And in other news I squatted today, and it felt great...

Don't mind the blog heading, I was on a mini holiday for 9 days, and I missed the squat rack, today it felt like heaven.

But that's not what I wanted to talk about....the real blog title of the day is.....wait for it..........

Things that happened since I started lifting heavy

1. My husband tells everyone I can beat him up....

2. I stopped focussing on weight, I don't weigh myself, but when I am reminded to do so, I am pleasantly surprised to find that I am on the higher end of the recommended weight for my height, and I still don't care.

3. I love being strong, I challenge myself with every lift. I started focusing on getting stronger, on balancing strength gains throughout my body. I started learning about my body, because I broke my body down to bits in order to build it.

4. I made good friends at the gym, most of them call me "kairatu"....which means young girl...and I'm not, but I like it.

5. Really, my husband tells everyone I can beat him up....luckily they never believe him.

6. I became more confident. Not in what I wear, but it helps too, in life, generally. The discipline, the kind of commitment it takes to build cannot be left at the rack, no way, you take it with you. You sit with your back straighter, you look people in the eye, heck, you even start swimming in a two piece before that potbelly completely disappears. Just because your brain is getting stronger too.

7. I learned more about food, about what food does to your body, about eating well, and I share this with people that I know, and my daughter suffers the vegetables, the fresh foods, because I want her to grow up healthy. I cared more, read more, got informed because I want to progress. But you know what? It is an investment in my future, in the future of my family, because they in turn get influenced as well.

8. I see someone carrying what seems to be a gym bag and I want to start a conversation with them because you learn something new from someone all the time and you cannot know it all. Sometimes I look like a stalker but heck, I just tell them I'm "kairatu"

9. I have a new found respect for Arnold

Yap, Arnold rocks.

Have a good one!