Month: February 2019

This morning I walked into the gym and was immediately faced with three 20something year olds. They had on crop tops, and were glistening during their workouts. I quickly headed into the locker room, where I ran into a bevy of 40something year old moms gearing up for their morning class, all tanned and toned. And then there was me.

I feel like when you’re not at a good place in your life, walking into a gym can be a most humiliating and difficult thing to do. This morning I really wanted to walk back out, get into my car, and give up for the day.

But that’s not what this month is about. This month is about giving my best effort, and doing the thing. Not doing the work is worse than feeling uncomfortable at the gym. A time to push out of comfort zones, and do something good for myself. I’m so tired of feeling tired, and I’m determined to do something about it.

This morning I decided to just turn my music up a little louder, pull my hat down a little lower, and just do the thing. And I did…

My biggest hurdle going into February was just how to make it work for me. Getting myself back on a workout schedule was one thing, but doing it EVERY DAY was quite another. On days that I work, I’m behind the chair for 10 hours. If I were to go to the gym on those days, to give myself the time I want to start my day I’d have to get up at 5. And quite frankly, no thanks.

On days I’m off work, I joined a gym that’s 5 minutes from our house. They have classes which I’m way too out of shape for (trust me on this), an elliptical that I hate, and 700 weight machines. My previous weight loss journey started with an elliptical and some weights, so I’m going to start there again. It worked before, and it’ll work again.

On work days, I’ve made my own gym in the basement. There’s weights, resistance bands, a mat, and a big bouncy ball. I know there’s a technical name for this ball, but I can’t remember it, so I’m just going to roll with big and bouncy. There’s a stand where I set my iPad up to play whatever video I chose, and off I go.

Speaking of videos, there’s roughly 3 billion workout videos on YouTube. I’m really narrowing it it down, and there’s something for everyone. Yesterday I searched “30 minute barre workout” and today “30 minute arms and abs” and found exactly what I wanted. If you’re thinking of going this route, I highly recommend.

It’s day 2. Things hurt.