Amy Musgrove: weigh in

Wednesday, January 30, 2008

I'm on a high...

...a fitness high, that is. Last night, my TK class had 19 people in it!! 19!! That might not seem like a ton, but with the size of the group fitness room that we have, it does seem like a lot. It's amazing how much more energy I feel like I have when there are a lot of people. I had a handful of new students, so hopefully they'll want to come back for more. I've decided that on February 12th, I'm going to have my first ever Turbo Kick Party to bring in a new round. I'll be introducing Round 28. It's a fun one, so I'm really excited. If I had 19 people last night, I'm hoping that the turnout for my party will be huge! I'm going to have a disco light and glow ropes for everyone. I'm also thinking of doing some kind of healthy snack, apples and carrots maybe? I am going to promote my party through signs and flyers, so hopefully people will show!

I went to Heidi's house this morning and weighed in. 144.2. YEAH! The last time I got weighed was at the doctors office a couple of months ago, and I was back at about 151. Being conscious of my eating is going well. I really like the challenge of staying in range of my points. If I could just lose 15-20 more pounds, I would be so happy! I just need to stay consistent with eating well and working out.

Thursday, September 13, 2007

I'm not a self-proclaimed personal trainer, but...

Heidi has 'hired' me to come over to her house twice a week and work out with her. She's calling me a personal trainer. Obviously she knows I'm not, but she just needs me to help her get motivated. Apparently I'm good at that? Anyhoo, yesterday was our first day. We did some modified TK and some leg work with lunges, lifts, and squats. We're going to increase strength by doing push-ups and planks each time. Yesterday we did 10 push-ups and we held a plank for 20 seconds. I always like having specific things that I can look back on and see improvement. Hopefully she won't get bored with my workouts and she'll notice results.

Today I was able to get on the treadmill during Sebastian's first nap. 6 miles! That's the most I've done on the treadmill during this training. I could have done 1 more, but I made excuses. It's too hot, Sebastian will be waking up soon...you know. I was still proud about 6 though!

Also, Heidi and I are going to start doing a weekly weigh-in again. Yesterday I was 140.5. The lowest that I had gotten down to when I was half-marathon training was 142! I was stoked! 10-15 pounds seems so close! Once I'm in the 130's again, that will be so awesome. I think I weighed about 125 when I got my first drivers license, or something like that. I would love to even be close to that!

About Me

When I want something, I'll do whatever it takes to get there. Whether it's taking a huge road trip to get where I want to go, or hanging out by the tour bus to meet a famous person...I'll do what it takes!

I'm a natural born leader, and a great listener. I don't like drama or being around negative influences. It's all about positivity for me!

I dropped out of college. Maybe that's the free spirit in me, who knows?

I always joke that's why I became a Group Fitness Instructor...no college education required! That's only partly true, actually. Don't get me wrong...I had to bust my butt to get where I am today. I'm so proud of how hard I've had to work to do what I do, but mostly, I became a Group Fitness Instructor because I discovered that I was passionate about it.

Fitness hasn't always come easy to me though. I'm kind of lazy by nature. (Let's just call a spade a spade, shall we?!)

I got married when I was barely 20, and moved all over the world with my husband's military career. I spent my time baking because that's what I thought I was supposed to do.

I gained weight, lost self-esteem, all while trying to squeeze into my jeans. It was not pretty.

I spent the first 5 years of my marriage like this. Then I got pregnant.

I gained about 50 pounds during my pregnancy, exceeding the "recommended" weight gain for healthy pregnancy by about 20-30 pounds.

During my pregnancy, I vowed (in between pan-fulls of brownies) that I would get in the best shape of my life after I had my baby.

That was the motivation I needed to do something positive for myself.

I started running and taking aerobics classes. I was feeling great, gaining self-esteem back that I'd lost somewhere along the way, and I was losing my baby weight. I accomplished more in the first year after I had my baby than I ever thought possible of myself. I ran my first half-marathon (13.1 miles) and became a Group Fitness Instructor! Two things I never thought I'd do, let alone within the same year!

The rest is history, like they say.

If you saw me on the streets, you might not know that I'm super sarcastic, or that I love correct spelling and punctuation (and when things aren't spelled correctly, it's like nails on a chalkboard for me), or that I've got tattoos.

Three words I'd use to describe myself: fun, outgoing, caring.

I feel so grateful for many things in my life. First and foremost, my awesome husband and amazing son. I'm so happy that I've been able to discover what it is that I'm passionate about in life. Some people take their entire lives trying to figure that out.

Here's to good health!