Working Out....

Going into writing this blog, I promised myself I would be completely honest about everything, hense why I posted my actual weight. I may change names to protect the innocent/guilty, but I promise to be completely and uterly honest. I give you my word!

So it's Friday night, 12:10am to be exact, so Saturday and you would think I should be out on a date...but nope...I am here, at my mom's house in Alamogordo, NM writing this blog.  Fun, I know.  My dating life is kind of non-existant right now.  Like I said in my last blog, I just recently broke up with my boyfriend of 3 months last weekend.  I have a group of friends from Colorado that we called ourselves the three musketeers.  We were all single, and we all went through the dating process together.  Well because a lot of people in this world like to use the same name, we would make up names for the people we were dating.  So we will, from this point forward, call this guy Carson.  Carson and I had a lot of problems from the very beginning.  But it always seemed like we would work things out.  Well, we broke up, mutually, I say more I broke up with him, but he really said the final "I don't want this anymore" words.  Classic.  I was fine with it, until he started texting me again.  Telling me he misses me, etc.  Ughh...so frustrating.  How am I supposed to get over him when he keeps texting me?

Well on to the topic of this entry, working out.  Who loves working out?  If anyone says they do, they are lying.  Before I joined weight watchers, I knew I wanted to start losing weight, so I started working out.  I have a pool at my apartment, and I love swimming so I would go there about 2-3 times a week and swim some laps and do what I like to call "Brittany Water Aerobics"...haha.  It was great.  Then when I joined WW...I decided I better start doing something else.  So my job pays for it's employees to have a gym membership, but the gym we belong to really is horrible.  You walk in, and it's mostly young, skinny people who seriously look at me like why even try.   It's frustrating.  And embarrassing.  So I am signed up to receive deals/coupons from groupon.com...love it, if you haven't signed up, please do so now, it's free to sign up and you get some really great deals from it, and they sent me an email offering a no start up fee and only a $20.00 monthly membership to the YMCA.  I knew at the very least I could go to their water aerobics classes and learn something new for a month.

I went and signed up for the Y, and guess what, no water aerobics classes.  Boo!  But they do have something much better, water zumba!  I thought to myself, what the heck, if anything, I can just start wailing around in the water and act like I am drowning to get out of the class early if I didn't like it.   It's only offered on Fridays at 5pm or Sundays at 1pm.  Well Friday's are out cause I work, but I was so on for the Sunday class.  I went, and had the most amazing teacher who went slow and taught me at my pace, and it was the best experience ever.  I was the only person in the class, so that helped.  But it was a great workout.  I have gone a few more times and really enjoy it.

I then went on vacation, and came to my mom's house.  The nice thing is that she has one of those stationary bikes, that I use while I am here.  It's nice that I don't even have to leave.  Plus, I can put the tv channel on anything.

I also started going to use the regular gym facilities at the Y.  Now, I have never been the type of person that after I get off work to want to do ANYTHING!!!  Normally I just want to go home, change in to my pajamas, and watch tv, take a nap, eat and then go to bed.  But I pushed myself to go home, and change (I honestly hate the fact of taking my clothes and either changing at work before I leave or changing at the gym.  I have OCD, and the germs really bother me, and I like to be comfortable when I change) and then head to the gym.  It helps that the Y is right down the street from my apartment.  Within 5 minutes.  I have one rule about using the regular gym, I will only work out for 30 minutes.  That's it.  I know it doesn't seem like a lot, but seriously, if I try more, I will kill myself and get burnt out.

At first I started off doing just the treadmill.  For 30 minutes, that is a lot.  Then I did 15 minutes treadmill, 15 minutes eliptical.  I have come to have my favorite treadmill and eliptical.  If one is busy, I will use the other, until the other is available.  Sometimes it ends up being 20/10, 25/5, but at least I am doing something.  About once a week I will do some weight lifting.  I need to figure out something to do with my arms though.  I want to work on the "wings". 

Well I have come to the conclusion that when I lose at my ww meetings, it's because I have done an extra work out that week, something completely different than regular gym work.  So I got the schedule for the different classes.  I saw they had a spinning class.  I did spinning back in college, so I thought, I got this.  Wrong.  Completely.  About 15 minutes in to the 50 minute class, I looked around to see if anyone would notice if I walked out.  But I pushed through and eventually finished the class, which was a great feeling.  But I have to say, that I wasn't really sure what hurt most....my legs, or my vajay.  I honestly couldn't walk/sit right for like three days afterwards.  A friend on facebook suggested that if I go back to buy a padded bike seat from wal-mart and that it helps big time.  I will definitely do that next time, there is no way I could do it again the way it was, lol. 

I am looking forward to trying a core workout I saw on the schedule, a step class and a regular aerobics class.  All in time right?  But one thing I do love is the benefits of the working out.  I have had to use over the counter sleeping pills for the last 7+ years cause I just can't fall asleep or stay asleep.  Since working out, I have been able to sleep through the night completely, and not wake up.  I also feel energized and not as sluggish.  I love it.  Also my legs are so freaking muscled out lol, I don't know a better term, but seriously they feel rock hard lol. 

A few years ago, I wanted a Wii so bad for Christmas.  Everyone had one, even my 80 year old neighbor had one.  I wanted the Wii Fit to go along with it so I could work out.  I begged my mom for it, yes, laugh all you want, I still give my mom a Christmas list every year.  Hey, I am single, no kids, and an only child, what do you expect?  Well, I have used the Wii a few times, but never the Wii Fit.  Why?  Because it has a weight limit.  Can you beleive that?  Stupid Nintendo.  I only have 4.6lbs left to lose before I can use it finally.  At the beginning of this adventure, that was my first real goal I set for myself.  Yes, losing the first 20lbs was a huge milestone, but when I can use the Wii Fit, I will feel so proud of myself.  And then I can add up some different workouts to my routine.  When that day comes, I will really feel good.  Now, to set it up is going to be a different story.  I have it for a very long time, and really can't remember where I put the instructions since I have moved.  Hmmm....when I get to that point, I will find a way right?!?! 

Well until next time....thanks for your support and reading this.