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#5toFIT
Who wants to join me in a little five day Operation BABE bootcamp? Let’s just say I’ve been indulging a wee bit too much food and wine over the past month without countering it with extensive workouts (I pulled my shoulder doing pull-ups) so I decided to step on the dreaded scale this am and yup, that number is definitely higher than it should be. But beyond the number, I don’t feel as sharp and fit as I like to be, more puffy and fuzzy. As I’m heading to San Fran this weekend with family (ie. dinners!) AND have to be in front of the camera next week (I’m shooting a very cool project), I am going to dedicate these next five days to being a lean mean exercise and diet machine. Just because misery loves company (eating really healthy and not drinking when you’re stressed from work is not easy!), I thought I’d post updates here in case you want to power up your body with me. I’m going to hashtag it #5tofit…not that someone can become fit in just 5 days, but it’s a great way to jump start any diet.
Disclaimer: I’m not a certified trainer or nutritionist…just an aspiring action hero.
Let’s do it!
Don’t be a princess…BE A PIRATE.
Don’t wait for your proverbial prince to rescue you from your tower. Don’t think that you are ‘due’ or ‘owed’ anything, just because your parents told you you were smart and pretty. Don’t think that someone is going to pick you from a crowd and make you famous. Don’t surround yourself with supplicants and ‘handmaids’ who only tell you what you want to hear. Don’t dream wistfully of a fairy tale life. Because it doesn’t exist. Don’t be a princess.
DO challenge the status quo. DO redefine the borders and rules that someone else once made up. DO build a metaphoric ship (your body of work, your ethics, your skill) that will allow you to ride the turbulent seas and pursue your ‘bounty’. DO be prepared to do some hard, manual labor. DO surround yourself with a loyal, talented crew that you respect as much as they do you. DO imagine that there is a world past what you can see with your naked eye.
BE A PIRATE.
You know how I mentioned that I wouldn’t be taking any self-portraits in bikinis? Still true…but I did just get home from a callback, change into my workout gear and then decide to step on the scale. I’m 10 pounds down from when I started Operation BABE. And I feel strong…like I could kick the shit out of a big bad alien. So I took these two pics. I like ‘em enough to post them…because I think I look as strong as I feel.
I’m not fully done with the transformation, but I’m almost there. And then time to figure out what’s next. Decisions, decisions….
