As I was looking in the mirror today I noticed somethings, my legs are skinny, my arms have muscles never seen before, I have cheek bones and ribs. These things, they have been living but dormant in my body for so long. I am super excited to see them.
Most people probably know. My life is an open book. I have made it to a huge milestone in my life. I have dropped 40 pounds! YEP, 40 POUNDS!
Dropping weight, getting fit, shifting my ideas about nutrition, none of this is easy. Finding the time to commit to myself every day (intentional purpose driven workouts) when youngest daughter has Pneumonia is impossible. Add in cooking food for the family that fits my requirements, juggling work, taking care of my dog who just had surgery, and the start of coaching the LMS Nordic Ski Team all have their own set of issues. Together life is very chaotic!
Healthy is my priority. Making time for me, remembering my food for the day, journaling my progress, these things are not habit. I have to think every day about my new life. Making myself do seven intentional workouts a week is hard. Thank goodness for Transform 307 for twice a week check ins and workouts to motivate me. I have to slap my own hand after ski practice when I am starved and reaching for that candy bar. But I am willing do it. The payoff is huge.
The hardest/easiest part pf all this is showing up at Transform 307 two times a week. Hard because I know I will remember, sore muscles pleasantly painfully telling me every time I go up and down my stairs at home or throw in that double pole skiing.
20 weeks at Transform 307 times two workouts a week equals 40 challenging workouts with Matt Hartsky (personal coach and trainer) has been the hardest/best part of this transformation. Having a coach tell me what to do, letting him guide me in to getting fit, is the best. Surviving his workouts well is my pat on the back. Looking back to week one and not surviving and not sweating through every minute gives me great joy.
So, Matt says if we were running a marathon together, I have entered mile 3. I am finished warming up and stating into the real deal.
