First
off, I would like to say I actually followed through with plans to go
to the gym this morning! Yesterday, I made the plan to go to the gym
and do my jump box workout (in a
somewhat diminished capacity…instead of 3-4 sets of 15 reps of all but
box jumps where I would only do 10, I did 3 sets of 10 reps of all but
box jumps…those I did 10, 8 and 6 reps) and then swim as many laps as I
could in the lap pool. I did a total of 5
laps (5 down-and-backs) in the pool. I didn’t do it anywhere near
fast. In fact, it took me 10 minutes to do those 5 laps. The first lap
I did without stopping, but after that, when I made it to each end of
the pool, I had to stop and catch my breath.
But I did it and that’s the important part! I even stopped on the way
to the gym to buy a new swim cap since the one I bought last year tore.
When
I was going from my gym workout and getting ready to hit the pool, I
discovered that it is really hard to slip on a really tight swimsuit
over super sweaty legs. Almost didn’t
happen. Maybe I should go to the store this weekend and buy a better
fitting swimsuit? Ha! Yea, I’ll do that this weekend. I mean, the
suit I have right now fits fine if I’m putting it on when I’m dry. But
then, sort of not because there’s a fastener
between the shoulder blades and I had one heck of a time fastening it
this morning. There was all sorts of contorting going on in the locker
room.
When
I got to work this afternoon I had 2 emails waiting for me. One was
from a supervisor that edits and publishes the quarterly “Fit For Duty”
newsletter that I have been featured
in 2 times and will be featured in for a 3rd time when the
summer edition comes out. Well, she knows I’ve been super active and
working on bettering myself and wants me to share my story!!! I’m super
excited about this, but a little nervous because
I have gained back some of the weight I lost. I wish she had asked me
like 2 months from now. Or that she wasn’t going to need the
information for another 2 months. Why? Because then I could kick
myself in the pants and lose about 15 or so pounds. Oh
well. I mean, I don’t look bad right now, but I definitely don’t look
as great as I did last year. Sigh. It’ll work out though. This is
something I’ve wanted for a long time. For someone to take interest in
my journey and want to share it with others
to inspire them! This is definitely an opportunity I do not plan to
pass up. I’ve still be hugely successful. I’m still about 70 pounds
down from where I started and that’s a really awesome accomplishment. I
should in no way put down what I’ve done just
because I’ve gained back some of the weight.
The
second email was from one of the counselors inviting me to be on her
team for the Austin NAMI 5K walk in September. Registration is free,
but if you want a shirt beyond your
team shirt, you have to raise a minimum of $100 in donations (I’ve
already had 3 people tell me they would donate something and one more
tell me maybe!). Plus, that minimum of $100 in donations also gains you
access to the post walk BBQ party. I’m totally
going to reach that $100 goal…hopefully I’ll surpass it. NAMI stands
for
National
Alliance on Mental Illness. They are a grassroots organization that
advocates for mental health reform and offers help to mental health
consumers and their families.
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