigh herself after class. For me, I have to stay away from a scale. I don’t want to get discouraged. I don’t expect to see big changes in pounds, but rather in inches. I knew it was a bad idea. But she did it and learned she dropped 1 pound. And then she got a little discouraged that all the hard work wasn’t paying off. It has only been a week, you gotta give it time. I may not even weigh myself until the end of the 10 weeks. I’ve avoided it for years so a few weeks won’t kill me! I do just want to say, that the changes I’ve made so far are feeling great. I really feel positive about everything love the way my body is responding to these changes. Maybe I’m just proud of myself that I am still doing it. I haven’t quit!
I am starting a program with Nutrishop to make the most of my workouts. I stopped out yesterday and met with the staff at the West Des Moines Nutrishop. We chatted about what my goals are and medications I am on. I am going to use the Thermogenic Push Program. The idea is that the supplements will help me make the most of my workouts, provide a little bit of appetite control and help me burn more calories. This program isn’t a quick diet program. It helps give you a boost for what you are doing working out.
One thing Kosama stressed is having some good protein after working out for recovery. My coworker got a protein shake that she said tastes gross, but she downs it quickly. I wanted something that was lean and tasted good. After my meeting with the Nutrishop staff, they had me try a few protein drinks. I didn’t know I could sample them first to see what I liked!! Great idea! They had me try one that looked like windshield washer fluid. I was skeptical, but after trying it knew I found my winner. It is called Isolate and tastes like a sweet fruit drink. It was yummy and I liked drinking it this morning after my workout. It is also very lean and lower in calories. The staff walked me thru my questions about why this is a good product for me, and the better choice than a cheaper brand I could buy at any store. It made sense to me once I heard what ingredients were working for me in the drink. But really the taste was what sold me. I’d rather pay for something that I enjoy drinking rather than plug my nose and have to gulp something nasty down! I also tried a chocolate shake like protein shake called Cybex, which was good too. Maybe next time that is the one I’m going to go for. So thanks to Nutrishop for getting me set up on these products and you will hear me talking about my experiences with them.
I do need to tell you about one thing called Dreamweaver. It is part of this Thermogenic Push Program. It is an all natural supplement that you take before bed which helps you get into a deep REM sleep, which is the sleep state where you burn calories. Now I have issues sleeping so I occasionally take Ambien CR. I haven’t taken it in awhile because I didn’t want to oversleep for class at 4:10am. But I took Dreamweaver last night and had the best sleep I’ve had in months. I wasn’t groggy when I woke up (they say to make sure you can get at least 5 hours sleep). And I felt so rested. Love that feeling that I got good sleep.
Ok, let’s hit up Kosama first. I got up early this morning and went to class, which focused on upper body and abs. I found that I am getting my strongs back! Yeah! My arm muscles are starting to appear. Maybe not so much appear as, well, work now.
I found it was easier to get up this morning. Got to class and found that I can really do a lot more pushups than I could last week. I still do them against the wall (Rome wasn’t built in a day people) but I can do more and do them more consistently with form. So that was exciting for me! I wasn’t as winded or sore after class, and for the first time had an abundance of energy! So I felt really good about today.
Now let’s rewind back to Friday night at the Fair. I went to see Green River Ordinace. I love these guys. We took Jamey around a little and introduced him to a cornbrat, the butter cow and Bauder’s ice cream. The guys put on a great show and they are doing something very cool with their fans for the next record. Check out how you can support GRO at the website here. And of course they did my absolute favorite song, On Your Own. We have to get them back here soon!
After their set they had to drive back to Kansas City, but it was so great to get to see them and hang out for a little while. Some coworkers and I walked around the fair and I will admit, I had 2 cornbrats. I also had 2 cheesecurds, a bite of Grater Tators, part of a lemonade shakeup and 1 adult beverage. I included every bit of it on my food intake for the day. (Kept true to logging in my food for Kosama.)
Saturday night I got a call from my cousin in L.A.that she had to put her dog down. Mr. B was a great pet for 14 years and his time had come. My heart goes out to her as I know how hard that was for her.
Sunday was Colbie Caillat at Flemings Prime Steakhouse and Wine Bar. She was incredible! So nice to work with and so very talented. I will work on getting that audio up today for the On Demand page.
Sunday night I was trying to get my husband's attention and I was shouting 'Brent'. Well Rhiannon is only 2 1/2 so she was copying me and shouting 'Brent'. My husband told her to call him Dad. She repeatedly kept calling him Brent. He is not laughing. I thought it was hysterical. So this morning she goes to the stairs and yells 'Brent' and I had to explain to her that Daddy already went to work. Very funny.
Ok, I’ve had some wonderful emails from listeners who are also doing Kosama and I like to think we are keeping each other motivated. So thank you for the emails and the blog replies! I didn’t get a chance to blog yesterday, as I had a sick kid that required me to leave work early. So let’s start with yesterday…kickboxing.
