Why I Will Talk About T-Rex So Much.

One time, during a very strange job interview, I was given a choice:
Was I a T-Rex, a Dolphin, or a Turtle.

According to the interviewer, I was one of the three. Was I a T-Rex, stuck in the past, immobile, unwilling to change and short on arm length, never reaching beyond my grasp. Or, was I a turtle, slow and begrudging to change and dumb enough to get caught on an asphalt road at high noon, burning my stubby arms on the pavement. My final choice was to be the majestic dolphin, who went with the flow, having my own language and a good navigation system. (Actually, I think this particular interviewer had an issue with arms, as the dolphin is lacking in the upper body appendage department as well, but that is another story entirely.)

I am going to ask you that very same question now about your fitness life:

Are you stubborn, stuck in the past, unwilling to change, and dissatisfied with your protruding stomach? Are you slow, lethargic, and primitive? Or are you fast paced, ever-moving and toned from tip to tail?


A year and a half ago, I was a T-Rex. When you think of fitness, what is more awe inspiring than a ravenous T-Rex? A lot of things. For one, no one has ever actually seen a T-Rex do his thing in the wild. Ever. Who knows, he might have been the slowest creature, more sloth than cheetah. His fat stomach and tiny, stubby arms don't really lend to being active and fit, now do they? No. But we are not T-Rex's. We are not extinct, and we do not have unbearable short arms that only dream of doing push ups; we are ever-evolving, capable human beings with dreams. Aspirations. Goals. I was the T-rex who woke up one morning and had had enough. I wanted a change, I wanted to accomplish something.

I wanted to become the dolphin.

Now, having lost 81 pounds and been led on an incredible journey along side my husband, Adam, I can safely say I am becoming more and more like our friend the dolphin ever day.  But I never want to forget where I started, and I want you to not only envy me, but join me. Evolve. Make the transition.

Look in the mirror and say "Today, T-rex dies. Today, I evolve."