New goal - the gym

Update on my previous goal (getting more sleep): I have  been consistently getting 7-8 hours of sleep per night. Most of the time I average 7.5 but I'm getting there. Robert is teaching an early class a couple days a week so it helps that I know he needs to get to bed early as well.

Now on to my next goal! This Saturday I joined a Gold's Gym Express. Their no-commitment policy and either $10 or $20 fee really appealed to me. I chose the $20 option because it allows me unlimited guest passes. This means I'll get to bring Robert along when he's free. Most of the time I'll be going with my gym buddy Janna. My goal for the next two weeks is to go to the gym 3 times per week for 1 hour each time. So far I am on track and have gone twice already!

I truly thought I was going to pass out those first 5 minutes back on the elliptical machine. After that I was okay and then remaining 55 minutes flew by. I was a bit sore Saturday night but an ibuprofen helped that. Now I'm feeling just fine. I have noticed that the super fit people seem to show up early and the regular folks come later. I'm all about the regular people!! I would much rather work out next to a sweaty, chubby person then a life-sized Barbie.

New year - new plan for health!

I wasn't so great about blogging in 2012. I hope to change that in 2013 and be on here more often. I've decided to focus on a different healthy habit every two weeks and I'll share how things are going for me.

For the next two weeks (1/7 - 1/21) I'll be working on getting more sleep. I've always been a 6 or 7 hour person but this time I'm going to focus on getting 8 hours of sleep. Last night I got 7 hours and 50 minutes so I'm off to a good start! My hope is that by getting more sleep I'll have more energy to put toward exercising and cleaning (my two least favorite things).