40’s Better

This weekend my husband and I have all of our kids + a boyfriend under our little roof!!! Dear god, could it be more insane.  Our kids run from 5 years old to 18 (5 of them) plus the boyfriend of the oldest girl is here.  I love them all to death but…..GET ME OUT OF HERE!!!!

If I trip over one more pair of shoes or pick up one more glass I’m seriously going to lose it!  I was the last of 6 kids, no wonder my mother had her beer after dinner every night.  Luckily the older ones can watch the little ones and the hubby and I can escape to the gym for  a bit.

Today is supposed to be my active rest day but it’s raining like hell so I may make it a workout day and take tomorrow off.  I mixed up my leg work out yesterday and I’m sure the DOMS are on their way so I should probably take advantage of the time while I can still walk up and down steps.

I’m 12 weeks out from my first competition and 8 weeks out from my 40th birthday/Jamaica celebration. 

I was planning on drop sets for 2 weeks, plyo/body weight for 2 weeks, Heavy for 2 weeks, Lite for one week then Jamaica.  For the last weeks before contest prep, heavy for 3 weeks and then cut.

My better half thinks I should be doing more heavy and to stop looking at the scale.  I eat 1800 calories a day and I always get at least 1 g of protein per pound.   I may need to reconsider this and look at it from a longer range perspective.

I guess it’s time I write a program for me (I do it for my clients all the time). 

Hi Everyone,

I just wanted to put out there that next Saturday is our local Walk for Autism and I’ve created a team in my son’s honor.  If you are in the neighborhood, please join us!

http://www.walknowforautism.org/c.otJTJ5MQIsE/b.3616563/siteapps/personalpage/PageEditor.aspx

Hi Everyone,

I just wanted to put out there that next Saturday is our local Walk for Autism and I’ve created a team in my son’s honor.  If you are in the neighborhood, please join us!

http://www.walknowforautism.org/c.otJTJ5MQIsE/b.3616563/siteapps/personalpage/PageEditor.aspx

Today is my spinning day; it’s amazing, no matter how many years I’ve been teaching classes I still get nervous.  I take it very personally if people don’t get something from my classes.

Update on Toby: the school held a preliminary hearing and will have a secondary one today concerning Toby’s teacher and her behavior towards T.  It is just so amazing to have a school district take this as seriously as I do.  Will it make a bit of difference for my kid-nope.  He’s done in 7 days but maybe she’ll think twice about this before singling out another child with ASD.  Ignorance is unacceptable. 

Happy Wednesday!  I’m having my coffee and getting ready to do my first round of cardio.  I usually take 2 MRI-CE 2’s before and I’m usually melting 10 minutes into it-excellent.

I got a wicked pump during my bicep workout yesterday and I even feel a bit sore today.  Hopefully I can squeak out of my office at lunch time and work my tri’s and second set of cardio.

I organized a happy hour tonight for after work but I’d rather come home and play outside but since I’m the one who sent the invites, I have to at least show up.  I have to be sure to eat before I go so I’m not tempted by the bar food.

Also, an update on Toby.  Because he is protected by the IDEA law, the school district is taking the troubles with his teacher very, very seriously.  It’s my understanding that she is being met with this morning with officials from the Board of Education, her supervisor, Toby’s TSS’s supervisor and the union.  There’s not much this can do for my little guy as the school year is almost over but I don’t want anyone else’s kids to have to be shamed and singled out the way she did to my boy.  Yeah for the system!!!

That’s it, I’m always the bridesmaid never the bride- I thought I was too old to to be in a competition but what the hell, I’m going to give it a shot.  There’s a fitness competition in town on September 6th, my WOP and are going to do it together.  I think I may even be able to talk the husband in to doing it with us.  I’m already 3 pounds away from my goal weight, I believe I can structure a training regimen to drop another 5 the  6 weeks after I return from Jamaica. I wanted to make my 40th year something to remember and I couldn’t think of a better way than sliding into a bikini and showing off what I’ve been working for.

I’m thrilled!  My workout partner took 3rd in her first competition!  I was so proud of her.  She was dedicated and hung with all of my suggestions and she did EXCELLENT!

So watching the "Classic" section (the gals over 35)- I thought-why not?  I could do this.  So I’m keeping my eye open for  some possible amature comps that might be suitable for me.

My WOP has her first figure competition this afternoon.  I’m thrilled to see her on stage.  As much as I love fitness and I love working with clients to help them transform their bodies, I just don’t think I have it in me to go on stage.  My husband wants to do the couples category next year~that’s a long way away.

My son’s TSS (therapeutic support staff) had a blow up with his teacher on Thursday and told me that she couldn’t return unless the teacher is gone.  I’m now discovering what a train wreck this teacher is-she is constantly criticizing and singling out my boy.  She’s never had a child with ASD in her classroom and just can’t understand why he won’t listen like the other children so she thinks he’s just bad.  This poor little guy, because he’s so high functioning nobody thinks there is anything wrong,  meanwhile he internalizes all these messages and it just makes his behavior more difficult to handle.  It has been a constant fight for him for the past year.  My ex husband and I have a meeting with the teacher’s supervisor and a school board member.  By the way, my son is only 5.  I’ll post a picture of him so all of you who’ve read my blog can put a face with the story.  Keep good thoughts for us.

Unfortunately, the financial statements showed a very, very poor picture of the business. I think the location is excellent and if I could leave my job today and run it full time, it has the potential of being a viable business. I am not ready to leave my job at the university just yet; they have been very good to me considering all of the flexibility I require to attend to my son’s needs.  Additionally, I’m almost vested and I certainly don’t want to give away free money (there’s the MBA in me). 

In all honesty, I’m quite relieved.  It seems that when God closes  one door, he opens another.  Just from speaking to acquaintances on campus about this possibility has generated alot of interest in what I do.  Yesterday, someone asked me if I’d be willing to be the trainer for a bridal bootcamp-sounds like fun-eh?

Additionally, my WOP is having her first competition tomorrow.  I’m so proud of her accomplishment.  She’s dropped 20 pounds and down to 13% BF (since January).  It has been a lot of training her (and training beside-she’s the first person that’s ever kept up with me!).  Stayed tuned for pictures!