UPDATE!

I can't believe it's been an entire WEEK since my last update! I'm such a slacker! Well, actually I've been extremely busy - I mean, I'm always busy but this past week it has been unusually hectic. In fact, this morning I've been up since 4:30am so if my writing is horrible you'll understand why! :)

Yesterday was the launch of Chad's new website for Shaping Concepts of Bluffton. That's very exciting! Check it out! Here is the link: www.shapingconceptsbluffton.com

Other exciting news: I weighed myself last week and guess how much weight I've lost? Here are a few clues...







Recently two exercises in the studio really opened my eyes. Not only were they physically difficult but my mind was fully expecting to fail at both.

The first exercise involved pulling weight across the studio with a very long rope. The weight consisted of a water-filled base of a free-standing heavy bag and 4 tires of varying sizes on top. It wasn't difficult until the last pull across the gym when Chad stood on the base to add more weight. I thought it was ridiculous to think I could pull everything at once but, what the heck, why not give it a try? Surprisingly I succeeded in pulling all the weight right up to my toes! (My guess would be that it weighed just over 300 lbs.) It shocked me at how little credit we give our bodies to accomplish things like that.

The second exercise involved carrying two 45lb plates (one in each hand) around the studio and then stepping up on an object with one leg. My mind KNEW I couldn't do that. I mean, what the heck...it was another 90lbs added to my body and I already struggle with the step just with my own weight! But I did it! Three times with each leg! That really shocked me!!!!

If we can just push through the cognitive negativity of the limitations of our bodies, we can accomplish some amazing things. I guess that could be said for anything - not just our bodies but with our lives as a whole.