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Overall Goal: Gotta fit in my training and eating with work. That's proving to be a challenge since I teach at a university and only have a moment between classes, usually talking to students and running thru campus!! :)
Fit Status:
Super exhausted today, trained Carolina football players in yoga yesterday!!!! Monster sized yoga fun :)
Motivation Level: 10/10
Personal Info And Background:
Real Name:
Gerri
Sex:
Female
Age:
40
Location:
North Carolina, United States
Occupation:
CPT, Yoga Teacher, Adjunct Instructor @ a private university
Personal Website:
Primary Gym:
College:
High School:
When I Started:
Jan, 1988
How I Started:
I was pregnant with my first son and gained 90lbs!! I was only 99lbs when I got pregnant. I easily lost the weight with diet, but then came child #2...different story. I gained 50lbs, but only could loose 1/2 of the weight. Then came child #3, smartened up this time and only gained 25lbs, but was skinny fat. Soft, flabby, yucky!! I needed to do something and I started working out and doing some (teeny bit) of cardio. I caught the workout bug and started to become a fanatic. Yoga wasn't "in" back then and I started taking aerobic classes - hated them! But, I love the stretch. I eventually did several certification courses for yoga (I have 3 200+hr base trainings and several other specialty yoga trainings) and did an intensive, 6mo. Pilates training. That lead into several other Group Ex certs, and I became an ACE Certified Personal Trainer. Now I am able to work doing what I love most, besides taking care of the family.
Why I Love It:
So many different reasons. I love the way I look at 40, even tho I still need to get my diet straighter. I can do things that keep me going with the kids, such as skiing, mtn biking, hiking and stuff like that. I get to meet the nicest people and I just love to take women that are inexperienced or intimidated into the free weight room and out of the gx room. It's quite a rush for me to be lifting and see vascularity and muscles. I was such a string bean. Growing up my parents & grandparents would constantly tell me to eat, eat, eat. I DID eat, I just didn't gain.
How I Stay Motivated:
My young husband, he's 13yrs my junior!!! Thanks to him, his supreme patience with my addictions and my endless "diet/workout schedules", it's possible to succeed. My kids are awesome too! All 3 go to the gym.
BB Accomplishments:
Seeing my abs after 3 c-sections is enough for me! I think that another accomplishment is just making it to the gym every day. Sometimes it's really tough just to walk out the door and get excited. I am determined to continue.
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What flexigirl Is Up To:
Sep 21, 2009
flexigirlupdated Fit Status "Super exhausted today, trained Carolina football players in yoga yesterday!!!! Monster sized yoga fun :)"
flexigirlchanged Overall Goal: "Gotta fit in my training and eating with work. That's proving to be a challenge since I teach at a university and only have a moment between classes, usually talking to students and running thru campus!! :)."
Gotta fit in my training and eating with work. That's proving to be a challenge since I teach at a university and only have a moment between classes, usually talking to students and running thru campus!! :)
Goal (Long):
I would really like to see what I am made of. How far can I go? I am morphing into the real me finally. I am changing inside and out. I have to get my diet straight, no more cheating. Sometimes I don't even realize I just wolfed down some pizza or 1/2 my kid's fries. It's just a habit and I will succeed in breaking it.
Yeap, I am. I am staring at a sweet potato for the first time in a week. I am so excited. I think to myself "Self, what has happened in your life that a sweet potato gets you giddy?". Some things are best left un-pondered.
I think I've peaked on my chest cold. Last night...
OMG FG!!!! How are you! You are so right, been waaaaayyyy too long sista! Tell me you're still hittin' it hard wit ur bad self ;) Ur training/diet still lasered in?
Things are great here. Back on the upswing in weight now that summer is almost ova. Hittin sum Sizeon creatine started on Monday.
Miss ya!
