*Slam* her hands came down on the table at Margaritas. I hadn't been paying attention to the conversation. I didn't really know anyone at the table, but we had just finished roller skating with some people who did Zumba® and they had invited me out.
"and damn girl you've got moves. You need to go get your B1" (B1 is the term used for your basic Zumba® license).
"I'm all set thanks" I politely said and then went back to sipping on my water. Could I really be an instructor? I still weigh over 300 pounds. Who would want to come to my class? Were the first thoughts that went through my mind.
A few weeks later I returned to school. While setting up my classroom my principal wandered into my room. "Wow. You look great! What have you been doing this summer?"
"Zumba®"
"Well keep it up."
A few weeks after that school started back up. I wandered into the teachers room a few days back to school.
"Ahh just the person we wanted to see. You look great. We want you to teach us Zumba®"
"Thanks- but I can't. I'm not an instructor."
"We don't care."
"But I do."
I went on with my day putting the thought on the back burner. They are crazy. I'm not doing that and I didn't give it much more thought. That same afternoon a first grader from a class down the hall grabbed my arm and started walking with me during bus dismissal.
"Ms. Skilling, have you lost weight?"
"yes I have."
"I thought so. You look great."
She smiled and me and walked out the door. That night I signed up to go get my B1. I could do it. The training was 3 weeks later.
Thats how the journey started.
The rest of the world was starting to see what I was working towards. They were seeing the effort I was putting in and they were seeing how happy I was becoming. I smiled more, I laughed and I was feeling good. Year of wishing and hoping were now paying off with hard work and determination. I was on the road to taking control back of my body and my life.
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