After almost 2 weeks of vacation, things have been a little out of sorts....My house is a wreck! I have had coming laundry out of my ears (almost done), boating equipment (skis, ropes, life jackets, pull toys - all of this stuff is in my living room!!), I have grocery shopping to do, I need to run some errands, the dogs need a bath, I need to pay some bills, I need to button down our yard and decorate my house for fall...yes, it's coming! I need to get my hair done, and oh my goodness....I need a pedicure!!!
All of this is needs to be done, plus I work and have to fit my health and fitness in...
Whew...I need a vacation!
I am on my way to getting back to normal....I'm right back to my exercise, even though it's ever so slowly! My back is still giving me trouble. I need to get into the physical therapist soon! My diet is getting better ~ more normal! I'm down 4 of the 5 pounds I gained. I knew it was water weight. I still feel a little puffy, hopefully this will subside soon!
Other than that...I'm still fighting and working toward my goals!!
How about you....Are you reaching yours?
Keep focused!
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Monday, September 12, 2011
Strength
I used to believe that if it really came down to it, should something terrible happen to me, and I'm faced with life or death...I used to believe that I did not have it in me to fight for my life. I would always say, "If that happened to me, I would die." Mostly I thought this because I knew my body, I knew what it was capable of, I knew what I could and could not do. I thought I would die, because I could not get this body to move. (I remember there were times when my kids would have fallen, they would have blood all over them, and I could only walk quickly to them, as I was unable to run.....How terrible is that?)
In watching the 911 programs yesterday, I was sobered by the reality of what the people in the World Trade Center buildings had to go through. Not only were they confused, terrified, horrified and a whole host of other emotions that I cannot even image...but they were also faced with the reality that they needed to get out of those buildings to save their lives. If they were ambulatory, some of them had to endure 80+ flights of stairs to safety ~ some even had to do that with injuries!
If it was January 2010 and I were in one of those buildings, as fat and unhealthy that I was, I would not have been able to get myself out of the building alive. Back then, I could barely go down 2 short flights of stairs without being winded. I could not imagine trying to do that with 80 flights of stairs and scared out of my mind. I don't think I could have done it on my own. Sure I might have made it with help, but then I'm burdening someone else and maybe jeopardizing their life to save my sorry out of shape butt.
I thought of this the whole day yesterday.
After coming this far, losing some of the weight and getting stronger, I feel now, I could save myself in an emergency. I am even strong enough to maybe help someone else out if needed. (Except for my sore back....it's feeling a little better today - even with that, I would still be able to do it)
Side note: My hubby left for work a little while ago.....as I am writing now, all I hear are sirens.....Lots of them. I am worried....Do you ever do this? I am sure he is OK! (I refuse to worry, until I need to)
Back to my post....
While I was thinking about this post last night, other words came to me ~ Fight...Face your Fears.....Don't give up......You can do it!!!
As I was praying to the Lord about all of this He gave me this scripture: I can do everything through him who gives me strength. Philippians 4:13
All this to say, that I am more motivated to get this weight off and get super strong. I know now, that if I am ever faced with a situation like this, I will remember that I want to live....I will fight for my life....I will face my fears....I won't give up....and I will do it with the Lords strength.
Are you getting stronger every day?
Keep focused!!!
In watching the 911 programs yesterday, I was sobered by the reality of what the people in the World Trade Center buildings had to go through. Not only were they confused, terrified, horrified and a whole host of other emotions that I cannot even image...but they were also faced with the reality that they needed to get out of those buildings to save their lives. If they were ambulatory, some of them had to endure 80+ flights of stairs to safety ~ some even had to do that with injuries!
If it was January 2010 and I were in one of those buildings, as fat and unhealthy that I was, I would not have been able to get myself out of the building alive. Back then, I could barely go down 2 short flights of stairs without being winded. I could not imagine trying to do that with 80 flights of stairs and scared out of my mind. I don't think I could have done it on my own. Sure I might have made it with help, but then I'm burdening someone else and maybe jeopardizing their life to save my sorry out of shape butt.
I thought of this the whole day yesterday.
After coming this far, losing some of the weight and getting stronger, I feel now, I could save myself in an emergency. I am even strong enough to maybe help someone else out if needed. (Except for my sore back....it's feeling a little better today - even with that, I would still be able to do it)
Side note: My hubby left for work a little while ago.....as I am writing now, all I hear are sirens.....Lots of them. I am worried....Do you ever do this? I am sure he is OK! (I refuse to worry, until I need to)
Back to my post....
