I finally took the initiative this weekend and started a workout program. Although my family had a membership to our local YMCA, we really didn't use it very much except for an occasional swim. A new LA Fitness opened about 3 minutes from my house, and I've been toying for a while with checking it out. I figured it was so close to home, that I'd have no excuse for not working out.
So, I went on Friday and joined the LA Fitness and cancelled our YMCA membership. The greatest perk to the LA Fitness membership is that I can bring two guests with me at any time! My husband came with me on Friday night and we had a great workout together. Then, my friend Karen came with me this morning and we had a wonderful time (it was her birthday too!).
I feel much more comfortable at the new gym than I did at the YMCA -- for some reason, I was so intimidated at the Y. I don't know if it was the people or the facility, but it just didn't work for me. I'm very hopeful that my new gym will be easier for me to get my exercise in. I'm even going to try to take some classes this week!
I'm at the point now where I've been plateaued for about 8 months...stuck at a 100-101 pound weight loss. I'm very happy where I am, but would still love to lose another 10-15 pounds and tone the jiggle that I've got left. It's been a long road to get to this point (hard to believe my WLS was more than 15 months ago!). I've come so far and I'm so close to the finish line -- I just don't want to throw in the towel now. I'm not aiming for perfection (after all, what is perfection?). I'm down to a size 12 pants now, which is something I couldn't have even dreamed of a year ago. I'm not shooting for an unrealistic size 6 or anything like that -- maybe a size 10? That doesn't seem so hard after how far I've come already (from a size 22/24).
So, now it's time for me to make time for ME! I'm going to do my best to get to the gym 4-5 times a week. If I have some company with me, that just makes it even more fun!
I leave for vacation in just about five weeks, so we'll see if I can tone anything up by then! My ultimate goal is next summer! Woohoo!
Until next time, I hope you all have a great week. Peace out!
