Fitness Challenge, Day 1

We signed up for eight weeks of hell today, so I thought I'd post and tell you how it went. Class today was hard; we thought it was because we'd taken two weeks off while Sam went on vacation, but Jess went during that time, and even she was sweating and panting more than usual today. At the same time that it feels bad, it feels great, though. I'm wide awake now, the sun is shining, and because I'm up four hours before I normally would be, I can get so much more accomplished during the day. She weighed and measured Sam and I, and will have our "personal packets" ready for us in class on Tuesday. I think they'll give us tips on eating right, and she'll measure and weigh us again in four weeks, I believe, to show what our progress is. The good news of the day is that I weigh less than I thought I did. Our scale has been broken here for months, so the only time I get weighed is when I go to PP every three months for my shot. I hover right around the same weight though, usually plus or minus five pounds, and today was no different; except that I was minus and not plus. Very exciting news considering I've thought that my eating habits could certainly be improved lately. Sam and I did talk about starting to do protein shakes; if I have time today I'm going to head to BJ's and check out the bulk price. If it's reasonable, we'll just split it right down the middle, since GNC is so expensive. I've also started taking fish oil twice a day, which is supposed to be very good for your skin, hair, heart, etc. It sounds gross, and it even seemed gross to me, but there really is no smell or taste, it's just like taking Tylenol. Our next class will either be tomorrow morning (depending on the amount of shenanigans that take place tonight) or Sunday morning. Sunday's are Pilates, Tuesday's/Friday's are Fitness Fusion (circuit weight training) and Thursday's are kickboxing. I'm really looking forward to this little system we've worked out, and I think it will give us the results we're looking for. I think a little competition between us would be a good thing, and I definitely enjoy that our progress is being tracked so that we can see how we're doing. All in all, I'm very excited to start the program and see what we'll feel like in two months. I'm also looking into buying a new pair of sneakers with some of my tax return money, so that I can start running. We'll see how that goes. Running hates me almost as much as Spanish does.

I've got a very busy day today, with lots of errands, watching the boys, appointments galore, then dinner dates with both Mom and Jules and then Sarah. I like to stay busy though, so I'm looking forward to it. Plus, I haven't seen Sarah in a couple of months and I miss her incredibly. I'm not sure how tonight will go; sometimes I go into a night out with Sarah thinking it will be low-key and it ends up anything but. But sometimes we go into it rarin' to go, and end up crashing at 11. It really just depends on our moods when we see each other. I'm up for either one; I don't work until 5 tomorrow night. :) Anyway, much to do and not a lot of time to do it in. My coffee is ice cold due to Sam's awesome home-made coozie, and my sweet new self-tanning system I ordered on Tuesday morning is being delivered today. It kind of feels like a second birthday. I'm going to consider it one.