Doing the right thing with the wrong attitude?

[Guest guest]

Good morning, ladies!

Well, I went back to the gym last week. I went twice, did decent

workouts given my fitness level and weight. My weigh-in the week

before was 2.8 GAIN but I had had Chinese food (mostly veggies, no

fried stuff) the night before, so I expected that even without any

workouts, at least half of that would come off this week (Saturday

WI), especially with the workouts.

Wrong - Up 0.4. My sister and I have both been gaining for the last

several weeks. It's very frustrating.

Yesterday, I had great intentions to go up and work on my Yarn Room

(yes, there's a whole room. I knit. A lot.) But my daughter was using

my laptop for homework assignments, and that was the only way I had

talked myself into doing it was to " geek it up " by using the

computer. Instead, I grazed on party mix and watched a couple

movies; basically, I was a slug.

When I started thinking last night about packing the gym bag, I

really did not want to do it. It was hot and muggy and the whole idea

of getting hot and sweaty on purpose was less than appealing

(smile). But, I did it, grumbling all the while.

I did not pack a lunch but I have several remainders from last week

in the fridge at work, an orange, a pear, a whole package of reduced-

fat string cheese, a yogurt.

I got to the gym, and started the workout. At 7.5 minutes, I

accidentally hit the wrong button and the whole thing stopped. I

quickly tried to record the data (calories, time, distance) and oh so

briefly thought of calling it good and heading for the showers.

However, I plugged in another program with a higher target heart

rate. When I finished and combining " both " , I had done the longest

workout to date - 289 calories, 1.22 miles, 28:44 minutes, average

incline 4.0% and heart rate of 127 (not that I'm keeping track or

anything).

So, even though my heart wasn't in it, I did it anyway. Right now,

I'm planning to work out on alternate days. I know that doing 5 days

in a row will burn me out, not just emotionally but physically. At

this stage, I need that recovery time. I will incorporate walking

into my routine tomorrow, walking further to the bus/train, not

getting on at the closest stop.

Ya gotta start somewhere.

I hope everybody is starting the day fresh, without guilt. That's

what I'm trying to do anyway.

Eileen in OR