Working Out

So it is that time of year for new year's resolutions. Almost every January for the past ten years with the exception of 2003 and 2005 when I was pregnant. I have "resolved" to lose weight by the summer by doing this diet or that. More years than not I have either never really got the diet started or quit. So this year, I am going to try something new,working out.

Exercise is not my favorite, but I know it is something I should do. I joined the Ladies workout Express in Durham. It is near work so I could go on my lunch and right beside our store A2Z so it might be possible to workout while James was at the store with the kids. The workout is designed to last 30 minutes by doing different stations that mix 30-40 sec intervals of strength training with aerobic exercise. So unlike a class that is maybe an 8 week commitment, joining a gym is a 2 year commitment in my case with payments every month. Hopefully, that will be a motivation to go since I am already paying for it. We will see. I think I will feel most comfortable in this gym since it has nice surroundings, is ladies only and there is no class or teacher to have to keep up with. You do your workout yourself and people are not watching to see if you mess up. Hey it is only 30 minutes right? I can handle that (I think). Today (if work schedule permits) is my first day to get measured (eeeehhhhhhhh) and work out.

As far as diet, I can't decide what to do. I know I can lose weight if I strictly follow some of the popular plans like Zone or Atkins but I don't know if I want to. Those are so hard to stay on for a long period of time after you quit dropping the pounds. Maybe with the exercise, I can eat more things I like and not diet so much. Who knows? I also entered the 5 on 5 diet challenge for WRAL but it has not started yet. If I tried that plus the gym who knows what the results could be!