Flexibility
So I’ve decided I might try switching over to fitness instead of figure. I hear those girls get a lot more recognition, and possible media coverage and modeling opportunities. I think they are also much more admirable for everything they can do physically, besides just staying in shape and I’d be so proud of myself if I could do it someday. I’ve never had gymnastics or dance but I think I could still pull it off. As for now I can moonwalk and do a cartwheel. I guess that’s a start. I tried doing the splits yesterday and it seems impossible that I could ever do it. SO you wanna know what I did about it? I put my desktop background of a girl doing the splits. LOL. My boyfriend was like "What the h*** is this?? Let me guess….now you want to do fitness." I didn’t have to answer. I am going to start looking for a choreographer and/or coach. I might go over to the dance studio down the road because I hear there’s a young hip hop instructor there. I might have him teach me some break dancing moves when I get time. I saw some breakdancers in Brooklyn when I was in New York and want to be able to do a move or two. I’m sure it’s a lot harder than it looks. Wait– it does look hard !
The only problem is I am going on a deployment to Ecuador for two weeks in August and the Flex Appeal in Vegas is September 1st. So I’m not sure if I’ll be able to practice my routine where I’m stationed at. Also it is really hard being on a diet on a deployment. I’m sure I’ll be able to handle it, it’s just hard when I get there and have to "for-warn" everybody I work with about my diet, training and inability to participate socially in anything that involves staying out late and/or drinking. Most people in the military on deployments spend their time partying when not working so it’s hard to find people with my interests. And I hate being the party pooper. I love meeting new people and hangin out but that just won’t be possible if I decide to do this competition. But I guess it’s a sacrifice I will make and I will party enough after the competition in Las Vegas! Besides, nothing good will come of getting drunk around a bunch of people I just met in a foreign country.
