Friday, February 13, 2009

Working Out

I finally broke down and joined a gym yesterday. It's been way too long since I've been happy with the way I looked. In addition to the weight I gained during those first years with Neil, when blissful new couple that we were, we ate out like four nights a week. And I'm not the kind of girl to just order a salad when I'm at a restaurant. Or if I do, it's the big honkin' Cobb Salad with all the fixins. But then there's the extra twenty pounds that I gained when I was pregnant with Sophie that I haven't been able to lose. All of that business about breastfeeding making you lose all the weight may be true for some, but then you're also ravenously hungry, because you're feeding two people. The calories in barely equal the calories out.

I'm not going to feed you a line of bull about how I'm doing this just to get in shape, to have more energy. I'm doing this to lose weight. I mean, I'm going to be healthy about it, and those are positive side effects, but my goal is to get into a smaller size. I know Oprah says that's the wrong way to approach it, but why varnish the truth? I did one of those on-line BMI calculators and it said I was obese. O-frakking-bese. You can't sugar coat that. Something has to change. I do go walking regularly but with the weather so unpredictable at this time of year, it's tough. I need somewhere that I can go that doesn't depend on the weather. We have an exercise bike and a stepper, but I have a hard time motivating myself to get on them. Those hours when Sophie is napping are so dear to me. If I'm not napping myself, then I am trying to accomplish some of the ten thousand things that need to be done around here.

Here's the biggie, and the thing that will probably keep me going back: they have child care. I can go any time of day and she can spend an hour with the other kiddies while I get some time to myself. How precious is that?

I'm pretty excited.

I feel skinnier already.

14 comments:

  1. That is awesome! One step at a time!!!

    The child care will help a ton, and it will be so good for Sophie too. Summer loves going, and getting out and seeing new toys, and kids and such.

    GOOD FOR YOU!

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  2. Yeah for you!!! THat's wonderful! Good luck and you go girl!!

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  3. Hey rock on sistah! I'm going to see if I can soak up some of your enthusiasm. I was on some big mission to lose weight this winter and I have totally tanked. Don't know what my problem is, but I need some inspiration and I just can't find it. Let us know how it's going with you along the way.

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  4. Yay for you! Now go as much as you can while you're motivated! I joined a gym a few months ago, and well, let's just say it's been a while since I've graced the facility. But maybe you've inspired me...a little....now excuse me while I go pour myself another bowl of Cocoa Pebbles. =)

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  5. Have fun! I loved the days that we could afford the YMCA. It had daycare and was close to our house... I was so freaking skinny.

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  6. YOU GO GIRL. I'm down 14 pounds and already feel SO. MUCH. BETTER. !!!

    You absolutely can do it!!

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  7. Girl - I think that you've lost a pound already. Typing helps you lose weight! LOL Join the Modern Mom challenge too. The stories those ladies tell are really inspiring! www.mmchallenge.ning.com

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  8. Good for you! It's great they have childcare--that's half the battle. Pickle is always tying to sabotage my workouts!

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  9. Very cool! And I think you'll succeed at this, because you ARE being honest about your motivation. THis is good! Good luck! And have fun!

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  10. YOU GO GIRL!!! THT IS WONDERFUL!
    HEY i'M GOING TO DO THE bREAST CANCER WALK THIS YEAR 60 MILES 3 DAYS YOU WANT TO JOIN WITH ME AND MY COUSIN? IT WOULD BE A GREAT INCENTIVE?

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  11. that is pretty AWESOME! I wish you luck.

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  12. Sigh...

    Yeah. Me, too. And all that. And stuff.

    Working out. Yep. I am.
    Sigh...

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  13. Congrats! I LOVE the gym! It is the best decision I have made because I am not a self motivator. Work out at home? HA! And though my goal is also to lose weight, I do feel better when I go and all those other "non reasons" become further motivation.
    Incidentally, which gym did you join? I am at Brick Bodies, and I have the "multi-club" option, so I am at Perry Hall some days...

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