Amen sister

Spinning = Pain

I took my first spinning class RPM today at 5:15 a.m. and I went in totally pumped up and ready to "kick the jam" as I say, and I totally got my butt handed to me!  Here's what you need to have before your first spinning class, specially designed cycling shoes (otherwise your feet constantly fall out of the tiny little foot holsters like mine did, shorts with padding for the nether regions (especially for a woman) because the cycles seats are clearly designed for men, and a towel and a bottle of water.  I am in so much pain right now, every inch of me hurts.

My solution to the pain I am in is to go back to the gym and swim tonight and then hit the hot tub right next to the pool!  There's class I want to try out tonight called BodyCombat and it's an empowering cardio workout inspired by martial arts and draws moves from Kickboxing, Karate, Taekwondo, Tai Chi, and Muay Thai. 

All I can focus on now is work and the gym and getting ready for my move, it's like going home, but to a home I've never been to before but that I know will make me happy and content.  Helena is my lighthouse and I am just traversing the sea and knowing that; yes the voyage is long but the destination and homecoming is infinitely worth the trip.  This weekend you can find me in my Tulsa or Broken Arrow gym!

Working so hard

One month in at the gym and I can see a difference already!

Free throw line

For as long as I can remember it is been my goal to make a basket from the free-throw line and this morning at the gym I was able to make shots from the side of the basket off the board into the basket and closer to the basket but not from the free-throw line alas that goal has eluded me I guess I just have to practice more tomorrow morning!  I know there are exercises I can do on our full sized basketball court but for the life of me I can't remember what they are.  I love my new gym Gold's gym on 71st in Broken Arrow and 71st and Memorial!

15 ways to do it properly.

14 days

I received an email this evening from Delta Airlines telling me that they had changed my plane ticket to such a degree that I would be leaving at 7 AM on Monday on the only flight out to Helena Montana.  I would have to take three planes to get to Helena and the same on the return trip just the opposite. The only reason I was going to leave on Monday the 23rd at 5:38 PM was because I had to work that day, buy now I can't work due to the departure time so I called and asked Delta Airlines if they could (at no additional fee of course) change my ticket to leaving on the 20th of December after work at 5:38, and they said it was no problem and they would not charge me to change my ticket so now I will be there two weeks instead of 10 days!!!  Right now I am seriously thanking God for unreliable departure times.

Taekwondo

I have my first class tonight in Taekwondo from 8-9 and I hope I learn fast!  Billie is going to come from Montana just to watch me test for my first belt!  No pressure, sheesh.  lol I think it's sweet she thinks enough about me to be there for that.  Here's the thing one of my friends is 3rd degree in Hapkido, and also 2nd degree in Taekwondo, and my other friend just achieved her black belt not too long ago, so I have a bit of catching up so that when I get to Montana I have a sliver of a clue what they're talking about.  I'm excited and am going to count my 6 day a week classes as my 3rd cardio for the day!

3000 calories a week

I'm working out so hard and I am already seeing significant results.  True I'm eating 3,000 calories a week (MAYBE) but it works in conjunction with 3 a day work outs.  Steamed broccoli, boiled eggs, plain lean roast beef, baked boneless, skinless chicken breast with just  a pinch of garlic salt and I am thinking about adding in bacon and pork chops possibly.  No bad carbs, no sugar, no sodium no 7-Up, and all the sacrifice is clearly working.  I am really developing into a better version of me, I am really proud of my hard work and dedication and I knew at the beginning of this year that I would change things so drastically I would be practically unrecognizable. I've also decided to go to the salon and have my hair colored a golden wheat color, that I think will flatter my darker complexion.  Like the pictures below since both of them have naturally dark hair like myself.   I think since my hair will be considerably longer in 6 months I think it'll look beautiful.

I'll be 40 in May next year, I'm going to be in a different time zone, a better place, with people I love and respect and care for more than words; and I am laying the groundwork for some pretty terrific friendships with some new people in the area and networking my butt off!  I never put off until tomorrow what I can accomplish today, because if I don't strive for greatness and satisfaction for my household no one else will because lol; it's just me and the cats! 

Montana Diaries on Facebook

I'm networking in Montana already and meeting some great friends!  Please check out my friends page on FB entitled Montana Diaries.  Time flies when I have kindred spirits in Montana to talk with who have gone on this relocating adventure before me!  Some of my new friends and I are talking about starting up a transplant group to go and do things with; I am excited, can you tell?