An unfortunate side effect of a weekend of gluttonous socializing:  tight pants.  Back to the gym!

It has been a while since I actually went to the gym to lift weights.  I went a few times in the last month for Pilates class, but I need to get my ass in gear!  I have a five-pound range where i am “just okay” with my weight.  Below that, I’m very happy.  Above it, I want to shoot myself.  In that five-pound range, I can live with it, but I’d like to do better.  This morning, I was at the very tippy-top of the range.  Sigh.

So anyway, despite feeling like utter crap today (a combination of weekend overeating and airplane sinus issues), I dragged myself to the gym.  I ran was on the treadmill for 30 minutes, did chest press and row exercises, and some abdominal work on the exercise ball.  So.  Painful.  I’m glad I did it, though – no way to get fit without starting from the beginning. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step, right?

I did get two Shiva Nata practices in over the weekend, thanks to my trusty laptop!  It sounds so silly now, but as I was working through the first transquarter exercise on the DVD on Sunday, these words actually came out of my mouth: “Huh.  I couldn’t do this yesterday.” Still no more life epiphanies, but progress in the practice is always good.  It couldn’t have helped that Jon was sitting on the bed 5 feet from me, playing on his Nintendo DSi.

I definitely am more aware that my life is what I make it – and if I want it to be better, I have to do it myself.  Awareness: check.  The next step, changing things for the better, is an ongoing process with a lot of bumps in the road.  I’m still working on getting out of bed.  I still spend a bit too much time watching TV and not doing anything else.  I did, however, buy food for the week on my way home from LVAC, and look forward to fresh steamed veggies for the next few days!!