Getting Back into a Routine!!

Well, my 2 days away from the gym ended up being a WEEK away from the gym!! In that time, I gained back 2 pounds of the 4 pounds I had lost the week before. BUMMER!!!

Last night was my first day back at the gym, and it felt Wonderful! It was like seeing a good friend for the first time in a long time! LOL Crazy, I know, but I felt.....Happy! It was like as soon as I pulled out of my driveway and headed towards the gym, my brain kicked into "happy mode" and things were slowing getting better. I got to the gym, and went straight for the elliptical. Of course I picked it because it was the only machine that I was brave enough to use, and was right in front of the T.V. with the Olympics on! :) The other machine scares me a bit - it's like a ski/elliptical?! It don't know. I got on it one time, and my legs were killing me after like 2 minutes, so I've kind of stayed away from it ever since....maybe I should give it another try?!

Anyway, I set my timer for 20 minutes, on a hill setting and started going. I was watching gymnastics, and of course I was glued to the tv. All of a sudden, the sound shut off!!! I looked down, and I had blown right through my 20 minutes, PLUS the 5 minute cool down - doing a half way sprint!!!! I was sweating so bad, and breathing hard, but I was so into the tv that I didn't even notice!

So, then I went to the 30 minute workout area, and did my interval training and finished up with a 25 minute walk on the treadmill using the hill settings at 3.5 mph. SAME THING, only this time I was watching swimming. I think the guy beside me was laughing at one point because I was almost running, and trying REALLY hard not to yet all the TV to tell Ryan Lochte to hurry his (very nice) little butt up!! Then yelling at Phelps to get his butt in gear, because if they lost that relay because of him I was going to be one pissed off person!! LOL

Anyway, I guess my point is, I had a really, really great workout. I was sweating, breathing hard, and thoroughly enjoying myself. When I left I had the biggest grin on my face, and decided to bust out some old school jams (yeah, yeah all the way back to 2005 - WHAT?!)  "We is the carrrr, we ride slow, we doin' things that the boys don't dooooo. The boys stare, we smile back. All my girls in the rainbow Cadillac - Yeah" LOL!!!

See, workouts CAN be fun - if you make them that way!!!! :)