Well, after my trick back episode from playing laser tag a couple of weeks ago, I decided to step up the the fitness regimen. My friend N and I went to this gym called Ladies Workout Express to inquire about a membership, then to take advantage of a one free week trial. I have only been once, but I have been active each day by running 30 minutes, which is a stretch for me because I was never a distance runner. In fact, I was usually done after 2 laps and don’t EVEN ask me to go farther because I’ll kill you. Anyway I like the gym idea because I wanted to do some classes and I thought that would be fun. I have an array of aerobic exercise tapes at home that I do, but since I moved into my current apartment, I don’t have much space, and I wish I had more (and I wasn’t breathing in the other apartment due to that pesky lung thing, so I wasn’t actually using the the tapes over there).  I think I’m finally getting to the point that I don’t feel like garbage when I wake up in the morning, and that pep I was telling Zepplinlady about is here! I feel excellent.

I don’t actually have any scales at home. It is only when I think about it at someone else’s home, or when I go to the doctor’s office that my weight is checked.  And they say to check at consistent times, because of fluctuations, but I obviously can’t do that, mostly because I don’t want to obsess about a number. I want to concentrate on how I feel.  So I haven’t checked in quite a while, but I checked last Friday, and I’m pleased to announce that I haven’t gained anything over the last 6 weeks or so, despite my new ice cream addiction, and occasional cookies, cake, and enchiladas rice and beans, and I’ve lost a few more pounds, making the total lost roughly 22 pounds.  It’s always funny to me when people try (or tried) to guess my weight because it is tucked away so well that no one ever guesses it correctly.  I’m also 5′8″.  This is precisely why I don’t concentrate on the number because I’d probably look extra crazy if I did shoot for a certain number. But for inquiring minds, I weighed 169 at my last doctor appointment in December.

Now if I could have a job to go with that, please, we’ll be ok over here…