Returning to work…
Thoughts to reflect on…
I can’t believe the summer is "over"…I return to work officially this Thursday, but starting tomorrow I will no longer be on vacation. I can’t believe how fast the time has gone by and yet how long it seems. The person I was at the start of the summer is not the same person typing this. I have grown and changed so much with regards to my physical well-being. Oh, I know I still have a long way to go before I can call myself a "bodybuilder" physically…..but mentally I’m already there. My nutrition and workout routine are constantly being tweaked by me to obtain the best advantage for my strength and physical goals; I can no longer live without the gym, in fact more than a day and I get so cranky with everyone that I sense that need and desire to be there. It is now an addiction for me; I love the way I feel while I’m working out and afterwards it makes me more calm. I officially left the lady’s section at Gold’s Gym and am now working out in the regular "open" area (mainly the gym has two free weights area, the regular one and the advanced). It sort of happened by accident, all the benches were taken in the lady’s area…so I had to either wait, go home or workout where the big boys work out…so I said to hell with my fears and just grabbed a bench and some weights and started my routine…felt right at home…truth be told there were only 2 big boys at 5am, so it wasn’t THAT intimidating, lol…this is huge especially since at the beginning of the summer I was working out at home because I was too self-conscious to go to the gym….my next goal will be to take off my long pants and workout in my shorts….yes I work out with two pants on and its very uncomfortable…I’ve had the support of the community here, especially my bodyspace friends to motivate and help me, but now I will not be on as much and so I must learn to sink or swim on my own….
August 17, 2009 at 1:31 am
good for you god speed
August 17, 2009 at 11:04 am
You have the mindset to do it on your own. You’re over the hump so keep riding the wave. You’ll accomplish your goals no problem !!! Stay in touch !!
August 17, 2009 at 6:53 pm
Congrats on moving over to the big boys room! And it sucks going back to work, I started last Thursday. It’s still a struggle coming home and getting straight to the workout and thats without the kiddos being there! But we have been working out the whole summer, its ingrained in our heads and its a definate habit! At one point, I was eager to work out (during the summer), now not so much lol. But I just tell myself to get my butt in there and finish the job, it’s been working. And I have weaned myself from being on bb so much too, now its only like 30 mins/day. But please, keep in touch either on here on yahoo. Talk to you soon.
August 18, 2009 at 9:21 am
I can’t believe how much you remind me of "ME"…I had that same obstacle and overcame i the same…I hope that you are seeing how much you motivate others and that your mind set is the most valueable tool you have. Stay strong and rip it in the gym…the diet will come to balance in time.
August 18, 2009 at 9:33 am
Great changes and all for the better, You ARE addicted to the lifestyle and thats a great thing. Keep hitting it HARD and pressing on towards the mark.