After weeks now of working on changing my diet and making healthier choices, while I have not yet lost weight (according to the scale) I am doing SOMETHING right, because I've lost an inch or two here and there and my pants are fitting better! Wahoo!
But I realized I can't do this alone, and I've gone off track with exercise at home. So, after some research and advice from friends, I got a gym membership at Planet Fitness. It's close to my house, has a great atmosphere and lots of equipment. I've never had a gym membership before (excluding the rec center in college) and I'm curious if it's true that the gym will be overrun with "New Years Resolution" dieters in January and will be barren again in February. I guess we shall see.
It's important that I don't let the crowd deter me, and I must remind myself that this is not a short term thing, I'm not quitting once I reach the weight I'd like to be. I am working toward a healthier me, and that has to be a lifetime commitment. So, even if I hit my "goal" and am in the best shape of my life, that should only be fuel to the fire, and should encourage me to continue working out.
I'm not very big on the whole "New Years Resolution" thing. It's too easy to promise yourself change and have nothing come of it. There is nothing wrong with people who want to use the New Year as a time to finally change something about themselves, but it's important to make it a life time commitment, a promise to yourself, otherwise you'll end up getting bored after a month in the gym and back on the couch in February.
Happy New Year to everyone, and for those trying to get back into shape, stay focused and don't ever give up!
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