Last Friday I decided to head to the gym for the first time since, oh maybe 3 months. I had gotten really sick and ended up in the hospital for dehydration. Apparently I had cracked or fractured a rib while I was sick so, I was on doctor's orders to not work out.. once you start down that road, it's so much easier to just stop forever.
Anyways, I had debated in my mind should I just cancel the membership and save the extra 75 bucks to use elsewhere in our budget? I went back and forth. We bought a wii for xmas and I got Just Dance 3 and Zumba so I figured between those two I could shed some lbs and save some moolah. Okay, back to the original idea.. so I headed to the gym last Friday. Ethan was at school so, I just took Avery and put her in the childcare (which she loves by the way).. anyways, I wasn't sure what I was going to do that day workout wise and I started to head on over to the front desk to get a cancellation form. There was like a million people there and by a million I mean like four. Which is four more than I wanted to be social with so, I thought to myself.. I will just come back on the way to get Avery..so I head downstairs to put my stuff in the locker and literally turn around and see one of my old friends, Allyson. She tells me that she is going to do a weights class with her friend and I should join them.. I was leery at first because, I am lazy and didn't know what to expect. She says I have like 15 mins til it starts so, I make my way to the elliptical and mull over this idea of a class. I never thought of myself as a gym class kinda girl.. because A. My gym clothes aren't trendy and B.My booty is not impressive in spandex.. coupled with all the mirrors and me feeling totally out of coordination.
But, I thought "Just do it, what else are you gonna do? you gotta do something! This is getting ridiculous. Plus, It will be less intimidating if you have a friend in there." So, I did it! It was challenging and awesome. I felt like I actually DID something! I was sore, I was sweaty and tired. I turned into a "gym class girl"
I have since been back M/W and today, Thurs I did my first ever Spin class. It was really hard.. the bike seat hurt my booty and I am definitely out of shape but, It did get easier the longer I was biking... The instructor was very nice and just told me to take it at my pace. The girl on the other side of Allyson told me I was doing great and to hang in there! I did make it through and even though I didn't do all the moves and standing, I tried and kept trying throughout the class to do what I could.. Allyson also said " If nothing else, you biked for an hour!" umm yeah! I did! :-) I felt sore, tired and hungry! I know it's just a week in. But, I already feel a difference and I am super excited to see what happens and what changes I will see. I haven't weighed myself or even changed my diet. I'm just bustin' it <-- as my hubby says and it feels awesome to just be doing something. It makes me feel skinner just knowing that I am doing something to get there. I will probably weigh myself tomorrow and take pics to document the journey. But, I don't really wanna get caught up in the numbers cause I feel so great. I just wanna see how my body changes... that's all for now! Ciao.
