In a Southerly direction

I'm a 39 year old living in Fort Mill, SC. I had lost 170 pounds from my highest weight of 404.9 pounds but I gained a lot of that back. I'm trying to get myself healthy one day at a time - because one day at a time is the best I can do right now. Find me on insta carolina_pineapple

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I don’t even really know what to say.

I haven’t been on here in forever. I’m mostly on Instagram now, if you want to follow me there.

Last week I went to meet my team for lunch and my car wouldn’t start. Like, no noise. Nothing. Apparently newer cars don’t make the noise that I link to a dead battery trying to turn over because they are trying to protect the electronics?

I just started crying. I had to call roadside assistance, at my house. They called a tow and when the guy got there, he tested the battery and it was at an 8, when 11.8 is needed to start your car on a “cold crank.”

I immediately drove it to the dealership and just dropped it off for them to fix it whenever they could get to it. The dang car isn’t even 2.5 years old. This is crazy.

But, yes. I just broke down crying. Because there was nothing I could do. I couldn’t jump my car. I didn’t know what was wrong. And I have no one to turn to and say, babe, can you look at my car? Or can you drive me to the dealership?

Thank goodness for my parents.

I’m normally very much ‘women can do anything’ but at that point, I just really wanted to be in a relationship. I wanted someone to lean on. I wanted to not have every single responsibility on my shoulders.

It’s hard. There’s no way around it. I’m not saying one side of the fence is better than the other, but it would be nice to not have to go through life alone and have someone to lean on, support me and I, them.

I don’t really have a point to this. I guess I just feel like RBI’s is a good place to brain dump everything I’m thinking.

Here’s hoping my future is bright, happy and has a partner in life I can call my husband.

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My stomach has been topsy turvy the past few days. That means no walks or being fat from a bathroom. So when I saw a Friday evening Zumba class at the gym, I knew I had to go. Moving my body and a bathroom nearby.

It felt good to move my body again.

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Yesterday was a beautiful day for a walk.

I got a little bit of a later start than I wanted but gosh it was nice out!

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The weather is crazy this week, with lots of expected storms. Got out for a walk, stomach cooperated….even with the humidity, it was a good day. Thankful for my stomach cooperating this morning!

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You can’t tell by the picture but I was sweating buckets after that strength workout.

I couldn’t go for a walk because I slept in and then have meetings galore. But I still did the workout.

My question is - where did all my strength go??? 😥

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This picture says it all.

I was a hot, sweaty mess after body combat tonight. I also legit thought I was going to die. Although the ice cream I ate before class probably didn’t help. 😂😂😂😂

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Two Zumba days in a row. But thank goodness for a rest day!

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I get like crud yesterday so I didn’t move much. It was so nice to get in a walk this morning before work. I appreciated being outside, even with the humidity.

I’m also excited because I put together my graphics for my July group coaching. It’s only the second time I’ve done group coaching, as I normally focus on 1:1 coaching. However the ladies from the first group on March got a lot out of it and they wanted another one. I enjoyed it MUCH more than I thought possible and July is perfect for a mid year refresh. So I’m excited to get that together!

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What to say?

I went to the gym to do Zumba today and halfway through I wanted to leave. Not because I wasn’t able to continue but you know how you have your favorite teachers or your favorite style of teaching? This one wasn’t my favorite but I said you’re here so keep going.

And I am exhausted.

I wondered to myself, how the heck did I used to go to the gym and take two or three classes back to back and then go home to do stuff and then go hangout with friends later??!!

I realized I was putting my goals on the back burner because I was investing so much into my business and my clients and helping them achieve their goals. While I love seeing them accomplish their goals, I needed to be feeling at my own bucket in accomplishing my goals as well. Because that brings me joy.

Having a side business and being an entrepreneur truly is a roller coaster. Some days I feel like I am doing everything right and crushing it and then most other days I feel like I can’t do anything right, no one needs my help, I suck at bringing business.

But the truth is I am passionate about what I do, I love what I do. People need my services and benefit greatly from them. I just have to keep reminding myself of that. Keep reminding myself that I am just starting out and growth takes time.

I joked that the picture above is where you would find me and the exact position for the rest of the day. Ha! Getting older is a journey.

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That post Zumba red face “glow” 😂

Also, nothing beats making a new gym friend by bonding out of running out of class so you don’t have to get in the class photo 🤣

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I did the SAMPLE 4 week prep class from beachbody.

Y’all. That ish was HARD. I almost quit 4 Duffey times. Don’t think I’m ready for that program.

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It’s been a long week. I’ve been pushing hard to finish a certification class that will help me get pdu’s necessary to renew my certification. I have 2 years left but didn’t want to put it off til the end.

It’s been so busy I just haven’t wanted to do ANYTHING after work.

All I know is, something has to change.

I’ve gained back the weight I lost at the beginning of the pandemic. I feel gross after eating fast food today.

I want my energy back.

I can do this. I’ve done it. And I can do it again.

You can too.

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1 mile

10 rounds

1 mile

If you need me for the next 24 hours, I’ll be in the same place, same position I’m currently in. 😂

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Another hip hop fit day

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Peele fitness making a white girl think she can dance. Hahahahaha.

I needed to get some movement today and this felt like the perfect thing for me. Time went by quick. Check out his videos on YouTube.

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Back at barre today

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Started the walk with 4K-ish steps. Thought I’d push to 8200. Then I thought, go for the 10k. Push yourself.

So I did.