A "Good Friday"

Friday, 3/29/13
Today was an easy workout.  Just a Cardio day.  Boom!  Got that done!
Had a good morning with my daughter Lyndsey and grandson Kai looking at houses.  Kai didn't even bat an eye that Gigi looked a little different.

I met with my Coach at Max Muscle today.  I got my measurements done and pics.  Finally feeling happy about where I am at, and I know it's where I need to be for competing in a few weeks.  There might be some people, when looking at me on the outside, they see something different.  Some might think I'm too old.  Some might think I'm too skinny.  Some might think they could do  better.  But I know what's going on, how hard I've worked and am working, and I'm okay with it.  I'm very excited!  The bodybuilding/figure competing world is an interesting one to understand, and if you're not in it, it really does look strange from the outside.  If you're in it, it is very easy to get wrapped up in only it.

There is a fine line to keeping your priorities straight because it requires so much diligence in training and nutrition.  I'm very thankful that my family has been flexible enough for me to get in to it.  I finally feel like I found something that I love doing and that is just for me.  

When I first started working out, I was waiting for my family and friends to see the changes in my body that I was seeing.  I could see my muscles growing.  Why couldn't they??  Then my reasons changed for working out.  I started looking at myself and realizing it was for me.  No one else, but for me.  

Had a great time at a party with good friends tonight.  Went commando. (aka: no hair)  I was okay.  Good friends, good times, good break.

It was a "Good Friday" .  Not the traditional Good Friday in the way that I used to celebrate it.  However, I do know what the day is really about, and just because I wasn't observing it as I used to, I was still very aware of what the day is about.  The day my Savior, Jesus Christ, was crucified.  The day He gave His life for me to pay for my sins.  What a loving, unselfish God we all have the opportunity to know.