Baby Steps
Ever see that movie What About Bob? Hilarious! That’s what I always think about when I hear the phrase “baby steps.” Bill Murray baby stepping his way though the movie “Baby steps around the office, baby steps near the window, baby steps on the elevator.” That’s how I feel right now. Baby steps to the gym, baby steps watching what I eat.
I made it to the gym yesterday. It felt GREAT! I did 20 minutes on the Precor Eliptical machine and then had my training session. The girl that was my trainer was GREAT! Much better than the first guy I had. We did arms, and I have to say my arms are a tad sore today. Not so much that I can’t move them but sore enough to feel it.
Today I actually did a C25k program. It’s been, geez, a few weeks since I’ve tried one. Since my goal is to get moving everyday (notice the new ticker off to the side) and we didn’t make it to the gym this morning (hubby let me sleep in) I had to do something! I decided to go for a run/walk around the lake tonight after it stopped raining. It was fairly cool, but it was HUMID!! I decided to try the week 4 of C25k since that is where I left off. Let me tell you, I did great!! It was MUCH easier this time around. I guess those weeks of walking/running on the treadmill helped. I was able to run the 3 minutes and the 5 minutes with no problems! I still don’t like the music. I would have finished off with a nice long bike ride like our friend periwinkle but my bike seat is not the most comfortable and I didn’t want to have to lug it down the stairs.. and I think the tires are flat. I need to work on those things. I planned to do some ab work when I got back upstairs but couldn’t find my Slim in 6 DVD. So I just took a shower instead.
So I’m getting there. I am going to the grocery store tomorrow and will start counting points again on Monday. I haven’t weighed myself in awhile. I’m sure I have gained. The manager of the trainers at the gym told me I could come have my body fat measured whenever I wanted and I’m thinking… “oh sure, that is JUST what I want to do!” I will weigh myself at the gym on Monday and see what the damage from the past 2 weeks have been **shudder**