Back to the gym...

So I grew up playing sports my entire life.  I love the competition of it!  I have never been a fan of the "working out" aspect of it.  Running on treadmills or the practices unless of course it was a scrimmage or something else competitive.  Since college, I have off and on played soccer but other than that have  done limited working out to stay in shape or be healthy. 

Last year I had a baby.  Of course I gained weight - LOL!  I gained 40 pounds.  Within 5 months of the birth, I had lost all but about 5-8 of the pounds I had gained.  I was pretty happy with that.  What I was NOT happy with was the new consistency of  my body!  I was very flabby, my butt had drooped and my tummy - DO NOT EVEN GET ME STARTED!  It is like this squishy, wrinkly, bagel attached to the front of  my regular belly!  I HATE IT! 

I have never been a fan of the gym and the last time I was a member was like 15 years ago - seriously!  And that time I only went for 3 weeks before I failed.  I also always felt like it was a waste of money - I can work out on my own!  So what I decided to before a family trip to the beach was start this VERY simple interval training program at home.  It started as 12 minutes and we worked out way up to 16 minutes.  My mom worked out with me.   It included squats, tricep dips, push-ups and sit-ups.  We impressively did this for the  three months before my trip.  It was a great workout in all honesty and did help with some toning, but the flabby abs were still present.  After my trip, I could not get back in the groove.

A friend of mine was a member of a local gym.  She talked me into trying  it out.  So here I am, back to being a member of a gym!  I initially tried a free pass but they were having a deal so I signed up two days in.  I am currently in my second week and have gone 6 times!  I am pretty proud of that.

I have done two classes - a weight class which ALMOST killed (sore arms and legs - shakiness) and a Zumba class.  This one was very fun - but I felt totally uncoordinated.   But I think it will get easier.  I have done a lot of elliptical work. 

I decided to write about my process.  Really this is for me.  But maybe if I decide to share it, it could "inspire" or "scare" someone else!