This House is a Rockin!
Posted by nussentiallyreborn on December 22, 2008
Okay, so a few things have happened since I last wrote in. First, some car trouble proved to me that picking a gym that I have to drive to in a car that isn’t my own is not the best choice for being a consistent gym-goer! I am in the process of trying to get them to cancel my account, but I don’t think they will. The next step is to try to freeze the account for a few months while I try a new experiment. I found a gym within walking distance of my office. It’s a pretty good little place, and it’s cheaper than my current gym. I plan to sign up a week from today and start going there everyday on my lunchbreak. I have to ask my boss, but I think she’ll be fine with my taking a 2-hr lunch and then making up the extra hour at the end of the day. I am actually quite excited about that plan. (plus, this gym has two personal trainer women who have competed in national fitness competitions.) I’ll keep y’all posted.
Second, the kickboxing/grappling club I have been looking into is ready to open again after Christmas. Check out their website at http://www.americangrapplingacademy.com/. It’s not the flashiest of sites, but it is a cool-sounding place just the same. I have already spoken with the owner, and he said it’s totally cool that I come out even with no experience.
Third, I anticipate getting my kickboxing workout bag next week. I received enough $$ as a gift to buy the bag, and I will add a bit extra for a pair of boxing gloves, handwrap/undergloves, and a set of grappling gloves. I’ve just been waiting for some after-Christmas coupons to kick in (get it? “kick” hehe). Should be awesome! Working on a bag is one of the things I miss most about the exercises Mel had me doing. Now I will be able to do it at home.
What else? Some stability, finally. My job moves from temp agency to full time in january. Health Insurance, baby! Just in time for a one year cholesterol, etc checkup from last Feb — I’ll just have them order up my records from Pasadena, and we can compare numbers. Plus, even though the paycheck will only come once a month, I think it’ll be a good thing to help me budget for things like the monthly gym fees and some new exercise equipment.
Guess that’s about it for now. Oh, I am down to 341 this morning. Only 2 pounds in a few weeks. But I expect to move into overdrive once the kickboxing and daily workouts get rolling. It’s been virtually impossible to be consistent at the gym without controlling my transportation. I hope that’ll be fixed soon with the ability to walk to the gym.
