Happy Friday/Saturday everyone.
My day off was nice, but how quickly it went!
Susie - Enjoy your weekend at home! Good job staying the same this week. I was up a horrible 2 pounds, but I already knew I was off track...but I still needed that kick in the butt. Yeh, I got to the gym last night. More on that later.
Michelle - Glad the procedure went well and all's clear. Good luck with the recruiters today! Re the nutritionist - will you have more sessions with her??
Ceejay - Sounds like a busy day for you yesterday! Nice early Christmas gift for yourself.
And good day for exercise - nice when you get it in while doing regular activities in the normal course of your day.
Annie - Enjoy your weekend. Bf also said he needed to get out and give the lawn a final mowing. I dunno, maybe it'll grow some more with the mild temps and rain we're forecast to get this weekend... Sissy's giving the li'l guy a head start with his alphabet, huh? Love it!!
Shad - Hope you enjoyed your family time. Which guy are you ready to take a scalpel to? The one who did the doco previous to you?? Wow, didn't think about the long-term banking needs you might have in NZ. What a lot of work you've done for this assignment outside the project itself!!
Happy - You're probably trying to finish up your packing now - hope everything goes smoothly with your trip. Yeh, I like the types of classes they have at this new gym. There's a decent variety, and challenging enough for sure! I like that I can switch up my routine with different classes, as well as use the machines and equipment. I do hope the instructor substitutions and class changes are not too frequent...
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Last night I went to the new gym w/ bf. The class I intended to go to was the cardio kickboxing class, but there was a substitute instructor. She apparently doesn't teach that class, so she changed it to a boot camp class. It is described as:
"Achieve your fitness goals with this military inspired circuit workout. Calisthenics and training drills develop strength, stamina and agility." I'd never done a boot camp class, so I was up for at least trying it. Well, it's full of strenuous moves like burpees, donkey kicks, mountain climbers. Ugh! A lot of jumping moves, including jumping jacks and worse. It was structured as 1 min. of strength moves alternated with 1 min of cardio. Let's just say, it was a lot harder than I wanted to work, LOL. And I was not alone in that. When the instructor demonstrated a very strenuous move, many of us just laughed. Most of the time I tried a few reps, but there were a couple where I went straight to a modified move. But I got a good workout even doing a ton of modified moves.
Today I had my massage in the morning. Very nice and relaxing. Alas, I'm feeling sore now from the boot camp class, but maybe the massage will have lessened my soreness. The therapist is a woman used by my Jazzercise instructor, and she handed out her cards and flyers at a class during the summer. She works out of her home. I'd definitely go back to her again, and if bf and I both wanted massages, she would even come to the house. That would cost extra, but her rates are already very reasonable, so that's something to seriously consider.
After the massage I went to the thrift shop on the way home and bought a couple pairs of pants, some books, a cute Christmas tchotchke for the mantel and a brand new in-the-package dark wood "ledge" on which little knick-knackie things can be placed. I have a good amount of framed art on the walls, but nothing on shelves - or any shelves for that matter. Total for all items - less than $14. They had all kinds of cute Christmas decorations & other holiday items on display. Made me think of Mel, of course. And it kind of got me into the holiday spirit a little bit early. I don't like hearing that more and more stores are going to be open on Thanksgiving, or about all the commercial hoopla and materialism that's now part of the holidays, but I do enjoy pretty decorations.
After that, went to lunch and did some errands with bf. Just brewed a mug of tea, ready to relax.
Tomorrow will be a gym session - either a class or using the equipment. We also want to get the garage wall storage system set up this weekend while the temps are mild.
Nothing much else, just some housework and puttering.
Okay, ready to kick back in the recliner. Have a great weekend everyone.