100 posts...

Here it is - my 100th post! It seems like I should have some great and inspiring words of wisdom to write, because this is such a special post. But, I don't. =) You'll just have to put up with my normal way of writing about the normal days of my life last week.


Last week was...unpredictable. I felt like there were many instances during the week when my plans or the way I thought things were going to turn out didn't happen. A few days I had to change up my regular exercise time and just "go with the flow" as my day went along. And a few times, I ended up eating differently than I had planned. I do my best to pack a lunch and healthy snack any time that I know we'll be in town. It not only saves me money, but also I can plan exactly what I'm going to eat. There is no room for temptation if I've already got my meals planned out! I kept track of my calories every day and worked to stay around 1,400 calories/day, which I managed to do. Again, with a few unexpected changes in scheduling during the week and a few meals that weren't part of my plan, I think I ate closer to 1,500/1,600 two days. But nothing catastrophic! Overall, another good week.


So, when the scale showed 168lbs yesterday morning, I was a little surprised but not too disappointed. That put me up a pound, but in the grand scheme of things, it's not that big of a deal. I was hoping for weight loss, of course, but I'm not sweating it about one measly pound. =)

The past few weeks, I've been contemplating joining a gym. I've never really seriously thought about it because - 1. it costs money and 2. we don't live anywhere near a gym! I assumed that the nearest one was 30 minutes away, and it didn't make sense to pay for a membership and gas money to get there and back. But, my mom pointed out a little store front in a small town about 15 minutes away, and a sign on the front of the store said that it was a place for women to do circuit exercising. (No, this isn't a Curves, but it is set up very similar.) Anyway, my mom suggested that I go and check it out. I wasn't too excited about doing it, simply because I wasn't expecting it to amount to much, so the next time my mom was going to be driving past there, I asked her to stop and see what she thought. Turns out, it wasn't exactly what I was looking for in a gym!

My mom told me she walked in and was greeted by an 85 year old lady. No, the lady wasn't working out (but she told mom that she did come in 3 times a week to exercise). This sweet old lady was there to run the place. No kidding! Mom came back and told me what the place had to offer, which wasn't much more than I have here, and I just had to laugh. Not exactly what I was expecting!

But even though that place didn't work out, I knew of another small fitness center in another small town "close" to us. (Close is a relative term!) I went to check it out on Wednesday of last week. It's part of a hotel, but the owner offers membership to anyone. I walked in and was impressed to see a decked out exercising room...but it was empty. Not a soul there. I looked around for an employee and then saw a sign that said to go to the hotel lobby if you had questions about the fitness center. So, I walked through the maze of the hotel and found a lady at the front counter who answered my questions. They currently don't offer any classes, which was disappointing - I really wanted to just start out slow by joining a class and then seeing if I wanted to do anything more. I feel like I need to mix up my exercise regimen, and I was hoping to find a spinning or kickboxing class. Oh, well.

I then asked the lady (Shari) what the gym had to offer and what the membership cost. I told her a very brief history of my weight loss and what I was looking for. She was very helpful and suggested that I come in one day and let her give me an assessment and then she'd show me how to work all the equipment. So, on Monday morning I'll be heading in to the fitness center to be assessed and learn how to work all the awesome equipment. I'm going to try and get in there 3 times a week for a month and then I'll see how it's working for me. The membership is very reasonable, and if every day is like the day I was there - I may have the whole place to myself. =) I'll make sure and give you a complete report on how it goes!

Love you all ~Bekah