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working out
Oct. 29th, 2005 03:23 pmso, i just came back from the gym, where I went for the second time in as many weeks. O.o Also the second time in my life.
It's really weird for me. That I've been going, and working out. It's not something that I've ever done.
But friend Courtney is quite the athlete, and she likes to stay in shape and goes and works out. So last week she said she was going to the gym and asked me and friend Carly if we wanted to go, too. And I was like, "well, what the hell." Courtney's a lot of fun to be with, and she seemed to really want company, and assured us that it wouldn't be a problem if we held her back.
So, yeah, I went and I worked out. I feel really out of place in gyms and general sort of athletic situations. Of course, it was an awkward out of placeness that I haven't felt since gym class in high school. I feel really scrawny, and like my clothes don't fit, and like everyone knows that I don't belong. So, you know, I was pretty scared.
But that's why I was so proud of myself for going--I faced my fear! It was still quite uncomfortable, but Courtney was really sweet and helpful and encouraging. She taught us this "super duper fat burning workout" thing, which involves sets of 8 reps with dumbells--or barbells? is there a difference?--in different positions and things. Then we did crunches, and then we all got onto machines--I was on some sort of biking machine, where I watched the end of Lidia's Italian-American Kitchen. I hate Lidia, but I love that show. Cos my bike had a TV. and Carly and Courtney were on. . . ellipticals? I think that's what they were.
And then we stretched. I hate stretching in public cos I don't like people to know how inflexible I was, so I tried to be as unnoticeable as possible. Cos you have to do all this stuff in a huge open room. Which was really the scariest part.
Today. . . I can hardly believe it. . . but today, I ran.
( more about the gym and my experiences there under the cut )
Now I'm going to try and catch my breath and rest my legs, cos I'm about to go into town with Carly. She needs to find a shirt for her Robert Plant costume. :D
Also!!
I'm a Religion Major!!!
I'm soooooooo excited! I declared a couple weeks ago, and a professor that I really like is my adviser, and I'm so happy, and he's so awesome. (yesterday, I was really missing my religion professor from last year, it was weird--but even if he was still here--he's retired--i would want the professor that I have now as my adviser, cos I love him and he's so cool, and less intimidating than last year's professor) Yay!! :D
And, I have a lot of work to do in the next week and a half and then smooth sailing! Laaaa!!
I also took ten pages of notes on glam rock in class on Thursday. lol. TEN PAGES! Because I was taking notes for a friend who was sick. And then another friend was absent, so she lucked out.
Anyways, that's all for now.
It's really weird for me. That I've been going, and working out. It's not something that I've ever done.
But friend Courtney is quite the athlete, and she likes to stay in shape and goes and works out. So last week she said she was going to the gym and asked me and friend Carly if we wanted to go, too. And I was like, "well, what the hell." Courtney's a lot of fun to be with, and she seemed to really want company, and assured us that it wouldn't be a problem if we held her back.
So, yeah, I went and I worked out. I feel really out of place in gyms and general sort of athletic situations. Of course, it was an awkward out of placeness that I haven't felt since gym class in high school. I feel really scrawny, and like my clothes don't fit, and like everyone knows that I don't belong. So, you know, I was pretty scared.
But that's why I was so proud of myself for going--I faced my fear! It was still quite uncomfortable, but Courtney was really sweet and helpful and encouraging. She taught us this "super duper fat burning workout" thing, which involves sets of 8 reps with dumbells--or barbells? is there a difference?--in different positions and things. Then we did crunches, and then we all got onto machines--I was on some sort of biking machine, where I watched the end of Lidia's Italian-American Kitchen. I hate Lidia, but I love that show. Cos my bike had a TV. and Carly and Courtney were on. . . ellipticals? I think that's what they were.
And then we stretched. I hate stretching in public cos I don't like people to know how inflexible I was, so I tried to be as unnoticeable as possible. Cos you have to do all this stuff in a huge open room. Which was really the scariest part.
Today. . . I can hardly believe it. . . but today, I ran.
( more about the gym and my experiences there under the cut )
Now I'm going to try and catch my breath and rest my legs, cos I'm about to go into town with Carly. She needs to find a shirt for her Robert Plant costume. :D
Also!!
I'm a Religion Major!!!
I'm soooooooo excited! I declared a couple weeks ago, and a professor that I really like is my adviser, and I'm so happy, and he's so awesome. (yesterday, I was really missing my religion professor from last year, it was weird--but even if he was still here--he's retired--i would want the professor that I have now as my adviser, cos I love him and he's so cool, and less intimidating than last year's professor) Yay!! :D
And, I have a lot of work to do in the next week and a half and then smooth sailing! Laaaa!!
I also took ten pages of notes on glam rock in class on Thursday. lol. TEN PAGES! Because I was taking notes for a friend who was sick. And then another friend was absent, so she lucked out.
Anyways, that's all for now.
