Wed, Dec-15-10, 09:08
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Every day is day one
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Plan: AtkinsMaintenance/IF
Stats: 185/145/155
BF:
Progress: 133%
Location: Oregon Coast
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Originally Posted by realdeal31
GF is into this right now a lot she also started doing belly dancing with her friend.
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Are you ready to start watching her shrink? 
This is what's been happening in my Zumba life over the last few weeks since I last posted. These were in my journal:
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Plus--the new schedule/work-load with my new job is interfering big-time with my Zumba--not only with taking classes, but with the teaching part. Both would have been very do-able prior to the job change, but with the change--I can't do it all. Last night I came to the decision that I need to be perfectly honest with myself (No, denial is just a river in Egypt). I'm going to have to eliminate the teaching aspect of the Zumba---it takes a major time commitment--not just the teaching class part, but the preparation part--anywhere from an additional 2-8 hours a week for practice and choreography, finding music, etc. With my schedule I can go, take class 2-3 times a week for an hour and be done, but the extra hours it takes for teaching class, I just can't do it. I feel really bad that I'm going to be bailing on the other two that I team teach with, but they really don't need me--they've been doing most of the choreography and practice since I started the new job--I've kinda been the third wheel anyway.
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Well I'm so bummed. I just composed and sent the e-mail to my buddy instructors about not being able to teach. I know it's totally the right thing to do and I'mglad I just bit the bullet and did it, but I just can't help but feel bummed because I barely got to be an instructor. At least I get to be able to say that I did get certified at 50. I'm going to try and keep going to class--at least I won't feel guilty when I miss a class because of my schedule. Iwas reallyfeeling bad and guilty when I wasn't making it to practice. It was starting to take the joy out of it and the whole point was that I found something that was a blast that I couldn't wait for. I was totally losing that.Maybe I don't feel as bummed, maybe I feel a bit of relief. so be it. It is what it is.
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Funny, I've never seen myself as the super woman type--I'm always the first to say to all those women who have so overscheduled themselves and their kids--I just want to say oh for godsakes--will you leave your kids alone and go take a nap! I do feel guilty about leaving the other 2 instructors so called holding the bag for Friday night--I know they will just perk along fine, but the entire Friday night 1 1/2 hour class was my idea, I thought it would be fun and give something to do for all those people who were sitting around Friday night bored or be-moaning the fact that didn't have dates, or there was nothing on TV...maybe it's because it was my idea and I wasn't ready yet to leave it before it really even got off the ground. Ahhh well. It's no longer mine to comment on, good or bad.
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You guys want to hear something funny in a way. Trying to prepare for Zumba class and all the practice and "pressure" I hadn't been enjoying or working out as hard when I took class--I guess saving the energy for practice. I hadn't gone to Zumba for about the past 9 days--wasn't feeling the greatest and mulling about could I even continue teaching. Plus it just seemed like it seemed more of a "job" than fun. So, I've been on vacation for the past 2 weeks--went to a morning class yesterday and a morning class today--it was fun just to go and have fun and dance and hang out with the ladies! and I worked out like a dog--my waist and abs are sore from this morning. Maybe this new job although a ball buster is really a blessing in disguise--without it, I wouldn't have had to make the decision to stop teaching and would have had all the JOY just sucked out of Zumba completely. So I've got my Zumba mojo fun back!
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Am I not the most sad and pathetic??!!!
Now, I'm just taking class as my schedule allows anywhere from 2-3 times a week like before I started teaching. That has taken such a load of presssure and guilt off my shoulders and the other instructors are doing just fine without me.
You guys bring me up to date on your holiday Zumba schedules and how well you're getting thru the holidays.
Keep Zumba-ing
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Felt just fine
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