So.... Bright and early this morning I attended my first spin class! You know, the class with a bunch of stationary bikes and an instructor screaming at you until her neck veins bulge :)
I have always wanted to try it but have always felt too fat and too embarrassed. BUT, today I went! And, of course, not only was the class filled with skinny mini's, the instructor informed me I wad sitting next to a "spin veteran".... Duh! Did she think I didn't notice the sculpted Greek god sitting next to me??! :)
Anyhow, the class was an hour long and I only made it halfway... I ended up leaving while everyone else was pedaling their asses off, but rather than feeling like a walk of shame it felt like a walk of pride. I did my best... I got up at 5 am, joined a class full of people who have been doing this for years, and went as long as I could! And the best part was, the instructor followed me out when I left and said "you did great! This is a really intense class and these people have been doing it for a long time... Make sure you come back and keep trying!"
And I will... Hopefully it'll just keep getting easier!
The scale, however, has not been moving quite as much as I'd like it to this week... Weigh-in isn't until Wednesday, so I'm just hoping these next couple days count! I'm eating good, and exercising, so at least I know I'm doing my part!
Tomorrow I'm going to try a class called "Total Body Burn"... Now THAT should be interesting :). I'll let you know how it goes!
Well for someone who lost my whole goal weight in her first two weeks I am guessing it's going to slow down, but maybe it's will be great! I know it gets slower the closer you get to a ideal weight. I am doing good if I make it .5 lbs a week but I am 4.6 from my goal and I know you are thinking "Easy As Pie" but it sucks because it's the difference between my favorite pants fitting or not and it's 4.6 that I gain easy and lose hard OVER AND OVER AND OVER again. Sorry for complaining, I am guessing a negative vibe is not helpful when all I was trying to say was GOOD JOB!!!! I am working too only not THAT hard, not the 5am hard!! YOU GO GIRL!!!
ReplyDeleteNo no no! Not Discouraging at all... In fact it's encouraging! Good for you!! I know, those last few pounds can be killer, and I'm sure I'm probably just hitting a lull... As long I pick up momentum again, then I'm okay with that :)
ReplyDeleteI DO realize that even a few pounds can be so hard... I suppose that's one "plus" to being so overweight is that, initially, the weight comes off fairly quickly.
Thanks for reading and keep it up... You're almost there!! :)
Chels, you should definitely not feel bad about not finishing the spin class - they are HARD!! I mean like, make you want to throw up hard. Good job making it halfway!!!
ReplyDeleteHaha! Yes, it WAS that kid of hard! Thanks, Heidi :)
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