While I was thinking about this post last night, other words came to me ~ Fight...Face your Fears.....Don't give up......You can do it!!!
As I was praying to the Lord about all of this He gave me this scripture: I can do everything through him who gives me strength. Philippians 4:13
All this to say, that I am more motivated to get this weight off and get super strong. I know now, that if I am ever faced with a situation like this, I will remember that I want to live....I will fight for my life....I will face my fears....I won't give up....and I will do it with the Lords strength.
Are you getting stronger every day?
Keep focused!!!
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Injury
Spent a lot of time reading blogs today! So much success out there ~ WAY TO GO!!!! Some of you are struggling, but I have no doubt, for those struggling, that things will get back on track soon. Keep pushing through, stay focused...you can do it ~ I believe in you!!!
This past week I was on vacation. I had plans....awesome plans of health and fitness. I had plans of eating healthy meals and getting my exercise in. I'm in a fitness challenge with Jessica and I so wanted to beat her this week. My mind was totally there, ready for success, but my body was not.
The week before we left, I went to the doctor because of hip pain. Then last week, this pain moved from my hip to my lower back. Last Monday while setting up our camp, the pain was so bad, that I could barely walk. This was a little distressing, since the bathrooms were at the other end of the loop.
The other sad thing was that I've worked hard, this year, to be able to ready for the fun we had planned this week. I've wanted to water ski so bad and I've been working hard in the gym to be strong enough to do it...Past years, I've tried and tried and could never get out of the water. This year, I'm lighter and a lot stronger....I could do it ~ I am positive, except for this back pain. I had also planned a lot of walks and runs with my daughter. I had my exercise clothes and running shoes packed....I was ready! We even took water noodles so we could do water aerobics.
Unfortunately I was unable to do any of these things. I mostly sat on the beach, watching and dreaming of what I wanted to do. I could not even lift my grand babies without crying out in pain...Can I say that I am very disappointed?
The only way I got relief was to take Advil every 3 hours.....I hate taking that stuff!!
I am scheduled for physical therapy on my back (PT again - just different body parts - I've had PT on my knees, calves and tennis elbow) Can I say that I'm sick of physical therapy? The only bright spot is I will find out what I can do to strengthen my back so I can avoid this type of injury in the future. Need to look for the silver lining ~ right?
The other thing, because I was too afraid, or too sore, or just sick of waddling to the bathroom, I did not drink enough water, then I forgot my blood pressure meds 2 days and that always throws me and I'm up 5 pounds. It's gotta be water weight, my feet, legs and hands feel like I'm ready to pop there is so much pressure. I kind of feel like a sausage. Today I've been drinking water like crazy and made many trips to the bathroom. Starting to feel a little better.
My food intake was pretty good. I did not over eat any of the goodies that we had. A small miracle here. I just did not want it.
On the bright side, I totally enjoyed my family, we had a great time being together. We decided that we will make this trip an annual event. And my back is a little better now that I'm sleeping in my own bed and not walking and lifting so much.
I have a new goal...Next year, I will be in a totally different place.....Healthy, lighter, lean, strong and able to get up on those skies!!! I'm doing it!!!
Workout Summary:
Sunday: Total 0 Minutes
Monday: Total 0 minutes
Tuesday: Total 0 minutes
Wednesday: Total 0 minutes
Thursday: Total 0 minutes
Friday: Total 0 minutes
Saturday: Total 0 minutes
Weekly Total: 0 Hrs (0 mins)
Work Out Reflection
Well it pretty much stunk.....Don't know what else to say...
Work Out Goals for This Week
Going to physical therapy ~~ doing everything they say!! I will walk on my treadmill!!!
So no matter what....I'm pushing through this injury. It's just an injury ~ you know athletics get injured ~ it happens. I going to beat this!!
How about you? How are you doing?
Keep focused!
Oh so funny....I'm getting ready to publish this post and I look at my Labels: and it says: "wawa". I did not type this....(I typed injury ~ How did wawa show up) ~~ is this what this post is about? Am I wah wahing about what happened or did not happen this week...Am I making excuses for what I did not get done? Hummmmm!
This past week I was on vacation. I had plans....awesome plans of health and fitness. I had plans of eating healthy meals and getting my exercise in. I'm in a fitness challenge with Jessica and I so wanted to beat her this week. My mind was totally there, ready for success, but my body was not.
