I'm a loser baby

So yeah I'm definitely a loser. My sister said she and my brother-in-law were going to do the Insanity workout, so my husband and I have yet to do it. However for the past few weeks, I have been going to the gym. It's called Fitness One. It's affiliated with a branch of the hospital I work for.  Anywho, some friends from work started attending, they invited me, I went a few complimentary times, and then joined up. Now I'm in the process of getting my husband to join. He doesn't want to do the group classes that I like, but he does like the sauna steam room, and weight lifting. 

The group classes are my favorite. The aerobic classes they offer are by Les Mills. The ones I attend are BodyPump, CXWorX, and RPM. If I'm not working I also like to go to yoga and total body conditioning. The instructors are awesome, plus I graduated high school with one of them. 

Even though I have only been doing the classes for a few weeks, I feel SO much better. I WANT to workout and WANT to go exercise. On days when I'm off work, I try and either go to the arboretum to walk my dog, or I just walk him around the neighborhood. Each time we do at least a mile, depending on our route. 

Plus I'm eating healthier, counting my calories, and I'm fasting sodas for Lent. So that with the active lifestyle is making for a healthier more energized me.

So before I started getting into the working out hardcore, I weighed myself. 198.8 pounds. My jaw dropped when I saw that number. I had gained 10 pounds since October. Pretty sure that was my turning point. At my heaviest I weighed 220 pounds, that was halfway through my senior year of college. So when I lost 32 pounds over the last year I was pretty excited. But when my weight started creeping back up, I knew something had to change.

By the way going to the gym alone and doing your own thing is great, more power to you. But going with folks, like coworkers, and going to classes, makes it so much more fun. Plus your friends provide a great support system. Even when my friends and I can't go on the same days, we still talk about our workouts and the progress that we are making. 

So yeah, I'm definitely a loser. I lose fat, lose calories, and tons and tons of sweat.

Until next time,

-Lesli