You guys really got me today at StrollerFit!! I'm supposed to be surprising you, not the other way around!!
After class I turned to my Strollerfriends coordinator Becca and asked if she had any announcements. She gave me a strange look, said yes and then started digging in her stroller. The whole group went quiet, which was unusual since class was over. I thought to myself, "What in the world is she doing? She knows what events we have coming up." It was then that she SURPRISED me with a thank you book filled with all kinds of sweet notes from StrollerFit members. (We had our 2 year StrollerFit anniversary in May and are celebrating this month). I was so touched and overwhelmed by the gift. One of the most thoughtful and just all around sweet gifts I've ever received. The group also got together and presented me with a massage, facial and manicure. Wow!
I took some time after StrollerFit at the Frisco Athletic Center to sit down and read the notes and cards. I had happy tears. :) I'm sure the people walking by me wondered, "what in the world is wrong with that girl?" In my previous post I talked about savoring those special moments and I will say, I took that time today.
If you are a member of one of my StrollerFit or Restore the Core classes please know that I am so grateful that you came to that first class and took a chance. Thank you for putting your trust in me as a fitness instructor and sharing your children with me. It is because of you that I am blessed to see some of my dreams come true.
Thank you!
Monday, June 23, 2008
Sunday, June 22, 2008
Life
It's really strange how we take life for granted. Hang with me on this one...
I was headed today with my 2 kids to meet my husband and some friends for lunch. When I came upon a helicopter hovering really low and tons of police and firetrucks. After a detour, I got a better look at what happened and it was awful. People standing around everywhere a car smashed so badly that it was beyond recognition and lots of flashing lights. I knew there had to be fatalities.
Now rewind a couple of hours, I wanted to meet for lunch 30 minutes earlier and I was actually miffed that I was having to meet later. After passing the accident, all my silly anger was silenced immediately. It was at this point that I realized that life is way to short to be so inflexible, that in a blink of an eye; it's gone.
After visiting with some friends this afternoon and replaying the story, one of my friends said, "aren't you glad you didn't meet for lunch 30 minutes earlier?" That hit me like a ton of bricks. Sometimes in life, it's a little nudge and sometimes in life it's an open your eyes kick you in the face kind of message. I heard it loud and clear. So my message to you today is not necessarily about exercise or eating healthy, it's about living a better life, striving to love your kids, family, people you don't know more. It's about living in the moment and savoring those moments. It's about worrying less and not letting the little things get you down.
The crash was bad, a family of 5 leaving church died at that intersection today.
I was headed today with my 2 kids to meet my husband and some friends for lunch. When I came upon a helicopter hovering really low and tons of police and firetrucks. After a detour, I got a better look at what happened and it was awful. People standing around everywhere a car smashed so badly that it was beyond recognition and lots of flashing lights. I knew there had to be fatalities.
Now rewind a couple of hours, I wanted to meet for lunch 30 minutes earlier and I was actually miffed that I was having to meet later. After passing the accident, all my silly anger was silenced immediately. It was at this point that I realized that life is way to short to be so inflexible, that in a blink of an eye; it's gone.
After visiting with some friends this afternoon and replaying the story, one of my friends said, "aren't you glad you didn't meet for lunch 30 minutes earlier?" That hit me like a ton of bricks. Sometimes in life, it's a little nudge and sometimes in life it's an open your eyes kick you in the face kind of message. I heard it loud and clear. So my message to you today is not necessarily about exercise or eating healthy, it's about living a better life, striving to love your kids, family, people you don't know more. It's about living in the moment and savoring those moments. It's about worrying less and not letting the little things get you down.
The crash was bad, a family of 5 leaving church died at that intersection today.
Sunday, June 15, 2008
Now that's more like it...
Yes! Back on track and it feels good!
So, I stepped on the scale...held my breath and hoped for the best. YES! I'm down another couple of lbs.
This brings my total lost to 16 lbs and 2 sizes. I've lost a total of 12 inches from head to toe! :) During the past month, my weight loss had really slowed. I knew my clothes were fitting differently, but the scale wouldn't budge. This is why, as I've said before, you need to have many different ways to measure your progress. The scale, measurements, your clothes, body fat, cholesterol etc are all great ways to see where you have been and where you are going. :)
We will be talking muscle on my next post....
So, I stepped on the scale...held my breath and hoped for the best. YES! I'm down another couple of lbs.
This brings my total lost to 16 lbs and 2 sizes. I've lost a total of 12 inches from head to toe! :) During the past month, my weight loss had really slowed. I knew my clothes were fitting differently, but the scale wouldn't budge. This is why, as I've said before, you need to have many different ways to measure your progress. The scale, measurements, your clothes, body fat, cholesterol etc are all great ways to see where you have been and where you are going. :)
We will be talking muscle on my next post....
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Kids...
This is completely off subject, but today as I was leaving a convenience store (with my coffee) I noticed what someone was purchasing. I really don't know why it caught my eye, but it was a big bag of chips, candy and some regular soda. I then looked at these 2 girls who must not have been more than 10 years old. They were overweight. I then looked at the adult with them...overweight. It hit me REALLY hard and I was so overcome with sadness. I couldn't stop thinking about it...I think about my own children, my own feelings about food and how what I say and don't say is observed by them.