The week before we left, I went to the doctor because of hip pain. Then last week, this pain moved from my hip to my lower back. Last Monday while setting up our camp, the pain was so bad, that I could barely walk. This was a little distressing, since the bathrooms were at the other end of the loop.
The other sad thing was that I've worked hard, this year, to be able to ready for the fun we had planned this week. I've wanted to water ski so bad and I've been working hard in the gym to be strong enough to do it...Past years, I've tried and tried and could never get out of the water. This year, I'm lighter and a lot stronger....I could do it ~ I am positive, except for this back pain. I had also planned a lot of walks and runs with my daughter. I had my exercise clothes and running shoes packed....I was ready! We even took water noodles so we could do water aerobics.
Unfortunately I was unable to do any of these things. I mostly sat on the beach, watching and dreaming of what I wanted to do. I could not even lift my grand babies without crying out in pain...Can I say that I am very disappointed?
The only way I got relief was to take Advil every 3 hours.....I hate taking that stuff!!
I am scheduled for physical therapy on my back (PT again - just different body parts - I've had PT on my knees, calves and tennis elbow) Can I say that I'm sick of physical therapy? The only bright spot is I will find out what I can do to strengthen my back so I can avoid this type of injury in the future. Need to look for the silver lining ~ right?
The other thing, because I was too afraid, or too sore, or just sick of waddling to the bathroom, I did not drink enough water, then I forgot my blood pressure meds 2 days and that always throws me and I'm up 5 pounds. It's gotta be water weight, my feet, legs and hands feel like I'm ready to pop there is so much pressure. I kind of feel like a sausage. Today I've been drinking water like crazy and made many trips to the bathroom. Starting to feel a little better.
My food intake was pretty good. I did not over eat any of the goodies that we had. A small miracle here. I just did not want it.
On the bright side, I totally enjoyed my family, we had a great time being together. We decided that we will make this trip an annual event. And my back is a little better now that I'm sleeping in my own bed and not walking and lifting so much.
I have a new goal...Next year, I will be in a totally different place.....Healthy, lighter, lean, strong and able to get up on those skies!!! I'm doing it!!!
Workout Summary:
Sunday: Total 0 Minutes
Monday: Total 0 minutes
Tuesday: Total 0 minutes
Wednesday: Total 0 minutes
Thursday: Total 0 minutes
Friday: Total 0 minutes
Saturday: Total 0 minutes
Weekly Total: 0 Hrs (0 mins)
Work Out Reflection
Well it pretty much stunk.....Don't know what else to say...
Work Out Goals for This Week
Going to physical therapy ~~ doing everything they say!! I will walk on my treadmill!!!
So no matter what....I'm pushing through this injury. It's just an injury ~ you know athletics get injured ~ it happens. I going to beat this!!
How about you? How are you doing?
Keep focused!
Oh so funny....I'm getting ready to publish this post and I look at my Labels: and it says: "wawa". I did not type this....(I typed injury ~ How did wawa show up) ~~ is this what this post is about? Am I wah wahing about what happened or did not happen this week...Am I making excuses for what I did not get done? Hummmmm!
Monday, September 5, 2011
All Around ME...
Lately, it seems that some of the things I've read, heard or seen are pointing me in a common direction....A direction that I kind of understand, but cannot always stay focused on and that thing is.....
....a 100% POSITIVE ATTITUDE and FOCUS!!
I've heard if you see yourself there, you will get there.....Decide something for your life and you've got it....Think yourself thin ~ Have you heard that one before?.....Have faith!
I'm trying to be positive...think positive...live life purposely and always moving forward toward my goals. I'm trying to visualize what and how I want things to be. I kind of get there, but I always have this little seed of doubt hanging around.
I can't just give in and say, with no doubt that I will reach my health and fitness goals. I'm like 96% in....4% of me says, "You're never going to make it...." "Failure!"....."You don't have what it takes!".....
Now I know I can get there...to 100% faith that things will happen. I've done this before. I can remember 2 times in my life, that I made my mind up, got my attitude right and those 2 things happened. I HAD NO DOUBT!!! But I just can't seem to muster up a 100% positive attitude that I can get this weight off or reach my goals!!!
Do you struggle with this....Is it even necessary to reach 100% assurance that this can be done? Is it OK to have a smidgen of doubt?
Keep focused!
....a 100% POSITIVE ATTITUDE and FOCUS!!
