This blog is simply for me to document this CRAAAZY journey that I have jumped into! I have always been an athlete. Plain and simple. There isn't a sport that I don't love and usually can do pretty good at. It has always come pretty natural. However, after marriage and 4 beautiful little boys, I had definitely let my body slip. I mean, I wasn't huge and sedentary, but I was not doing myself any favors either. Between each pregnancy I would get going on running and trying to loose the weight. I would do pretty good, but I've never felt anywhere close to satisfied with my figure. Between baby 3 and 4, I got really into it. I went to Gold's Gym ALL the time. I loved Body Pump and could put up very heavy weights. I am strong. Way too strong for a girl:) I would pull a lot of doubles and thought I was getting somewhere. Biggest problem...I have lived with the mantra "I worked out today so I can eat this or I can that." Bad, bad, bad! I have finally learned that you can NEVER work off a bad diet!
So fast forward till after baby #4. I was determined to get it right this time. We made drastic changes in our diets. We educated ourselves a lot on processed food, sugars and number of meals. I worked out a lot. Mostly running again and then Body Rock (which are great 12 minute HIIT workouts) I still was not making the progress I expected. I knew I needed more. I needed accountability and something to push myself. I researched and found a place called RAW Fitness. An indoor Boot Camp. I tried it out once and LOVED it! I immediately signed up...no questions asked. It just so happened that they were starting a 12 week challenge. Diets would be given out and extra "homework" with a private group to support one another. Again, no brainer, I was in! The 12 weeks went by fast, i worked hard, ate really good and at the end I was down about 25lbs almost 30 from when I actually started Boot Camp!
I have loved the progress I've made, but know that I am not done. I have more goals. I want to prove to myself and everyone who has ever told me that "you just have that kind of body" or "nothing is the same after having kids". You're right, my body isn't the same...it's gonna be better!
I have decided to prepare and compete in a figure competition. Yep, there it's in writing ;) I am doing this! This week I started meeting with my super awesome Personal Trainer IFBB Pro Lisa Maloy. Talk about inspiring bod! I am not going to lie...this week has been hard. It's hard physically, emotionally, you name it. She has me doing 2 hours of cardio a day (morning and night) 6 days a week, plus a personal training session 4 times a week! This morning as I drug myself to the gym at 4:30 to get my first two hours of the day in, I really had to ask myself what the heck i am doing. In fact, by the time I got home, I broke down in tears to my poor, amazingly supportive husband. Can I really do this? Is it worth it? Honestly, my biggest things to overcome are the time and money this will really take. I can do the hard work. I can push myself and push myself. I can eat fish twice a day everyday. I really can. But, I can not neglect my family. I will not take 3 hours a day away from the 5 most important people in the whole world. Any way, after a good cry and a good long talk with him, we decided that I can and will do this. For as long as it works for our family. I am so excited now, because I just found a sweet young girl who lives up the street who is looking to make some extra money and is willing to be at my house at 5:30 in the morning to sit with my boys while they sleep, so I can get my time at the gym in without missing any time with my boys!!!! This will be a HUGE help.
So I guess, here goes nothing! Or maybe everything. I plan on changing every lame limitation I have ever put on myself. Just like I did with giving birth to a 10lb healthy, beautiful baby boy, all naturally, at home. Our bodies are amazing and even more so is our minds. We just can not be beat by ourselves.
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