Side effects

A couple more bonuses of losing weight:

1) no more lower back pain while doing the dishes. I'm not sure if this is because I do the dishes more frequently now so it's a shorter time spent leaning over the sink or due to the weight loss. Either way, I'll take it!

2) It's easier to paint my toenails as there is less of a gut to get in the way! :)

Yay!! It's the small victories that keep me going - keep the eye one the prize - 7 months to go!!!

Can't avoid it forever

It was time to face my apartment. It had gotten out of control and mostly due to my clothes (and the heap of bags/boxes piled up by the door). I had opened up the box of previously too small clothes which ended up being the definition of opening a can of worms. If I brought out clothes, I had to address the clothes already filling my closet and dresser. So I ignored the mountains of clothes stacked by my closet. Until today. It was quite a productive night. After my trampoline class I went to Home Depot to find the right drywall screws to use hanging the table. Then I went to work. I did the table, which Ikea had two people doing but I was able to use a chair to assist. Then it was clothes. It was exciting to "rediscover" clothes but as the giveaway pile grew I must admit it was sad to see some clothes go. The fat pants that with a tag noting an acceptable size number but fit me at my fattest. The memories that some items brought back just because I was wearing them at pivotal times. But alas most are far too old. As the new clothes came out I found some, more than I would like to admit actually, that I bought because I was sure I'd lose a few and fit into them - only to have never worn them. No more! So I packed up the old and organized the new. I felt it was an important moment in my journey so I just wanted to share ;) I am set now until the Fall, when I'll have to go through the winter clothes (which I hopefully won't fit into then!)

Urban Rebounding

So there is a class at NYSC called Urban Rebounding, which is a trampoline class. The last time I tried to get in it was full. This time I just barely got a spot. I got there five minutes early and took a spot in the back. I was a rookie and someone nice in front of me said just follow me or the other girls. Don't worry about this time, it takes a few classes to get it. Glad she said that - who would think bouncing is hard. However, you have to control your bounces to stay on the beat and get down to the "rebounder" on time. Within a few moments my heart rate was up to 158 -so clearly the cardio was there! It was fun but I forgot my trauma on the trampoline. At 13, I was on a big trampoline and in trying to avoid bouncing into someone I bounced right off the trampoline to a broken wrist. Not fun! So the bouncing brought that back but I powered through. I didn't have the balance other girls did but I guess that comes with experience. You must get adjusted. I stayed on the whole time (there were some close calls) and got a good workout in. I'd do it again but I found out after the class that it was more advanced. Maybe I'll schlep up to 125th to try theirs to see if it's more basic. This was kicks and hops, let's start with controlling the bouncing first people! There are only a few gyms with trampolines and only a few classes during non-work hours so it's a limited selection. I am glad I found it, it's another workout to mix it up, now I have step, spin, "rebounding" and the gym (aka my favorite scenic video game-like bike). Pretty good variety! The one negative - somewhere along the way I lost my lock for the locker room .... Drats!