Greetings!
Thank you so much for the great workout this morning! And I loved the track workout yesterday! I hope that you all did as well. :) Thank you for pushing yourself and for working so hard. The end of summer, Labor Day, competition has come to an end. We will have our final weigh in tomorrow to see who the winner is. I know that you have all been working so hard. I LOVE to have you so happy and excited to send me your food journals. I love to hear you talking about being healthy, eating healthy, and making lifestyle changes! Ladies, you are amazing. That is what this is all about. We are not interested in quick fixes. We are interested in health, wellness, feeling great, and being strong, fit, functional women. I see changes in each of you every week. Pushing yourself is the only way to make your body change. We will start another competition this week as well. I announced that I am doing another competition on October 23...but it seemed so far away that it was hard for me to really go after it. Well, now it is only 7 weeks away, so the race is on again! You will see me pushing myself to the limit, day after day. That is what you have to do to make your body change. It may be uncomfortable for a while, but our bodies are meant to be challenged. You will be amazed at what happens to your body when you step out of your comfort zone. I know I was for my last show, and I plan to look even better for the next one! Hold me accountable, just like I hold you accountable. Make sure I am sticking to my diet. Make sure I am pushing myself enough in the gym. I am winning this one for my mom. She has agreed to be my motivation to push through when I really want to stop. Those last few...or extra few...minutes on the step mill will be a lot easier when I think about her and how much she wants me to WIN! If she did not love the having me up there on stage so much, it would be much easier to take a break and wait for till next year to do another one. But, I will do it for her! I have never let my mom down in my whole life (I am sure I have, but that look of disappointment she used to give me when I wasn't quite perfect is enough to make me run a few more sprints and push harder than my competition to make her proud!!). Thanks Mom! This trophy will be for YOU! Love you! P.S. Just so you all know, momma is twice my age this year, and she is still out pushing herself, sprinting, squatting, and doing push-ups like a 20 year old! Health and fitness is the fountain of youth! She is proof. We have formed a team for the Jingle Bell Run this year. The race is November 14, 2010 at 1 PM. Please visit our team page to join. http://JBRNormal.kintera.org/myleanbodybootcamp. Please invite your friends and families to join us. Chris will be running with the girls, too. I would love to have spouses, fiances, boyfriends, nieces, cousins, moms, etc. all join our team! Go Team Blaudow!! Chris and I will be going to Las Vegas on September 23. The Olympia is taking place that weekend, and we will be attending the expo and the show. I will be having class Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday at 6 AM, so those of you who come to the 6 o'clock class, please plan on coming all three days in a row. It will be fun...I promise! :) The Friday class will be cancelled. I will have a substitute teacher at the 5:15 Thursday, September 23rd class, so the T/TH group will not be affected. Class will be cancelled on Friday, September 24th. If you come four days per week, please plan on coming M-TH. If you come all five days, think of this as a little gift, and sleep in! :) Have a great day. Thank you so much for your hard work! Make a commitment to yourself and to me during this prep. If you want to get five pounds off in the next 6 weeks, you can do it. I am going to do it. Eat healthy foods. Make good choices. Stay active throughout the day. I can do it. You can do it. Let's work together. Love, Emily |
