ACCOUNTABILITY PARTNER, MOTIVATION TO KEEP GOING!............

I started this AMPS Lifestyle Change journey February 2008. Other than consulting with others about what changes to make with my eating and exercise, I did it by myself because I was doing it for myself and no one else.  I didn't want to get into the habit as I had in the past that if someone couldn't or wouldn't continue following the Plan with me, that I would stop or become discouraged.

After achieving my initial weight loss goal and participating in four half marathons, I did find myself getting a little stagnate.  I had also talked myself out of doing a bodybuilding figure competition because of my fear of wearing a swimsuit, so I sure wasn't going to go on stage in an half-naked outfit... 

However, for fun I asked a friend of mine (who is 11 years younger than me) if she would train and compete with me. To my surprise, she said yes! She started training with me in March 2015, even though she had never picked up a weight before, and by October 2015, we were on that stage, half-naked and all!

 

 

 

I've come to realize that it is fun to workout with others, to be accountable to someone else, and when she or I couldn't make a training session, it didn't deter us from doing our own thing and just getting back together when we could.

Since the bodybuilding competition, she has continued to train with me, although she doesn't think she'll do any more of my "bucket list" challenges again - we'll see...lol

The weather didn't allow me to get my Rock Climbing challenge done in 2016, but... Duathlon in 2017 and Masters Track & Field event in 2018 (to celebrate AMPS 10yr anniversary and my 50th birthday), and I'm hoping she will continue to train with and motivate me, along with a few others joining us... 

Thank you Rosiland for being my Accountability Partner!