With shaking hands and a pounding heart I went into my closet this morning, and took the pair of shorts from the bottom of the pile. These shorts aren't just any shorts. They are THE shorts. The "goal shorts".
Now, for those of you who know me, I am a true hourglass, curvy woman. I have boobs and a butt and I am SO not ashamed to admit it. I love my body type, and always have. I am strong and athletic with calves that look great with a pair of heels or trainers. However, with curves comes a constant battle of clothes not fitting, or not fitting correctly (too big in the waist, too small in the butt, too much boob showing, meteor shower on my thighs shows, the list goes on. I haven't really lost any weight in the past year, although I have been working out tons and strength training like a mad woman.
Fast Forward again to my closet this morning. I pulled out my shorts. They are navy blue, Gap chino like shorts. What's more American than navy blue shorts? I put both legs in and BAM! Like Emeril, they fit. This is a victory for me, proof that I don't (more like refuse) to deprive myself of foods I love, work out every single day to exhaustion, and let the scale dictate health.
Don't get me wrong, I have lots of goals for my health, however, it felt great today to shimmy in my skinny shorts and button them without sucking in :)
Cheers to a healthy 4th (I WILL be eating s'mores and a burger)!
Monday 4 July 2011
New Job!
Hi All,
Well, since my last post, there has been one huge thing that happened:
I got a grown up job! Not only a grown up job, but a job in the field that I want to work in! I am the new Fitness Center and Group Exercise Coordinator at a local Community Center.
I am so, SO excited to dive in and start learning... and there will be a LOT of that to do. I am in charge of a staff of about 35 and ALL of their schedules. Good thing I like logistics :)
I also get to lead a Teen Bootcamp. It. Is. A. Blast. They are a group of awesome teens who are so hard working and fun. Last week we did 15 minutes of warm ups and plyos (hard plyos, they were troopers: jump squats, butt kicks, high knees, and burpees). Then half an hour of circuit training (thank you Garage band for letting me make tons of 1 minute clips with 30 second pauses!) and 10 minutes of core and cool down. They were such troopers. We set team goals, and I think they even had fun.
I am SO excited about this path that I am on. It has taken a while for me to get what I want, but the wait has been so worth it. The experience I'll gain here for my age is great! Cheers to a healthy 4th!
Well, since my last post, there has been one huge thing that happened:
I got a grown up job! Not only a grown up job, but a job in the field that I want to work in! I am the new Fitness Center and Group Exercise Coordinator at a local Community Center.
I am so, SO excited to dive in and start learning... and there will be a LOT of that to do. I am in charge of a staff of about 35 and ALL of their schedules. Good thing I like logistics :)
I also get to lead a Teen Bootcamp. It. Is. A. Blast. They are a group of awesome teens who are so hard working and fun. Last week we did 15 minutes of warm ups and plyos (hard plyos, they were troopers: jump squats, butt kicks, high knees, and burpees). Then half an hour of circuit training (thank you Garage band for letting me make tons of 1 minute clips with 30 second pauses!) and 10 minutes of core and cool down. They were such troopers. We set team goals, and I think they even had fun.
I am SO excited about this path that I am on. It has taken a while for me to get what I want, but the wait has been so worth it. The experience I'll gain here for my age is great! Cheers to a healthy 4th!
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