Jus’ blogging!
On Thursday I leave to camp Turbo! Wooo hoo!
Lots of things have been going on. I’m making a transition from working to being a student again and of course it’s a lot more complicated than it really should be. Not to mention reorganizing my finances to live on practically a quarter of the income that I’m used to. However no-body ever said getting a masters degree would be easy and it is definitely something that is worth it in terms of sacrificing some quality of life over the next few years. Dual masters of exercise physiology and nutrition here I come! I would one day enjoy being an article writer on fitness and well being for a magazine or column. Is Men’s health hiring? Haha.
Yesterday I ordered new service from SPRINT, I'm switching from HELIO. Helio was bought out by Virgin Mobil and there hasn’t been any new technology or phones in a while. I ordered the Palm Pre, so I hope to have a lot of fun with my new gadget. I’m a techy and I LOVE stuff like that ;-)
Last night Michelle came back home from the south, and Melina was in San Diego from Iowa. I went to a party to hang out with them and I had a great time catching up with friends. It was like a little reunion!
Today I took Claudia and Mya to the park. We were gonna fly kites but we decided to just play fetch with Mya and lay in the grass. I had a REALLY nice day today. Not to mention it is GODS GIFT that Claudia is a massage therapist. She basically fixed my shin splint I’ve been getting. Seriously, amazing.
I’ve had my first regular class at Rancho Penasquitos for 3 weeks now and I am 100% LOVING being an instructor. The staff at my gym is friendly as ever, and the members that take my class can seriously turn it up! I remember when I was 17 and I was kinda DRAGGED into a TKB class in El Cajon by my friend Johnny. I was like… “Group exercise? Naaaaah that’s cool I’ll just go run while you do that.” Haha little did I know! It was actually Mike’s class in El Cajon. Anyway I was awful at the class and felt like EVERYBODY was staring at the uncoordinated white boy in the back haha. However I got one of the best workouts ever and it basically took all guess work out of having an excellent cardio workout. I kept on giving it a shot and I got better at it each time! Not to mention I learned an important lesson that working out doesn’t have to be WORK! It’s FUN! ;-)
Fast forward 6 years and here I am now! The class in PQ has grown each week and I have met a LOT of people already! I look forward to my class during the week and love teaching! Before I actually had a class I was worried it would be stressful or I would constantly mess up or whatever. After the first class all that negative thinking just seemed to melt away and I knew this was going to be one of the best experiences I’ve had in my life!
I had my first group X evaluation by my area manager and it went fantastic! I did not need a follow up evaluation and the regional manager is supposed to come down to take my class sometime soon! My GX manager told me she got goose bumps ;-). I’m so glad I had SO MANY excellent mentor teachers that really took the guesswork out of an awesome class. Not to mention if I ever needed information on fitness I had basically 12 different people with years and years of experience to ask.
Last year I got up to 183 lbs, and while I held the weight well and didn’t look too “fat” I was totally miserable. I had a terrible attitude constantly, and I never seemed to be in a good mood. Not to mention the crap I would eat quickly was getting expensive. Since December of 2008 I’ve lost 23 lbs, and got my 6pack again! Whoo hoo! Not to mention ever since I became physically active and took the time to invest in myself, I’ve been happier and definitely have had the energy to accomplish goals and develop as an individual.
Taking care of my body hasn’t been just something for aesthetics. I mean of course “looking good” is always a plus that anyone wants; but when I actually placed my physical condition as a priority my mentality changed in general. It was a sort of shift in cognition that happened slowly and was subtle at first, but now is as apparent as daylight. Now a days I do more, I accomplish more; I eat right without having to feel cheated in what I’m eating. Eating right comes naturally; being active is ingrained, being productive in a necessity.
I haven’t been this happy in years. And I look forward to many more years of this.
School registration in 2 days, camp turbo in 4 days, hip hop hustle cert in 3 weeks. Whats the next stepping stone?
