Guest guest Posted August 12, 2011 Report Share Posted August 12, 2011 Go do it, sister! You can totally do this. It sounds like you know exactly what you have to do. Your doing so great with your lifting. You can handle the rest.Go !!!! Dear Friends:Every time I sign up for a sporting event I am motivated to work hard and finish / achieve my goal. This year I ran my first half marathon and have two more coming up - which means I have to keep running, and do (I get to run 10 miles with my good friend Sam tomorrow). However, I'm SICK of having all this FAT on top of my strong muscles (which are getting bigger because I've been lifting very heavy 4x a week now) and undoing all my hard work by binge eating and drinking. I got to thinking, if I signed up for a bb natural figure show I would be motivated to stick to the diet because I would HAVE TO and have a REASON to. One reason I'm not a bb already is because I mostly exercise for how it makes me feel over how it makes me look. I really do it for the endorphin rush and the pumps and knowing that I *can* run far and I *can* lift such and such pounds. It's all mental for me, which is why signing up for a contest will commit me to that goal and make it happen. I was talking about this on Facebook and a new bodybuilder friend of mine, Kim, is encouraging me to do the Vancouver show with her and a couple of her friends. She thinks I can do it! I get paid next Friday and I'm going to sign up again with Noel for training and also seek his advice because he is the one who ultimately knows if this is a reasonable goal for me and he will be brutally honest. I officially made up my mind and heart to do this at the bus stop this morning and started crying, actually. I am very, very nervous and excited, much like I felt when I decided to get my Turbo Kick certification at 200+ lbs. I need a goal in my life right now and this is providing me with a direction and something to shoot for. Life is way to short to not to achieve and be the best you can be. Pizza tonite with the folks for the last time til next April (The show is 3/31) Thank you guys for always being so supportive of me! I love you very much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 12, 2011 Report Share Posted August 12, 2011 Hugs! Thanks, ! I *have* to do this! I will look back on my life later with regret if I don't!Any long bike rides planned for the weekend? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 12, 2011 Report Share Posted August 12, 2011 You go girl!! I know exactly what you mean about the ugly fat obscuring the view of the nice muscles underneath! I call it my " legacy fat " -- the stuff that was there before I made the commitment to get healthy. I've also go a hanging skin problem now, too, as the older you get, the less resilient the skin becomes.(And I know it's skin and not still fat because skin wrinkles, and fat rolls! These are wrinkles.) If bb would get rid of THAT, I think I'd join you! (But I'd have to keep it a secret from DH. He doesn't like the " idea " of women body builders -- although he seems to like my muscles a lot!) Indyrose > > Dear Friends: > > Every time I sign up for a sporting event I am motivated to work hard and > finish / achieve my goal. This year I ran my first half marathon and have > two more coming up - which means I have to keep running, and do (I get to > run 10 miles with my good friend Sam tomorrow). > > However, I'm SICK of having all this FAT on top of my strong muscles (which > are getting bigger because I've been lifting very heavy 4x a week now) and > undoing all my hard work by binge eating and drinking. I got to thinking, > if I signed up for a bb natural figure show I would be motivated to stick to > the diet because I would HAVE TO and have a REASON to. > > One reason I'm not a bb already is because I mostly exercise for how it > makes me *feel *over how it makes me* look*. I really do it for the > endorphin rush and the pumps and knowing that I *can* run far and I *can* > lift such and such pounds. It's all mental for me, which is why signing up > for a contest will commit me to that goal and make it happen. > > I was talking about this on Facebook and a new bodybuilder friend of mine, > Kim, is encouraging me to do the Vancouver show with her and a couple of her > friends. She thinks I can do it! I get paid next Friday and I'm going to > sign up again with Noel for training and also seek his advice because he is > the one who ultimately knows if this is a reasonable goal for me and he will > be brutally honest. > > I officially made up my mind and heart to do this at the bus stop this > morning and started crying, actually. I am very, very nervous and excited, > much like I felt when I decided to get my Turbo Kick certification at 200+ > lbs. I need a goal in my life right now and this is providing me with a > direction and something to shoot for. Life is way to short to not to > achieve and be the best you can be. > > Pizza tonite with the folks for the last time til next April (The show is > 3/31) > > Thank you guys for always being so supportive of me! I love you very much! > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 12, 2011 Report Share Posted August 12, 2011 Goals are SO important for me... I have been doing them for my dogs.. now it is my turn. I got both dogs invited to the AKC Agility Invitational, to have 2 of the top 5 agility dogs in my breed is a big thing.. BUT along the way I stopped lifting weights and my knees are killing me. SO.. I signed up for some personal challenges on Facebook (socialworkout.com)I also have a bet with the breeder of one of my dogs who will be in Orlando in DC. I am currently 181.. I bet to be 150 or at most 160 by Dec 17... yes 20 to 30 lbs BUT it is 4 months ~ 5-10lbs a month. I need to be that weight run again...anyway.. my long post to say GO FOR IT... I know you can do it ... and in fact I am thinking of personal trainer as well but first I am spending $$ on Physical Therapy for knees...judyTo: exercisevideos Sent: Friday, August 12, 2011 3:31 PMSubject: I'm going to do it. Dear Friends:Every time I sign up for a sporting event I am motivated to work hard and finish / achieve my goal. This year I ran my first half marathon and have two more coming up - which means I have to keep running, and do (I get to run 10 miles with my good friend Sam tomorrow). However, I'm SICK of having all this FAT on top of my strong muscles (which are getting bigger because I've been lifting very heavy 4x a week now) and undoing all my hard work by binge eating and