We got a YMCA family membership a few weeks ago. I have been trying to be faithful in going. Yes I want to lose some weight and get in shape, but to be honest I am just cheap. It is a lot of money to be spending money on a gym, not to be using it. So I have tried to jump in, but also did not want to over do and lay myself up on the couch for days.
I have tried to update my progress on facebook, always looking for that extra encouragement from friends. I have now been trained on the weight machines. They are not to bad. They take longer than my usual cardio, but I don’t get distracted doing them so the times goes quickly. I have realized that I basically have no upper body strength. So for those of you who have asked. Here is my basic schedule for the last week or so.
On Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. I do about 10 minutes of cardio – usually the acer machine or stair master type of equipment and then I do 3 reps on each weight machine. This takes me about an hour. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, I do the tread mill for 20 minutes and the bike for 10-15 minutes and then the ab and back weight machine. Do I always want to go? NO! Do I feel better afterwards, the majority of the time yes. This week I was feeling the strain of the upper body weights, so I admit I didn’t do them all on Friday. I didn’t want to be super sore for my busy weekend.
They say you form a habit in 3 weeks. I believe this is true. So I’m coming up on the 3rd week so we’ll see if it’s a habit.
I admit I would like to lose about 15 pounds, but whether I lose the weight or not I think I will feel better about myself if I am toned and in shape. I must say I do feel more attractive working out. I don’t think it has made a difference yet on the outside, it has made a diffference on the inside and on the way I see myself.
