Today I turned a new leaf in operation Lose the Belly. As you might have noted over the past several weeks' blog entries, my efforts at the gym have been less than stellar. I did so well from New Year's through Easter. Then the weather got a bit nicer. And I got really tired of only getting 5 hours of sleep each night. (I was going to the gym at 8:00 so I could be a "good" mother and not miss out on the few hours I get with my kids each day.)
School is almost out (3 more days!!!!), and I refuse to have a replay of last summer. (For those of you who were not around for Pigout-palooza 2007, let's just say that I kept meaning to get to the Y, but I got side-tracked by the pantry and the fridge.) So today, I signed up for several different classes at the Y. I'm going to have a schedule for this summer, and I'm going to stick to it (for the most part). If I'm going to be taking my kids to the pool, I've got to do something, 'cause no one wants to see these legs in a swim suit.
This afternoon, I went to the Y and I did my 3.1 miles on the treadmill. It was at a much slower pace than it was 7 weeks ago, and there was a little more walking, too. But I did it. Tomorrow I'm going to force myself to do my swimming. I've got to get in there and work this week so that I don't make a complete arse of myself next week when I start all these exercise classes!
I know I've said it before, but this time I really mean it--I'm going to get into shape!
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You go Kim!
I almost cried yesterday when I got on the scale. I thought I had been doing pretty well with my fitness and diet choices lately and was rudely awakened to the fact that IT WASN'T GOOD ENOUGH. And then I did the thing that husband's hate...do I LOOK like I weigh x amount? Why am I such a fatty-fat-fatty??? These are questions no husband wants to answer.
Re: exercise classes...
St. Francis offers a free 2 month membership to their health and fitness center after you have a baby at their hospital. I have loved this both times. With Eva, I started after my 6 week check up, took yoga, kept it pretty low-key. At that time it was cheaper than it is now to take individual classes after my 2 months were up. So, I went back for yoga, and then about 6 months after Eva was born, I took a 20-20-20 class (20 minutes aerobics, 20 minutes strength training, 20 minutes flexibility). It was HARD, but I was really proud of myself for getting through it. Not bad for a lady who had a baby 6 months ago! Then, I went to the nursery to pick Eva up and another lady from the class got her teeny-tiny newborn. Crap! So...when you take your classes, remember...it's okay...there's always someone faster, more toned, better coordinated, etc. You just have to make YOURSELF proud...that's all that matters!
Love,
Brooke
p.s. please e-mail me the Grant's Farm story!
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