I've heard if you see yourself there, you will get there.....Decide something for your life and you've got it....Think yourself thin ~ Have you heard that one before?.....Have faith!
I'm trying to be positive...think positive...live life purposely and always moving forward toward my goals. I'm trying to visualize what and how I want things to be. I kind of get there, but I always have this little seed of doubt hanging around.
I can't just give in and say, with no doubt that I will reach my health and fitness goals. I'm like 96% in....4% of me says, "You're never going to make it...." "Failure!"....."You don't have what it takes!".....
Now I know I can get there...to 100% faith that things will happen. I've done this before. I can remember 2 times in my life, that I made my mind up, got my attitude right and those 2 things happened. I HAD NO DOUBT!!! But I just can't seem to muster up a 100% positive attitude that I can get this weight off or reach my goals!!!
Do you struggle with this....Is it even necessary to reach 100% assurance that this can be done? Is it OK to have a smidgen of doubt?
Keep focused!
Sunday, September 4, 2011
Suffering
Are you suffering right now because you are making good choices for yourself? Even if change in your life is healthy and good, you can still suffer because of it.
It's like OK now what do I do? I used to eat when I was stressed....can't do that anymore....ouch! How am I to cope? How about when you are bored, frustrated, confused, joyful, happy? How about when we celebrate? Can't really devour the smorgasbord anymore....What will we do with our time?
For me, change means, I don't do that any more, now I do this. Finding the this (The alternative choice), may be really hard, especially if you are struggling to let go of the thing you love most!
For a lot of us, giving up food and our behaviors towards food is difficult to give up or change. It's what we do, at least I know it's what I do....I've lived like this for over 40 years and it seems it's really hard to teach this ole gal (the old saying says dog, but I'm not calling myself that) a new trick!
So what to do....Here we are, we need to make changes....for some of us (me), I need to make a lot of changes. But I don't want to give up the familiar, the things I know, the things that speak love to me, the things that make me feel OK.
I heard this last night at church....What if the very thing we give up...ends up giving us the very thing we are looking for.....Something that will give us life!
We think that food is our thing that we are looking for (I need it to cope, bring comfort, satisfaction etc), but what if we give it up and put our focus on our health and fitness.....After time, we will end up with what we really want....thin & healthy bodies ~ YES! But I believe there is so much more for us then even that. A thin and healthy body is a bonus, but what we really get is something more. I don't know what that something more is for you...But I already know, that by trying to change my life, giving up the unnecessary food, and pushing forward on my health & fitness plan...already new doors are opening for me...things are happening in my life....things that would not be happening if I had not made that first effort to try. You see if I had not made changes back in January 1, 2010, I believe I would be bed bound by now. I was heading that way. But because of the simple change of letting the food and old self destroying behavior go, I'm finally living my life....And I know the more I give up the food and old behavior, that more opportunities will present itself to me ~ I will truly be living the life that I was created for. I can't wait!
So, I'm willing to give up food, I'm willing to suffer through this process until I learn to fill my time with healthier alternatives ~ not food. I willing to push through the feelings you get when you let go of something you love. I'm willing to do all of this so I will get something my heart is looking for.....something more important, something better, something more meaningful and lasting than food ~ I'm looking for life!
Giving food up....I know there will be pain, suffering, discomfort...But I also know, if I do it, I will get something more ~ I will have a more abundant life!!!
Commit yourself today to your health and fitness plan. Make the changes you need to make, give up the excess food ~ it's not your friend! This maybe painful, but it may lead into the something you are looking for!!
Are you with me?
Yikes ~ Forgot to record exercise for the week!
Workout Summary:
Monday: Total 53 minutes
33 min Treadmill 20 min Wake Surfing
****2 hours of treading water in the lake (Jessica - does this count?)
Tuesday: Total 45 minutes
45 min Water Aerobics
Wednesday: Total 50 minutes
50 min Stability Class
Thursday: Total 60 minutes
60 minute Treadmill
Friday: Total 30 minutes
30 minute Treadmill
Saturday: Rest
Weekly Total: 4 Hrs (238 mins)
Work Out Reflection
Augh ~ Seemed like I pushed myself all week, but only got in 4 hrs. Hummm...I've got work to do!
Work Out Goals for This Week
I am on vacation this week, I am planning a lot of walking and swimming!!!
Keep focused!
