Patty's Workout Journal

Bike riding is something I would do all day. Thanks

All day? Nah.... your butt will be numb!

Oh Patty!!! I'll be in Aruba on the 24th of Oct :( Darn!!!!!!!!!!!!! When I was working at the bank I drove past Middletown every day! It's about 30-45 minutes from me depending on traffic...I'm soooooo bummed!

Hey Patty! I'm doing Sumo Squats now! Love them and am hoping to reduce those damn thighs!

I so bummed you'll be coming to my area when I won't be here. If it were anything else but Aruba I would cancel

I would cancel for aruba! Have fun. If I make it through this fight, maybe i'll do it again next year.

ouch I have to update my profile pic. That was a long time ago.

I'd love to see the new you! I'm sure there has been many changes - you've been working real hard!

I, too, would love to see your new pics. You have been working so hard the past several months. I'm sure you've made great progress.

It has been forever since I posted and I am so sorry. I miss coming to the board but I have been training everyday for my fight. I was so scared i was going to come home hurt. The monday before my fight, i got kicked in the head and was knocked out. I never got kicked in the head before, or knocked out. All week long I was woozy and terrified that it would happen again.

I won first place for my kata and second for fighting. I won my first fight, the second fight was a lot tougher. The girl I fought second, only had to fight me, less than 4 minutes after my first fight. I still fought hard. It went into an overtime round where it was a split decision 3-2 in favor of the other girl I was so tired, as you can see in the video I posted below. Maybe exhausted is a better word. Fighting is way more tiring than sparring is. I have to build up my endurance.

I am the girl in the black headgear and orange stripe. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1I7av7dQjlI


Total I am down 70 pounds now. I still have to get pictures done. I am always the one behind the camera, never in front of it. I have to thank all of you on this board that have helped me with my stupid questions, or picked me up when I was feeling low.

~Patty

Good job Patty, this is awesome stuff!!

The monday before my fight, i got kicked in the head and was knocked out. I never got kicked in the head before, or knocked out. All week long I was woozy and terrified that it would happen again.

Did you see the Doctor? Are you ok now? Even though you have a headgear try to block your head!
I remember I got kicked in the head by a blackbelt who couldn't aim their kicks correctly... Bam..KO then ER
Just make sure, if your head hurts or you still feel woozy... go check it out

Total I am down 70 pounds now.

I AM SOOOOO PROUD OF YOU!!! That's Awesome! Keep it up woman!!!!

The girl I fought second, only had to fight me, less than 4 minutes after my first fight. I still fought hard. It went into an overtime round where it was a split decision 3-2 in favor of the other girl

Well, as far as I'm concerned I thought you landed more punches and kicks. Great job girl! The second fight was a tougher battle, but you never backed down and you gave it everything you had, even after just fighting another fight a few minutes earlier. I am so impressed with the height you get on your kicks! And the rock hard power behind them. I sure wouldn't want to be on the receiving end of one of those spinning back kicks or front kicks! Wow!
Oh yeah, by the way....you look FANTASTIC!!
It sounds like you have a great support team encouraging you on the sidelines! "Go Patty, stick it patty! Finish her off Patty!" Love it! That is awesome!
Thanks for sharing your video with us - it is a testament to what hard work and perseverance can achieve

thanks you guys so much. I didn't get checked by the doctor and was worried for a while. I felt fine, other than being tired from not sleeping all week because of nerves, but my trainer said that I had been looking bad. Said that if I looked bad the day of the fight, that he was going to pull me from the fight. I am fine now. The kick to the head is all my fault. I wasn't blocking and we are supposed to kick to the head in sparring. We just don't do face kicks in sparring. We are allowed to kick to the face in tournaments. I am going to do a few more semi-contact fights, then I am going full contact. No head gear, no shin pads, no gloves. I want to do one full contact match before I am 40, so I have a year and a half to do it.

~Patty

It would be rude of me to accept unneccessary apologies so I won't.

Don't worry about a thing. Keep going, keep putting the time in and WELL DONE. You CAN be proud of yourself, so don't ever sell yourself short emotionally yeah .

Wow Patty!! You are looking great!!!! Congratulations on your win and of course your weight loss! 70 lbs!!! You should be sooo proud!! Was the fight in CT? I'm soooo bummed I wasn't able to be there!!! Arrrggg!!! Maybe next time?

Definitely need to post some more pics - your profile pic is a long time ago - please share the new you! Way to go!!!!!!!!!