Hey hey! I have some updates...
- Turbo Kick is going pretty well. Well, one class went well. I had FIVE people! True two were my sisters, but still. :) The other three are interested in coming again but Thursdays don't work for them. I may switch evenings, as tonight was my first Thursday and it was just me and Leslie again. Can I just say how much I LOVE my sisters? They are unfailingly supportive. I wish Tracy lived closer and Leslie wasn't moving far far away, but they have other adventures ahead. I was less nervous than I thought I'd be. It definitely wasn't perfect but it went well, we sweated a ton, and it was fun. I'll keep at it and get better in time. Kristy should be there to teach with me beginning next week.
- My gallbladder wasn't my gallbladder. Or rather the issue was not my gallbladder. The problem is my stomach producing too much acid and a possible ulcer. So I'm on a month long prescription for Protonix which *should* heal the issue. If not, the doctor will run more tests. I'm noticing more acid reflux. It's not painful, it's just this icky feeling in the back of my throat. I may need to get more Mylanta. I hate the stuff but it was the only thing that worked on my reflux when I was pregnant.
- The scale is not so much my friend lately. I should really just weigh in once or twice a week and go by how much jeans fit, how I feel, and my body fat percentage. I've been doing strength training 2-3 times a week. Last week I did ST twice and abs another day (all paired with a HIIT WO). I feel like I've been neglecting my abs so I think I may focus there a bit more. I'm quite proud of my arms and shoulders though.
- I've been trying other random acts of fitness just to see if I can do them. I can do pull ups (2 if my knuckles face me, 1 with knuckles away), a head stand against a wall, hold the crane for about 10 seconds (a record for me!), almost do the splits, a toe touch, and a pretty dang impressive bridge (up from the floor, I've never been able to bend backwards down into one). I had Ella take a picture of me doing a bridge, curious how far I could arch up. Dad came over and was wincing in pain watching me do it, lol. I love it.
- I have my own fitness website. :) It needs some polishing, but it's paulasfitlife.com. The idea is that to truly be fit, your life needs to be balanced. Happiness requires more than physical fitness. I'm moving in the direction of a more holistic approach and would like to add a life coaching component soon. So much of physical health and fitness is mental. I want to address that as much as the physical exercise. And I will start a fitness revolution! :)
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Sunday, May 1, 2011
LIVE Turbo Kick!
I have so much to update. First, I finished out ChaLEAN Extreme. I'm proud of my definition and how strong I've become. I was very frustrated that the scale was up, but I'm pretty sure it was added muscle, which is good but it's still hard to reconcile a higher number on the scale as being something good. I'm working on that. Of course, since CLX ended, the number has gone down. Problem is, I've only worked out a handful of times. My last CLX WO was Friday. Saturday morning a group of us went to Ohio to do Extreme Turbo with the wonderful Angie Green. I took Sunday off and then practiced Round 42 on Monday with Kristy in prep for our first class. Tuesday I woke up feeling hot and my stomach was just disagreeable. While I never threw up, I felt like I might all day. So I took it easy. Wednesday was marginally better but I didn't trust my stomach and I had some congestion then.
Thursday was supposed to be the last Fit Club. Attendance has been steadily declining. Last week there were three of us - me, my sister, and Kristy, soon-to-be co-teacher. We did Cardio Party 2 instead of 1, because it's more fun and I didn't have to worry as much about people not getting it. Then this Thursday, Leslie needed to be home with Paul and Kristy was exhausted. Both texted me to let me know they couldn't make it, which I greatly appreciate. I wasn't feeling well, but figured I could get through one WO okay. Well, no need. Not a single person showed. The pastor didn't even come to let me in. I've been feeling for a while that interest was waning, people were taking for granted that there would always be this free workout on Thursdays, and the whole thing had run its course. I wasn't exactly feeling support from the pastor, who never did get back to me about teaching there - rather, I got the impression he felt inconvenienced by it. Whatever his actual feelings were, it's done now. Which reminds me I still need to call and let him know (that's right, he didn't know Thursday was even supposed to be the final night).
Friday was busy and I had to take Nora to the doctor. And I apparently had a gallbladder attack so I took myself to MedPlus. I'm calling in the morning to schedule an ultrasound on my gallbladder, hopefully for this week. Doctor thinks there may be scar tissue (from what, I have no idea) but whatever caused it, it was freaking painful. I'm a bit afraid to eat, since I'm not sure what will cause pain and what is safe. As such, I haven't had much to eat other than apples, crackers, and bowls of Cheerios since lunch time on Friday. Not good. And the scale is UP. This just goes to show that severely restricting your calories will cause your body to freak out and hold onto any and all calories you do eat (I was still tracking my diet, more to make sure I was eating enough (definitely was not) than anything - Friday I was so painfully bloated, I didn't even hit 1000 calories). So moral of the story - eat enough calories. And pray to God you don't have gallbladder issues, if that is what this is. Although apparently the only "safe" foods are super-healthy, clean foods, so maybe this could be added incentive to stay on track diet-wise, not that my diet was bad to begin with.
