Dear Fellow Journeymen –
First, I have to say that I’m sorry that I’ve been *SO*
remiss with the blog entries this time around… I’ve been reading all of your
blogs and it really helps me to know and understand you and your goals. I appreciate its importance and sorry to have
been slacking on this part…
BODY – Feeling better in my own skin with each passing
day. I notice some moves are still as
hard, others seem easier and I find myself trying Level 3 sometimes (real quick,
like holding a hot potato) and then reverting back to Level 2… but even being
able to do a move once at level 3 makes me happy.
LEARNING – I have learned that it’s time for me to start
supplementing my worxouts with some am cardio and yoga. For lots of reasons: Because I need the cardio. Because my stamina is improving. Because I have to get in the habit of getting
some sweat equity in in the morning. Because
busy season is in full swing at work and if I work out in the morning, I’m good
no matter how crazy the day gets. Because
I can start my body up right. Because
that’s what our coaches model for us.
Because until today I’ve really only been working out at the Worx and
the lifestyle shift I’m trying to make requires that I get moving, somehow,
every day and I’ve not been coming into the Worx every day.
OH YEAH – Co-worker who’s been away for 6 weeks, my friend
Talya, said I looked noticeably different to her… she must’ve been serious
because she come to a few sessions at The Worx and is thinking of joining the
next Journey. Woot woot!
GOALS – I’m going on a 2 week work trip and I’m really
looking forward to it personally and professionally…but I’m so so scurred of
falling of the wagon in a dramatic and ugly way. Sheesh.
Travel for me is like 25% legitimate challenges (plane food, long hours,
eating out every meal, work lunches and dinners, not much chance to get out and
about) and 75% free-for-all “I’m not at home so I’ll just indulge in all things
all at once” mode. Over the last few
years, I’ve been spending sometimes up to half the year on work travel… given
the ratio I just described, you can see how badly I need an intervention at the
Worx, right? OK. But this time around, I am determined that
things won’t go down like that. My goal
is – to maintain the progress that I’ve made.
Doesn’t sound like much, huh? But
if I can just maintain – I would be like over-the-moon happy. It would be a first for me – for real, my
suitcase has never been the only thing that seemed fuller on the way back, you
know what I’m sayin? Lol. I’m planning to do measurements with my coach
on Saturday and I leave Monday.
SHOWING UP – Honestly, I really just wanted to write this
blog because in the last couple of weeks, I’ve been motivated by literally
everyone at the The Worx. Starting with
my awesome coach, Maia – who in the span of a couple of weeks fought off a
nasty bug, sat for and passed her certification exam, and taught kick ass
classes, all while juggling the day to day grind of work, fam, life. Leading by example: check. My fellow Journeyer Danielle – I believe Flo
nicknamed us Ebony and Ivory, lol – who is steadily upping the ante with
morning workouts, runs, doubling up workouts and whatnot. Getting a text from her to say wake up,
sleepyhead, has motivated me; so have her amazing results. Then you have Flo, who’s a daily reminder
that an ‘after’ is possible, but that you have to keep your head in the game…
and that, over time, you’ll come to enjoy it.
I worked out with Nikki and Sadaf a few times – nothing like a coach all
up in your circuit to push you through the burn, huh? Then there’s Meredith who was kicking butt in
her first ever kickboxing class, bringing it like she’s a regular. There was Ron and Jamie who are in it to win
it – pushing, reaching, showing up day in and out. Our newest Journeyer Maria is leaving it all
out on the floor, in those hardest first few days and weeks when everything is
sore. And I’ve been to several of
Ashley’s workouts in the last two weeks; I have the sore arms to prove it. Nicole, Jenn, Tamika, Tysha, Sarah, Monica,
Tina, Kathy, Trayce, Sonia – seriously, I’m about to do a roll call up in
here…I’ve been feasting on everyone’s energy and discipline the first two weeks
of my second journey and I’m thankful to you all.
The Worx is an unusual community in the world of
fitness. Believe me, I know. I was a serial starter of workout programs
and I’ve checked most of what’s out there in my past efforts to drop weight and
get fit. But there is something about
the mix of excellence and encouragement, accountability and acceptance,
challenge and camaraderie at the Worx that just worx – it’s really something
special. Feel blessed to have found this
community!
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