Friday, September 2, 2011
My Body
Been struggling for 2 years now with my ears. They just drain and drain, then the insides get all crusty and gross. So hope you are not eating your breakfast right now...Anyway, this has been going on for a very long time. Now, I have a lot of pressure & numbness over and around my right eye, in addition to some dizziness and problems walking. (I always have to look down, because if I look up, everything swims around me) Kind of strange. So I go to the Ear Nose & Throat (ENT) Doc to see what's going on. Of course, he's not too concerned about the 2 year problem with the ears, that bugs me to no end, no he's more concerned for all of the other stuff that's going on.
So instead of getting a heavy dose of decongestant, that I thought I would get...instead of getting an easy fit, I get to have a MRI...2 of them. I've never heard of that. Almost 3 hours in that stupid machine.
For crying out loud....will I ever be free of all of this medical stuff? It is so frustrating!!!!!!!!!
Yesterday it was like I went in to get my finger bandaged and ended up in surgery instead. I am so sick of this!!!!
If I could only get these little niggly health problems ~ ears, now this stupid head thing and my hip/back from hurting....and I'm sure there's something else to complain about...if I could only get these things out of the way, I would be feeling great!!
This is the exact reason why it is important to be fit and healthy (Not to say that fit and healthy people don't get sick), but a lot of my problems are and have been from obesity. I could have avoided a couple of surgeries and a lot of the other things, like knee, hip, feet and back problems, maybe I could have avoided the carpal tunnel surgery and could have avoided a number of other things....Oh I remember more.....If I were more fit, I may be able to get off of the blood pressure meds and because I'm more fit now, I was able to avoid cholesterol meds. See getting fit has its benefits!!
So are you with me today. Are you willing to do whatever you need to do to get fit and healthy? Lets do it!!
Keep focused!
So instead of getting a heavy dose of decongestant, that I thought I would get...instead of getting an easy fit, I get to have a MRI...2 of them. I've never heard of that. Almost 3 hours in that stupid machine.
For crying out loud....will I ever be free of all of this medical stuff? It is so frustrating!!!!!!!!!
Yesterday it was like I went in to get my finger bandaged and ended up in surgery instead. I am so sick of this!!!!
If I could only get these little niggly health problems ~ ears, now this stupid head thing and my hip/back from hurting....and I'm sure there's something else to complain about...if I could only get these things out of the way, I would be feeling great!!
This is the exact reason why it is important to be fit and healthy (Not to say that fit and healthy people don't get sick), but a lot of my problems are and have been from obesity. I could have avoided a couple of surgeries and a lot of the other things, like knee, hip, feet and back problems, maybe I could have avoided the carpal tunnel surgery and could have avoided a number of other things....Oh I remember more.....If I were more fit, I may be able to get off of the blood pressure meds and because I'm more fit now, I was able to avoid cholesterol meds. See getting fit has its benefits!!
So are you with me today. Are you willing to do whatever you need to do to get fit and healthy? Lets do it!!
Keep focused!
Thursday, September 1, 2011
The Unexpected...
I used to be so rigid in my expectations that if something did not go my way, I would have a fit. Some times if I could throw myself onto the floor and have a hissy fit, I would do it. But I finally did grow out of that behavior...a long time ago!
Thankfully I am far from that person who could not change gears, because if I was, I would be having a grand ole hissy fit, right now!!
This week I'm supposed to be camping. But nope, due to circumstances beyond my control, I am at home doing a Staycation!
Knowing I had all of this time on my hands, I made "plans" to get a ton of stuff done at home, I was going to get myself ready for our next camping trip next week and I was going to hit the gym ~ hard!!
The first few days I worked around here really hard, got a lot done. I was going to make my writer workshop on Monday, but that got cancelled, as we decided to go out on the boat instead. Always shifting gears!
My Hubby and I decided that we wanted to go to the Tuesday Night Farmer's Market, but that got changed to. Instead of going there, my Daughter and I decided to go to my water aerobics class. We get there and we were all showered and ready to hit the pool, when we noticed that the pool was drained and had a huge lift in it. Huh?
Determined to get our exercise in and not to let one more thing go undone, we sought out an employee to see what was going on. I was told that they needed to do some maintenance on the ceiling and they needed to drain the pool to get to the problem. We were disappointed that our class was cancelled and said so to the employee, who happily announced that the class was not cancelled, but moved to the outdoor pool.
Now in Oregon, we have not yet had summer. It's been cool, cloudy and rainy for a good part of the summer. That day....it was all of those things. My Daughter and I both looked at each other, shrugged our shoulders and bravely said yes, to our new opportunity.