drinking. I got to thinking, if I signed up for a bb natural figure show I would be motivated to stick to the diet because I would HAVE TO and have a REASON to. One reason I'm not a bb already is because I mostly exercise for how it makes me feel over how it makes me look. I really do it for the endorphin rush and the pumps and knowing that I *can* run far and I *can* lift such and such pounds. It's all mental for me, which is why signing up for a contest will commit me to that goal and make it happen. I was talking about this on Facebook and a new bodybuilder friend of mine, Kim, is encouraging me to do the Vancouver show with her and a couple of her friends. She thinks I can do it! I get paid next Friday and I'm going to sign up again with Noel for training and also seek his advice because he is the one who ultimately knows if this is a reasonable goal for me and he will be brutally honest. I officially made up my mind and heart to do this at the bus stop this morning and started crying, actually. I am very, very nervous and excited, much like I felt when I decided to get my Turbo Kick certification at 200+ lbs. I need a goal in my life right now and this is providing me with a direction and something to shoot for. Life is way to short to not to achieve and be the best you can be. Pizza tonite with the folks for the last time til next April (The show is 3/31) Thank you guys for always being so supportive of me! I love you very much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 12, 2011 Report Share Posted August 12, 2011 Live life with no regrets!!! Funny how I keep hearing this lately.Yes, I'm doing a half metric in Sebastopol to raise money for the Clearity Foundation. I get to ride with a bunch of amazing women. We picked the Tour d'Organics to do our fundraiser. The team raised $11,000. This is in honor of my friend who is fighting a recurrence of her ovarian cancer. She started chemo, but she's still going to do the first part of the ride. "Live life with no regrets" is her motto.I did the full metric century last year. It's so drop dead beautiful there. It's wine country, and the food is all vegan, and lots of it! I'm a happy girl.Hey, the food and drink will sort itself out if you keep your eyes on that prize. Hey, regarding the bingey stuff, I just read this great, and somewhat funny blog article: what's your A.F.I.-Q? note: Adult language alert. http://charliemurdach.wordpress.com/2011/08/11/whats-your-afi-q/On Aug 12, 2011, at 12:51 PM, Pink Pussycat wrote: Hugs! Thanks, ! I *have* to do this! I will look back on my life later with regret if I don't!Any long bike rides planned for the weekend? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 12, 2011 Report Share Posted August 12, 2011 " Legacy Fat " - great term, Indy! And you know, for all the men that don't like the female bb physique, there are MANY who do - just like there are men who prefer overweight women (God bless them!). You are doing so great, Indy! And I've been meaning to say, I'm really glad you joined this group because you're tons of fun and I enjoy reading your posts! You go girl!! I know exactly what you mean about the ugly fat obscuring the view of the nice muscles underneath! I call it my " legacy fat " -- the stuff that was there before I made the commitment to get healthy. I've also go a hanging skin problem now, too, as the older you get, the less resilient the skin becomes.(And I know it's skin and not still fat because skin wrinkles, and fat rolls! These are wrinkles.) If bb would get rid of THAT, I think I'd join you! (But I'd have to keep it a secret from DH. He doesn't like the " idea " of women body builders -- although he seems to like my muscles a lot!) Indyrose > > Dear Friends: > > Every time I sign up for a sporting event I am motivated to work hard and > finish / achieve my goal. This year I ran my first half marathon and have > two more coming up - which means I have to keep running, and do (I get to > run 10 miles with my good friend Sam tomorrow). > > However, I'm SICK of having all this FAT on top of my strong muscles (which > are getting bigger because I've been lifting very heavy 4x a week now) and > undoing all my hard work by binge eating and drinking. I got to thinking, > if I signed up for a bb natural figure show I would be motivated to stick to > the diet because I would HAVE TO and have a REASON to. > > One reason I'm not a bb already is because I mostly exercise for how it > makes me *feel *over how it makes me* look*. I really do it for the > endorphin rush and the pumps and knowing that I *can* run far and I *can* > lift such and such pounds. It's all mental for me, which is why signing up > for a contest will commit me to that goal and make it happen. > > I was talking about this on Facebook and a new bodybuilder friend of mine, > Kim, is encouraging me to do the Vancouver show with her and a couple of her > friends. She thinks I can do it! I get paid next Friday and I'm going to > sign up again with Noel for training and also seek his advice because he is > the one who ultimately knows if this is a reasonable goal for me and he will > be brutally honest. > > I officially made up my mind and heart to do this at the bus stop this > morning and started crying, actually. I am very, very nervous and excited, > much like I felt when I decided to get my Turbo Kick certification at 200+ > lbs. I need a goal in my life right now and this is providing me with a > direction and something to shoot for. Life is way to short to not to > achieve and be the best you can be. > > Pizza tonite with the folks for the last time til next April (The show is > 3/31) > > Thank you guys for always being so supportive of me! I love you very much! > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 12, 2011 Report Share Posted August 12, 2011 " Legacy Fat " - great term, Indy! And you know, for all the men that don't like the female bb physique, there are MANY who do - just like there are men who prefer overweight women (God bless them!). You are doing so great, Indy! And I've been meaning to say, I'm really glad you joined this group because you're tons of fun and I enjoy reading your posts! You go girl!! I know exactly what you mean about the ugly fat obscuring the view of the nice muscles underneath! I call it my " legacy fat " -- the stuff that was there before I made the commitment to get healthy. I've also go a hanging skin problem now, too, as the older you get, the less resilient the skin becomes.