Monday, July 5, 2010
So on Sunday morning, I found myself thinking about the workout for Tuesday! Now, this really scares me. Could I possibly be looking forward to the workout? Have I crossed over to the dark side? And what if what I have always thought of as the dark side AKA exercise, is really the BRIGHT SIDE? What if it turns out I really like working out? This is MIND BOGGLING! What if it is not about how I look but how my body performs?
Here is what occurred to me. I was basing my day on what I was going to have for supper that night. In that, if we were having something crappy for supper, then I was in a bad mood pretty much the whole day. What if, I pondered, I start to look at food as a fuel and NOT as a focal point of the entire day???? What if I based my day on other things?
This led me to thinking what if I spent 30 minutes of my lunch hour at work in the gym? What if I ate a protein thing at morning break, then eat some fruit after the workout at noon, and then eat another protein at the afternoon break? My current behavior is to eat lunch I bring OR go down to the grill and get a hamburger and fries. What if I change my whole way of thinking about FOOD??? I am telling you this really scares me. I mean my whole 53 years has been about food in one form or another. WHAT IF I NO LONGER DEFINE MYSELF BY FOOD????????????????????????
I am able to tell a difference in my energy levels. I want to MOVE. This is so freaking me out. I have never had a MOVE mentality. Well at least not in terms of exercise. I have always been a perfectionist. Somehow this whole exercise thing has in some ways loosed me from that. My son told me yesterday not to compare myself with others. I think that is another thing I have always done whether consciously or unconsciously. I never thought exercise would have this kind of ripple effect.
Friday, July 2, 2010
Exercising at lunch at work is just like 9th grade P.E. class used to be back in the day (The day in this instance is 1971). You get all cute with hair and makeup, then you had to go to P.E. put on stinky clothes, get hot and sweaty AND then go back to afternoon classes. Do I need to tell you how much I hated P.E.? I didn't think so. All my friends were basketball players and I was like why do you like that? What am I missing here???
I have decided I am going to have to come up with a line of workout clothes for me and any other fluffy counterparts that are out there. Don't tell me to go to Just My Size.com. I have and those models are the size I aspire to be!!!!! I want real workout clothes, in vibrant colors, that just scream I am a Gym Virgin! I am on the hunt for a very light weight gym type bag that I can have monogrammed to say Gym Virgin. It has to have pockets on the outside, will sling across my body, and be waterproof.
One other thing, at my work people start bringing in food at 9:35 am. I mean heavy duty food like barbeque, burgers, chicken, etc. It is unbelievable! It is more than I can take when I stare down at my Yoplait yogurt in its tinsy ounce container. Where's the barbeque smelling yogurt?????????AGH!!!!!!
Did not go to gym. I am telling you the muscle I have pulled from that darn ellip hurts like all get out. I just did walking today.
The gym virgin is going to celebrate the 4th. See you on Tuesday, July 6th. Be ready to make up for lost time!
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Change of plans. Today was overcast and a balmy 86 degrees. I almost skipped to my car after work! What a difference 15 degrees makes. Decided to walk around downtown instead of the gym. Who knows when the temp will be like this again. Put all my stuff in the car and just went up one block and down another and another and another!
Friday, June 25, 2010
Glad it is friday. Did bike at gym with real weight plugged in to it. I think the machine has an ugly side now that I have been totally honest with it. Seemed to be alot tougher on the hills in the program. But hey, maybe I imagined that. The walk to the car went really very well. It was 98 degrees. I only stopped once,(did not sit down),for about 30 seconds, then plowed on. I was quite pleased with myself. Now that is not to say I wasn't dripping wet with sweat, my eyes were glazed over, and my car seemed like an mirage in the desert BUT all in all it wasn't bad.
Also my daughter ran on the treadmill today for 45 SECONDS! Shocked her so bad that she could do that, that she just stopped cold. She has been walking for weeks and has participated in a 5k walk/run.
Got some good comments today on here and facebook about food choices. THANKS FRIENDS! Does anybody know if tortillas are ok with turkey by that I mean are they a better choice than wheat bread? Gotta get to the grocery tomorrow.
Regarding the scales, I just don't think I will weigh for a very long time. It just bums me out too much at this early stage of the game.
Next week I am going to the BIG gym.
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Today, I went to the gym at lunch. BIG MISTAKE. First off everybody was there plus some kids!!!!!I thought this was a no kids zone. It took 15 minutes to get down, change, and get in to the workout area. Then I did 15 minutes on the bike i.e. 3.75 miles, then 15 minutes to change back, then 15 minutes to eat a sandwich. My hair was wringing wet with sweat and I felt sticky the rest of the day. No more gym at lunch for me. Not enough time to workout given the constraints of changing, etc. I am not even going to go into the locker room trauma drama, tons of people, yatada, yatada.
At 5:30 this afternoon the temp was 100 degrees. I started my 4 block hike to the car. Although it was incredibly draining, I felt a little stronger today on the walk. Wasn't quite as winded. Had to stop once for about 2 minutes to get my breathe back and drink water. Boy, I wish the downtown trolley went by my parking lot.That would be sweet!
Tomorrow I go back to the after work routine. It's just better that way.
Monday, June 14, 2010
and all through the house, the gym virgin was trying to think up ways to avoid the the gym tomorrow. I thought about it and right now I walk about 1/2 mile to and from my work building (parking lot to building). I thought it was more like 10 miles, but so much for my estimating.
I don't know what I am going to wear at said gym. There is not alot of plus size stuff out there. That is unless you want to look like those gals on the biggest loser and wear the bra things and spandex short things and let all your fluffiness just hang in the wind! I don't even think so.
The other issue is the scales. Is ignorance bliss? Would I be better off not knowing? Decisions, decisions, decisions
Sunday, June 13, 2010
What does it say about a person if the gym orientation wears you out? What does it say about a person if all you are thinking is "where's a place to sit down?" What does it say about a person if you are the only one in the group who doesn't know what a "glute" is?
I'll tell you what it says...it says you are 53 years old, need to lose over 100 lbs, and are athletically challenged.
My name is Gym Virgin and I have never worked out in my life.
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