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January 25, 2008
Cheating Update
Well, old gym, it's over. Two workouts (including a kick-ass Pilates class) pushed me over the edge. I canceled my membership. That's pretty final. I feel a little twinge of guilt, but then again maybe that's just the soreness in my abs from training with someone who knows what the hell they're doing.
It's time for me to get started training for the Ringing In Spring 5K as well. I kinda have to do it this year, since now I have last year's time to beat. I am in better shape than I was last year (um, I think). Maybe not better running-shape, but better overall shape. And somehow, the plateau is over and I've shed 2 pounds!! I know it's only two pounds, but when Lily weaned my weight started to creep up and I felt a sense of panic. But I think it was just my metabolism readjusting, and I tried to stay calm and now it has worked itself out. I've always been obsessed with my weight, but I try to fight it through exercise, focusing on strength/fitness rather than actual weight in pounds, and not owning a scale. I am critically diet-impaired. The word diet makes me get hives, and being hungry is worse than having bamboo slivers shoved under my fingernails. So there you have it.
The point of this whole tale is that I'm excited to simply have somewhere different to work out, a different kind of workout to do, and new goals to work on. See you in swimsuit season!!