26th Jun 2008
Joining the Gym…what was I thinking???
Ok, so I’ve been thinking of joining a gym for a long time and kept putting it off and off…well I just joined one! It’s a woman’s only gym and you use each machine for about 30 to 60 seconds (depends on the day, sometimes it’s a 30 sec or 60 sec day). I met with a trainer and she made out a program for me which depended on what I wanted to do with my body…no offense to Madonna, but I don’t want my body to look like hers…Ok, so I began my training…ugh…I am now in my second week and I go every other day. I workout and have a day off. I go around the set at the gym twice! The first couple of times at the gym wasn’t so bad…but then came day number 6. My gosh, I had muscles in places I didn’t know had muscles aching!! One night I couldn’t sleep because I ached sooo bad. Then I decided one evening that I had to get a massage or die! So I called around, good grief, with almost 5 pages of massage therapy places you’d think I could find an appt last minute….well I did find one, with a guy. I truly didn’t want to, no offense to the men who read this but good grief, you’re half naked lying on a bed while a guy massages you…..now get your minds outta the gutter, I am married and to me I only want my husband to massage me, well actually he does a terrible job so forget my last comment. Anyways, I would just feel uncomfortable. So I thought and thought about what to do. I needed a massage and I just felt I couldn’t wait….so I went for it. I got to my appt. and met with the guy and here he is stuttering and I’m like ok, well what do I wear. He’s like you can leave on underwear…so of course I left my underwear and bra on. Now here comes time for the back massage. So he asks very politly if he can undo the bra strap, well ummmm ok. So he tries and tries and I was about 2 secs away from saying for crying out loud I’ll do it myself and then he finally got it undone. So I finally had a massage by a guy, not bad, but still couldn’t fully relax. Now the gym thing again, I keep going and going and hoping it’s making a difference. I feel good and it is helping me sleep much better. I also get promotional offers such as the red sauna thing and tanning. Which I have never done either of them before. I went for my first tanning session yesterday! So again, here I am naked in a tanning bed, good grief!! It wasn’t too bad actually. I don’t need tanning but I figured a little help would do wonders for my skin. I’ve heard that it can help with the complexion. I don’t know if it truly does or not, but oh well, I still thought it was good to be pampered a bit. Next up with be the infra-red sauna thing. I will post when I have my monthly check with the trainer after she measures and weighs me again to let you all know if anything has changed…it darn better that’s all I can say with all I’m going through.
I’ve also been sick. Had a chest cold and had to change all my appointments. Man, I hate doing that it wrecks my time with my family to have to move everything and is terrible for my clients as well…but it’s necessary and part of life I guess. My middle child went into the hospital the other day for day surgery. She had to have work done on her teeth. She’s fine by the way and is her normal cranky self.
Thanks for the chuckle! Not that I was laughing at you but rather WITH you in reading the part about the man who was giving you the massge not being able to undo the bra! How embarassing for him! HA!! You go girl!
Congrats on working out! I look forward to reading more on the topic.
I am also glad that your daughter is feeling better.
Blessings,
Roxanne