A New Workout Experience

I went to Curves today for my first visit/workout. It took about an hour (rather than the normal 30 minutes) because of visiting with the trainer and going through the circuit with instruction. I’ll go in tomorrow for my first real workout.

It’s kind of an interesting concept. I’m reserving judgment as to how well it works in the long run, but it definitely is something different and new. I can see the advantage for me for those days I am so stressed or pressed for time, because those are the days I blow off exercise. I tend to have an “all or nothing” mentality…if I don’t have time to work out for a full hour, then there’s no point in starting…so I do nothing. This is a different approach. If this at least gets me to do something on those days, that will be great.

And you know what the best part is? They don’t have any mirrors! Hah!

Today was a good day overall. Food has been good this week, and with the new workout opportunity, I think I should be able to stay on track.

I’m a bit annoyed with the television schedule these days. Can't they space all these decent programs out a bit...instead of putting everything on at the same time? Tonight it's overlapping American Idol, Biggest Loser, and Dancing with the Stars. We can only DVR one at a time while we watch another. Hubby (who hates BLBE) claims he’s got it worked out so we can watch Idol, record Dancing, and also record the last half hour of BLBE (the weigh-in is really all I care about). We’ll see if he succeeds. I hope so, otherwise there will be hell to pay (ha ha).

Have a good night…see you tomorrow!

Look out...CURVES Ahead!

I signed up for Curves today.

It was RAINY and COLD and WINDY today so I went downstairs at lunch to the workout room. It was packed and I got a little ticked off. So I headed back upstairs and called Curves right then, and made an appointment for after work to check it out.

The lady that I met with was SO nice. They were having a food drive for Northwest Harvest, so they were waiving the sign up fee if you brought in a grocery bag of food. The monthly fee is only $39, it’s very conveniently located for me, and a work out takes just 30 minutes…so why not? As I said, it will be an alternative place to go, a change of pace, something to do when I don’t have a lot of time.

Although I wouldn’t let her weigh me, I did let her take my measurements. As she was doing that, she remarked in a kind of surprised voice…“My, you’re certainly solid…We don’t see a lot of that here,” which made me chuckle a bit.

Anyway, we’ll see how it goes. Tomorrow will be my first actual workout. It looked like fun and I’m actually kind of excited.

I’ll keep you posted on how it goes. See you tomorrow!

Happiness is a Choice

"You don't drown by falling in the water...
You drown by staying there."
Author unknown

I just found this quote and it struck me as words to live by. Although I'm looking at my past, I don't need to wallow in self-pity and anger. I don't need to wait until I have all my "issues" completely addressed before I can be happy. I can be happy now.

This weekend has been rather nondescript as far as "healthy living" goes. I’m actually excited to go back to work with a normal schedule (no special activities going on) at least for the next few weeks. It is my intention to focus on eating right and having good workouts this week.

The weather was beautiful today, but it rained Saturday and it’s supposed to rain again tomorrow. I’m actually thinking about joining Curves. There’s one not too far from where I work. I just need to have some interesting options when the weather is bad and walking outside is not very appealing. There is the treadmill and weight room at work, but it’s often so crowded and specific pieces of equipment are sometimes not available. Does anyone have any experience with Curves, and if so, would you recommend it?

We are planning on attending hubby’s 45th high school reunion in San Francisco at the end of May. So, I’m thinking of that as a goal to help me get on the stick. Basically, it’s two months away. Since I’m not weighing myself anymore, I don’t have any specific weight loss goal in mind. It’s really just a matter of staying on a healthy program and whatever I lose…I lose. Whatever that amount is, I know I will feel better about myself if I’ve been eating healthy and working out regularly, and no doubt I will lose weight (I just won't know how much).

That’s about it for today…I want to again thank all my blogging buddies who have shown so much support for me during my emotional posts over the last few days. I love you all!