When you have the support of others around you, you can be more successful than you ever thought possible. The hardest part is taking the first step in the right direction. Most of the time, this is where some of your best excuses and scape-goats are born. Most of us will try to reason and find a way to justify it anyway possible. I’ve heard all types of excuses or reasons why you can’t or don’t want to, myself included.
I have been going to the gym and not too many people know, I hate the gym I go to! It’s hard to admit this, but I can’t stand going to this place. I pull into the parking lot everyday and I’m always greeted with the task of finding a parking spot with 20 others cars. If a spot opens up, every guns for it causing fender benders and “birds” flying across the lot. If you’re lucky enough to find a spot, when you walk into the gym, every piece of equipment is being used and it’s tough to get a workout in. I mentioned before how this happened to me and I was forced to use different machines I wouldn’t have used if “old faithful” was being used. Last night was the straw that broke my back. I’m not going to this particular gym anymore.
I packed my gym bag for the first time in months and I’m going to another facility a little farther away. I love the ambience of the gym, but when it’s so crowded you can’t get your workout done is extremely frustrating! I hope to use this opportunity to change things up and utilize my knowledge to implement some new exercises. A change of scenery always does me good and helps me focus on the task at hand. My momma always told me “when life hands you lemons, make lemonade.” So, off to a new gym today for a fresh start and to make some lemonade!
To update all of you on my family, I have some good news! My sister Angie has lost 13 pounds and is exercising on a regular basis. WOOOOHOOOO Angie! I’m so proud of you. Pops, my dad, has made it to his therapy and has been exercising consistently for the last 2 weeks! GO DAD! I’m proud of you too! Both Angie and Pops told me how inspiring I was to them and wanted to experience the same joy and happiness I have over the past couple of months. Pops was telling me how hard it has been for him lately, but he knows it will be worth it in the end when he’s around to baby-sit the grandkids. (I have no kids, with none on the way, and Angie has no kids, with none on the way.) I’m going to leave it up to Angie to have kids first! Were becoming a “fitness” family and it’s a welcomed change from the years of overindulgence and being sedentary.
Roc