When Life Gives You Lemons…Become a Fitness Instructor?

Well, “when life gives you lemons, make lemonade” is the original saying.  But I decided to do something a little different.  I got up this morning and went to the studio; my producer friend said it looked like I was “wasting away.”  Which I guess is a compliment from the same guy who tried to feed me cupcakes.  We finally finished Week 8 and 9 of the Couch to 5K podcasts!  I was so excited we’ve literally worked on this podcast for six months.  I’m so picky; I wanted every curse word edited, every song to fit right and flow with the groove with as many positive upbeat lyrics as possible.  It was a huge task, but we did it.  I’m so glad that I’ve already helped so many people. To date my podcasts have been downloaded over 2,000 times!  

After I left the studio I went to Bread Co. for lunch and read a little more of the Purpose Driven Life which focused how we are here for God’s pleasure and not our own.  Then I went to the local library to do some research.  I literally haven’t been to the library in years.  It’s so fancy now, self-check out and a real DVD collection. I might as well tell you why I was there… Since the fish in the employment pond aren’t biting, I think I have to build my own pond.  I’m going to try and grow runningintoshape.com.  I  have huge dreams of creating a 5K to 10K podcast, and even making a fitness DVD.  There’s more, but I’ll save that for later!  I also signed up for the CPR/AED class with the Red Cross, which is a requirement to be a group fitness instructor.  I ordered the study materials and hope to take the test in the next couple of months.  I figure I should have more than real life experience when teaching others to get fit, so I’m getting the education/certification to back me up.  So there’s my recession plan…Wish me luck!  After the library, I went to personal training with Lyle.  We did a lot of ab work and I still feel it right now! I told him how much I’ve grown spiritually because of his program.  I didn’t get a chance to go running today, because I had to come home and draft the flyers and press releases for the job fair in a couple of weeks.  Since I spent a whole week in a lull, I’m not sure that I’ll be able to reach my original running goals, but I’m still going to go to the race, and give it all I got!

What Did Carli Eat Today?

B- Slim Fast High Protein Shake & granola bar

L- ½ Frontega Chicken Sandwich and Broccoli Cheese Soup, an apple

S- Protein Bar

D- Captain D’s – Chicken strip and fish, baked potato, broccoli