Oh, isn’t it a beautiful day outside? It’s cold and raining here, but it feels 80 degrees and sunny because I passed my exam!!
The ACE personal traiing exam was about as I expected. Some questions were easy, some were hard, and none were too surprising. Most of them required careful reading; there were very few where you could immediately spot the answer. There were only two problems that gave me major decimal issues, but I went back to those at the end and used common sense and process of elimination to get the answers. There were a lot of questions on muscles, adherence/motivation, and quite a few on nutrition, posture, eating disorders, and exercising in high altitudes (like, really??). The second case study was a little tricky because it involved a pregnant client, so there were more things to remember. The best part was how many questions I knew from writing “Shed U.” And thank you to everyone who sent me good wishes this morning!!
It is such a huge relief to have this done! I have been putting off so many good, exciting things so I could focus on this test, and I feel like everything was leading up to this day, and seeing what happened. Now, though, I can make some new plans and set new goals, and start enjoying my life and living in the moment more! I hated constantly thinking, “After my exam.” Now it’s just NOW!
I was so hungry after my tough mental workout, so I came home and made a power lunch: wrap with a Morningstar veggie burger, green peppers, tomatoes, lettuce, and the nectar of the gods (Sabra hummus). Red pepper, carrots, and cucumbers on the side, and since it was yucky weather, a bowl of potato soup (from a box; not my favorite flavor, but not horrible).
And…finished it off with a Honeycrisp and a multivitamin!
The good news is the house is clean and cozy, I have a stack of fun things to read and think about, and the weather is telling me to spend the whole afternoon blissing out after this morning’s excitement (and last night’s lack of sleep). It feels so good to be certified…or as I now like to think of it…too legit to quit.
Have a great day!
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Wow!! What a post! I am just starting to study for this and am a bit worried, hoping to take in in January. Any advice for me? Would love to hear it!! Can’t wait to read more, saw you on twitter through fitness to go! Best, Mary
Believe me sister, there’s tons more advice where that came from!! I will shoot you an email this week!
I am just catching up on blogs from over the weekend, so this is belated, but CONGRATULATIONS!! That is SO exciting!! WooWoo!! I hope you enjoyed a relaxing day!
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