We have so many responsibilities as moms AND the one of the most important is to equip our children with the tools to make good decisions. Not the decision over which package of M&M's has the peanuts in it...(a conversation Holden and I had the other day). Certainly children should not be deprived of the yummy things in life... they are to be enjoyed. In fact, there is nothing better than to see a child eat his first ice cream cone and witness the pure pleasure of it! It's when the treats in life are no longer treats, but they become staples of our diet.
A lot of how we look and our health is part of the genes we were given, but we also picked up a lot of good and bad habits from what we observed growing up.
I'm writing this because I care about the future of our children. Childhood obesity is an epidemic and the only way we change it is to start changing ourselves and our habits. It all starts with you! SCARY... I know.
We have so many responsibilities as moms AND the one of the most important is to equip our children with the tools to make good decisions. Not the decision over which package of M&M's has the peanuts in it...(a conversation Holden and I had the other day). Certainly children should not be deprived of the yummy things in life... they are to be enjoyed. In fact, there is nothing better than to see a child eat his first ice cream cone and witness the pure pleasure of it! It's when the treats in life are no longer treats, but they become staples of our diet.
A lot of how we look and our health is part of the genes we were given, but we also picked up a lot of good and bad habits from what we observed growing up.
I'm writing this because I care about the future of our children. Childhood obesity is an epidemic and the only way we change it is to start changing ourselves and our habits. It all starts with you! SCARY... I know.
Monday, April 28, 2008
Mental
So much of losing weight and preparing for challenges is in your head. You really do have to mentally prepare and make the decision to get healthy, exercise more, eat right. For those of you involved in StrollerFit, we have a total body challenge beginning on May 5th. What do you want to get out of it? Do you want to float through it, or really make a difference in YOU??
If you answered yes I want to make a difference in my life, then you need to begin mentally preparing for the challenge. What are your goals? What do you want out of the next 6 weeks? What is your commitment level? Do you want to beat your fitness test scores? Do you want to lose inches? Do you want to begin attending classes more regularly? Do you want to tighten up your diet? These are the questions you need to ask yourself.
Think about athletes. They mentally prepare before each run or game. Visualizing how they will be successful. You need to do the same. Visualize your success and take the steps (set goals) to figure out how you will make it a reality.
If you answered yes I want to make a difference in my life, then you need to begin mentally preparing for the challenge. What are your goals? What do you want out of the next 6 weeks? What is your commitment level? Do you want to beat your fitness test scores? Do you want to lose inches? Do you want to begin attending classes more regularly? Do you want to tighten up your diet? These are the questions you need to ask yourself.
Think about athletes. They mentally prepare before each run or game. Visualizing how they will be successful. You need to do the same. Visualize your success and take the steps (set goals) to figure out how you will make it a reality.
Friday, April 25, 2008
You are so lucky...
This is what I heard from my daughter at dinner last night. I asked her ,"what do you mean?" She said,"grownups are lucky because they get to drink whatever they want, eat whatever they want and do whatever they want."
The funny part is that she had this revelation while she was biting into her crunchy, yummy filled taco, while I sat and ate my "so called taco" minus the shell. I think that she got the better end of the deal. :)
The reason I tell you this story is to say that I am where I am because of the choices I made. An unhealhy snack here, too much chocolate there, skipping breakfast, overindulging on the weekends, running around like crazy, putting myself last on the list...I could go on. :) I had lots of choices and over the past few months, I made some bad calls.
As adults we are so lucky, just like my daughter said. We have lots of choices. What do you choose to do today? Do you choose to take responsibility for your health? Do you choose to take good care of yourself? Do you choose to be a good role model for you child? Do you choose to exercise? Do you choose to eat food that fuels your body? Do you choose to have fun?
Think about it...
The funny part is that she had this revelation while she was biting into her crunchy, yummy filled taco, while I sat and ate my "so called taco" minus the shell. I think that she got the better end of the deal. :)
The reason I tell you this story is to say that I am where I am because of the choices I made. An unhealhy snack here, too much chocolate there, skipping breakfast, overindulging on the weekends, running around like crazy, putting myself last on the list...I could go on. :) I had lots of choices and over the past few months, I made some bad calls.
As adults we are so lucky, just like my daughter said. We have lots of choices. What do you choose to do today? Do you choose to take responsibility for your health? Do you choose to take good care of yourself? Do you choose to be a good role model for you child? Do you choose to exercise? Do you choose to eat food that fuels your body? Do you choose to have fun?
Think about it...
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
The Importance of Snacks...
Oh my gosh...After taking one StrollerFit class, teaching another and then going to a meeting, I'M STARVING! Did I pack a snack? NO! Did I think about it? YES! I always think I'm going to be OK!
I ate breakfast this morning at 8:00 am and now it's 1:00 pm and I'm about to eat...as soon as I finish this entry. :) I feel weak, hungry and am in a HORRIBLE mood. Why do I do this to myself? I always think I can push my limits and that I won't feel weak, hungry and moody, yet everytime I do this, I feel the same way.
Moral of the story...Take a snack with you...a handful of nuts, cut veggies, string cheese. Something that will keep your blood sugar stable and your happy face on!
I ate breakfast this morning at 8:00 am and now it's 1:00 pm and I'm about to eat...as soon as I finish this entry. :) I feel weak, hungry and am in a HORRIBLE mood. Why do I do this to myself? I always think I can push my limits and that I won't feel weak, hungry and moody, yet everytime I do this, I feel the same way.
Moral of the story...Take a snack with you...a handful of nuts, cut veggies, string cheese. Something that will keep your blood sugar stable and your happy face on!
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