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Not much to report.  Bf and I went to the gym yesterday.  Bf showed me how to use the Gravitron machine, which allows you to do pull ups and tricep dips.  It assists you so you only lift a percentage of your own weight, and you adjust the weight stack to use more of your own weight as you get stronger.  The bad part is that I was only using 28% of my own weight.  

Re your comments about the gym… I joined a gym late last year, at which bf has had a membership with the chain for years and years.  I stopped Jazzercise classes at the end of last year, and those classes are a separate franchise with their own own locations (ranging from strip mall storefronts to park district facilities).  I got a decent rate at the gym because I was added to bf’s membership, a lot less than Jazzercise (but that’s not the main reason I quit Jazzercise).  But yes, it’s a waste of money if I’m not using it.  I’m not happy with myself only going 1-2 times per week.   This gym itself is alright, good location for me.  I like doing weights, and this gym has a lot of equipment to choose from.  I’m not all that keen on doing the cardio machines, so there’s a missing piece in the equation, but that’s more me than a fault of the facility.  For now I’m going to continue with the gym.  Bf and I talked and he decided he’s going to go to the gym during the day, since I told him I don’t mind going by myself after work in the evenings, and that it might be better if I go by myself.  So that will allow me to just get home, change clothes and head out to the gym right away, which works best for me.  No waiting around for bf or asking each other if we’re going.  We’ll see how the change works for me.  Bf thinks it’ll work better for him because the gym is very quiet during the day and he’ll get through his workouts more quickly. 

Almost done with my quarterly work, and I leave the office in less than two hours for the podiatrist.  Nothing going on tonight.  I need to give myself a pedicure - I started part of it last night (removed the polish and trimmed the nails).  It sounds sort of relaxing to soak my feet in the foot spa, reading my book and sipping a glass of wine, so I’ll probably do that. 

Tomorrow is a day off.  Weather is supposed to be sunny and warm.  Still have shrub trimming to do, so I’ll get out and do that.  Plenty of other stuff to do around the house as well, but I also want to get out of the house and enjoy the weather.  If bf had his bike adjusted and installed the bike rack on the car now that we have all the parts, we could take a ride together.  We could do that on the tandem, but the bike rack needs another special part to accommodate the tandem.  One of the things I really want to do this year is ride the bike path that goes into the botanic garden.  The garden is very extensive and I think it would be nice to see it by bike.  They have a whole section which is being restored to native prairie plants. 

Saturday we’re going to bf’s sister and BIL’s house for a cookout.  The brother and SIL with whom we’re no longer on speaking terms will not be there - yesssss!  I think they finally got the message that we’re not interested in interacting with them.  We’ve only avoided or given them the cold shoulder at the past three family events.  Saturday night is fireworks back in our area.  Sunday is lunch w/ bf’s mom. 

Looking forward to a nice weekend.  Hope everyone has a wonderful Fourth of July holiday.  Oh, and Happy (belated) Canada Day!

I wasn’t going to post today, but the afternoon is kind of dragging.  Not that I don’t have anything else to do, but I just feel like it.  Not that I really have much to say.

Didn’t go to the gym last night.  Exercise was a grand total of two sets of pushups and a 20 min. dog walk.  I need to get out of this rut and get back to exercising regularly.  Maybe this is just a lesson staring me in the face.  Maybe I need to realize that I do better when I have a set schedule, somewhat out of my sole control.  If I want to exercise, I need to go to a class on a certain day and time to do so.  I make things difficult for myself with my lack of self-motivation and self-discipline.  

So I received a bill for early renewal of my gym membership.  If I pay now, I can get up to two years for $19/month, which is a good price.  But if I continue with the same behavior, it’s a waste of money.  Not a lot of money, but enough.  Yes, this gym has classes.  So far I’ve only tried one class, a yoga class.  It was good.  But right now I feel like I need cardio or weight training more than yoga.  And I haven’t tried any of those classes.  And this gym doesn’t have a ton of classes to choose from that fit my schedule.  But I suppose I need to try them and see if they would work for me.

And I need to leave bf out of the equation.  If he’s slacking off, that shouldn’t impact me.  Frankly, he’s lost his initial motivation, so I’m pretty much on my own.  The one-car household issue does impact me sometimes.  If I’m going to commit to certain gym days (and I really need to), then bf will have to commit to no car for that time period.  No 2nd car is planned for the near future. 

Tonight’s plan:  My friend and I cancelled tonight’s drinks/dinner and will try again next week.  We really wanted to sit outside and enjoy the summer weather.  Today it’s 59 degrees and overcast.  Ugh - not very summery.  So, that means I go to the gym!

Okay, less than an hour to go!