(And I know it's skin and not still fat because skin wrinkles, and fat rolls! These are wrinkles.) If bb would get rid of THAT, I think I'd join you! (But I'd have to keep it a secret from DH. He doesn't like the " idea " of women body builders -- although he seems to like my muscles a lot!) Indyrose > > Dear Friends: > > Every time I sign up for a sporting event I am motivated to work hard and > finish / achieve my goal. This year I ran my first half marathon and have > two more coming up - which means I have to keep running, and do (I get to > run 10 miles with my good friend Sam tomorrow). > > However, I'm SICK of having all this FAT on top of my strong muscles (which > are getting bigger because I've been lifting very heavy 4x a week now) and > undoing all my hard work by binge eating and drinking. I got to thinking, > if I signed up for a bb natural figure show I would be motivated to stick to > the diet because I would HAVE TO and have a REASON to. > > One reason I'm not a bb already is because I mostly exercise for how it > makes me *feel *over how it makes me* look*. I really do it for the > endorphin rush and the pumps and knowing that I *can* run far and I *can* > lift such and such pounds. It's all mental for me, which is why signing up > for a contest will commit me to that goal and make it happen. > > I was talking about this on Facebook and a new bodybuilder friend of mine, > Kim, is encouraging me to do the Vancouver show with her and a couple of her > friends. She thinks I can do it! I get paid next Friday and I'm going to > sign up again with Noel for training and also seek his advice because he is > the one who ultimately knows if this is a reasonable goal for me and he will > be brutally honest. > > I officially made up my mind and heart to do this at the bus stop this > morning and started crying, actually. I am very, very nervous and excited, > much like I felt when I decided to get my Turbo Kick certification at 200+ > lbs. I need a goal in my life right now and this is providing me with a > direction and something to shoot for. Life is way to short to not to > achieve and be the best you can be. > > Pizza tonite with the folks for the last time til next April (The show is > 3/31) > > Thank you guys for always being so supportive of me! I love you very much! > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 12, 2011 Report Share Posted August 12, 2011 Yay Judy, you can do this! Hey, that socialworkout.com looks interesting. Goals are SO important for me... I have been doing them for my dogs.. now it is my turn. I got both dogs invited to the AKC Agility Invitational, to have 2 of the top 5 agility dogs in my breed is a big thing.. BUT along the way I stopped lifting weights and my knees are killing me. SO.. I signed up for some personal challenges on Facebook (socialworkout.com) I also have a bet with the breeder of one of my dogs who will be in Orlando in DC. I am currently 181.. I bet to be 150 or at most 160 by Dec 17... yes 20 to 30 lbs BUT it is 4 months ~ 5-10lbs a month. I need to be that weight run again... anyway.. my long post to say GO FOR IT... I know you can do it ... and in fact I am thinking of personal trainer as well but first I am spending $$ on Physical Therapy for knees...judy To: exercisevideos Sent: Friday, August 12, 2011 3:31 PM Subject: I'm going to do it. Dear Friends:Every time I sign up for a sporting event I am motivated to work hard and finish / achieve my goal. This year I ran my first half marathon and have two more coming up - which means I have to keep running, and do (I get to run 10 miles with my good friend Sam tomorrow). However, I'm SICK of having all this FAT on top of my strong muscles (which are getting bigger because I've been lifting very heavy 4x a week now) and undoing all my hard work by binge eating and drinking. I got to thinking, if I signed up for a bb natural figure show I would be motivated to stick to the diet because I would HAVE TO and have a REASON to. One reason I'm not a bb already is because I mostly exercise for how it makes me feel over how it makes me look. I really do it for the endorphin rush and the pumps and knowing that I *can* run far and I *can* lift such and such pounds. It's all mental for me, which is why signing up for a contest will commit me to that goal and make it happen. I was talking about this on Facebook and a new bodybuilder friend of mine, Kim, is encouraging me to do the Vancouver show with her and a couple of her friends. She thinks I can do it! I get paid next Friday and I'm going to sign up again with Noel for training and also seek his advice because he is the one who ultimately knows if this is a reasonable goal for me and he will be brutally honest. I officially made up my mind and heart to do this at the bus stop this morning and started crying, actually. I am very, very nervous and excited, much like I felt when I decided to get my Turbo Kick certification at 200+ lbs. I need a goal in my life right now and this is providing me with a direction and something to shoot for. Life is way to short to not to achieve and be the best you can be. Pizza tonite with the folks for the last time til next April (The show is 3/31) Thank you guys for always being so supportive of me! I love you very much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 12, 2011 Report Share Posted August 12, 2011 Yay Judy, you can do this! Hey, that socialworkout.com looks interesting. Goals are SO important for me... I have been doing them for my dogs.. now it is my turn. I got both dogs invited to the AKC Agility Invitational, to have 2 of the top 5 agility dogs in my breed is a big thing.. BUT along the way I stopped lifting weights and my knees are killing me. SO.. I signed up for some personal challenges on Facebook (socialworkout.com) I also have a bet with the breeder of one of my dogs who will be in Orlando in DC. I am currently 181.. I bet to be 150 or at most 160 by Dec 17... yes 20 to 30 lbs BUT it is 4 months ~ 5-10lbs a month. I need to be that weight run again... anyway.. my long post to say GO FOR IT... I know you can do it ... and in fact I am thinking of personal trainer as well but first I am spending $$ on Physical Therapy for knees...judy To: exercisevideos Sent: Friday, August 12, 2011 3:31 PM Subject: I'm going to do it. Dear Friends:Every time I sign up for a sporting event I am motivated to work hard and finish / achieve my goal. This year I ran my first half marathon and have two more coming up - which means I have to keep running, and do (I get to run 10 miles with my good friend Sam tomorrow). However, I'm SICK of having all this FAT