Before DH and DD came along, I was a regular at my local health club. I worked fewer hours, weighed less, and had much more energy. Middle age, longer work hours, and the increasing demands of the family (and lots of laziness) have made me reluctant to join another one, though boy do I need it. Money was also a reason to hesitate.
But last Saturday we took a look at the fancy schmancy club by our house and fell in love. They have a great pool for DD, lots of machines that I can use, free trainer sessions, lots of classes, a beautiful locker room, and reduced rates on massages. We took out a one-month trial membership. DD and DH have been swimming a couple times already, and today after teaching I went to a session with the trainer. She was upbeat, fun, and spotted my "issues" immediately. The key question is, Will we go enough to justify it?
On principle, I'd prefer the Y, but this is less than half a mile from the house. The Y is miles and miles away.
I'm giving it a month, and then we'll re-evaluate. But for now, I love it.
Health Club Happiness
September 21st, 2010 at 09:59 pm
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Which is normal. What I find shocking is I run into people in the neighborhood I met briefly when my youngest was born 5 years ago. I run into them now and they are all so skinny - I often don't recgonize them. I think the hormones can just do a number on you. I was one of the few I know who stayed relatively slim after having kids. But a few years out and most of them seem to be losing the baby fat. I Can't help but feel that getting a good night's sleep helps, too.
I've still got some baby fat to lose, but am often just relieved that I am not gaining weight at lightning speed. That really scared me - I had never had such rapid weight gain like that before. Those hormones can go any which way.
September 22nd, 2010 at 06:01 pm 1285178508
Which is normal. What I find shocking is I run into people in the neighborhood I met briefly when my youngest was born 5 years ago. I run into them now and they are all so skinny - I often don't recgonize them. I think the hormones can just do a number on you. I was one of the few I know who stayed relatively slim after having kids. But a few years out and most of them seem to be losing the baby fat. I Can't help but feel that getting a good night's sleep helps, too.
I've still got some baby fat to lose, but am often just relieved that I am not gaining weight at lightning speed. That really scared me - I had never had such rapid weight gain like that before. That was after losing 30 baby pounds in a couple of weeks. Those hormones can go any which way.
September 24th, 2010 at 11:48 pm 1285372105
Jerry