Month: October 2017

Here is my reality.  I am not Super-Woman.  Surprising, right?  Yeah surprising to me too.  Sometimes I think I'm still that 19 or 20 year old athlete, but my body says NO.  My reality is I have two auto-immune diseases.  They call these invisible diseases because when people look at you, you look completely healthy. … Continue reading But It Wasn’t My Idea — Week 12 of 20

Today I got good use out of the Urban Dictionary/Dictionary.  These young trainers and their lingo sometimes.  Thank God for google.  Today I looked up Tabata, cake walk, perceived exertion, and functional training.  More on that in a bit.Paul wanted to see if we could lift our arms afterthe Tabata of shoulder presses.  YES we… Continue reading Week 11 – Thursday, 10/19/17 – Note to self: "The trainer needs to think he’s the boss."

I love Wednesdays because when the workout is done, I am done with the Training by Teal for the week and that, my friends feels FANTASTIC!  Teal for those of you who don't know is Ryan's last name.  And Ryan is my original trainer with whom I still work.  He sends me two workouts a… Continue reading Week 11 – Wednesday (October 18, 2017) Training by Teal

Tori, Four (aka Paul), PattyIt was Week 9 of the 12 week Challenge.  I was still over 250 pounds.  We were in a semi-private workout, and there was probably six of us that morning.  We were doing a circuit of exercises and one of them was jump roping.  Well, in the past I had bought… Continue reading Week 11 – Tuesday (October 17, 2017) AKA Tuesdays with Tori

So I hinted previously of "a week in the life" type of posts so let's see if I can actually get it done.It's not always easy.I've had two weeks of "de-load" or "taper" as I like to call it.  Now I am starting my second ten weeks of my 20 week plan and it's time… Continue reading Week 11 – Monday (October 16, 2017)