Taking One for the Team
Good morning, People!!!I’m going to need you to know that I have officially adopted BBDiesel. She asked me to, and I have consented. Now if I can just find someone fabulous to be my baby daddy, we will all be one happy family. And I’m going to need to direct you to another favorite profile of mine today. asmolenski. Check him out! He just got back from his first competition, where he scored a third place win! I am very proud of my bodyspace buddy!! WOO HOO, Allen. WOO HOO!
And welcome to our newest Cute and Perky Breakfast Clubbers: Ledford45 and r1onone!!!
And of course, it’s always good to check out the profiles of the bodybuilding.com worker bees! I love the guys who work for bodybuilding.com! Check them out too. And thank them when you run across one!
But let’s get back to parties… I’m not ready to be through with that conversation just yet! And it’s my Blog, and I’ll stick with that topic as long as I want to!!!
I went to a party about two weekends ago. And like Trixter747 was saying, sometimes you see people that you think, “Whoa, what happened since the last time I saw you?”
Every once in a while, I see someone who has joined team fitness with me, but not too often.
But this last time….
I walked in the door and someone said they saw me on The Today Show. And she’s just all beaming and happy about it. She even asked if I would help her make a plan. And of course, I told her I would be more than happy to.
But it was a few minutes later that I noticed people were watching me as I headed toward the buffet line.
You have to remember, I live in a very small town. Population 6,667! See. Small.
It was a wedding reception, and the dinner was being served buffet-style. A Mexican food buffet.
But I looked up as I was fixing my plate to see the woman who had approached me as I walked through the door. She tells me, “I’m just looking at what you’re getting. I’m going to have what you have.”
Now she didn’t know I had done extra cardio and saved calories for this event, nor did she know I had not had a cheat meal in two weeks. All she knew was that I had lost weight, and she was willing to do what I did.
And so I put on my best diet face, and I fixed the plate of food I would want her to have. And she really did get EXACTLY what I got.
And a magical thing happened. Twenty minutes after I ate that food, which was not what I planned to eat that night, I was full. And I went on about my party, cheat-free.
I saved that cheat meal for another day, because it was more important to show somebody struggling what it takes. Certainly more important than my getting a few chips.
And it was a good reminder for me that this is a lifestyle, and people are watching me to see that.
I took one for the team…but that just means team fitness is up one!
October 10, 2008 at 3:51 am
always the inspiration. Thank you again for that Adina!
October 10, 2008 at 3:53 am
Setting example for others, that is thoughtful and sweet of you
You said it best, it’s a life-style, a healthy life-style 
October 10, 2008 at 4:14 am
Why to take one for a friend. Lol It’s funny how when people know you are into fitness how they watch what you eat. I ate one of the cookies that are constantly being brought to work the other day and I thought people were going to pass out from shock!
October 10, 2008 at 4:54 am
Outstanding. Great job! Last week I ended up staying late at work because a good customer wanted to (more like needed to) talk about weight loss, changing his lifestyle, what I did, what I know, etc.
October 10, 2008 at 5:09 am
You know you like being in the spotlight! Just checked out BBDiesel and I can’t think of any healthy red blooded American man that wouldn’t wanna be in your guys’ family! ^_^
Its interesting how we develop little stalkers with our lifestyles. Not just for food, but you know how it is at the gym when you start getting results and you do an exercise, then you notice someone seems to be following your circuit, or comes over after their last set and tries the same exercise. What’s the saying, "Imitation is the best form of flattery" or something like that?
October 10, 2008 at 7:43 am
I find I’m on both ends of this phenomenon.
There are people I look at in the gym (or on this site) and I think, I need to be like them. What are they doing and how can I do it too? And on the other hand, there are people who have asked me questions about what I am doing and how I got to where I was.
This is true in every aspect of life, I suppose. We are always simultaneously both teachers and students…
October 10, 2008 at 3:13 pm
I’m loving all my Blog people stopping by!! WOO HOO!
October 10, 2008 at 6:19 pm
Girl, I have to tell you that I watch everbody who looks like they know what they are doing at the gym. I have learned so much!!! To all of you fitness experts, you never know when someone is watching for inspiration. Think about all of the little kids who watch the pros in football and want to be "just like them". Thanks for the great blog. I never miss a day to read your blog Adina. I have started a "Biggest Looser" competition at work. We have 14 teachers competing. We are in our second week and it is a blast. Have a great weekend
October 11, 2008 at 12:07 pm
I love your attitude! It is contagious.