I joined a gym!

My friend Mary works for Lifetime Fitness. There was one really close to our old house, but it was so expensive to join when it first opened, even though it was huge and looked like it had a ton to offer. Several friends of mine drive the 20 minutes or so from our area to the one closest to us, so I had thought about joining but again wasn't sure if I wanted to shell out the money, even though I really wanted to get into a gym routine again to help me get back in shape.

This is where my friend Mary comes into the picture. She sent out an email recently that they were having a special, that with an employee referral you could join for $39 a month. That's at least $20 less than it was last time I looked at the monthly dues. And there was no contract, no enrollment fee, I can cancel anytime. I decided to take the plunge. I signed up last week when it was the last day of the promotion, but I had a cold then the stomach flu then the cold returned last week, so I wasn't ever able to go. I decided we'd head over there today, even though I kept coming up with excuses to not go.

I'm so glad I went! Mary was there to work out, so she hung out with me for awhile, and my friend Michelle was there as well. Will had so much fun in the child care area, he didn't want to leave when it was time. Woo hoo!! I was so glad they liked it. Two hours of child care is included each time you go. They have a huge outdoor pool we can use in the summer (since our community one always seems kind of skeevy)...I'm very excited for all the possibilities!

I did 15 minutes on the eliptical trainer and thought I was going to die. I used to do 45 minutes on that thing every day at a pretty high intensity (pre-kids, of course)! I moved to a stationary bike after that and did almost 30 minutes, so I feel pretty good about what I accomplished my first day back at a gym. It's pretty close to Will's school which will make it easy to go on his preschool days since I have to head that way anyway to pick him up.

Basically going to the gym today confirmed that I am indeed an out of shape fat ass that needs to get back in the gym and start dropping these pounds!!

(Oh, and on an unrelated topic to the gym, I had a physical last week and talked with my doctor about weight loss. She said 30-35 pounds is probably the ideal amount for me to lose, so that's what I'm going for!)