July 25, 2007
metal under tension, begging you to touch and go
I've gone to the gym every day except one (last Sunday) for the past 17 days. (Yes, I'm counting. Don't even try to tell me that surprises you.) Working out is slowly making itself a part of my daily life, my routine, and I'm glad. My goal is to get in better shape and start taking better care of myself, and I'm doing this one small tweak at a time. The first was going to the gym, and the next is using Crest Whitestrips. My teeth aren't horribly yellow, but neither are they the gleaming white of commercials. Realistically I don't want or expect them to look like that, but I do want them to look a little less dingy, thus the Whitestrips. Since today was the first day I used them, I don't have much by way of progress to report yet. I plan to take pictures either today or tomorrow though, so I'll have "before" and "after" pics to refer to. I also need to weigh myself and take my measurements so I'll some sort of baseline to measure my working out against.
I'm pretty sure I've written about it here before, but I'll say it again - my goal isn't to lose weight, per se, because I don't care how much I weigh, as long as I'm healthy and fit. If I muscle up to 150+ after I add weight training back in, okay. I won't lie and tell you that the idea of weighing in at 150 THRILLS me, but if it's 150 lbs of muscle instead of 150 lbs of flab, I can handle that. It helps to see what I'm capable of too: being able to leg press over 240 lbs is very encouraging, if not outright empowering. My goal is to be happy, fit/in shape, and healthy, mentally, physically, and emotionally.
Posted by oracle at July 25, 2007 8:11 AM in health / the fourth year