It has been awhile since I have seen Tracy Anderson's Dance Cardio or Mat Workout Routines. I'll be honest. I do miss her and the routines...even though the music was getting to where Matthew even knew the words and it was driving us both crazy! I was beginning to create a music compilation to play while I had the DVD on mute that featured Gnarls Barkley, The Cure, and Radiohead when suddenly...
I BECAME CONSUELA.
No, I didn't suddenly get an amazing accent and say, "I noooo" or "I need more Lemon Pledge". I was hired as a Custodian, and so I get to wear fancy yellow gloves just like my favorite character from Family Guy. Lucky, right? :)...okay, so no, it's not paying my bills through my artwork, and it's not teaching either, but we do what we do to get by. Besides that, I have an awesome coworker and amazing Supervisors. In that regard, I did get extremely lucky!
Since I have become a kindred spirit of Consuela, I have not had the energy to even think about doing a Tracy Anderson routine. Custodian work is no joke! It is not very much different than an eight hour workout. I spend the time with a raised heart rate by walking, bending, lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, and above all else, SWEATING!
I lost weight due to this job. If anyone is serious about weight loss, I would suggest a manual labor line of work if they do not want to workout on their own time. It has taken a couple of weeks for my body to get used to the job. In the beginning, I couldn't hardly walk the next day until it was time to go back in. Now, I am only stiff for a couple of hours in the morning, and then I'm alright. As the week progresses, my muscles get more tired and the weekends are great for recuperating. I'm hoping with time the tired stiffness will continue to lessen.
This past Sunday when I weighed myself, I weighed the same as I did the previous week. I'm not worried. I know that in the next couple of weigh-ins I will lose more, and this is just how my body functions. If I don't lose more weight, I will know that it is time to add Tracy Anderson back into the mix, and my body will be prepared for it...though I'm hoping that I don't have to go to such an extreme.
As for Consuela, here are some of her funniest moments courtesy of YouTube (uploaded by ProductionsPerez):
Enjoy!
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