Monday Weigh In

A little discouraging, but nothing that would ruin the day. Make you go WHAT, but not make you stop the journey you've started. Here are the facts first. I weighed in the morning at 272.5lbs, which means I gained 1/2 a lb. Could my trousers possibly weigh 1/2 lb? No, I think not. So why am I so discouraged over 1/2lb?

I JOINED THE GYM!! Yes, last Tuesday, I went to our hospital Wellness Center and joined. Before I go on with that, I wanted to share with you a picture.

Running is not my friend. I have bad knees and well, big girls shouldn't run. However, I have the very detailed dreams of me running. In my dreams, this girl can run for miles and miles. Now, in my dreams I also know that I normally CAN'T run and I get so excited that I can run. So, when I saw this picture, it cracked me up. This is me. In my dreams, the first girl is me. In reality the little girl at the bottom is me. Oh, couldn't you just squeeze her though. She makes me smile.

Ok, back to The Wellness Center. Before we relocated to our new facility, I worked out at our Wellness Center. I like working out there because they women are fully dressed and even though I am a large woman, I have never felt self conscious going in there and working out. When we moved across town, I stopped going. It was easier not to drive across town and work late. Well, last weekend they moved to their new home right out my back down. Yup, a short 200 steps and I am at my favorite "gym".

The "old" Wellness Center was smelling. Even though there was great equipment, it still felt like an old place and not very appealing. However, this new center is bright and clean and well, it smells new.

This is the arobic room. They have all kinds of classes in here at all times of the day including the weekends. I can work out as early as 5:00 a.m. or as late at 8:00 p.m. Monday through Friday and Saturdays. They are closed on Sundays, because we all need a day to rest.

There are clinical nutritionist that will meet with you and help you with your food plan. There are sports therapist that will meet with you and help you get a work out plan together that will help you achieve your goals. After the new year, I will be coming in to work with a sports therapist on a new work out plan.

Right now I am walking on the treadmill because it FREEZING outside. Oh, our campus grounds also has a greenway where we can walk outside when it gets nice again. I can't wait for that.

I hope to get some more posts in before I leave for Christmas. This year we are spending Christmas with my parents because of Mama's surgery. She is doing well by the way and I thank you for your prayers. Hoe you all have a very Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year.