Day 61 Chisel Cardio

Well I had a good excuse for not writing yesterday. I decided to devote time to my oldest daughter. She is an amazing kid. I'm learning so much from her about philosophy of life. You know if you stop to listen teenagers have a lot to say on the world. 

I love Anny's philosophy. She taught me to roll with it. She doesn't let things upset her long term. She knows they're gonna happen and you'll come out of it.  She calls is "riding the wave". I never had the time before to actually sit and share philosophy with her. We have bonded more now than when I was running around like a lunatic working all the time. I am grateful that Beachbody gave me a gateway to get back what I call the Force. To reunite with my values. One of those is being a 'present Mother'. You never know what will come if you're always looking down.

Today was Chisel Cardio. I absolutely love hitting Monday's strong and I typically always do. The hardest part for me was the kettle bell move because I moved up to 20 lbs from when I started with 10s, haha. Second hardest move was those plank side kicks. For some reason those are worse than the burpees. The point is though that I have finished stronger than when I started. I am actually pumping and swinging 29 lbs. just unheard of before. Today I will take my progress pictures to show my Day 1 and my Day 60 ( yesterday). Trust that old saying "you are stronger than your excuses ". Because you totally are! 

Cursed Cardio Day

It was almost about 7:00 I think and I still hadn't exercised. As you know that is so not like me. Jedi is usually up and all done with that sort of thing by 6:00am, so to be getting it in that late was so weird for me. My daughter wasn't feeling so great from her eczema - the poor thing has these flare ups . Then I got to thinking : flex your entrepreneurial muscle today . It's your earned right to just keep her home if she's not up to going into pre-K. It'd be one thing if she were in the older grades, but not this little munchkin . I felt really bad for her; and it was so nice, I must admit, to just snuggle under the blankets on the sofa and watch a movie with her. I waited 11 years to be able to do this with one of my girls: not have to send them in to school sick or have to scramble at the last minute to see if a friend or someone could help out, most of the time changing my schedule was not gonna work, or I'd lose the money and could never afford to take the risk. 

I am very grateful that I can at any moment make that choice. Well today I did and it was a reflection on my decision last year to truly focus all my energy on wellness (myself and others), that I made the right choice. The road less traveled can often be lonely. You make others uncomfortable when you suddenly disrupt the norm, everyone begins to question themselves and what 'they' are doing; your decision causes self-reflection in others - like holding a mirror to their own faces, and typically they do NOT like what they see. They want you to just stop all that shit and go back to the status quo, no rocking, no molecule disrupting, haha. But it doesn't work that way, does it? You're not going to compromise your values and your dreams so that others don't have to get uncomfortable. 

Today I discovered through a value conversation with my partner that we actually diverge in our dreams and belief systems. It will be a lonely road for me, as I had hoped my vision would create teamwork , but that is not to be after all. I can accept it but I'm not happy about it. Still I'd chose reality any day of the week over kicking a tire, which is what I seem to be doing lately. 

After finally getting in my workout belfry 8:00pm -- phew I hate exercising at night . I don't know how people can do that! I will definitely avoid this again. The excuse to tend to Regina, my mother's namesake, my last princess was worth it.  Can I still say I cursed out Autumn several times. I think the girls heard me, lol. 

Until tomorrow then ! 

Jedi