And I Die

So it totally surprises my classmates that I actually work out with my clinic clients. I'm freaking there 18 hours a week. Might as well, right?

Hahahahaha....

I'm so tired now. Like, the giddy-delirious no-it's-not-a-sugar-high-OMG-i-like-sugar! type of tired. It's fun. Not really. Okay, kind of. Because I ramble. And have short sentences. You know, one of my college english teachers told me she didn't like my short sentences. At the end of the year, we had to review our work. I mentioned this critique and wrote a pretty big paragraph about it. I then wrote a single line beneath it:
I like it that way.

Hahaha, she didn't like me much anyway. Oh well. Anyway.
Tired. Right.

I took a nap at work today. But I made sure that I had my anatomy book in front of me in case anyone came in my room, so it looked like I'd been doing something. I really needed it. It was lovely. Then I sat around some more (I love/hate my expensive skills that people can't afford) and then jumped on the elliptical machine. After an hour, I was confused as to why I was having such a hard time keeping up with my usual pace and then I realized I'd worked out about three times already today. Sheesh.

Oh yeah

Clinic is going well. I realized the other day that I actually do 20 hours of clinic a week, rather than the required 15. This means I'll be out in 4 1/2 weeks instead of 6. YAY LIFE!
Okay, let me take a moment and admit that I enjoy training. I HATED CLASS AND LECTURE AND MY TEACHER AND MOST OF MY CLASSMATES AND OFTENTIMES THE ADMINISTRATION, but I enjoy creating routines and pushing people. Not as much as massage, but this is a good foundation for my workout-buddy-for-hire scheme.
I'm also participating in an aerobic class held at my stake center. I attended this class for quite a while back in the day, but stopped for whatever reason. I've really wanted to get back in the class, but due to my school schedule was unable to. Doing some quick thinking, I was able to make it arranged that some of my clinic time was done IN the church aerobic class. YESSSS! Scheming FTW. The only "hitch" is that I have -GET- to train a portion of it. Tuesday I did the abs, and today I did arms. Next week, I'm doing glutes. AWWWWW YEAH.
I really had no intention of taking over the class (not that the idea bothers me, or that I don't WANT to do it). In other clinic settings, my classmates just shadow the real trainers and watch, but never actually DO anything. I was totally okay with that, because in this case, I would be working out and getting my clinic hours in at the same time. But I've been provided with the opportunity to "co"-train. If the aerobic leader really wants me to keep co-ing with her after my clinic is done, that's perfectly fine; I just wanted to get back into the class. Of course, this means that once my clinic is done, I'll be able to keep going to the class, which was the whole dream anyway.
WOO!
And apparently I have a killer ab routine. I didn't realize it was that hard. Eh.

*Note to anyone who wants to lose their belly fat with crunches*
It doesn't work. No, seriously. You will get incredible abs and your core will be really strong and really tight. HOWEVER. It will all develop UNDER your belly fat. So it will actually make your tummy look BIGGER. (Trust me. Look at me.) What needs to be done is CARDIO.
Don't you hate it when the answer is exercise?

I was amused

These are my horoscopes for today and they make me laugh. When it comes to horoscopes, I am of the mentality "A broken clock is right two times a day." So while I do have these up on my facebook, I don't actually put any stock in them. I find them amusing and I like to laugh when they're dead wrong and be entertained when they're right. Of all the horoscopes, I think that Tarot cards are the biggest crock, which is why I find them the most amusing. And before any tarot-supporters get their knickers in a twist, simmer down. First: I can read tarot cards. I do it for fun. I know how they work, and I'm familiar with them. I can also read palms. I also can see auras. I can feel and manipulate energy. (Have you ever had a ball of anger thrown at you? I was pretty good at it for a while.) I also do dream interpretation. So, considering that I'm a pretty qualified candidate for all this crockery, you'd think I buy into it. But I don't.
Anyhow, why the Tarot card is funny:
Immediately I thought of my ex. I was for a moment very excited (in the entirely amused, I-don't-put-stock-in-this sort of way) that we may repair things and live happily ever after. He is younger than me by a few months. And if we DID managed to miraculously fix everything, it would very much be the puppy love sort of thing.
Today in my aerobics class at church, a baby drooly boy came and stayed by my yoga mat. I ruffled his hair, said hello, blew kisses, and made him smile. He gave me a big grin, held my fingers, and wouldn't leave.
There was my young lover for the day. Hahahaha.
Why the Chinese Horoscope is funny:
My thoughts again immediately went to J. He and I are both Tigers, so this horoscope applies to both of us. It's always amusing when it's off the mark for me, but dead on for him. And usually it always works out that way. So either one of us is about to have a REALLY great day, or ...not. It will be fun to wait and see.

I feel it in m'abs.

These next six weeks are going to be somewhat insane, as I'm now doing my fitness clinicals. I have to have at least 15 hours of clinic work a week, which I will be doing mostly at my school. Since I don't want to be at school every single day, I have a double-long shift on Tuesdays (my "binge day"). This will be fun.
Yesterday I trained some friends and towards the end, a few of my fellow clinic mates came in to set up for their clients. Once they began their sessions, I noticed right away how I'm different in my training style. When trainers say, "Alright, now we're gonna go do [something]" what they really mean is "You're gonna do this and I'm gonna watch." When I use the word "we" I really do mean we.
Which is how I managed to walk over two miles and complete three ab workouts yesterday. (I know it doesn't sound like much, but yesterday I only had 3 clients. Today I have 6.)
And since a few of my clients are in this for weight loss, and WE are in this together, WE will be making progress. I'll be working out more than 10 times in 3 days. Hahahaha. Awesome.
I went to this school in order to lose weight. Now that I'm in clinic, what better time to start than yesterday? It's about time it happened!