Break the Cycle

I can't begin to say how proud I am of my daughter.  She is #2 out of 4, so as one of the "middles" she could have easily been overlooked, but she's made a name for herself.  She's an amazing swimmer, more dedicated than most, has given up a lot of typical teenage stuff - like movies and sleepovers with friends, because she always had swim practice.   It paid off, and yesterday was her official signing day for Rider University.  Rider was a very smart choice on her part.  It is pretty close to where we live now, less than a 2 hour drive.   It is small, and she wanted a small university, but it is also Division I, meaning she can continue to train, and they were able to give her money towards her college years.  If she decides after a year or two of college that she wasn't meant for college, then she won't be left deeply in debt, but she is also able to get a great education at Rider, so she's happy with her choice. Here she...

Started my journey using a personal trainer yesterday morning.  I has been so easy to find excuses NOT to go to the gym.  But then my son joined the crew team.   Adam bagging Groceries June 2018 This is him last weekend bagging groceries for a weekend fundraiser.  He loves crew.  I love him.  I want to be around for a long time to bug him :)    Anyway, now that High School crew is over, he and one of his boat mates decided they were going to join the gym and work out.  I already belonged to the gym (but never went)   So his coach is also a trainer, and was willing to work with the boys, so the other parent and I spent the hour chatting while on the treadmill, and just like that, I fell in love with the gym again.  So after a couple of days watching the boys work out with their trainer, and me on a treadmill, I texted him and asked if he was willing to work with an out of shape, overweight parent, and here's the...