I did it!

I went to curves. Yes I did. And they were right, 3 times around the 'circuit' took me almost 30 minutes. I did one machine on the knees, but it really bugged my left knee, so I'm going to skip that one machine for now, work all the others, and work my strength up to do that one.

I did it though. I'm a little sore, in my lower back. Well yeah. Any amount of excersize is going to do that to me, since I usually don't do much of anything except up and down the stairs for laundry.

My target goal is going to be 85lbs lost. BUT I'm not going to chew that elephant at once. I'm going to eat it 5lbs at a time. I figure if I can target myself to lose 5lbs a month, I can get the 85lbs off within a yer and 6 months... give or take. So this time next year it'll almost be like a completely different me.

I can do this. I did it today.

I'll tell you one thing, everyone was so nice. And they all looked like me. No bodacious babes in thongs and sports bras. Everyone in tshirts and stretchy pants. Some had been going a long time, one girl "K" just started last week to get in shape for the summer. I guess she (like me) put on weight over the holidays and wants to get it off. Good for her. Hopefully I'll see her again. Dunno if she's going to go at the same times I do, but it's cool. The other thing that was really neat was that everyone talked to each other. I mean it's a small room - not some oversized, overwhelming gym with lots of mirrors, loud music and everyone staring straight ahead with headphones on. There is music, and a nice little voice that reminds you "Change stations now" - or "move away from your station and get ready to count" so you can check your heart rate. But otherwise you move around a circle, chatting and excersizing with everyone and it's one big happy family all with a goal in mind.

I can deal with it. I did it today. One day at a time. 1lb at a time, I can do this.