New Goal

I am joining a gym today.
I am going down to my local fitness & rec centre and signing up. They have a pool and a fitness centre and I can join for a month or get a 10 session pass for around the same amount. I couldn't decide if I wanted to join a pool (I've always enjoyed swimming) or a gym - I need to do cardio and weights - so this way I can do both.

It's been several years since I was a gym member. The last occasion was at a womens only gym. Although the staff were super nice and friendly, their nutritional support (of which I was paying extra for) was not helpful at all and they were only trying to upsell their diet shakes. "Sign up with our nutrition expert - get expert advice" and then she tells me I need to change my diet (duh!) and to do that I should buy their overpriced and not tasty diet shakes. That gym also had short hours and few classes that I could fit around my work schedule. I tried. I really did. I even had a gym buddy join with me. And she lost heaps of weight and it worked for her. But I couldn't make it work for me consistently. Ultimately I realised I was paying too much and not enjoying it anymore and left.

But with the winter weather beginning to set in, the days are shorter, the weather colder and with more rain, I need to shake it up and get out of my rut. I'm heading out to join up and be active. I want to participate in physical activity. I want to make my goal and lose 60lbs.

I was looking at the numbers the other day and I realised I am almost a quarter of the way. I like numbers. Official way in tomorrow and I know I've been pretty good this week. I am really proud of myself because the cravings have set in and I'm not giving in. Wahoo!