Ooooooh it's March, that means so many damned things, 1) John goes back to Alaska, 2) Ebin's birthday (he IS a young adult now, just ask him!) 3) A full weekend with my cousins, and friends and music and St. Patrick's day wonderment, 4) Last but not least, the challenge! I can tell you, I'm not normally a competative person, but allow me to explain the relationship I have with my friend who is the other party in this fitness madness. We have been friends since 1st grade, I think. Our birthday's are within a couple of days of eachother, and through grade school we were together all the time. We both wanted to be the best and smartest and prettiest, but I just didn't have the kind of passion that she did. While she worked hard and had goals, I just sort of skated by, and by middle school we had grown apart. That passion has helped her reach her goal of being a lawyer, which is something she wanted even as a kid. I have to admit, I always wanted to prove that I could do as well as her, but I guess I've spent the majority of my adult life scared of what I didn't know. How silly is that, now I realize that I have always been capable of reaching whatever I want, I just had to make an effort, and she has become pretty much my biggest ally (aside from my husband, of course!) in all of this new stuff I'm trying to accomplish. She has given me great advice, and really was the one that gave me the idea to start writing. Who knew that all these years later, it would all come full circle, and I would have the good fortune of gaining an old friend back! So we were talking in the middle of February, and decided that we both needed some extra motivation to move, and we came up with this idea. Why not exercise, and keep track of time, calories burned, miles, etc. whatever we have access to information about, and compare notes at the end of the week, then at the end of the month, whoever has the best numbers will earn a prize from the other person! Sounds like a plan to me, in fact I even told my trainer, and he was stoked. I'm really excited about this, I feel like there is no time like the present to really challenge myself, and whether or not I win, I'm fine with it, because I will have accomplished something good!
Yesterday was the first day, March 1st, and wouldn't you know it, I was so effin achy yesterday that I had no desire to go to the gym. I really didn't think I could do it, but John is wonderful, and he pushed me (mostly because I told him to make me) and ultimately I went. I'm glad I did too, because once I actually started moving, all of that feeling cruddy went away, and the motivation showed up. I really think that had I skipped lastnight, today would have been awful when I saw my trainer. He already promised he was going to kick my ass, and he definately lived up to that promise. What a pumpkin he is... I actually asked him if anyone has ever hit him, poor kid, I hope he knows I'm just playing when I say stuff like that! His answer was pretty good, he said no, but a lot of people had wanted to! Fair enough! I'm really glad we decided to hire him, he's really fantastic, and even though I've only had a couple sessions, it's amazing how much better I feel already! Sore has become just a part of day to day activities, and not something that stops me from functioning, but instead something that helps motivate me by reminding me how hard I have already worked! I love the gym, I love that I get some time alone to do my own thing, I love that I'm already feeling stronger, and in hindsight, I should have done this years ago! I'm really pleased with my first day of the challenge, and I'm really excited to compare notes, and I'm also excited that my cousin's wife (who is a total doll face!) is going to do it with us! 3 people, 3 different parts of the country, and we are all working toward the same goal! Oh internet, you are a fabulous power when left in the hands of the right people!
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