on top of my strong muscles (which are getting bigger because I've been lifting very heavy 4x a week now) and undoing all my hard work by binge eating and drinking. I got to thinking, if I signed up for a bb natural figure show I would be motivated to stick to the diet because I would HAVE TO and have a REASON to. One reason I'm not a bb already is because I mostly exercise for how it makes me feel over how it makes me look. I really do it for the endorphin rush and the pumps and knowing that I *can* run far and I *can* lift such and such pounds. It's all mental for me, which is why signing up for a contest will commit me to that goal and make it happen. I was talking about this on Facebook and a new bodybuilder friend of mine, Kim, is encouraging me to do the Vancouver show with her and a couple of her friends. She thinks I can do it! I get paid next Friday and I'm going to sign up again with Noel for training and also seek his advice because he is the one who ultimately knows if this is a reasonable goal for me and he will be brutally honest. I officially made up my mind and heart to do this at the bus stop this morning and started crying, actually. I am very, very nervous and excited, much like I felt when I decided to get my Turbo Kick certification at 200+ lbs. I need a goal in my life right now and this is providing me with a direction and something to shoot for. Life is way to short to not to achieve and be the best you can be. Pizza tonite with the folks for the last time til next April (The show is 3/31) Thank you guys for always being so supportive of me! I love you very much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 12, 2011 Report Share Posted August 12, 2011 it just is another place to log in and make sure I do stuff.. I have 4 week challenge 3 days cardio 2 strength... i was doing this when I did CLX so should be doableTo: exercisevideos Sent: Friday, August 12, 2011 4:32 PMSubject: Re: I'm going to do it. Yay Judy, you can do this! Hey, that socialworkout.com looks interesting. Goals are SO important for me... I have been doing them for my dogs.. now it is my turn. I got both dogs invited to the AKC Agility Invitational, to have 2 of the top 5 agility dogs in my breed is a big thing.. BUT along the way I stopped lifting weights and my knees are killing me. SO.. I signed up for some personal challenges on Facebook (socialworkout.com) I also have a bet with the breeder of one of my dogs who will be in Orlando in DC. I am currently 181.. I bet to be 150 or at most 160 by Dec 17... yes 20 to 30 lbs BUT it is 4 months ~ 5-10lbs a month. I need to be that weight run again... anyway.. my long post to say GO FOR IT... I know you can do it ... and in fact I am thinking of personal trainer as well but first I am spending $$ on Physical Therapy for knees...judy To: exercisevideos Sent: Friday, August 12, 2011 3:31 PM Subject: I'm going to do it. Dear Friends:Every time I sign up for a sporting event I am motivated to work hard and finish / achieve my goal. This year I ran my first half marathon and have two more coming up - which means I have to keep running, and do (I get to run 10 miles with my good friend Sam tomorrow). However, I'm SICK of having all this FAT on top of my strong muscles (which are getting bigger because I've been lifting very heavy 4x a week now) and undoing all my hard work by binge eating and drinking. I got to thinking, if I signed up for a bb natural figure show I would be motivated to stick to the diet because I would HAVE TO and have a REASON to. One reason I'm not a bb already is because I mostly exercise for how it makes me feel over how it makes me look. I really do it for the endorphin rush and the pumps and knowing that I *can* run far and I *can* lift such and such pounds. It's all mental for me, which is why signing up for a contest will commit me to that goal and make it happen. I was talking about this on Facebook and a new bodybuilder friend of mine, Kim, is encouraging me to do the Vancouver show with her and a couple of her friends. She thinks I can do it! I get paid next Friday and I'm going to sign up again with Noel for training and also seek his advice because he is the one who ultimately knows if this is a reasonable goal for me and he will be brutally honest. I officially made up my mind and heart to do this at the bus stop this morning and started crying, actually. I am very, very nervous and excited, much like I felt when I decided to get my Turbo Kick certification at 200+ lbs. I need a goal in my life right now and this is providing me with a direction and something to shoot for. Life is way to short to not to achieve and be the best you can be. Pizza tonite with the folks for the last time til next April (The show is 3/31) Thank you guys for always being so supportive of me! I love you very much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 12, 2011 Report Share Posted August 12, 2011 Me too, Indy - I love your posts and reading them and your perspective on things!Donna You go girl!! I know exactly what you mean about the ugly fat obscuring the view of the nice muscles underneath! I call it my "legacy fat" -- the stuff that was there before I made the commitment to get healthy. I've also go a hanging skin problem now, too, as the older you get, the less resilient the skin becomes.(And I know it's skin and not still fat because skin wrinkles, and fat rolls! These are wrinkles.) If bb would get rid of THAT, I think I'd join you! (But I'd have to keep it a secret from DH. He doesn't like the "idea" of women body builders -- although he seems to like my muscles a lot!)Indyrose>> Dear Friends:> > Every time I sign up for a sporting event I am motivated to work hard and> finish / achieve my goal. This year I ran my first half marathon and have> two more coming up - which means I have to keep running, and do (I get to> run 10 miles with my good friend Sam tomorrow).> > However, I'm SICK of having all this FAT on top of my strong muscles (which> are getting bigger because I've been lifting very heavy 4x a week now) and> undoing all my hard work by binge eating and drinking. I got to thinking,> if I signed up for a bb natural figure show I would be motivated to stick to> the diet because I would HAVE TO and have a REASON to.> > One reason I'm not a bb already is because I mostly exercise for how it> makes me *feel *over how it makes me* look*. I really do it for the> endorphin rush and the pumps and knowing that I *can* run far and I *can*> lift such and such pounds. It's all mental for me, which is why signing up> for a contest will commit me to that goal and make it happen.