TRazz 
"Lean out...again!"
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November 18, 2009
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I recently put myself on a new diet - nothing too drastic mind you, I just cleaned things up a bit. In the past it has seemed every I’ve done that, I’ve had this struggle within… every little cheat has tempted me! And even though I’ve stayed faithful about 90% of the time, I’ve felt like I’m cheating myself by cheating. No one is perfect, least of all ME, but damn it, if you’re going to put yourself on a diet you should stick it out, right? Upon reflection, I think my biggest problem has been lack of faith…yep, lack of faith. I’ve seen friends and fellow gym-mates go on diets and see amazing results when they persevere, but for some reason, no matter how solid THE PLAN, I couldn’t believe I’d experience similar results — so after about a week of clean eating, I would always give in and give up. Then I’d feel disappointed —- like I had failed AGAIN — until NOW. For whatever reason, (looming New Year’s goals) I’ve stuck it out this time, and this past week, guess what? Yep, I’ve started to actually SEE results. While the scale hasn’t moved all that much, I have seen little changes in my body - my stomach is flatter, my legs are harder. I’ve started to see some real definition in my back and shoulders - my leanest area by far. I’m starting to believe - I’m starting TO TRUST, that I might actually make it this time. No, I’ll go one step further - I WILL MAKE IT THIS TIME!
Posted in Training
October 28, 2009
I know…I know… Not much Blogging going on — I am lousy at this! I may not have been talking about it but things have been going fairly well for me. Back at the gym, feeling very strong again. Today brings me to the next phase — Fat loss —- going on a diet today to help with that. Next 29 days I can’t have ANY cheats, and I will be whining about it on here…thanks to everyone for their support!!!!
Tese~
Posted in Training
September 22, 2009
Okay, I admit I resist change. Take last night for instance, I was PISSED when I walked in my gym to find they had done away with the Spinning room.
THAT room used to house a sauna, steam room and Jacuzzi - which was one of the reasons I joined MY gym to begin with. I have a congenital hip disease (Legg-Calve Perthes) which doesn’t require, but certainly benefits from, heat-therapy. I used that “wet room” nearly every time I visited my gym — 5 times per week at the very least.
It took me years to get over the loss of the wet room — I even contemplated switching gyms because if it. I’m sure most would agree that when you join something like a gym for certain amenities, people tend to be a bit miffed when said amenities are discontinued, no? I was!
As I said, years went by and I never even once tried the new Spinning classes that replaced the wet room, at least until about a month ago… A month ago a gym-mate of mine suggested I try SOMETHING NEW — ”Spinning class was beginning in a matter of minutes.” I was trapped. I had nowhere to run. No good excuse to come up with, and so I decided a change would do me good. That 45 minutes nearly killed me — but you know what, I haven’t missed a class since!
I was SHOCKED to discover that I loved it! I couldn’t believe how stubborn I’d been about losing my heat therapy — I had, in a sense, cheated myself.
If I was upset over losing the wet room all those years ago, you can imagine my attitude over the loss of the Spinning classes after I’d just discovered my love of them! —– Add the fact that my gym had over-charged me nearly a hundred dollars because they didn’t discontinue my daughter’s membership back in May, as I instructed them to do, or that they also accidently discontinued MY membership, then tried to charge me a ‘new member’ fee when the oversight was discovered — well, needless to say, I WAS growing more and more POed by the minute…
After ALL was said and done — they did have last night’s Spinning class, my 11th time. It was held in the aerobics room instead of the usual area …Bodyrock was canceled. The OLD area would be now housing a handful of shiny new tanning beds —– don’t they know tanning is bad for you!?! The actual fate of the Spinning class is still left hanging — To go or to stay??? We are at their mercy.
Only THIS TIME instead of just getting angry and stewing about it for years on end, I’m heading out to tour a NEW gym in the area, one that I hear has an AWESOME Spinning Class! Oh, and a jacuzzi….and a pool 
CHANGE can be a GOOD THING! Maybe.
Posted in Training
August 19, 2009
I’m one of those people you don’t want to be. Through hard work and determination (2002/2003) I made it to my fitness goals - surpassed them even. But then something happened in my life that shook my resolve. I found myself at a standoff with myself. As I sank lower and lower, I began to question everything - even those ‘core beliefs’ that we use to ground ourselves. As doubt crept in, I found myself sliding further away from what I wanted. As my resolve crumbled, complacency took control. Eventually, I found myself right back where I had started, all progress halted - all goals ignored. Everything, and I do mean everything - went on hold.
Well, you know what they say about hindsight being 20/20 — sometimes it takes hitting rock bottom (deepest nadir) to realize how far you’ve fallen. It’s only with that clarity that you can pick yourself up and begin again.
And so, I do…
Posted in Training
January 17, 2009
“We control what we look at. Start looking at what you can control.”
Brook Noel
When I first started out on this ‘fitness thing’ I didn’t think there was any way possible that I’d be able to ‘find the time’ to work out consistently. I faced numerous challenges in the ‘eating clean’ department as well. It all seemed insurmountable - overwhelming, and out of my reach.
But there was something inside of me that knew I needed a change! I was unhappy. I was unfit. And I felt like my life was being controlled by everything except by what it should be - myself!
I had to learn to be a little selfish.
I had to commit to making myself a priority.
But most of all, I had to believe in myself.
Nearly anything is possible in life if we just believe we can accomplish it. Now don’t get me wrong - change doesn’t just happen because we want it to - there has to be a real commitment to actively making that change. Obstacles are bound to pop up - but we have to know that there are solutions to our problems - we just have to find what works for us. Also, no one solution can or should be expected to work for every person - we are all unique - and yet so much the same.
One of the huge lessons I learned starting out was this:
When we stay true to our resolve, we grow stronger!
If we give in, even just once, our resolve can take a serious blow - so serious in fact that if we don’t watch it - everything we’ve built can crumble.
I have found that when I have personally attempted to make a change, nearly everyone around me seems to toss up obstacles to ‘trip me up’. Once, just moments after stating that I was ‘going on an eat clean diet’ my mother brought me a plate of crispy bacon - seriously - she literally brought the plate into the other room (I had distanced myself from the rest of the family by going into another room while they enjoyed their Sunday brunch), and she placed it under my nose so I could smell, and be enticed by, the delicious aroma.
Needless to say, I was pissed!
But the lesson I took away from that experience was this: If I say no, and mean it, eventually the people around me will start to believe it. And when they start to believe it, they tend to give up pushing their tasty little tempatations.
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