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Meet Lola and Pam Dear reader: I am using my blog to document my experiences as I embark upon the new journey in my life:   horseback riding and eventual horse ownership.   The first part of my journey involves my reintroduction to horseback riding lessons, something I have not done since I was twelve years old.   Disclaimer:    I am not an expert on horses, nor am I a horseback riding instructor.   This is simply a documentation of my experiences, from my perspective.   The blogs serve... Read Full Story

Last week, I was so excited to meet Pam, my new riding instructor.    I was on an almost alarming high afterwards, it felt almost manic like a Starbucks coffee overdose.   What was this unfamiliar giddiness, these butterflies in my stomach?   As I explained my plans for horseback riding and eventual horse ownership to a friend it dawned on me that horseback riding, actually, horses are a true passion for me.   Now I get it, what people mean by having a passion for something.   I have tapped... Read Full Story

Forgive the silence since June, but it's been a busy summer here on the chicken farm!  The transformation challenge completed and I did not win the contest!  The woman who did (out of 1500 entries) was amazing! In my opinion, ALL of the women who competed are amazing and to varying degrees, we all improved our fitness levels and made new friends along the way.  Thanks to all readers who followed my blog.  Here's a comparison from Week 1 to Week 8: Week 1 Week 8 I'm glad I did... Read Full Story

I've turned a corner it seems, and I really hope there is no turning back.  This is week 6, day 4  of the transformation challenge, and I am feeling some muscle soreness.  But, it is a good sore - not injury sore.  Yesterday was a chest workout.  Since my shoulder rehab in April, I've had to take it easy on exercises like presses, and especially flyes.  Two months ago, a push up was impossible, the shoulder would not allow it.  This phase of the challenge requires the participants to increase... Read Full Story

Week 6 has begun in earnest -the weights are heavier and things are stepping up with the Transformation Challenge.  I was feeling discouraged last week, because I just didn't feel all that transformed.  I decided to take some progress photos, as some others have done and when I compared them side by side with the starting photos, I was surprised at what I saw.  There really is a difference!  I don't look all that muscular to me, yet, but I do see a difference.  So, of course I decided to... Read Full Story

It is now week 5 of the challenge. This means Phase 2 has begun, and the workouts will be getting more difficult! Today was shoulders and abs, and one of the exercises required me to do three sets of wide-grip pull ups. I was able to pull myself up approximately an inch or two only. I did attempt several times and boy did I feel it! The rest of the workout went well, although I was shaking like a leaf as I did the V-sit ab exercise. However, I did complete all three sets. For cardio, I chose... Read Full Story

The gunz four weeks in... Work butt off.  Self sabotage.  Regret.  Beat self up.  Repeat...... This is the story of my so-called transformation. Just ended week 4.  It was a rough week, I had to work out two days at home, while nursing my sick chicken.  When I don't go to the gym, I usually skip the cardio portion of the workout, which is really important.  Why do I hate cardio so?  I always feel so good after I do it!  Still, I did get to the gym twice and I did all the days of the... Read Full Story

This really isn't a true Fitgunz blog, but for those who have followed the saga of Big Red the chicken,  I have sad news.  She passed away today, in her little infirmary box.  When it became apparent to me that she wasn't going to recover, I put her in the coop to spend her last hours with her flock.  Her companion chicken, Cera, aka Little Red, spent the day in vigil, crooning over and over again next to her, and I checked this afternoon, and Big Red was gone.  When I opened the human door... Read Full Story

Beginning week four today and looking for my mojo, which somehow got lost last week at the week’s end. My husband and others are beginning to notice changes in my appearance, more definition, and smaller clothes are fitting better. Hubby and I went clothes shopping yesterday, and – girls you will know exactly what I mean when I say this – I actually did not hate what I saw in the dressing room, under those unforgiving lights. So, even though I am not staying perfectly on the diet 100 percent... Read Full Story

Remember the movie, Risky Business? Remember Joel's buddy, Miles the one who gave him the advice "Sometimes ya just gotta say f-it!"? That advice comes to mind when I think back on my Memorial Day weekend. This week its week three of the challenge and I’m already a day behind on my workout schedule! Yesterday was Memorial Day and I attended a family picnic, replete with Mohitos, burgers and potato salad. Oh boy! I’m hoping the two eight hour days spent gardening makes up for it. I was so darn... Read Full Story