Goal #80: Take a zumba class at the gym

On New Years Eve I took advantage of my chance to take a daytime class at the gym and tried zumba for the first time!

It was fun and much harder than I expected. I thought it's just a bit of dancing... piece of cake! So I got there early and did a bit of cardio and weights before even starting the class. I was tired 15 minutes in!

It was fun though. I felt a little stupid doing all the salsa and merengue moves, but I just had to get over it and shake my ass the best I could... it's the only way you'll learn right?

I might take this class again, but I still love my kickboxing more.

Speaking of New Years Eve, that evening we headed to our friends' house for a little party. We ate good food, drank yummy champagne, played games and kissed at midnight. Happy 2011!

See my list of 100 goals to accomplish by my 30th birthday here.

Who am I?!

Looking at the title of this post, you probably thought it was going to be really deep and meaningful about my innermost thoughts. Nope, sorry. I chose that title because it’s about me doing something that I’ve always hated and was my last choice of exercise – running.

Last Monday James and I went for a walk and somehow turned it into a run. I just wanted to try it, I guess. And it was kind of fun (but hard). The next night I got home and he was really excited about doing it again. He’d planned out a route and everything so we went running two days in a row (man, were my legs sore).


We took the rest of the week off but last night we went running again and it was fun and a lot easier than last week. I didn’t even complain like before!

We’ve agreed to make it a once-a-week thing. We’re going to run every Monday evening. That, combined with kickboxing twice a week should give me a good routine to stick with. It’s hard to make yourself run, but having James as my running buddy helps a lot.

Seriously, who is this running girl?! Running is not a Chardonnay thing!

May/June weight loss

I was supposed to update my weight loss progress (ahem, or rather, weight gain…) at the end of May. However, I didn’t own a scale and my boss took the one that we were using for The Biggest Loser contest home. I was weighing myself at the gym, but I always go after work. You are mistaken if you think I’m going to count my end-of-the-day weight, after eating 2 – 3 meals! That makes a big difference!

So this weekend I finally picked up my own digital scale, which tells me I’ve gained 1 pound since the end of April. That’s not as bad as it could be, but still crappy. I’ve been working a little more, causing me to miss my kickboxing class. To make it, I have to leave right at 5:00. And if I can’t go to kickboxing, I sometimes won’t work out at all, because everything else is boring and hard! I have lots of lame excuses and need to do better :(

I’m still keeping track of my calorie intake, which is probably why I haven’t gained more. I’m eating about 1700 a day. The goal is always 1500, but I’m not going to go hungry!

Next update to come in a month or so…

This weekend's weird gym story

I posted before about James’ streak of seeing uncommon sights at 24 Hour Fitness. He often sees local news anchors (not that extraordinary) and once saw an entire NBA team there. On Saturday he returned with yet another gym story.

A naked guy in the pool.

The pool area is clearly visible to people working out in the weight area – the wall dividing the two rooms is glass. Oh, and it’s not a clothing optional area. Apparently many people had the pleasure of seeing a lot of a wet, oblivious man walking around the pool and spa.

This is the same pool that a corpse was found in several months ago, I recently learned. I saw the signs that said the pool was closed and wondered what was up… yeah, someone died while swimming! How sad! The person died of natural causes but it took a long time (a day or so, I think) for anyone to notice.

Ah, 24 Hour Fitness, the stories you give me.

Kickboxing

I love kickboxing! I started a little over two years ago when I first joined my gym, and when I was in college I went one or two times every week. It’s hard work, but is really fun. When I first started, it was intimidating learning all the moves, but it didn’t take long until I knew what I was doing (usually).

Last summer I started my current job, and my 8:30 – 5:30 schedule had, for the most part, prevented me from attending kickboxing classes. A few weeks ago I decided to change my schedule to 8 – 5. This allows me to get to class every Tuesday and Thursday right after work.

It’s good to be back! It’s such a great work out. I’m convinced that I burn a lot more calories than using the treadmill or elliptical, since I don’t have the motivation to use those for a whole 50 minutes; I get bored.

I’ve also tried cycling and step aerobics classes. They’re good too, but kickboxing is still my favorite. I’m interested in giving zumba a try, and they even have a hip hop class that I’d like to try but I’m a little scared of.

Orlando Magic

Nothing remarkable happened to me today, so I’m going to share James’ exciting story of the day.

He was working out at the gym in downtown Sac, and half of the Orlando Magic team came in to work out! They’re in town to play the Kings.

This guy’s on a roll with the celeb sightings at the gym… a few months ago he saw Natalie Bomke, local Fox News anchor. All I ever see are obnoxious hairy guy and skanky too-tight pants girl.