I’m sure after a few weeks I will love this class. However I have learned I don’t love anything at 4am. And when I am really sore, I like it less. Anyone who thinks I am being a baby about this workout needs to realize I did nothing for 3 years. I can tell you that this body was doing the couch potato workout. So this is a complete and total shock to my system. I wasn’t taking walks around the neighborhood with my daughter like I wanted to. I wasn’t ‘occassionally’ going to the gym. I WAS DOING NOTHING. So first of all I am nabbing points for getting up at 3:30am for the last 5 days in a row and actually going to Kosama. I am claiming victory on that! I have not quit a workout. Now I will be honest and tell you when I can’t do anymore I may quit an exercise early and march in place. Or catch my breath. But I have given it my all every day. I am the sweating fat girl in class with a red face–don’t mock me or anyone like me because our fat butts made it to class. I know how it is. As someone who is out of shape and overweight, you feel the stares and hear the whispers. But you know what? I don’t hear them when I’m at Kosama. I hear words of encouragement for not giving up, and for showing up. I get a high five as Andy walks by during a rest period. I get a knowing glance from Annie (one of my class mates) who nods to let me know she is tired too. So that is nice not to have judgement. To have support. I feel a certain responsiblity to my listeners to be honest about the program. It is not a cakewalk. It is a commitment that you have to be ready to make.
But now that I have made the commitment, let me tell you some things. I made it thru the first week. And I kept going when I was stiff and sore. I’ve been following a healthier eating plan thru their website as well. Did you know I gave up pop too? Sunday I gave it up. Did great until last night when I had 1/2 a can of diet coke. I can live with that little cheat. My digestive system is already announcing the difference. Not to get to personal, but my body seems to be a little surprised that there is no grease and fried food running thru it. My body seems to be loving the fiber and water that is now being pumped in like a lifeline. I however am not thrilled as both of these items make me go to the bathroom more, therefore performing more squats…which are killing me at the moment. Rough eh?
Ok, so back to Kickboxing. I think I will love this once I get past some of the soreness. I adore the instructor. Mike is great, but let’s be honest, a little too happy and awake at 4am. I did like the concept and I felt powerful with the gloves on. (Like I could take on anyone). Soon I will be light as a butterfly and sting like a bee. It just won’t be this week.
I think today was rough as a result of yesterday. Lower body and abs were the focus today. And my body wasn’t loving the squats. And my body hates the ab workouts. When I was thinner I had great core strength, but that seems to be absent at the moment. It will come back eventually if I keep at it. But I have to be a little cautious as I have some lower back issues that I want to keep from derailing me. I really think we all have to know our limits. It won’t stop me from trying to do things, but if I feel that pull I’m going to have to back off.
Oh I forgot about my dream! After class this morning I went home and crawled back in bed after eating some protein. I woke up an hour later in a panic that I missed class. I knew it was a dream when I rolled over and everything ached! Then I knew I had gone. And I might not make it tomorrow for Yoga. I have a little girl that is sick and I don’t want to burden anyone with watching her. And to be honest, Yoga is tough for heavy people. And with such large class sizes for Yoga, I’m not sure how comfortable I feel about it. So I do have a Fat Girl Yoga dvd that I will do at home on Saturday. It isn’t called that of course! But helps those with the pear shape get into positions. I will dig that out and do that. I have a Yoga mat too. (You are thinking to yourself, you have these things and never used them? Nope. I like to buy things. In the event I will eventually use them. LOL
Ok, so there is the recap of Week one at the Downtown Kosama. What do you think?
I have something to admit here. And I wasn’t sure I was going to fess up but I decided I better be honest. I went out to eat with my husband last night. I still had to get the Chicago Speakeasy craving out of my system so we went last night to celebrate our anniversary a week early, before I was further into the Kosama program. I ordered prime rib and only ate about 2 ounces. (hey, I could have hogged that whole thing down but I went with moderation.) I did eat some bread, a baked potato with sour cream and butter and a lot of the salad bar. Nothing but water to drink. But I did plug everything into my nutrition website from Kosama and the damage wasn’t really bad. Now I am sure there was a little more fat in some of the salads on the salad bar, but I am counting that in. So it is out of my system. Whew.
Now on to today’s workout. It sucked. I’m telling you that I was sore when I woke up, so I anticipated some discomfort. But somewhere I got the impression that Kettle bells was going to be an easier workout than yesterday. But it kicked my butt. Oh, and they also had an ab work out to boot. So today was abs, Kettle bells and then they threw in some pushups and pullups to really make me cry.
I am not lying when I saw typing right now is making my arms ache. I can’t squat as my thighs are burning. I dropped a pen on the floor and almost paged a coworker to come pick it up for me. (I did pick it up but that nearly made me pass out) I had to walk up the stairs for a meeting this morning and people were laughing at how slow I was going. Not a cruel laughter mind you, but the kind of ‘hey we know what you are going thru and it is a badge of honor’ kind of laugh. My mom keeps telling me how proud she is of me. Which is nice to hear. I mean who doesn’t want the support of people around them when they are something this hard? My husband said this morning too that he was proud of me and to keep up the good work. I don’t know if he realized how much that meant to me, but it meant a lot.
I have realized I need some new workout shoes. Maybe on this next paycheck I can pony that up. The old workout shoes I had were over 4 years old and although they weren’t worn much, they are falling apart. My coworker LeeAnn found some shoes on sale at Kohls, so hopefully I can venture out there this weekend.
Ok, so anyone else doing Kosama? I have to say the coaches at the Downtown location are fabulous! LeeAnn said the same thing, that she really felt the encouragement. You can still sign up for this session this week, and you won’t be far behind. I spoke to one of the owners this morning and he said that you can still get in but not to wait!
My eating is back on track this morning. I’ve already had about 40 ounces of water today. Had some healthy nuts and a banana as a snack. Had cereal with skim milk for breakfast. After my 4am workout I had some slices of ham for protein. I need to buy some protein mix for after workouts. DID I MENTION I AM WORKING OUT AT 4AM? Shouldn’t I get extra credit for that in some way?
