Beach workout this morning…fun! Love working out with the ladies and having the opportunity to meet new people…even though I dislike the beach. The beach and I never really had a good relationship. For one, I never liked putting on a bathing suit, especially wearing one in public; it was never a pretty sight, it never will be. I became even more horrified of the beach when we were fishing under the Robert Mosses Bridge in New York one day. We were with my dad, my brother, his wife at the time, and my nephew. My sister in law and I were sitting on a blanket and yelled loud and clear, “Whale on the beach!” My sister in law almost died laughing; of course I laughed, because laughing at me just seemed like the thing to do, even though the feeling I had was nothing but humiliation. It was always so hard for me to put on a bathing suit, even shorts, because of the fear of what people would think…that episode just made things worse.
Going to the beach to workout is tough for me. I told the ladies after the workout that I have to make a commitment to drive or go with someone or else I would not go. People on the beach still had things to say to me both this week and last time we worked out. During the first workout, while running, a group of ladies kept cheering me on. They were all obese so I know they their comments were sincere. They were routing for me! Cheering me on and telling me I can do it. They made me feel great! They encouraged me to move, so did the others I was working out with. I did well that day J Today while running there were cheers to. I passed a lady who was walking down the beach, she said, “I know you can do this, just keep going.” When I passed her again on the way back she laughed and said, “You may want to slow down, they’re doing lots of squats up there.” Haha…it was pretty funny.
I was pretty disappointed with my workout today. We were in teams of 6; we had to run then, as a team, do 600 squats, run again then do 400 burpees. Because my running was so slow I wasn’t able to do my fair share of reps. The others on the team carried the burden. Then for the final run we had to run with a 45 lb. sandbag. Everyone took turns with it except for me. Some of you may not understand why that’s disappointing…who the heck wants to run with a 45 lb. sandbag? But when you’re on a team and not doing your part it’s very discouraging.
There were a couple of bright spots for me…the 2 gentlemen who were working out with us had to pick their team mates. When that happens I instantly think, “Well crap, I’m going to be that last pick.” But not today!! I was shocked and smiling big on the inside J thanks to Willie! The other thing that made me feel better about today’s workout was that even though I have this aggravating pain in my foot, I pushed through it; I didn’t let it stop me. It did slow me down a bit but I tried to keep focused on my running form and not the foot pain. So beach workouts are touch in a few different ways for me but there is always some sense of accomplishment afterwards.
Have I mentioned lately how GREAT Tj is still doing with his eating? He is determined and I love it…I love him! I’m so proud of you Tj! Keep it up Tj!
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