Shy calls me Supergirl. It's our semi private joke. He looks a lot like superman, and one day I told him that when I finish one of his tough workouts, I feel like Supergirl. He told me I might as well be Supergirl when I do them. I know I'm not the strongest woman in the gym, but I feel like Shy genuinely is impressed by what I can do, and how hard I work. Yesterday he told me how nice it was to be able to verbally correct form--that is something JC used to say.
Earlier this week I hit a new squat record! My new 1 rep max is 200 pounds :) I'm so proud of it, and ive watched the video so many times. This was one time I really truly thought I wasn't going to do it. I went all the way down, got half way up and got stuck! Shy started saying "bust it...bust it...drive...drive" in my ear, and I felt his wrists tap my ribs and I found that last little bit of strength to finish it. He told me later he was just a few seconds away from helping. ..
Friday, May 30, 2014
Tuesday, May 13, 2014
opportunity knocks...
Last week one of Shy's coworkers approached me and told me that one of the female attendants had gotten a new job and would be putting in her notice. Shy confirmed it, and both men told me that I should apply for the job!
I am honestly not sure I have the formal experience the job description calls for, but Shy, the girl quitting, the guy who told me about it, JC, pretty much EVERYONE, says I'm perfect for the job. So I submitted my application and hope to hear something soon.
Yesterday I took my second set of progress pics since I started training with Shy. The changes aren't huge, but they are there. My obliques are more defined, my love handles are smaller, my belly is flatter. ..and I think my quads are more defined. I'm quite pleased!
I am honestly not sure I have the formal experience the job description calls for, but Shy, the girl quitting, the guy who told me about it, JC, pretty much EVERYONE, says I'm perfect for the job. So I submitted my application and hope to hear something soon.
Yesterday I took my second set of progress pics since I started training with Shy. The changes aren't huge, but they are there. My obliques are more defined, my love handles are smaller, my belly is flatter. ..and I think my quads are more defined. I'm quite pleased!
Sunday, May 4, 2014
am I dreaming?
The last week or 2 has been so freaking amazing that I keep expecting to wake up and find out it was just a really vivid dream.
Monday I did my April challenge, and even exceeded my expectations. I had hoped to get up to 30 hanging leg raises, but in the end, I ended up getting 35 good reps and 5 half reps. Shy wanted to be right there when I did my challenge, but he ended up having an appointment at the last minute. As soon as his client left, he came over to me and begged to see the video before I could even upload it to Facebook. He was super impressed, and was bragging to a bunch of different people.
On Tuesday we worked on heavy squats. The last time we did heavy squats I realized I was very close to body weight. I really wanted to do at least one squat at body weight, but that would require me to add 15 pounds to my previous record. I told Shy that I had a number I wanted to hit, but first I had to break my previous record. When I broke my previous record he asked me what the number was and I told him "when I stepped on the scale this morning I weighed 187.2" he looked at me and said "want to do it?",so we did. I squatted 190. If that wasn't already amazing, after that we went outside and he helped me flip tractor tires
Several times this past week people have approached me to tell me how awesome I look. On Thursday I took ds1 to a psychiatry appointment at the hospital. The doctor hadn't seen me in 4 months, and she commented on my weight loss. Then a few seconds later asked "you're okay right?" It almost sounded like she thought I was sick and that's why I lost weight! Two other gym members have approached me this week to tell me how skinny I look, including one who used to work with another trainer over the summer. She said she had to do a double take to make sure it was really me because I look so much skinnier.
The weight loss of the last few weeks continues. I've lost almost 4 pounds in the last 3 weeks. Lately my pants have been feeling like they are falling down so I went shopping yesterday to try on the next size. I can actually button and zip a pair of size 10 stretch jeans now! That is only one size above goal. And I still have 20 pounds before I am considered overweight by BMI standards. How can I be clinically obese, but wear a size 10?
Monday I did my April challenge, and even exceeded my expectations. I had hoped to get up to 30 hanging leg raises, but in the end, I ended up getting 35 good reps and 5 half reps. Shy wanted to be right there when I did my challenge, but he ended up having an appointment at the last minute. As soon as his client left, he came over to me and begged to see the video before I could even upload it to Facebook. He was super impressed, and was bragging to a bunch of different people.
On Tuesday we worked on heavy squats. The last time we did heavy squats I realized I was very close to body weight. I really wanted to do at least one squat at body weight, but that would require me to add 15 pounds to my previous record. I told Shy that I had a number I wanted to hit, but first I had to break my previous record. When I broke my previous record he asked me what the number was and I told him "when I stepped on the scale this morning I weighed 187.2" he looked at me and said "want to do it?",so we did. I squatted 190. If that wasn't already amazing, after that we went outside and he helped me flip tractor tires
Several times this past week people have approached me to tell me how awesome I look. On Thursday I took ds1 to a psychiatry appointment at the hospital. The doctor hadn't seen me in 4 months, and she commented on my weight loss. Then a few seconds later asked "you're okay right?" It almost sounded like she thought I was sick and that's why I lost weight! Two other gym members have approached me this week to tell me how skinny I look, including one who used to work with another trainer over the summer. She said she had to do a double take to make sure it was really me because I look so much skinnier.
The weight loss of the last few weeks continues. I've lost almost 4 pounds in the last 3 weeks. Lately my pants have been feeling like they are falling down so I went shopping yesterday to try on the next size. I can actually button and zip a pair of size 10 stretch jeans now! That is only one size above goal. And I still have 20 pounds before I am considered overweight by BMI standards. How can I be clinically obese, but wear a size 10?
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