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February 3, 2009
Fitness February
While everyone else was resolving to get fit at the beginning of the year and heading to the gym in droves, my resolution seems to have been to see how unfit I could get in a month. I think I made it to the gym five or six times in January. Through a combination of holidays, snowy/icy days, just not feeling well, and having an overwhelming urge to just get home at the end of the day, I really fell off the exercise wagon in January. I wasn’t working out at home either. I did that maybe two or three times.
Even as it was happening, I said to myself, why are you doing this? You’ll feel better if you go to the gym. Just go. After the first 10 minutes or so, you’ll get into it. Or I’d tell myself I know the basement is freezing, but it won’t be once you get down there and start doing one of your videos, dummy. But for some reason, my motivation just wasn’t there. So I have declared February to be the month to get my old routine back. I started last night, going to my usual Monday night weight lifting class. I’ll continue it tonight and do some cardio, either elliptical or the treadmill.
There, I’ve declared my intentions in front of the entire Internet. That ought to motivate my (currently embiggening) ass.
Posted by Bad Penguin at February 3, 2009 7:38 AM
Comments
I am going through the same thing right now! I didn't workout since before Christmas until Jan. 25. I don't think I really missed it, but I do feel chubbier. Is it in my mind? I don't think the scale has changed that much. Good luck this month!
Posted by: Pomjob at February 3, 2009 9:21 AM
Hey, we must have been on the same plan! Except I wasn't on the wagon to begin with. You can't fall off the floor, or so I've been told. :) Here' s to higher motivation for both of us.
Posted by: Julia at February 4, 2009 5:58 PM
I really - REALLY - need to get on that wagon.
Posted by: Chris at February 4, 2009 8:20 PM