I know, I know.....

I have been such a bad blogger! I have had moments when I was so busy that I barely saw my husband followed by moments where there was just nothing new to post (you don't want a post that says, "yep, did RPM AGAIN!"). 

I think I am still in the plateau, tho thanks to my friend Warren, I am now calling it a mesa (seems more fun in a southwest kinda way). One weigh/measure I lose body fat, but gain weight, the next it is just the opposite. Never big changes, just enough to annoy me. As I am writing this, I am hopeful tho, due to my last results. I dropped 2.8 lbs in 1 week! Before the dreaded mesa, my lowest weight was 173.4. Due to fluctuation, I don't think I will declare the mesa broken until I hit 170, but 2.8 is the biggest change I have seen.  

I mentioned that there are new faces at the gym. Since I posted last, all my "Original Five" have left. Steve left at the beginning of the year. I only see him from time to time when he comes to workout. I have written about Chance leaving. That was hard, but we stay in touch on a regular basis. Think he may just be stuck with me :) . Bria went on maternity leave with her second child, and isn't coming back except occasionally  Then Blake turned in his 2 week notice so he could focus on going back to school. I was starting to feel the loss. Before Blake was officially gone, Kevin announced that he was moving away. It was almost more than I could handle. I will say more about Kevin in my next post. His leaving deserves more than just mentioning in passing. Needless to say, I'm currently feeling a little disconnected. The Five, laid the foundation for my success. They have laughed with me, cried with me, and encouraged me when I was down. There is no way I could have gotten here without them. New people will come into my life, but it will never be the same.

Speaking of new people, before he left, Kevin passed me off to a new trainer. It isn't a totally new face in my journey. I am now training with Andrew (AKA: The Evil Kid Next Door). Kevin was the only hybrid trainer who could do both pilates and Art of Strength. So I had to make a choice between pilates and Art of Strength. That decision in itself is enough to break my heart. I LOVE PILATES! I am naturally very flexible, and pilates stretches me. Pilates focuses on core strength, and that is one of my weaknesses. Art of Strength is more about functional strength. Lots of weights. I am also naturally strong, so that style of workout fits me well. I think it came down to trainers for me. As much as I enjoy talking trash about Andrew, I trust him to push me, in a way I don't know the other trainers would. I'm sure you will be hearing a lot about him, and I promise not to cuss here (it may take some editing on my part).

SO IT BEGINS.........