Sunday Jan. 22
I have started another adventure. This is an adventure that I’ve been on many, many times… a gym membership. This time is different, though. Here’s why:
1. Money. The last three gym memberships I’ve had my parents were funding. Now, it’s me. I’m poor. I don’t like to waste money. I’ll go to the gym just so I know that I’m “spending” my money.
2. Location. The gym is right by the T station I use to go to work. If I leave work and don’t go to the gym, the gym sees me. The gym judges me. I will go to the gym because I have to walk by it.
3. Health kick. I’ve been on a health kick lately, ever since I gave up dairy and realized that you aren’t supposed to feel sick after eating. I started eating better and then feeling even better. It made me want to exercise — but running outside in the winter was not fun. Health kick = gym membership. I’ll go.
4. Weak. I’m weak. I used to be so strong and then I stopped playing sports and stopped seeing my personal trainer. I can’t lift anything. It’s sad. I want to be able to lift things.
5. Reading. I subscribed to Women’s Health magazine. GREAT magazine. Read it. I also read/am reading Weight Lifting for Dummies. These will assist me in my gym adventure so I don’t feel like an idiot at the Judgement Free Zone.
6. Friends. My friend also belongs to the same gym. She’s a great motivator (who is running a half marathon in a few months) so if I don’t feel like going she’ll judge me — in a good way — and get me to go. I’ll do the same to her. We won’t work out together all the time, but some days its great to have a friend there laughing with you when you try and do a machine, but don’t know how (yes, it happened to me the other day and I just got up and left the gym — and my water bottle. tear.)
7. Addicted. I joined the gym last Monday after work. I started going on Tuesday after work. I went Tuesday through Thursday after work and Friday before work (you can’t go after work on Friday because I like to go out and drink — priorities). On Saturday I didn’t go. It felt weird. I missed it and it had only been four days at the gym. Sundays are Sundays and I typically don’t leave my bed — clearly not going to the gym today. But I’m so excited for Monday. That brings me to point No. 8.
8. Excitement. I’m actually excited to go to the gym. I’m looking forward to Monday for the first time ever — so I can go to the gym.
9. Hobby. I needed a hobby. I was getting so bored after work not doing anything. Now I have the gym. It’s my new hobby.
And that, folks, is why this adventure is going to be successful. And now that I’ve put it in writing I can’t back out. I’m pumped to pump iron. Bring it, muscles.
