It's all about your perspective...

Good morning people, coming to you live from the sardine can of the morning rat race, it's my next update. Better known as Calgary Transit in the morning rush hour commute to downtown.

So you,re all wondering, how did last night go? Well remember when I said I was scared shitless? It really wasn't too bad. I think I was more scared that the people I would be doing this with would be meaner, and that the staff were going to be just uber bubbly dingbats. Why I thought this in the first place is really beyond me, maybe that's just the stereotypes I have, but there it is, perspective.

In reality, the nine other women are turning out to be awesome people, and those I really didn't talk to last night, I hope to get to know more about them in the upcoming weeks. The Lululemon staff who have put this together, are more than just awesome, they're...well....when I find a word that suits them, I'll make sure to tell them. They made last night as enjoyable as it can be to come to terms with your weight, your body and fears. They gave us a pretty little binder and went over some of what we will be doing. They didn't lie, and came right out with it and told us it's going to hurt, to the point we may feel like quitting, but when we push past the pain, we can just look back and know we can go harder.

Knowing what's ahead can be a good thing, and a bad thing. I mean, I had no idea what Crossfit was until good ol You Tube showed me. Now seeing it, I can either say "ummm I don't think I can do that" OR "wow, that's intense, but I WILL do the best I can". It may be hard, and I am still learning, but my perspective is going to be to take everything in stride, achieve where I can, and fail where I do. My failures are just going to make me try, try again. "The brain can only hold one thought at a time, so choose a positive one" right? So this morning, as I sit here knowing that tonight, I am going to probably want to die after my first crossfit class, I can only do the best of my capabilities, and for now that's drink lots and lots of water all day. As the wonderful Mitch put it, drink so much water all day you feel like you gotta pee every hour, and that's what I'll do.

So let's get down to it. How do I ..ahem...measure up? Well surprisingly better than I thought! I had almost 2 years ago sat at a whopping 182.6 pounds. Yes the .6 does in fact count. Most people didn't believe me, and said where do I hide it. Damned if I knew, but it was what it was. I worked hard for a year, being diligent with my eating and excersing every day for at least a half hour, and the pounds did come off. I had managed to get to 161.1lbs, YAY ME!, but as crappy "life things" started to happen I fell outta line, and like we all know, you stop taking care of yourself, shit hits the fan.

So here's where I stand.

After doing a brief fitness test with in a time limit (which I think was a minute?)

I did:

21 push ups

22 full sit ups - flat on your back to sitting right up

85 step ups

My measurements are :

Chest 39 inches

Waist 34 inches

Hips 41.5 inches

Left arm 13.5 inches - my fat arm BTW

Right thigh 26 inches

Right Calf 16 inches

My Weight:

172.0 lb's

All in all not too bad I think, but not good enough. So let's get on with the day, and bring on the death defying Crossfit!