A Smidjin at a time

I seriously thought about, I really need. I looked at that door a couple of times. I truly honestly thought about quitting in the middle of the workout tonight. Actually I think the first thought came before halfway. To say tonight's class kicked my butt and was rough is an understatement. When I wasn't thinking about quitting I was trying to not think about how I wanted to pass out. But, I dug deep and found a way to power through. So what got me through? I just kept taking it one song at a time. Couple deep breaths, a few sips (okay maybe gulps) of water, and one song after another I slowly got to the end. And that's a lot like what the last 4 years have been for me. One Song at a time. One pound at a time. One milestone at a time. One setback at a time. And that's all the last 9 months, one simple yet long setback. Which means I just need to take it "one song at a time" to get my weight/health/strength/body back to where it was.

Have you R.I.P.P.E.D? No, not ripped like what happens to you too tight favorite pair of jeans when you move wrong. I am talking the workout called R.I.P.P.E.D. I recently started back at the gym, so far only for classes, but I am getting there. And this is one of my new favorite workouts. One of the classes I have been trying my hardest to make it too is R.I.P.P.E.D. Resistance, Intervals, Power, Plyometrics, Endurance, and Diet. While we don't really focus on the D aspect at the gym, the workouts themselves are super amazing. I am especially fond of the Resistance and Power segments, oh and the cool down/stretch segment. The cool/down might actually be my "favorite" because getting to it means I have survived another intense workout and my body did it. Though I really do love the segments we use the hand weights for, I love my workouts with weights. Weights are my favorite part of P90X, my favorite part of Combat, and the reason I love PUMP so much. I guess it boils