So it has been a few months since my last post. I honestly forgot about it for awhile until Beth started posting on hers again. It is rather enjoyable to read. It is funny to read what she writes because I know that it is exactly what she would say to me if we were just sitting down and she wanted to relay the same story to me. Anyways reading hers got me remotivated to continue with mine. So here goes nothin.
I can tell it is the first week of the new year. Not because I am back at work or because it was 4 degrees this morning but because the gym is packed. I sure hope the registration desk people get paid commission because they would receive a late Christmas bonus from all of the new people signing up. I am sure that all of the people that are signing up by a one year membership but will only use it for the first 4-6 weeks. The rest of the year it is just to say that they have a membership. Now don't get me wrong it is great that they are making the resolution to get back in shape but at the same time all of the "usuals" are waiting for February 15th when the 6 week period is up and the gym gets back to a normal flow of people.
The resolutioners as Beth called them are great motivation. It is motivating to think that just a few short months ago I was in there shoes. I was the one on the bike that would ride 30 minutes and be tired. That was my work out. I worked through those tough days and now I am the "usual" that swims for an hour and then rides the bike for an hour. It is motivating to me when the people sit down next to me and they see 45 minutes at level 12 on my screen. Sometimes I have to stop myself from saying "oh yeah I already swam for an hour." I also like to look at them and see the 20 minute work out on level 8. I secretly laugh in side. Ohh the joys of resolutioners.
On a positive note my month and a half or so of hard work at the gym has paid off. I started around 210 lbs. As of this morning I was down to 192.5 lbs. Its amazing how much better I feel when I work out and eat healthy. Even yesterday I ran 3.3 miles at a 8:30 pace and felt like I did not get a great workout or a long enough work out. It was actually hard to go to bed because I had felt like I had hlet myself down. Keep in mind it was 16 degrees when I ran outside. I have come to the realization that I am now one of those crazy people that we all drive past and say "look at him running outside, he's crazy."
