I woke up this morning full of spunk and ready to hit the 8:30 AM spin class along with all of the other heathens. Ever since I have been wearing my new cycling shoes and clipping in to the pedals on the spin bike, I have noticed that my legs are truly a powerful force. I am pushing and pulling with my legs more and noticing the intensity in my quads and not just my hamstrings. I still need serious hamstring work to lift this flat butt of mine, but it’s nice to be working all of my leg muscles and my hip pain is less severe.
When I walked into the spin classroom at 15 minutes before class begins, at first glance appeared to be full. I was ecstatic when I found an available bike. I quickly ran over and placed my towel and water bottle on the handlebars. This is known as marking your territory. I ran to the bathroom and quickly returned only to discover upon making the necessary adjustments to the bike for my height that there was no seat. ”Nooooooooooo”, I wanted to scream and throw my fist in the air, falling to my knees like Charleton Heston in Planet of the Apes, but before I became too theatrical, I asked the instructor if there were any extra seats lying around. We found one. This was another good thing because I was there, spin shoes on, water bottle full, I think I would have hopped that bike and rode the whole hour standing. I really do! Why not? I have a friend that forgot her shoes once and road in her Ugg boots. The only mishap while on my bike today was that I had a panty line pinch big time and when I went to adjust myself inconspicuously, I accidentally unclipped my left show from the pedal and that pedal was still spinning like crazy, so I’ll have a nice shin bruise to sport. Stupid panties!
Disaster diverted! I’m on a mission to hit that 60 pound weight loss and I am giving it everything I’ve got the next few weeks. I have three pounds to go, three pounds! That may not seem like a lot, but it is for me because it will take time. I can gain three pounds in one sitting at a dinner table if I allowed myself to let loose, but it takes a while for me to lose three pounds.
Next week I will be doing more yoga than I have in the past. Last Saturday was a wake up call that I have outgrown Beginner Yoga and I love Vinyassa Yoga, but will be going to a real yoga studio, courtesy of my friend, Reeju. Thanks, RD!
