Hi, I'm Aimee. I run my own publishing development company by day. By night, I play football. Yes, real knock-em-on-their-asses football. Did you know that women's full-contact football actually existed? Most people don't.
When I started my football career, I weighed over 350 lbs. And my first year, just by moving around and wearing pads, I lost close to 100 lbs. Now I'm back up to, well, an estimate of 290. I haven't been on a scale in quite awhile, though. It could be more, it could be less.
I have played women's full-contact football for 2 years with the Portland Shockwave. This season, the Fighting Fillies came to town, and because I like a challenge (and because they pay for most of the expenses), it seemed like a good choice to move. Due to the crappy economy, a lot of girls were having to make the same decision... play for the Fillies or don't play at all. Football is an expensive sport, and semi-pro football is even more expensive, because of the cost of traveling and lodging. But most of us just love the game, and so while it was hard for me to say good-bye to the team that meant so much to me, I knew what my choice would be.
I do not have an aggressive gene in my body, BUT football is the only sport I have found that a big girl can play and succeed at. I have decided that this will be the year that I really put everything into my game. I want to be a force to be reckoned with, and I will be.
First, I will be joining a gym. The Fillies have a certified kettlebell trainer on the team, and discounts at her gym. The kettlebell training regimen seems VERY intense, but that's kind of what I'm looking for. In a strength test in the try-outs, only two of us were able to hold kettlebells out with our arms extended for 1:30. Most people pooped out at :30 to :45. I think I only lasted 1:30, because I was the first to go and the coach told me that we were supposed to last for 1:30. So even though it hurt like hell, I did my time and was surprised to find that only one other person could finish that test of strength.
I should mention that I actually can write words in an eloquent way. And really, I'm just sort of pooping out words here so I don't forget anything. My intention is to add in an introduction, rewrite this info, and so on. But I might not do it.
For now, I am going to use this blog to document my second rookie season. I'm treating it as if I have a lot to learn, because I do. And I'm writing it down so that maybe someone else can find some sort of inspiration in what I'm doing.
I am also using this to write down goals. I am goal-oriented, and that's how I roll.
So here's the listing:
Workout achievements: Contacted possible gym for working out
Resolutions: No more soda, learn how to drink water
