Damn, It was a good day....

Yep, that's right folks, a very good day.  I had to get up for work at 4:30am today, and I worked until 9am.  I then jumped right in to my circuit workout with Coach Kathleen.  I was really getting in to this workout.  Started off again with burpees (damn the existence of these things & whomever thought them up!), and then rolled in to some other pretty intense moves.  I was feeling really strong, and getting my heart rate in the right zone.  I was just cruising along...then she says, "Ok, that's it, you're done".  My reaction was probably odd.  "Serious?! We're done?  I feel like I'm just getting started!", I said.  Haha...probably should have kept that to myself.  So, instead of checking out for the day, I went in to the cardio room and did another 30 minutes in intervals.  So, after 60 minutes of working out, I had burned 610 calories.  Not too shabby if I do say so myself. 

Tomorrow I am going to do my next metabolic circuit with my former trainer (and friend), Katrina (featured in yesterday's blog).  I am very excited to get to see her, and to get out on the floor to do work.  She is definitely an inspiration to me.  She may blow me out of the water with her abilities, but I am going to do my best - and that is what is important.  It will be day 9 out of 10 for me...so I just need to be wary.  I don't want to go in to workout overload, which is counterproductive.  I am definitely taking Saturday & Sunday off from training. I am sure (hope) my muscles will thank me & forgive me for all the hell I've put them through. 

I've got another big item in my future today: I go to meet with my Advisor at Columbus State to discuss what classes I will need to take for my Associates in Radiology.  I made the decision roughly 30 days ago to go back to school, and I am very excited to get started.  I am a little worried to take on too much at once, but I feel good about where I am working out (feeling like it's becoming a habit, and not a hassle).  I will be able to do this.  One of the great things is that I do have a job that is very supportive of what I am doing. 

Something that I reminded myself of today, was the entire thought process of "Live in the Now".  I have to be very vigilant with this.  I don't need to be thinking of what I looked like 10 years, 5 years, or 7 months ago.  I can't focus on what I want to look like in 10 months either.  I need to focus on now.  Right here and now is where I am, and it is the only thing I truly control.  If I do the right work right now, I will get to where I want to be.  Focus. 

So, heading in to the weekend, I am having a great time!  I am thrilled with my progress, aware of what I need to do next, and focused on my future.  I know that all these changes will take time, but that is the one thing I have plenty of! 

"Do not look back on happiness or dream of it in the future. You are only sure of today; do not let yourself be cheated out of it."

- Henry Ward Beecher