The spring is finally upon us! Yaaaaaay! I am sure we will have a few brisk days and probably a tiny bit of snow as we work our way to into summer. As we start again into the season of summer, moving, and beach visits we need to revisit goals we "made" in January. Did you make any goals in January?...Did you really mean to keep them? I always try to keep mine. But I find, as with any goal, I have to try to reach it again and again, that is what must be done. Tenacity. My goal is to be healthy, increase my strength--I want to be able to do REAL, all grown up push ups, from a full plank, up and down, all by myself. Maybe about 20. That is one of my goals. I want to keep my A1C low and get it lower. The A1C is what tells one if they have diabetes; it looks at the glucose over a three month period. I have gone from 5.9 to 5.4! This is awesome! 6.0 is diabetes. My goal is to help others understand they too can reach their goals. Don't we all get caught up in life and forget about ourselves, forget about our goals, forget about what we want to accomplish--don't we? I have been teaching yoga for my Fat Chicks Running! It has been so much fun. It has been so rewarding! We have learned how to move, stretch and hold those poses, while also chatting about wellness and health. I shared information about getting grass-fed meats on the site Eatwild.com and from our local processor, Flemmings Meats in Croswell, MI. We have talked about the movie "Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead" featuring Australian Joe Cross and his journey to wellness, health, and a happier life. We have talked about great bra's (I like the Moving Comfort's Fiona) for larger women that support the girls and let one move with confidence and not rip any delicate muscles. We have talked about finding balance and happiness while being the best woman one can be--not an easy task. But a task that is very worthwhile. Finally, we have done some great yoga! So, in working to increase my health and the health of the women around me, I am offering more yoga classes and I will be offering a summer training for anyone who wants to do the Crim in August. The Crim is a 10-mile race that one can walk, walk-run, or just run. There is also a 5K and other races during the race weekend. I have to say a huge thank you to all the women and men that have attended the yoga classes. The feed back has been so awesome, edifying and uplifting to me, personally. I love chatting with everyone and teaching how to just let go of the stress, the tension and the crap of the day! I appreciate you coming to my class and making me a better woman for the experience! THANK YOU ALL EVER SO MUCH! Returning to our goals from January....what have you done? What have you forgotten about? What are you unmotivated to do any more but really still want to accomplish? Just start again. The first 30 seconds are the hardest. Just start and then just start again, and again and again--this is what every person has to do to be successful. DO IT! and if you have to start over and over, then do that too! YOU CAN DO IT! If I can, you can. I know this is a fact. I know IT! Only you can do it for yourself. And when you do--it will be so amazing. Let me share with you why I know this to be true. Here I am after my very first race, a 5k at the Detroit Zoo, the Run Wild...there is an 10K as well and my husband ran that. He gave me a kiss and off I went. Anyone who knows me, knows I chat, ...a lot..well sometimes, OK,OK most of the time! LOL! I am chatty. So as I ran, I bumped (metaphorically) into this woman. She was running with a man, I suppose it was her husband. I asked how she was doing. I don't know why I did, I just did. She was working hard as I was and he was checking on her over and over as if he wanted to protect her. So I just started yakking away. "Is this your first race? Have you done any others?" and the like. So we ran down the road.
She ran well and so did I. I told her husband to take off and leave us, we were fine. Near the end my new friend told me to take off too--she didn't want to wreck my time. I had no time goal in place, I just wanted to finish. So I made sure she would be OK and I picked up my pace. We both finished. She found me afterwords and we took this picture. She introduced me to her family. I, of course, am horrible with names, and as I write I cannot recall her name. But I think I have her name in my journal, as the day was journal worthy. Afterwards, she gave me a hug. She thanked me profusely and told me "You were my angel." I did not understand what she meant. She then gave me a bracelet with images of Saints all about the wrist. It was really beautiful. I was so touched. All I did was chat on my run with a stranger. But that talking and laughing was so much more to her. I don't know if the run was on her bucket list, if she was truly ill, if she died, if her family was crazy protective, or if she just had never tried anything like that race. I know that I cried when she told me I was her "angel," I did not think it was more than a fun race and lots of talking. But that is the point. When we share, talk, laugh or workout together--do we really know how much we are helping others? I don't think I realize if I help, or how much. But I like to help others be better and know they are beautiful and worthwhile. Every now and then someone will share how much I help and those moments are private but they help me to keep on doing for others...be kind and life will just give it right back to you! Same thing happens when we work to reach our goals of wellness. When we work together we lift each other, we support each other and then we find success. I can tell you, that with that help we all reach our goals. Keep trying each day and join us for summer yoga and our summer training and find your inner HOT CHICK! Hugs, Melissa Top Hot Chick! Comments are closed.
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M. Leaym-FernandezHey, I am a wife, a mom, a teacher, a wellness activist, and connecting all my parts together--I am an artist! I worry about what women are doing to themselves. Gaining weight, not having balance in life, letting the stress destroy our bodies. This blog is going to be full of stories, ideas, and whatevers that I find to help women not end up like the women in the movie "walli" fat, unable to move, unable to work, unable to live. I want to share my struggles, my story. Archives
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