Oy vey!
After everything dropped in to place & to cohesiveness in my mind week before last, I know the Ode will likely be a 3-parter and I have a "To be continued, Part II" to get to... soon...
But in the meantime, I have to interrupt with some old skool bitching.
Every day for forever, I've hit the gym after work for a class or two. Every day. With the exception of Fridays, my weekdays are "Groundhog Day"... get up, shower, dress, go to work, eat, work, eat lunch, work, leave work, go to the gym, come home, shower, eat, watch DVR, go to bed, get up... lather, rinse aaaaand repeat.
So when a friend suggested Boot Camp Challenge to me in April, I thought I'd give it a shot. 6 weeks, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 5:30 a.m. at the local Catholic school, 1 hour kick-yer-ass workouts and lots of sweat. Done. 11 pounds, numerous inches, and 8.25% body fat lost.
When I finished my 3rd 6-week boot camp, I decided maybe I should make money doing this rather than continuing to hemorrhage money I could put to better use.
And now... I'm studying.
First the personal trainer certification is needed. Hundreds of dollars to sit through 14 lectures, practices, instructor conference, review, and EXAM.
Then the Boot Camp Challenge certification will be needed. Hundreds more dollars. More learning, more studying, more practices, more EXAM.
My question?
What the hell was I thinking?! It's been 15 years since I was in a college class room! Since I sat through lectures, took notes, soaked in what I could and studied what I couldn't remember. And I was NEVER a very great student to begin with in lower school! Holy crap, dedication is not my forte and "classes you can take on line at your leisure" may NOT have been the wisest choice...
Proof in the pudding? It's taken me almost 2 weeks to flog myself through the 1st lecture.
Jesus.
BUT...
I do not like to say "Uncle"... aaaaand, knowing some of the local gym instructors who've passed it I KNOW that I can certainly pass it...
So... it's back to the copious notes and the lectures... and a renewed dedication now that the long holiday weekend excuse is gone and over... I can do 2 a day, I know I can...
Did I mention I've also gone on a 10 day cleanse concentrating on nothing but lots of healthy food, a super healthy shake/meal replacement once a day... and no alcohol?
Did I mention I don't know what the hell I was thinking doing that, either?!
::sigh::
This shit better be worth it.
Unfortunately,studying is one of those things that you just have to force yourself to do in a variety of ways until you figure out what works for you. But I can give you some ideas if you call?
ReplyDeleteShit is totes worth it! And I find that the longer that I go without drinking the less I seem to want it...it's like junk food that way. Not that I'm testing that alcohol theory at the mo. I just have a vague memory at best of what not drinking for great swaths of time was like.
Love you Wawa. I know you're a girl genius and you're gonna kick-ass!
Love YOU, Seestor, and thanks. :)
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