Saturday morning I was determined to teach Turbo Kick and make it the best class ever (I did ask the doctor and he said it was safe to work out during a gallbladder attack). Again, no one showed. Maybe I need to advertise more? Post flyers? Personally invite people? I do have a few people who couldn't make it yesterday who plan on coming next week (again, one of them being my wonderfully supportive sister - seriously, best EVER). I have to admit, I was a little relieved yesterday since I was again feeling cruddy and Kristy was super nervous (I was feeling more like "let's do this and get it over with" than freaking out over cuing or forgetting chorey). So we practiced instead. I actually felt better while working out. I have to admit, I want to find out what's going on with my body before I go crazy advertising, just in case I have to cancel (God forbid). Kristy has plans the next two weeks so I'm on my own, no back up if I feel like I'm dying. Fingers crossed I can get my ultrasound tomorrow, k?
So that's what's happening here. Fit Club is done, TK has begun (kind of), the scale keeps changing, CLX is over and I've lost the muscle tone already (seriously, how is it fair that we lose it that fast?), and my body is attacking me. LOL. So hopefully I get this new hiccup figured out and then I rock my new class. Things could be better, but I'm blessed and things could always be much, much worse. Stay active and stay positive!
Thursday was supposed to be the last Fit Club. Attendance has been steadily declining. Last week there were three of us - me, my sister, and Kristy, soon-to-be co-teacher. We did Cardio Party 2 instead of 1, because it's more fun and I didn't have to worry as much about people not getting it. Then this Thursday, Leslie needed to be home with Paul and Kristy was exhausted. Both texted me to let me know they couldn't make it, which I greatly appreciate. I wasn't feeling well, but figured I could get through one WO okay. Well, no need. Not a single person showed. The pastor didn't even come to let me in. I've been feeling for a while that interest was waning, people were taking for granted that there would always be this free workout on Thursdays, and the whole thing had run its course. I wasn't exactly feeling support from the pastor, who never did get back to me about teaching there - rather, I got the impression he felt inconvenienced by it. Whatever his actual feelings were, it's done now. Which reminds me I still need to call and let him know (that's right, he didn't know Thursday was even supposed to be the final night).
Friday was busy and I had to take Nora to the doctor. And I apparently had a gallbladder attack so I took myself to MedPlus. I'm calling in the morning to schedule an ultrasound on my gallbladder, hopefully for this week. Doctor thinks there may be scar tissue (from what, I have no idea) but whatever caused it, it was freaking painful. I'm a bit afraid to eat, since I'm not sure what will cause pain and what is safe. As such, I haven't had much to eat other than apples, crackers, and bowls of Cheerios since lunch time on Friday. Not good. And the scale is UP. This just goes to show that severely restricting your calories will cause your body to freak out and hold onto any and all calories you do eat (I was still tracking my diet, more to make sure I was eating enough (definitely was not) than anything - Friday I was so painfully bloated, I didn't even hit 1000 calories). So moral of the story - eat enough calories. And pray to God you don't have gallbladder issues, if that is what this is. Although apparently the only "safe" foods are super-healthy, clean foods, so maybe this could be added incentive to stay on track diet-wise, not that my diet was bad to begin with.
Saturday morning I was determined to teach Turbo Kick and make it the best class ever (I did ask the doctor and he said it was safe to work out during a gallbladder attack). Again, no one showed. Maybe I need to advertise more? Post flyers? Personally invite people? I do have a few people who couldn't make it yesterday who plan on coming next week (again, one of them being my wonderfully supportive sister - seriously, best EVER). I have to admit, I was a little relieved yesterday since I was again feeling cruddy and Kristy was super nervous (I was feeling more like "let's do this and get it over with" than freaking out over cuing or forgetting chorey). So we practiced instead. I actually felt better while working out. I have to admit, I want to find out what's going on with my body before I go crazy advertising, just in case I have to cancel (God forbid). Kristy has plans the next two weeks so I'm on my own, no back up if I feel like I'm dying. Fingers crossed I can get my ultrasound tomorrow, k?
So that's what's happening here. Fit Club is done, TK has begun (kind of), the scale keeps changing, CLX is over and I've lost the muscle tone already (seriously, how is it fair that we lose it that fast?), and my body is attacking me. LOL. So hopefully I get this new hiccup figured out and then I rock my new class. Things could be better, but I'm blessed and things could always be much, much worse. Stay active and stay positive!
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