Hello! Why am I so excited you may ask? For the first time since I was a teenager, my scale read 249 lbs this morning!!! It may go back above 250 tomorrow, but for now I weigh less than 250lbs! Plus it is the first milestone that I have hit in sometime. The milestones came fast and furious to begin, but since have slowed down. I was starting to get frustrated, so this came at a very good time. I think I may hit 225 by the summer!
Now on to the real post. When I talk to most people about why I spend the money on a gym membership it usually comes back to a question of why waste the money when I can do it at home. Couple of reasons. First, I made the commitment to myself and the financial commitment to the gym. The month to month payments are only $20. I don't work out at a fancy gym, but it meets my needs. If I bail on my contract I have to pay $60. I can not afford that, so it motivates me. I don't like feeling like I am wasting money, so I go 3-4 times a week. Second, I am to tall for the elliptical in my basement, my head hits the ceiling and that sucks. So the gym it is. When I get to the gym, even if I don't feel like working out it seems like a waste of gas to go home. (Again, I am fiscally responsible...cheap) I will get at least some light cardio in, and it makes it worth it.
The gym hasn't always been nice to me though. (Editor's Note: I blame the gym for these 2 stories, but in all honesty it was my own stupid fault.) The first situation is kinda funny looking back. I was working out with a couple of guys 12 years younger than me. They are both in better shape than me, but they are both awesome workout partners. (Shout out to Jake and Jay) We were benching and since they both put up similar weight, I went last. I did not see that Jake was trying to show off and put an extra 5lb weight plate on both sides. When he was done and I was setting the bar for myself, that extra 5lb weight plate fell directly on to my big toe. I tell you, if I wasn't in a testosterone filled room you may have seen a grown man cry that night. Luckily my toe did not break, keeping the streak alive of no broken bones in my life. Knock on wood. It did cause me to be in pain when the shower water hit it, or I touched it. But the doc said no break! Lesson to be learned that night; Pay attention!
This was the scary one. I was doing fly's on a cable machine. Now I know better than to do more weight than I can handle, and I did not go heavy that night. I guess that I had already overworked myself and during rep 8 of 10, I got a tingly feeling all over my head. After a few days of taking it easy but still having headaches, I went to the doctor. After a stress test and an EKG, they said my heart was fine and that was not the cause. The best two things to come from it was that I was told that I was in good shape, which I have never been told before. (Again nice milestone) Second, I learned to take it easy at the gym and know my limits.
Thanks again for listening to me.
Here's to you and your 225
Mike
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