Day 9: Start A New Routine At The Gym & Clothes/Stuff Swap

Day 9: Start A New Routine At The Gym & Clothes/Stuff Swap

6:10am is so early – especially when you know you have to go to the gym.

I’ve been going to the gym three times a week for about four weeks now. First I tried to go at night but found that I was tired or irritable from the day and either talked myself out of going or didn’t get that much out of my workout. I decided to go in the morning because it starts the day off right and gives me a feeling of accomplishment – even if it’s before 7am.

I wanted to change things up and like an angel my wonderful sister-in-law, KK, sent me a link to a new workout routine that focuses on arms. Oh my arms, I work and I work and they jiggle and they jiggle. It seems my triceps will always be a mess of flab but then KK told me in only three weeks she started to see results with this amazing routine from Self Magazine.

http://www.self.com/fitness/workouts/2006/11/arm-sculpting-routine-slideshow#slide=1

After watching the video demonstration numerous times I decided today was the morning to start working towards my new amazing arms. I’m not going to lie, I found the circuit really hard. I only had 5 lb weights which I think were a bit too heavy (they say 3 lb max) and each exercise worked numerous muscles. The moves were very intense and detailed so it might help to have the video handy when you do them. I’m definitely going to invest in 3 lb weights and stick with this routine as in 30-40 minutes I got a great arm, abs and butt workout! Not I just have to be patient and wait for the results to come.

Due to my brief departure from blogging I am doing two new things today – the second is a clothes swap with friends.

I still have clothes from high school (10+ years ago) in my closet that I convince myself I can wear. Aside from the fact that they’re too small some of them are severely out of style – like a denim skort from The Gap. I got rid of all the clothes that are too big for me. As I am never going back to that weight there is no point in keeping the memories around. I also got rid of things that I never wear or make me feel bad about myself when I put them on. Who knows – they might look great on someone else?

The clothes swap has expanded into an everything swap – books, jewelry, bags, kitchen gadgets. Cleaning out your closet is very therapeutic. The less junk and clutter you have in your home the more organized you will be. Feeling organized allows you to feel in control which helps me with making wise choices when eating.

A little plug for Weight Watchers Lose For Good: Clean out your pantry this month and donate the can goods you haven’t used and most likely will never use to a local food bank. You can go a step further and donate winter coats that don’t fit to those who will benefit from them this winter.

Pictures from the swap will be posted tomorrow.