> > I was talking about this on Facebook and a new bodybuilder friend of mine,> Kim, is encouraging me to do the Vancouver show with her and a couple of her> friends. She thinks I can do it! I get paid next Friday and I'm going to> sign up again with Noel for training and also seek his advice because he is> the one who ultimately knows if this is a reasonable goal for me and he will> be brutally honest.> > I officially made up my mind and heart to do this at the bus stop this> morning and started crying, actually. I am very, very nervous and excited,> much like I felt when I decided to get my Turbo Kick certification at 200+> lbs. I need a goal in my life right now and this is providing me with a> direction and something to shoot for. Life is way to short to not to> achieve and be the best you can be.> > Pizza tonite with the folks for the last time til next April (The show is> 3/31)> > Thank you guys for always being so supportive of me! I love you very much!> > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 12, 2011 Report Share Posted August 12, 2011 Me too, Indy - I love your posts and reading them and your perspective on things!Donna You go girl!! I know exactly what you mean about the ugly fat obscuring the view of the nice muscles underneath! I call it my "legacy fat" -- the stuff that was there before I made the commitment to get healthy. I've also go a hanging skin problem now, too, as the older you get, the less resilient the skin becomes.(And I know it's skin and not still fat because skin wrinkles, and fat rolls! These are wrinkles.) If bb would get rid of THAT, I think I'd join you! (But I'd have to keep it a secret from DH. He doesn't like the "idea" of women body builders -- although he seems to like my muscles a lot!)Indyrose>> Dear Friends:> > Every time I sign up for a sporting event I am motivated to work hard and> finish / achieve my goal. This year I ran my first half marathon and have> two more coming up - which means I have to keep running, and do (I get to> run 10 miles with my good friend Sam tomorrow).> > However, I'm SICK of having all this FAT on top of my strong muscles (which> are getting bigger because I've been lifting very heavy 4x a week now) and> undoing all my hard work by binge eating and drinking. I got to thinking,> if I signed up for a bb natural figure show I would be motivated to stick to> the diet because I would HAVE TO and have a REASON to.> > One reason I'm not a bb already is because I mostly exercise for how it> makes me *feel *over how it makes me* look*. I really do it for the> endorphin rush and the pumps and knowing that I *can* run far and I *can*> lift such and such pounds. It's all mental for me, which is why signing up> for a contest will commit me to that goal and make it happen.> > I was talking about this on Facebook and a new bodybuilder friend of mine,> Kim, is encouraging me to do the Vancouver show with her and a couple of her> friends. She thinks I can do it! I get paid next Friday and I'm going to> sign up again with Noel for training and also seek his advice because he is> the one who ultimately knows if this is a reasonable goal for me and he will> be brutally honest.> > I officially made up my mind and heart to do this at the bus stop this> morning and started crying, actually. I am very, very nervous and excited,> much like I felt when I decided to get my Turbo Kick certification at 200+> lbs. I need a goal in my life right now and this is providing me with a> direction and something to shoot for. Life is way to short to not to> achieve and be the best you can be.> > Pizza tonite with the folks for the last time til next April (The show is> 3/31)> > Thank you guys for always being so supportive of me! I love you very much!> > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 12, 2011 Report Share Posted August 12, 2011 Me too, Indy - I love your posts and reading them and your perspective on things!Donna You go girl!! I know exactly what you mean about the ugly fat obscuring the view of the nice muscles underneath! I call it my "legacy fat" -- the stuff that was there before I made the commitment to get healthy. I've also go a hanging skin problem now, too, as the older you get, the less resilient the skin becomes.(And I know it's skin and not still fat because skin wrinkles, and fat rolls! These are wrinkles.) If bb would get rid of THAT, I think I'd join you! (But I'd have to keep it a secret from DH. He doesn't like the "idea" of women body builders -- although he seems to like my muscles a lot!)Indyrose>> Dear Friends:> > Every time I sign up for a sporting event I am motivated to work hard and> finish / achieve my goal. This year I ran my first half marathon and have> two more coming up - which means I have to keep running, and do (I get to> run 10 miles with my good friend Sam tomorrow).> > However, I'm SICK of having all this FAT on top of my strong muscles (which> are getting bigger because I've been lifting very heavy 4x a week now) and> undoing all my hard work by binge eating and drinking. I got to thinking,> if I signed up for a bb natural figure show I would be motivated to stick to> the diet because I would HAVE TO and have a REASON to.> > One reason I'm not a bb already is because I mostly exercise for how it> makes me *feel *over how it makes me* look*. I really do it for the> endorphin rush and the pumps and knowing that I *can* run far and I *can*> lift such and such pounds. It's all mental for me, which is why signing up> for a contest will commit me to that goal and make it happen.> > I was talking about this on Facebook and a new bodybuilder friend of mine,> Kim, is encouraging me to do the Vancouver show with her and a couple of her> friends. She thinks I can do it! I get paid next Friday and I'm going to> sign up again with Noel for training and also seek his advice because he is> the one who ultimately knows if this is a reasonable goal for me and he will> be brutally honest.> > I officially made up my mind and heart to do this at the bus stop this> morning and started crying, actually. I am very, very nervous and excited,> much like I felt when I decided to get my Turbo Kick certification at 200+> lbs. I need a goal in my life right now and this is providing me with a> direction and something to shoot for. Life is way to short to not to> achieve and be the best you can be.> > Pizza tonite with the folks for the last time til next April (The show is> 3/31)> > Thank you guys for always being so supportive of me! I love you very much!> > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 12, 2011 Report Share Posted August 12, 2011 Good luck w/ your event, !!! And how awesome to do it in support of a friend. Donna Hugs! Thanks, ! I *have* to do this! I will look back on my life later with regret if I don't!Any long bike rides planned for the weekend? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 12, 2011 Report Share Posted August 12, 2011 Good luck w/ your event, !!! And how awesome to do it in support of a friend. Donna Hugs! Thanks, ! I *have* to do this! I will look back on my life later with regret if I don't!Any long bike rides planned for the weekend? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 12, 2011 Report Share Posted August 12, 2011 That's awesome!!!! You have so much motivation!! :)TeenaSent from my iPhone Yay Judy, you can do this! Hey, that socialworkout.com looks interesting. Goals are SO important for me... I have been doing them for my dogs.. now it is my turn. I got both dogs invited to the AKC Agility Invitational, to have 2 of the top 5 agility dogs in my breed is a big thing.. BUT along the way I stopped lifting weights and my knees are killing me. SO.. I signed up for some personal challenges on Facebook (socialworkout.com) I also have a bet with the breeder of one of my dogs who will be in Orlando in DC. I am currently 181.. I bet to be 150 or at most 160 by Dec 17... yes 20 to 30 lbs BUT it is 4 months ~ 5-10lbs a month. I need to be that weight run again... anyway.. my long post to say GO FOR IT... I know you can do it ... and in fact I am thinking of personal trainer as well but first I am spending $$ on Physical Therapy for knees...judy To: exercisevideos Sent: Friday, August 12, 2011 3:31 PM Subject: I'm going to do it. Dear Friends:Every time I sign up for a sporting event I am motivated to work hard and finish / achieve my goal. This year I ran my first half marathon and have two more coming up - which means I have to keep running, and do (I get to run 10 miles with my good friend Sam tomorrow). However, I'm SICK of having all this FAT on top of my strong muscles (which are getting bigger because I've been lifting very heavy 4x a week now) and undoing all my hard work by binge eating and drinking. I got to thinking, if I signed up for a bb natural figure show I would be motivated to stick to the diet because I would HAVE TO and have a REASON to. One reason I'm not a bb already is because I mostly exercise for how it makes me feel over how it makes me look. I really do it for the endorphin rush and the pumps and knowing that I *can* run far and I *can* lift such and such pounds. It's all mental for me, which is why signing up for a contest will commit me to that goal and make it happen. I was talking about this on Facebook and a new bodybuilder friend of mine, Kim, is encouraging me to do the Vancouver show with her and a couple of her friends. She thinks I can do it! I get paid next Friday and I'm going to sign up again with Noel for training and also seek his advice because he is the one who ultimately knows if this is a reasonable goal for me and he will be brutally honest. I officially made up my mind and heart to do this at the bus stop this morning and started crying, actually. I am very, very nervous and excited, much like I felt when I decided to get my Turbo Kick certification at 200+ lbs. I need a goal in my life right now and this is providing me with a direction and something to shoot for. Life is way to short to not to achieve and be the best you can be. Pizza tonite with the folks for the last time til next April (The show is 3/31) Thank you guys for always being so supportive of me! I love you very much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 12, 2011 Report Share Posted August 12, 2011 That's awesome!!!! You have so much motivation!! :)TeenaSent from my iPhone Yay Judy, you can do this! Hey, that socialworkout.com looks interesting. Goals are SO important for me... I have been doing them for my dogs.. now it is my turn. I got both dogs invited to the AKC Agility Invitational, to have 2 of the top 5 agility dogs in my breed is a big thing.. BUT along the way I stopped lifting weights and my knees are killing me. SO.. I signed up for some personal challenges on Facebook (socialworkout.com) I also have a bet with the breeder of one of my dogs who will be in Orlando in DC. I am currently 181.. I bet to be 150 or at most 160 by Dec 17... yes 20 to 30 lbs BUT it is 4 months ~ 5-10lbs a month. I need to be that weight run again... anyway.. my long post to say GO FOR IT... I know you can do it ... and in fact I am thinking of personal trainer as well but first I am spending $$ on Physical Therapy for knees...judy To: exercisevideos Sent: Friday, August 12, 2011 3:31 PM Subject: I'm going to do it. Dear Friends:Every time I sign up for a sporting event I am motivated to work hard and finish / achieve my goal. This year I ran my first half marathon and have two more coming up - which means I have to keep running, and do (I get to run 10 miles with my good friend Sam tomorrow). However, I'm SICK of having all this FAT on top of my strong muscles (which are getting bigger because I've been lifting very heavy 4x a week now) and undoing all my hard work by binge eating and drinking. I got to thinking, if I signed up for a bb natural figure show I would be motivated to stick to the diet because I would HAVE TO and have a REASON to. One reason I'm not a bb already is because I mostly exercise for how it makes me feel over how it makes me look. I really do it for the endorphin rush and the pumps and knowing that I *can* run far and I *can* lift such and such pounds. It's all mental for me, which is why signing up for a contest will commit me to that goal and make it happen. I was talking about this on Facebook and a new bodybuilder friend of mine, Kim, is encouraging me to do the Vancouver show with her and a couple of her friends. She thinks I can do it! I get paid next Friday and I'm going to sign up again with Noel for training and also seek his advice because he is the one who ultimately knows if this is a reasonable goal for me and he will be brutally honest. I officially made up my mind and heart to do this at the bus stop this morning and started crying, actually. I am very, very nervous and excited, much like I felt when I decided to get my Turbo Kick certification at 200+ lbs. I need a goal in my life right now and this is providing me with a direction and something to shoot for. Life is way to short to not to achieve and