Paying it forward

I have had this blog post on my mind for awhile now.  I was wanting to pay it forward somehow.  My thought was to post information about some of my clients, both past and present.  I have been blessed by training lots of great peeps over the last 6 years.  Some of them have businesses of their own.  I wanted to spread the word about what they have to offer.

My friend Runner Susan is a web designer.  She and her sister Amy put together my website and I just love it.  If you need a website check them out.  You can see their work by going to Sumy Designs.  Sumy is the words Susan and Amy mixed.  Get it?  Suz is the creative one and Amy is the technical one.  They do other stuff as well (it's all legal), so check out their website to see if they can help you.

Another past client of mine is Tod McVicker.  Tod is a dog training machine.  He has lots of offerings, so go to his website at Redeeming Dogs and see if he can help your pup.  

Martha Hughes hasn't trained with me in a LONG time, but I still wanted to include her. I am sweet like that you know.  Martha is a realtor in this area.  She knows Double Oak and the surrounding areas like the back of her hand.  She told me recently that there is a shortage of homes to sell, so help the girl out and give her a call if you are thinking of selling.  You can go to her website Martha Hughes Homes.  She is really cute as well.

I also have contacts in the massage world.  Richard Maas has trained with me in the gym and we used to run together many moons ago.  Let's just say I ran and Richard shuffled along to make us all feel better.  You see Richard is a tall glass of water.  His one stride is like 6 of mine.  Anyway, he would stay with us for about 1 1/2 miles and then we wouldn't see the boy anymore.  Miss those days of running.  Anyway, he is a massage guy as well.  Visit his website at Lewisville Massage.  He worked on both Carly Jo's shoulder and Joe Luke's back.  He is great.  He keeps up with all the cool massage stuff and will make you feel great as well.

Lastly, I have to talk of my buddy Denny Bonewitz.  Denny took me under his wing many years ago and helped me learn the trade of training peeps.  He was in the Flower Mound area then moved to Keller and now he is way up in Oklahoma.  Check out his offerings at Edge Sports Fitness.  He is a beast and taught me so many things.  I still call him for various ideas on training, etc.

I have other folks that have businesses.  As soon as I gather information about them I will do another post.

Pay it forward!

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Winning

This photo says it all for me.  That big open smile on Carly Jo's face was the moment they won their first tournament.  First place in gold bracket.  In volleyball that is a good thing.  My Carly Jo is very reserved.  She is all business when it comes to volleyball.  We call her Spock at home.  For her to have an open smile like that is just like heaven to me.  Just had to share.

It felt great to win that day.  So proud of all of these young ladies.  Go Dallas Synergy.

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Now for some volleyball

I thought I would take a break from all the Paleo talk and talk some volleyball instead.  My Carly Jo plays for the Dallas Synergy National team and participated in her first ranking tournament this past weekend.  This peeps was an eye opener.  I found myself amazed at the talent at this level.  I also found myself feeling really, really, really, really short.  Not sure what they are feeding these girls, but they were a tall, tall, tall, tall bunch.  I swear I wanted to check a few birth certificates and ask them what type of car they drive.  It was crazy how big and fierce some of these children aka beasts were. All I can say is wow!  And thank you baby Jesus that my Carly Jo plays libero on the back row.  

Although I am thrilled that Carly Jo has this opportunity to play volleyball I can't help but wonder how many of these girls will last in this sport.  See peeps, here in Dallas, we take our volleyball very seriously.  Some of these clubs have their kids in the gym 2 to 4 times a week.  Mind you these are 10, 11, 12 and 13 year old children.  The training is intense.  Could that be why so many of them turn down college scholarships because they just don't love the sport anymore?  I think yes.

Also, I was never so ashamed of some of the behavior of some of the parents and some of the coaches.  We had a delay of at least 15 minutes while one of the coaches had an issue with a call.  Again, these are 13 year old children competing in the silver bracket NOT the gold bracket (gold being the best teams that tournament).  You would have thought it was for the NCAA tournament title the way this guy acted.  UGH!  My heart was heavy and my child was tired.  Long day for all of us.

The best part about this experience is that our girls get better and better.  They learn to read one another.  They learn the court.  Carly Jo comes home with court burns, bruises,  and knees pads that are so dirty you would think she played in the mud.  She wore the Nike logo off of one of her knee pads this weekend.  They learn discipline, respect, and patience.  Carly Jo is blessed to play on a team where we train 2 times a week.  I have her train with me once a week.  I am determined that she keep loving the sport for a long time.  Her goal is to play college ball somewhere.  My goal is to keep her so busy she doesn't have time to get into any major trouble.  We both win!

Although we didn't win the championship this weekend.  We showed up and made it count!  We made it to the silver A bracket.  Pretty good if you ask me.  Do they have room to improve?  Oh yes they do.  Will I have the patience to survive it all?  Oh yes I will.

I came away with a pretty good shot with my new camera as well.  

Thank you Coach Shawna and Krysta.  Thank you Carly Jo, Sydney, Hayden, Ashton, Peyton, Kenna, Sarah, Cami, Erica, Emily, Heather and Megan.  This journey is going to be great.

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It's a good thing!

I have been plugging away at this caveman stuff and have come up with a list of good things that are happening since I started this journey.

1. Hot flashes are gone.  I just realized yesterday that I haven't had a single hot flash since changing my diet.  This, my friends, is a good thing.
2. Brittle nails are gone.  I am thinking the added fat in my diet is making my nails way better.  :)
3. Hair texture is better.  My dry, hormonal, gray covered head of hair is actually feeling better.  Less dry and just better.  Still not good with all this gray though.
4. Skin texture seems better.  Usually during this time of the year my skin is so dry and unbearable, but this year it seems better.
5. Able to lift heavy again in the weight room without dying.  I had missed being a gym rat, but am glad to say that it has been a good week in the gym.  I may not be able to walk or lift my arms tomorrow, but still so glad to train with intensity.
6. Less hungry overall.  Thinkin' my body is learning to use some of this extra chubby on my booty for fuel.  I am able to go for longer periods of time without dying for something to eat.  Very good thing.
7. Smaller sized jeans are feeling comfortable again.  Enuf' said.
8. Although I still have a lovely layer of chubby, I can see my muscles again.  I am one of those girls that likes a lot of muscle so the more the better.  Happy dance.
9. Cravings for sugar and bread are gone.  Thank you baby Jesus.
10. General sense of feeling happy most of the time.  Although my family keeps me on my toes and their stress levels are through the roof sometimes, I have been able to roll with the punches way better.  Don't get me wrong, I still want to punch people just not as often. ;-)

So overall I think this caveman paleo stuff is a good thing.  I am still trying to keep carbs around 100 for the day.  I know that there are days where I totally blow it and eat way more than that, but generally speaking I am on the right track.  After this mornings training I will most likely have a melt down later this afternoon and want to eat everything in sight.  My goal is to eat only paleo type things in sight.

Have a great weekend!

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