Day 5 - 24 Day Challenge - Deanne

Day 5. Woke up sore from Abripper. Felt good. I coach gymnastics every Saturday. I start at 915 and get done at 1230. I packed my lunch but my times to eat were off. So supper ended up being at 430 pm because I was hungry. More on my food later.

I got a great post on my facebook today. Amanda Ward brings her daughter Amber to my preschool gymnastics class. It felt good to be back with the kids. Gymnastics is so much fun, I do the 18 month age up to age 7 ish. Amber is about 3 years old (or 4), I know she just had a bday in December. Anyway, Amanda let me know that Amber was on the couch, talking to herself, saying it was gymnastics and she was the coach and her name was Deanne! so cute. Makes me feel great that the kids are modelling my behaviour. Here is hoping she doesn't do gymnastics off the couch! Another sweet little girl in a class of mine back in 2006/07, used to pretend she was "Deanne" and coach her dolls and stuffed animals. This is why I do this every Saturday. Its very rewarding and I still find it fun. When the fun leaves the activity for me, then I will probably give it up, but right now, every day I am in the Kippers gym, it is FUN.

I really like getting constructive feedback.I taught a Hard Core Booty class on Friday. When it was over, a newer member made a point to come up to me after class to say how much she enjoyed the class. I was thrilled to hear that. That class was a bigger one for me, probably about 15 people. We have many new members and it is a real rush for me to look out over the group when I am on stage, calling the moves, and the participants are:

1. Doing everything I am doing and doing it correctly

2. working hard


If the group is doing it correclty than I know I am doing what I am supposed to do, (calling the move, cueing the proper form, and motivating them to work hard). This has been a fitness goal of mine for a long time and the road was long for me. I had wicked stage fright. I got divorced. I moved, I was in a high stress job for 2009, early 2010. All things came togehter and I kicked my own ass to get over my fear and finally taught my first full class in Oct. 2010. And I really enjoy it. I may only get to do it right now once a week (since this would be fun job #3 for me), but as I am still learning, I am getting rewarded at the same time.

Food for Saturday:

8 am: cheese string, coffee

1015 am: clementine

1130: tuna sandwich on whole wheat bread

12:30 pm: boiled egg, clementine

430 pm: homemade chili (lean ground beef, diced celery, onion, grated carrot, kidney beans, black beans) and a bit of mozza cheese on top

830pm: box of raisins, yogurt


I ate later today becuase I started eating later in the morning. Saturdays are often like that for me. My water intake was about 6 glasses. I had to minimize it due to running to the bathroom at Kippers. The jumping up and down thing becomes a problem sometimes! Sometimes its the reason I keep moves low impact. but is that sharing too much info? LOL

Day 5 was a good day.

D.