Dawn Melanie’s BodyBlog

a Baked Potato.

Ok already, I was hungry after my workout.  And besides, I needed some protein quick!  I did toss one of the 3 burgers’ buns.  And I only ate half of the sour cream WITH butter baked potato.  With the exception of the grease content, it was a decent meal, UNTIL:

:And 9 Months to a Full Recovery by “Dawn Melanie.  This is not some Nostradamus type prophecy.  It is simply a realization that I had after talking to a complete stranger:with words of a friend.

When responding to the now infamous question, “What happened to your knee?  I briefed him on my ACL injury, how it destroyed the linear progress I was enjoying in the Fitness arena, and how I wanted to compete again.  But, I qualified my competition return date.  I squeamishly resounded, “I want to compete in 2007, on August 31^st-Sept.1^st. 

Although he just met me, he detected the passion, the sense of urgency that I posses to get back on stage.  He compellingly questioned my seemingly apparent doubt.  Perhaps it was my pitiful shoulder shrug that accompanied my halfhearted unconvincing statement?  I’m not sure.  But I am positive that what he said next was downright commonsensical, “It takes 9 months to have a baby!  Your competition is almost 10 months post-op.

Well, I respect bearing and delivery of human life, but I have no plans, near or future, to join the ranks of motherhood.  However, I can appreciate “John’s statements that brought me to rescind any residual doubt that I would be on the Figure stage in Ohio for the North American show. 

Today, February 9^, 2007, I have no doubts and few questions:mainly,

   “What shall be the color, fabric and style of my 2-piece for the 2007 GNC IFBB North American Figure show?  J

: [Times] is a definite measure establishing a commitment to reach a goal?  I speak of my past week of working out and re-hob of my new surgically embedded ACL.  I managed to work out 4 times this week for 90-120 minutes each session.  And another day remains:tomorrow.

Yes, I plan to arrive at the gym by 8am.  This will ensure that I can complete 2 hours of training before the late morning Saturday crowd make their presence.  I like active gyms, sometimes too much, as I talk more than 50% of my time spent there,    I just want to eschew any avoidable distractions to my plan of attack of recovery efforts.  I understand that in the course of life, “distractions are indeed inevitable. More importantly, they can be MANAGED.

Hopefully tomorrow, the Dallas area will be free of cold, wintry weather.   If we are stricken with such, I won’t fall victim to forgoing my gym experience using the inclement weather as an excuse.  I’ll keep an eye on the weather reports and accordingly delay my commute.  Yes, I prefer working out at 8am on Saturday morning, but the importance to maintain my recently €˜re-found’ training consistency far outweighs any existing or potential idiosyncrasies of the gym.  Here’s to a good week with more to follow!     –Dawn Melanie