As you may have figured out, I am trying yet again
to eat healthier and get my butt back to the gym.
The first hurdle I am trying to get over is the
healthy eating thing. I am attempting to copy my daughter's style and
snacking on carrots etc. but sometimes I just crave chocolate, what's
a girl to do? At the moment I am trying just not to buy chocolate,
this plans seems to be working... so far.
My next hurdle is the gym. I have joined a local
24hr gym so that I can go whenever I can organise it, even if it
means going after dinner when the kids are asleep, or whenever I can
get a babysitter/hubby to watch the kids. Because of the odd times I attend the gym, I've
begun to notice a trend in the other clientèle, and have created a
little dictionary for you:
Beefs – These guys are your body builders, or
simply guys who like the muscley look. Beefs are quite large, they
tend to have biceps so large they aren't actually hold their arms at
their sides, giving the impression of far too many steroids. They are
found at all hours of the day or night. They are usually found in
pairs in the evenings and they “spot” each other.
Spotting – When one Beef makes jokes at the
expense of another Beef who is lifting weights.
Big Beauties – Generally women, but
occasionally men, who for whatever reason are overweight. They are
usually accompanied by a personal trainer ( I need me one of those).
They work their butts off and you can't help but be proud of them.
They are usually seen at crazy hours of the morning, because this is
apparently the only time the personal trainers are available.
Barbies – Gorgeous stick figures with hair
extensions. These women don't need to attend the gym for fitness
reasons but instead use the time to socialise with their friends
while hogging the treadmills and flirting with Beefs who probably
couldn't satisfy them anyway due the affect of steroids on their
manhoods. The gym manager actually has a jar of lollies on hand to
help revive Barbies who decide to work out but haven't eaten anything
all day.
The Useless Hour – 6pm-ish – This is the time
of day when everyone finishes work, ditches office attire and dons
their exercise gear and heads to the gym leaving me no weight
machines, treadmills or any other equipment to exercise on. :(
The Best Time – 2pm-ish – Most people are at
work (except for the occasional Beef) so the machines are usually
free. Plus I can usually hide in the corner and not stress about
someone seeing me and laughing at how everything wobbles when I run
(No-one actually does this, but I am paranoid).
Me - Really needs to actually attend the gym more and exercise rather than sit on my butt on the couch and blog about it
