Tri Stories: Month two….. It’s a WRAP!!



YUP...... my ABS!!

 Tri Stories: Month two….. It’s a WRAP!!



I’ve been training so much that I almost let my two month anniversary slip by!! I began this training two months ago, with no expectations, except to train with respect for my body for the Chi-city triathlon…..I must say I’ve experienced and learned a great deal about myself in this short time…..I’m committed to anything I began if I stick to it for more than a month. I’m mentally, physically, and spiritually stronger.....NO fears....I’m willing to take on new challenges, I’m STUBBORN (I knew this before training…Lol) which helps me & slows me down, I'm aware!……..Respect of MYSELF, mind,  body, & spirit is the most important thing to me in life....I know that without  self love & respect FIRST!  I can’t possibly honor GOD, family, lover, or friends in the way they deserve…..A unhealthy, mental, physical, or spiritual me = negative energies towards YOU …….People tend to misunderstand what that means, and set out to be super man/woman to EVERYONE ELSE, and really lack true love and respect for self………I LOVE, RESPECT, and HONOR ME! Only then can I LOVE, RESPECT, and HONOR YOU!! No way around it…….one may try but growth will not happen………..





NOPE! Stay FOCUSED!

 I’m up at 05:45 at the gym by 06:45 ( getting’ it movin’)…..I teach my class at 07:00.…..One of my regular students David, travels a lot, fresh off a business trip, he says me “I’m feeling tight and stiff in the upper body".......***side note……traveling is great until you do it for a living…..I remember being a travel nurse, and after three and half years of travelin’ my entire self began asking “what’s up , when we gonna stay put”…..I finally listened to my body’s request at the four year mark, making Chi-city my home……for now…….side note done** Anywhoo, I make some adjustments in my planned sequence and give David what his body desires……David left class feeling good & smiling! BUT before leaving class, David say’s to me “Hey, Toni you look like you’ve lost weight since tri training began”, “thanks” I say, cheesing hard! Then David adds in “yeah, you can really tell”, “I see it in your FACE!”……Grrrrrrrrr……Why you!!! “my FACE?” I say (laughing) “dude what about the booty & the hips?” ……we both burst out laughing…..Grrrrrr! I then say to David, “thanks, just what I wanted to hear, all that training gave me a SLIM FACE!”......Grrrrrrr…..we laugh some more! Such a Dude, gotta love the Dudes!!! In all honesty I appreciated the compliment, David sees me at the gym all the time and knows I GET IT IN HARD! He mentions that as well…….Hey, who doesn’t love compliments!? Especially from Dudes! Thanks David!!





Get it DONE! PERIOD......



After class I sit in meditation, then move into my asana practice, I never put a time on my personal practice unless I’m runnin’ late……Today, I warmed the studio up and fell into one of the most loveliest practices I’ve given myself in a minute……Balancing, twisting, folding, strengthening, inversions…….As I lay down for Savasana, I glance at the clock an 90 minutes have passed…….NICE…….I needed that! My plan was to run today, then I thought I’d swim a bit…….TRUTH, I was not looking forward to the run……Hey, it is what it is……..So as I lace up my kicks, I gently remind myself this is part of the process, I need to let go of beginning each run with this negativity….I’m gonna work on that!……..but today, I complained within, I hop on the treadmill and begin to run, I’ve increased my speed by two, so I was running at this new pace, no knee pain and my music was right! I was in my own way today……I ran solid for 30 minutes,  then begin to talk myself into stopping, I started saying to myself “I’m tired, I don’t feel like running today, I’m tired, I’ll run tomorrow” I want to stop……I DO for 30 seconds, as I gulp down water…..this new pace was kickin’’ my butt!  I start running again (I NEVER stop running for water NEVER …..excuse!), I remind myself of the journey I’m on, no quitting, no quitting, NO QUITTING!! I run……60 minutes DONE! I’m more than dripping in sweat, it’s literally pouring off me! I ran FIVE MILES under 1 hour (with two 30 sec water stops) ummmm, Oh YEAH!!!! SECOND WIND kicks in…….I head down to the locker room feeling physically TIRED & mentally ENERGIZED…..crazy combo to work with…….



Yogatones....Gettin' it in!!



I change into my swim suit (btw…it’s getting to....BIG.....tee-hee! New swim suit on tap!) then  head to the pool, I SWIM, yup, SWIM for 45 minutes ALL BY MYSELF!!! YAYYYYYY!!! Now I’m no champion swimmer, but I was gettin’ it in, three laps of actual swimming (breaks midway), and three laps of kicking, floating, and breath and arm stroke work…..I can’t wait to tell John all about it on Friday!!!! Out of the pool into the hot tub where fatigue crept up on me with a sudden quickness…..I’m TIRED, but all is not complete until I hit the STEAM BATH…..so from the hot tub, back into the shower then into the steam room…..Can ya say, AAaaaahhhhhhh! Oh, I so deserved that 20 min steam bath! One more trip to the shower ( 3 showers before noon….crazy I say!). All I could think about was food when done……I had visions of some of my favorite foods dancing in my head, what did I choose……OATMEAL….Lol, loaded with fruit, some granola & raw honey….YUMMY!!

Feelin’ good! YUP, I’m feelin’ good! Running, will NOT get the best of me!!

I’ve decided each month I would share something new about my physical self……This months is my ABS……not exactly a six pack, BUT not the 12 pack I was rollin’ with either……I’ve increased my treadmill speed by four in two months, now running average 4.5 miles/hr….ummm, Woot, Woot……..AND…….AND……In two months I’ve lost 12lbs.…..YES SIRrrr, 12 lbs!!!! Even though this is not about weight loss, I’m lovin’ that I’m loosing…….and loosing in a HEALTHY way……My weight loss has come off 6 lbs per month averaging 1.5 lbs/week!! No rushing this process NOT DIETING at all, no certain amount of meals to get in………I eat when I’m hungry…..PERIOD! Food selections are full of color…….I don’t believe in dieting (temporary fix…..been there done that), LIFESTYLE CHANGE, eating and exercising with more awareness to my selections…..I always carry water,  fruit, or nuts for a quick snack or pick me up, I’m not only training for the triathlon, I'm growing and changing my habits.....I feel AMAZING, AMAZING I say!!

And that peeps is what it boils down to......How much do you want it!?!
DO IT!!

SIX more months to go before the TRI!!

Let’s Go! Let’s GO!! Never too late......start creating a healthier you…….mind, body, and spirit!

Peace,

T