The beach is that way!!

As promised, here is a bit of an update thus far.

At the gym yesterday I stood on a scale for the first time in 6 days. 198.8 lbs. That's a full 0.9lbs of lost weight. HARDLY WORTH IT. I've revamped my diet, been doing at least 30 minutes of cardio a day, and am in pain. Lots of pain and no gain. After my Wednesday workout I had to take it easy. On Thursday I just rode the bike for what felt like all day and came home.

Yesterday was a great day on so many levels. Not at all related to my fitness goals at all, but I purchased a new Macbook. What a gem. I love it. Taking a while to get used to the Mac interface, but it's awesome. While I have been complaining about the pain, I know it is a good sign that I am actually doing something.

I am starting to enjoy working out, especially after yesterday when I tried using a spinning bike at the recommendation on several people. I threw on the ipod and started to pedal. It was great. All of a sudden 31 minutes had past, the heart was pumping and I was drenched in sweat. I did something right. During the last 30 seconds of the final Garbage song (at Taf’s recommendation), I decided to just giv’r. At the end of it when I went to stand up I definitely stumbled a bit before I got my balance. Was quite the rush. I will without question continue to use the spinners. They don’t kill my knees, I get my heart rate way up there, and maybe that girl across the track will be back again to abuse the elliptical! On my way home I decided I was going to forgo the elevator and take the stairs. 19 floors and 241 stairs later I was home….Huffing and puffing needless to say, but home

On a different note, it’s unfortunate that I work on the weekend because the gym is only open from 9-5. I’ll have to figure out other ways to make sure I don’t have 2 days off in a row.

PS. I ate a slice of forbidden pizza last night. It was the first cheese I had in a week. My body thanked me!

* Picture credits must be given to the isight camera. Genius!