smmelend2’s BodyBlog

So back to 4:30 AM training sessions.  I can’t tell you how excited I am to get to hop out of bed at 4 AM (no that is not a typo) and get ready to run!  At least for the majority of my day I am wide awake   Last week I had my measurements taken by my trainer and the wierdest thing happened…  All of my bodyfat measuremets around my body went down in my pec, arms, back and legs, but all around my middle it went up.  What is that about?  (and why my cardio needs to be first thing in the morning…)  So I am shooting for a March comp…  I hope things go well!  Hope everyone is having a great day!

Why is it there are times in life that I feel really motivated to do things in all aspects of my life… and there are other times when I feel defeated, and not worth much.  I wonder how I get from motivation to pitiful so quickly, like what is the trigger and how do I get out of that spot.  I guess that is why people like Anthony Robbins are rich…  The funny part is I know what I should be doing, I know I should be working hard at the gym, I know that I need to go for my run…. the list goes on and on, but there is just no desire and instead I will skip my run, waste time and effort at the gym and then beat myself up and feel worse because of it.  Kind of stupid right…  Well, hopefully this phase does not last too long!

Some how my trainer talked me into doing fitness this year.  To be honest I had NO desire to venture there.  Doing those hard moves in a depleted state just does not appeal to me at all, but fitness is my trainers specialty, she is Ms. Fitness USA 2008, so somehow I signed up.  Today was my first lesson, and I kept thinking on my way to the gym, "what did I get myself into…" Suprisingly I had a lot of fun, and yes, the moves are hard, but not impossible if I work really hard at them.  We did find out that my core is really weak.  I am actually getting excited to try fitness this year… who knows, maybe I will really be good at it…  Hope everyone had a great day.

My brother has been trying to get me to take "No xplode" for a while.  He thinks it is great.  I worry about those kinds of products.  What does it really do and how safe is it?

Why is it so hard to get back into the swing of things after vacation?  I didnt get up early again today to go work out… now I will have to do it tonight when the gym is way crowded…  I am way soar from yesterdays workouts.  I think that is a good thing.  I miss diet cola.  I hope everyone has a great day!!!

Costa Rica rocked… and so did the food!  I am kind of glad to be home now… no more eating out.  I was amazed at how much better I could run down at sea level than here in Colorado.  I felt like I could run all day long and there is no better place to go out for a trott than the beautiful CR!  Well back to reality, classes start in two weeks, I need to hit the gym harder, and back to the diet!  Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and a great New Year!