It was time to get in....and can I say....FREEZING!! The water was cold and the wind was blowing....Not a good combination for sure. Anyway, we would not be thrown off of our plan and we pressed on....We had a great workout and you know what....After exerting our energies, we found that we were quite warm in the pool after all. Getting out was another story!!!
Last night, I wanted to go to my Stability Ball class. Before I left the house, I was helping Hubby with the camping stuff. I almost did not go to my class, as I kind of felt guilty leaving him with all the work to do. I went anyway :-) So I rush to my class and entered the room and it was empty and dark. I'm thinking...another class cancelled....What's going on people? After a few moments I see this very fit woman enter the room and I realize she's our replacement instructor. So we were chatting and soon the class start time was almost there and no one else had arrived. You have to have at least 3 people to have a class. Five minutes into class and still no one has shown up. So my brave instructor traipsed down to the weight room and recruited 3 more people and we had our class! It was different and a butt kicker for sure. It was a really hard class and I was proud that I could do most every thing she asked us to do. (I could not do jumping jacks while in a plank position ~~ can you? Killer!!!)
All of this to say....That I had plans....things I wanted do....And things outside of my control changed my plans. I had a choice to make...I could retreat into myself, like I used to do....or I could embrace the change...stretch myself and go with the new direction. I am so glad I did, because each experience brought something new to my life that I would not have ever experienced before. I was willing to embrace the change and grow from it. I've had a great week so far and I'm looking forward to new changes to come my way.
How about you? Do you embrace change?
Thankfully I am far from that person who could not change gears, because if I was, I would be having a grand ole hissy fit, right now!!
This week I'm supposed to be camping. But nope, due to circumstances beyond my control, I am at home doing a Staycation!
Knowing I had all of this time on my hands, I made "plans" to get a ton of stuff done at home, I was going to get myself ready for our next camping trip next week and I was going to hit the gym ~ hard!!
The first few days I worked around here really hard, got a lot done. I was going to make my writer workshop on Monday, but that got cancelled, as we decided to go out on the boat instead. Always shifting gears!
My Hubby and I decided that we wanted to go to the Tuesday Night Farmer's Market, but that got changed to. Instead of going there, my Daughter and I decided to go to my water aerobics class. We get there and we were all showered and ready to hit the pool, when we noticed that the pool was drained and had a huge lift in it. Huh?
Determined to get our exercise in and not to let one more thing go undone, we sought out an employee to see what was going on. I was told that they needed to do some maintenance on the ceiling and they needed to drain the pool to get to the problem. We were disappointed that our class was cancelled and said so to the employee, who happily announced that the class was not cancelled, but moved to the outdoor pool.
Now in Oregon, we have not yet had summer. It's been cool, cloudy and rainy for a good part of the summer. That day....it was all of those things. My Daughter and I both looked at each other, shrugged our shoulders and bravely said yes, to our new opportunity.
It was time to get in....and can I say....FREEZING!! The water was cold and the wind was blowing....Not a good combination for sure. Anyway, we would not be thrown off of our plan and we pressed on....We had a great workout and you know what....After exerting our energies, we found that we were quite warm in the pool after all. Getting out was another story!!!
Last night, I wanted to go to my Stability Ball class. Before I left the house, I was helping Hubby with the camping stuff. I almost did not go to my class, as I kind of felt guilty leaving him with all the work to do. I went anyway :-) So I rush to my class and entered the room and it was empty and dark. I'm thinking...another class cancelled....What's going on people? After a few moments I see this very fit woman enter the room and I realize she's our replacement instructor. So we were chatting and soon the class start time was almost there and no one else had arrived. You have to have at least 3 people to have a class. Five minutes into class and still no one has shown up. So my brave instructor traipsed down to the weight room and recruited 3 more people and we had our class! It was different and a butt kicker for sure. It was a really hard class and I was proud that I could do most every thing she asked us to do. (I could not do jumping jacks while in a plank position ~~ can you? Killer!!!)
All of this to say....That I had plans....things I wanted do....And things outside of my control changed my plans. I had a choice to make...I could retreat into myself, like I used to do....or I could embrace the change...stretch myself and go with the new direction. I am so glad I did, because each experience brought something new to my life that I would not have ever experienced before. I was willing to embrace the change and grow from it. I've had a great week so far and I'm looking forward to new changes to come my way.
How about you? Do you embrace change?
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