Ouch

As part of my campaign to get my life together this year, I am making myself work out more. I figure if I'm paying off my credit cards, taking the FL bar, and have cut my hair in order to get myself a real job, I should also get myself in shape physically as well. We live in a world where people judge us at first glance and I have seen too many Dateline and 20/20 specials about how overweight people are treated when they are looking for jobs. I have paid too much for my education to get turned down for a job because of my weight. If my grades aren't right or I don't have enough experience, I can accept that, BUT to be turned down for a job because I'm heavy? I refuse to let that happen. I also think that working out will help me to get my mind right for all of this studying I'm supposed to be doing. Plus, I finally want to wear my favorite pair of khaki pants that have been in the back of my closet for four years.

This week I told myself that I would work out every morning before work. Monday and Tuesday I did Tae Bo, Wednesday I did Power yoga and this morning I did Step Aerobics. Can I just say OUCH! My body is very mad at me. I have spiraled downwards since my days of dance and track and I am ashamed at how out of shape I am. The Sensation claims that my pain will go away soon and that he supports my workout efforts 100% but it took all of my strength to drag my aching bones out of bed this morning and set up the step. Even though it sucks, I am determined to keep this up. It takes 21 days to create a habit and I have to keep going. I have promised myself I am going to lose weight so many times and I have always been on plan for a couple of weeks and then fallen off. I have to stop these fits and starts. I guess I'll do the same thing I did with Discover. Just keep putting in a little work at a time and in time the aches will go away and so will the weight. In the meantime, does anyone know where I can get a good massage?