Day of Change

Today is a day for change. Last night I signed up for the gym and I went for the first time this morning. I choose LA Fitness not because I think they are better or even the most convenient to me but because Brit has a membership already there and Char getting one. When I toured them last night and saw they had a pool that sold me on doing so.

Why the sudden desire to start going to a gym? Photos. Linda Olsen who is our wedding photographer took some pictures of us at the venue walk through last week. They were wonderful. However I realized looking at them how bad my gut had gotten and though I’m not very vane, I’d like my wedding photos to be nice and thus decided to work on that. I suspect it’s not something I will do forever and I know there only so much I can do in the few weeks I have, but I can do anything for 30 days I want to and thus I’m going to start going to the gym regularly.

I did so this morning. Spent only about 5 minutes on the bike, about the same on one of the other cardio machines and then went for a swim. I should have done more but I realize after 10 minutes of heavy cardio how far out of shape I was and I wanted to use the pool a bit before I left. Got about 20 minutes in at the pool before I had to get cleaned up and head home to grab char for work.

I’m tired, but I feel good. Tonight Char and Brit are planning to hit the gym and I’m going to go with them. My goal is to go every morning before work, and on days Char and Brit join me go light, then do a heavier work out with them in the evening.

One of the things I have to figure out is a good workout schedule. I’ve never really used a gym before and I have no real idea about how to use half the stuff there, when to use it and so on. I may get a session with a trainer just so I can get an idea of it.

I’m also working on my diet. I’ve cut most bread out of my diet over the weekend and I’m going to avoid sweets and stuff. I need to figure out how to switch to 5 meals a day instead of 2-3, but that a bit trickier because of my schedule.

When I got to work today I was going to post to G+ and maybe Facebook about starting at the gym and update there regularly. But I realized that since I no longer use Live Journal, I don’t have a place to put random thoughts. So I decided to start a blog. Not sure how actively I will post here or what all I will post, but if you’re reading this I hope you enjoy whatever I do.

BTW, for those of you in Fort Myers area, I’m going to the LA Fitness in Gulf Coast Town Center. If you ever need help getting motivated and want someone to work out with let me know.  Like I said, my goal is every morning and then after work now when the girls go. But I’m all for adding a bit more to help others. Cat from work already expressed and interested.

Oh, and for those that have never read my musing before, I apologize now for my grammar and spelling. I’m writing this in Word, so yes, I am spelling and grammar checking it. But I’ve proven regularly that I can break such programs.