be the best you can be. Pizza tonite with the folks for the last time til next April (The show is 3/31) Thank you guys for always being so supportive of me! I love you very much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 12, 2011 Report Share Posted August 12, 2011 That's awesome!!!! You have so much motivation!! :)TeenaSent from my iPhone Yay Judy, you can do this! Hey, that socialworkout.com looks interesting. Goals are SO important for me... I have been doing them for my dogs.. now it is my turn. I got both dogs invited to the AKC Agility Invitational, to have 2 of the top 5 agility dogs in my breed is a big thing.. BUT along the way I stopped lifting weights and my knees are killing me. SO.. I signed up for some personal challenges on Facebook (socialworkout.com) I also have a bet with the breeder of one of my dogs who will be in Orlando in DC. I am currently 181.. I bet to be 150 or at most 160 by Dec 17... yes 20 to 30 lbs BUT it is 4 months ~ 5-10lbs a month. I need to be that weight run again... anyway.. my long post to say GO FOR IT... I know you can do it ... and in fact I am thinking of personal trainer as well but first I am spending $$ on Physical Therapy for knees...judy To: exercisevideos Sent: Friday, August 12, 2011 3:31 PM Subject: I'm going to do it. Dear Friends:Every time I sign up for a sporting event I am motivated to work hard and finish / achieve my goal. This year I ran my first half marathon and have two more coming up - which means I have to keep running, and do (I get to run 10 miles with my good friend Sam tomorrow). However, I'm SICK of having all this FAT on top of my strong muscles (which are getting bigger because I've been lifting very heavy 4x a week now) and undoing all my hard work by binge eating and drinking. I got to thinking, if I signed up for a bb natural figure show I would be motivated to stick to the diet because I would HAVE TO and have a REASON to. One reason I'm not a bb already is because I mostly exercise for how it makes me feel over how it makes me look. I really do it for the endorphin rush and the pumps and knowing that I *can* run far and I *can* lift such and such pounds. It's all mental for me, which is why signing up for a contest will commit me to that goal and make it happen. I was talking about this on Facebook and a new bodybuilder friend of mine, Kim, is encouraging me to do the Vancouver show with her and a couple of her friends. She thinks I can do it! I get paid next Friday and I'm going to sign up again with Noel for training and also seek his advice because he is the one who ultimately knows if this is a reasonable goal for me and he will be brutally honest. I officially made up my mind and heart to do this at the bus stop this morning and started crying, actually. I am very, very nervous and excited, much like I felt when I decided to get my Turbo Kick certification at 200+ lbs. I need a goal in my life right now and this is providing me with a direction and something to shoot for. Life is way to short to not to achieve and be the best you can be. Pizza tonite with the folks for the last time til next April (The show is 3/31) Thank you guys for always being so supportive of me! I love you very much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 13, 2011 Report Share Posted August 13, 2011 , I saw your note about this on FB too. That sounds like a huge mountain to climb, but I'm sure you can do it. I'll even be among the friends here who pushes you up the hill if you need a boost now and then. :-) Please do us one favor though: Don't turn into one of those creepy-looking bodybuilder types that don't even look human. I like you better as a girl. :-) Best wishes, > > Dear Friends: > > Every time I sign up for a sporting event I am motivated to work hard and > finish / achieve my goal. This year I ran my first half marathon and have > two more coming up - which means I have to keep running, and do (I get to > run 10 miles with my good friend Sam tomorrow). > > However, I'm SICK of having all this FAT on top of my strong muscles (which > are getting bigger because I've been lifting very heavy 4x a week now) and > undoing all my hard work by binge eating and drinking. I got to thinking, > if I signed up for a bb natural figure show I would be motivated to stick to > the diet because I would HAVE TO and have a REASON to. > > One reason I'm not a bb already is because I mostly exercise for how it > makes me *feel *over how it makes me* look*. I really do it for the > endorphin rush and the pumps and knowing that I *can* run far and I *can* > lift such and such pounds. It's all mental for me, which is why signing up > for a contest will commit me to that goal and make it happen. > > I was talking about this on Facebook and a new bodybuilder friend of mine, > Kim, is encouraging me to do the Vancouver show with her and a couple of her > friends. She thinks I can do it! I get paid next Friday and I'm going to > sign up again with Noel for training and also seek his advice because he is > the one who ultimately knows if this is a reasonable goal for me and he will > be brutally honest. > > I officially made up my mind and heart to do this at the bus stop this > morning and started crying, actually. I am very, very nervous and excited, > much like I felt when I decided to get my Turbo Kick certification at 200+ > lbs. I need a goal in my life right now and this is providing me with a > direction and something to shoot for. Life is way to short to not to > achieve and be the best you can be. > > Pizza tonite with the folks for the last time til next April (The show is > 3/31) > > Thank you guys for always being so supportive of me! I love you very much! > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 13, 2011 Report Share Posted August 13, 2011 , I saw your note about this on FB too. That sounds like a huge mountain to climb, but I'm sure you can do it. I'll even be among the friends here who pushes you up the hill if you need a boost now and then. :-) Please do us one favor though: Don't turn into one of those creepy-looking bodybuilder types that don't even look human. I like you better as a girl. :-) Best wishes, > > Dear Friends: > > Every time I sign up for a sporting event I am motivated to work hard and > finish / achieve my goal. This year I ran my first half marathon and have > two more coming up - which means I have to keep running, and do (I get to > run 10 miles with my good friend Sam tomorrow). > > However, I'm SICK of having all this FAT on top of my strong muscles (which > are getting