Crystal’s Rants

Ok so I realize the point of a gym is to sweat, but on a day that is 90 plus out and when you work out it is a little extreme to work out in a big barn structure with no circulation at all.  This was me today as I was at the gym.  The owner of our gym determined he wanted to "save money" so he turned the gym part of the split system off and left his ac blowing strong in the office.  He had no issue with this, but it was hotter than it was outside inside.
I am all about going and sweating, but I want to work for that sweat and have an effective workout rather than walking into the gym only to pour down sweat and get a headache before i even touch the weights.
This is not the first time this "money saving" has been a factor with the gym, he turns it on when the women’s fitness class is there in the afternoon because that is when he is in the main gym but not when the normal working out people are there.  So I have an issue with this.  It was so extreme that today I switched gyms to I won’t be hindered from a great workout simply because he doesn’t want to fulfill his portion of the contract.  If I wanted to workout at a place with no AC i could do so for a lot less than the fitness club prices he has!

I have a friend who has kinda inspired me to join the Susan G Komen Breast Cancer 3 Day walk in Dallas later this year.  While I wasn’t to sure with a lot of thought I began realizing why not, I am working toward a better fitness goal all the time, so why not do something of this size!  Besides people who are in a lot worse shape can do it so why not me!

Then I really thought about it, not only is it something I can strive for but something that I can do to help raise awareness for something that is HUGE!  It is bigger than me!

So starting this week I have been changing up my cardio to get my butt in better shape for this walk that will be in November!  While I have no team as of right now, I am having my business sponsor me and will be doing fund raising for the cause as well after officially making the sign up.  I hate to ask people for funds so I am going to do so in a way that is not me just begging but more letting people see the education of the event and then if they choose to support then they can!

I know a lot of women who have had problems with Breast Cancer, I have been fortunate to not have anyone in my family who has been effected directly so as a result I want to represent all those women who cannot make the race and cannot walk 20 miles a day for three days!  I want to make a difference, even if it is just a small one!

I have come to the conclusion that when it is bad it is bad.. but when it is good it is great!!!

It is no new thing that a few weeks ago I was put in a strange position with my job where my office closed and I as the only employee was out of work.  I took that bad situation and turned it around by deciding to bite the bullet an open the office with me as the owner under a new name, this business btw is a newspaper.

I was stressed about making everything come together, how people would receive it, if there would be enough support and furthermore if I would be able to hold it together.

I put in a large investment of not only time but money in hopes of making the winning combination come together. Stress took over and the rest is now 2 week old history.

Now in the second week of the new publication, money is rolling in as are new ads and subscriptions!!  Not to mention I have been able to get things on the fast track to getting ready for new content including new interviews of local and national bands for our entertainment section and regained my press credentials with both the Mavs and the Stars!  Very exciting and I did not think it would be possible in less than a month!

Things are looking great now, support has been great and my workouts have more than ever become a time to take the stress and frustrations out on something productive!!

Once every couple weeks I have been testing my strength to see where I am standing.  Yesterday was the day to see how my bench press was coming along and I was soooo excited.  A couple weeks ago I struggled with 45s on both sides on the smith machine, totaling 115 pounds.  But after increasing my weight in my regular workouts I was excited to know that I was able to get that with ease. I added weight to 55 pounds on both sides and managed it slowly then tried to add an extra 15 pounds just to see if I could get it.  It was tough but in total I was able to make 165 once!  Big change in a short time so I am excited that it is all coming together!

My next goal is 2 45s on each side!  That will be awesome if I can do that!!!