1 month in.
So it's been a month since I stepped foot in a gym hehe... I have been going 2x per week, roughly. One time I went to the parkour gym instead, and another time I went to the gym an extra day of the week. But it all balances out to about 2x per week. I have been lazy with stretching ever since I took a break from injuring my leg so I need to really work on that.
I have gained the 5 pounds I was trying to gain so that's great because I feel stronger and do not look fatter. So hopefully those pounds are being put to good use! When I actually gain a small amount of weight (2 lbs) it is very extremely obvious because I am so tiny, so with 5 lbs which is actually a large amount for me, it's a good sign if I don't appear to have gained weight. I feel stronger definitely, so that's really really cool.
Oh, today is the first time I went on the treadmill instead of elliptical... and why the hell have I been wasting my precious gym time on elliptical!? Treadmill is sooo much more fun! Also when you get off and walk around, it feels like you are floating for about 10-15 seconds :D Anyway I believe it may have been an endurance thing... like because my endurance has improved I can actually enjoy the treadmill whereas before it would have felt like hell on earth right from the get go.
Guys are oh so willing to come up to me at the gym and offer help with things I do not need help with and it's amusing because I am a sweaty red faced mess, so I wonder if they are just genuinely happy to see a female in the weight section. Usually they all go into the yoga or spin classes, or cardio machines. I actually haven't attended a single class since signing up for the gym... I would but I already spend almost two hours every time I go to the gym and I don't have time on any other days. Blah. I'm thinking of purchasing some weights... I feel like I could get some for free somehow. I don't want to pay because I am effing broke and i'd rather spend my money on a foam roller but I feel like tons of people purchase weights that just sit around and never get used... so i'll see. Then it would free up some gym time because I could do certain weight exercises at home! Actually holy shit, I should check downstairs in my building...
Anyway I am off to shower & have dinner hopefully at Akai, i've been craving it like crazy recently. I tried ordering jap food from somewhere nearby that was supposedly a really nice place that was more pricey so the food was supposed to be better accordingly but that was clearly a mistake. I won't trust people's reviews anymore because I am always disappointed. Unless I know the person specifically... because I realise that most of the population of people on earth seem to have horrendous taste. It's not their fault they don't know better I guess. I mean you are born with it or you aren't, maybe.
I have gained the 5 pounds I was trying to gain so that's great because I feel stronger and do not look fatter. So hopefully those pounds are being put to good use! When I actually gain a small amount of weight (2 lbs) it is very extremely obvious because I am so tiny, so with 5 lbs which is actually a large amount for me, it's a good sign if I don't appear to have gained weight. I feel stronger definitely, so that's really really cool.
Oh, today is the first time I went on the treadmill instead of elliptical... and why the hell have I been wasting my precious gym time on elliptical!? Treadmill is sooo much more fun! Also when you get off and walk around, it feels like you are floating for about 10-15 seconds :D Anyway I believe it may have been an endurance thing... like because my endurance has improved I can actually enjoy the treadmill whereas before it would have felt like hell on earth right from the get go.
Guys are oh so willing to come up to me at the gym and offer help with things I do not need help with and it's amusing because I am a sweaty red faced mess, so I wonder if they are just genuinely happy to see a female in the weight section. Usually they all go into the yoga or spin classes, or cardio machines. I actually haven't attended a single class since signing up for the gym... I would but I already spend almost two hours every time I go to the gym and I don't have time on any other days. Blah. I'm thinking of purchasing some weights... I feel like I could get some for free somehow. I don't want to pay because I am effing broke and i'd rather spend my money on a foam roller but I feel like tons of people purchase weights that just sit around and never get used... so i'll see. Then it would free up some gym time because I could do certain weight exercises at home! Actually holy shit, I should check downstairs in my building...
Anyway I am off to shower & have dinner hopefully at Akai, i've been craving it like crazy recently. I tried ordering jap food from somewhere nearby that was supposedly a really nice place that was more pricey so the food was supposed to be better accordingly but that was clearly a mistake. I won't trust people's reviews anymore because I am always disappointed. Unless I know the person specifically... because I realise that most of the population of people on earth seem to have horrendous taste. It's not their fault they don't know better I guess. I mean you are born with it or you aren't, maybe.