bigger because I've been lifting very heavy 4x a week now) and > undoing all my hard work by binge eating and drinking. I got to thinking, > if I signed up for a bb natural figure show I would be motivated to stick to > the diet because I would HAVE TO and have a REASON to. > > One reason I'm not a bb already is because I mostly exercise for how it > makes me *feel *over how it makes me* look*. I really do it for the > endorphin rush and the pumps and knowing that I *can* run far and I *can* > lift such and such pounds. It's all mental for me, which is why signing up > for a contest will commit me to that goal and make it happen. > > I was talking about this on Facebook and a new bodybuilder friend of mine, > Kim, is encouraging me to do the Vancouver show with her and a couple of her > friends. She thinks I can do it! I get paid next Friday and I'm going to > sign up again with Noel for training and also seek his advice because he is > the one who ultimately knows if this is a reasonable goal for me and he will > be brutally honest. > > I officially made up my mind and heart to do this at the bus stop this > morning and started crying, actually. I am very, very nervous and excited, > much like I felt when I decided to get my Turbo Kick certification at 200+ > lbs. I need a goal in my life right now and this is providing me with a > direction and something to shoot for. Life is way to short to not to > achieve and be the best you can be. > > Pizza tonite with the folks for the last time til next April (The show is > 3/31) > > Thank you guys for always being so supportive of me! I love you very much! > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 13, 2011 Report Share Posted August 13, 2011 , I saw your note about this on FB too. That sounds like a huge mountain to climb, but I'm sure you can do it. I'll even be among the friends here who pushes you up the hill if you need a boost now and then. :-) Please do us one favor though: Don't turn into one of those creepy-looking bodybuilder types that don't even look human. I like you better as a girl. :-) Best wishes, > > Dear Friends: > > Every time I sign up for a sporting event I am motivated to work hard and > finish / achieve my goal. This year I ran my first half marathon and have > two more coming up - which means I have to keep running, and do (I get to > run 10 miles with my good friend Sam tomorrow). > > However, I'm SICK of having all this FAT on top of my strong muscles (which > are getting bigger because I've been lifting very heavy 4x a week now) and > undoing all my hard work by binge eating and drinking. I got to thinking, > if I signed up for a bb natural figure show I would be motivated to stick to > the diet because I would HAVE TO and have a REASON to. > > One reason I'm not a bb already is because I mostly exercise for how it > makes me *feel *over how it makes me* look*. I really do it for the > endorphin rush and the pumps and knowing that I *can* run far and I *can* > lift such and such pounds. It's all mental for me, which is why signing up > for a contest will commit me to that goal and make it happen. > > I was talking about this on Facebook and a new bodybuilder friend of mine, > Kim, is encouraging me to do the Vancouver show with her and a couple of her > friends. She thinks I can do it! I get paid next Friday and I'm going to > sign up again with Noel for training and also seek his advice because he is > the one who ultimately knows if this is a reasonable goal for me and he will > be brutally honest. > > I officially made up my mind and heart to do this at the bus stop this > morning and started crying, actually. I am very, very nervous and excited, > much like I felt when I decided to get my Turbo Kick certification at 200+ > lbs. I need a goal in my life right now and this is providing me with a > direction and something to shoot for. Life is way to short to not to > achieve and be the best you can be. > > Pizza tonite with the folks for the last time til next April (The show is > 3/31) > > Thank you guys for always being so supportive of me! I love you very much! > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 23, 2011 Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 Thanks Jen! I have a long road ahead of me but it will be worth all the hard work and dieting!Hugs, , sorry my reply is so late. I just wanted to say that you should do whatever motivates you and makes you happy. Good luck! Jen Subject: I'm going to do it. To: exercisevideos Date: Friday, August 12, 2011, 3:31 PM Dear Friends:Every time I sign up for a sporting event I am motivated to work hard and finish / achieve my goal. This year I ran my first half marathon and have two more coming up - which means I have to keep running, and do (I get to run 10 miles with my good friend Sam tomorrow). However, I'm SICK of having all this FAT on top of my strong muscles (which are getting bigger because I've been lifting very heavy 4x a week now) and undoing all my hard work by binge eating and drinking. I got to thinking, if I signed up for a bb natural figure show I would be motivated to stick to the diet because I would HAVE TO and have a REASON to. One reason I'm not a bb already is because I mostly exercise for how it makes me feel over how it makes me look. I really do it for the endorphin rush and the pumps and knowing that I *can* run far and I *can* lift such and such pounds. It's all mental for me, which is why signing up for a contest will commit me to that goal and make it happen. I was talking about this on Facebook and a new bodybuilder friend of mine, Kim, is encouraging me to do the Vancouver show with her and a couple of her friends. She thinks I can do it! I get paid next Friday and I'm going to sign up again with Noel for training and also seek his advice because he is the one who ultimately knows if this is a reasonable goal for me and he will be brutally honest. I officially made up my mind and heart to do this at the bus stop this morning and started crying, actually. I am very, very nervous and excited, much like I felt when I decided to get my Turbo Kick certification at 200+ lbs. I need a goal in my life right now and this is providing me with a direction and something to shoot for. Life is way to short to not to achieve and be the best you can be. Pizza tonite with the folks for the last time til next April (The show is 3/31) Thank you guys for always being so supportive of me! I love you very much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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