Breaking the Chains that Bind

Yesterday was my outdoor training day and despite the 96 degree heat, I was amped and ready.  Shortly before leaving my office, I learned of the death of Michael Jackson.  I was floored!  I thought about the loss of his life, Farah Fawcett, and Ed McMahon and was reminded of just how critical TODAY is.  I worked my @$$ off in that heat.  Kept hydrated and pushed through the pain.  I have goals I want to achieve long before my end and I realize time waits for no one.  This morning, I woke up with a renewed state of mind.  Everything I do, everything I say, everything I THINK MATTERS.  Words are thoughts, thoughts are words and ultimately, words ARE POWER.  There’s a new song in my spirit today and I want it to be there for years to come.  I am determined to be the ME I KNOW I AM, mentally, spiritually, and phsyically.  So each day, a new change will come starting with the girl in the mirror.

 I feel great about the workout I had last night and am looking forward to my workout tomorrow.  I’m motivated and I am determined to NOT BE DENIED this time around.

I won’t be deterred.  I am more determined than ever to get this weight off.  I am not doing it for vain reasons.  I want to be healthy and fit.  I want to be able to put on a pair of jeans and everything hit exactly where it’s supposed to.  I miss wearing halter tops and mid-driff tops. I used to have an incredibly sexy belly.  I don’t know that I’ll ever expose my tummy in public (ballooning 50 lbs. in less than 2 months during the final trimester of a pregnancy doesn’t do much in the way of cosmetic beauty to ones skin) but I would love have that hourglass figure I once had.  I want to be strong, healthy and confident once again.

I woke up this morning with fitness on the brain.  Despite some setbacks and outrageous work hours, I am focused once more.  I  have taken steps to get back on track.  I’ve revamped both my diet and workout program and now will have the outstanding guidance of an amazing trainer who is a bodybuilder herself.  I’m even more inspired to get where I want to be and hit it hard.  Here’s to the new me!