I love t-shirts

Have you ever wandered over to Zazzle.com or Cafepress.com and just searched for random stuff?  I like looking at running/half marathon usually, but today I decided to check out fencing.  Oh my good heavens!  Too fun!  Here are some of my favs so far

This is one is for my hubby.  He is a lefty and every class the instructor calls 

him an anomaly of nature.  LOL!

I say this to hubby every Friday night as I zip him into his jacket.

 HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

It's called

SABER

because

ASSAULT WITH A DEADLY WEAPON

won't fit on the trophy

I actually had to say this to someone the other day.  I got a big bruise last week and it's been slow in healing.  I have a feeling this sport is going to cause me to do lots of explaining.

Simple, yet accurate

 I'm a sucker for the vintage lady

Heehee!

Those are just some of the shirts I find fun.  While I really like our lessons on Fridays, I'm still a little hesitant to buy any equipment or fun shirts.  There is talk of a beginner competition with two other local fencing clubs in September.  Maybe after that I'll have a better idea of my thoughts on the sport.

After the first eight weeks

Friday night brought the first eight weeks of fencing lessons to a close.  Fridays are such a bad day for fencing for me because I move non-stop at work.  I am scheduled basically to  page all day, which means I'm on my feet for about 6 hours.  Then to go fence for 1.5 hours is rough.

But, Friday was the last day of the first session.  I wasn't sure what to expect because we didn't have class last week due to a scheduling conflict on the instructors part.  When we walked in, we quickly found out we were going to bout (basically fight each other).  It was a round robin tournament where we each competed against each other once to see who would come out on top.  Of course, our instructor told us not to put too much stock in the winner since it was the first time we did this.

Only 5 of us out of 10 attended class Friday night, which made it a little difficult since we didn't have an even number, but we each got 4 matches in each.  I went a woeful 1-3.  :-(  Though, I should have been 2-2, but a point that would have won me the second match wasn't counted and then my opponent came back (thanks hubby!). 

If you've ever seen a fencing match (a real one, on a strip not the fancy movie fencing), it is a workout!  Holy!  Each match makes you move every part of your body and quickly!  You have to be fast in body and mind.  It's quite a challenge! 

This Friday starts the second session of lessons.  Apparently, we're now intermediate beginners.  LOL!  The second session will have more personalized attention and I believe more bouting.  It should be interesting.  And hopefully the next time we compete against each other I can get more than 1 win.

The Next Couple Months

I've made some goals for the next 10 weeks.  Why 10 weeks?  Well, I have 10 sessions with my personal trainer that go through the end of June.  My fencing class also goes through the end of June.  So, it seems like the end of June seems to be a great time frame to aim for and see what I can do.

The main goal?  Weight.  My goal is to lose 13 pounds.  That's it.  13 pounds.  I believe it's doable by the last day of June.  How I am going to do it?

Personal trainer sessions once a week

Running

Cardio Kickboxing classes

Fencing

Biking

Racquetball

Weight Watchers

Keep me accountable people.  Those last pounds have been hard to get off.  I've been struggling for two months to stay on plan and lose and failing.  I'm sooooo close to finally hitting that goal.  It's within reach.  There will be multiple updates.  I have waited a long time for this - 36 years to be exact.  I can do it.

Pardon the Interruption

Hubby and I signed up for an 8 week fencing course at the Y.  There were only 10 spots in the class.  We were 8 and 9.  Woohoo!  So, starting April 27th we'll be taking fencing lessons for an hour and a half.

My poor legs will hate me...