Wordless Wednesday ~ I'm Quitting the Gym

Here is how I feel today!! 

Alexis

Day one down...

So, I made it through day one of The Firm Express. It wasn't so bad. The 20 minutes seemed to pass rather quickly. There were 8 second blasts where you had to work a little harder and faster. The rationale behind this is if you push yourself a little more, then you will burn more fat during those sporadic blasts. Not bad.

My only question is why are these workout gurus so peppy? I mean, really? Calm down! No one is that happy all the time! It reminds me of one of my all time favorite TV shows. I'm sure you've heard of it. It was a little show called "Friends."

The episode was when Chandler was getting a little chubby and Monica - sad because of a break-up and no work - decided to be his trainer. She kept telling him to get on the exercise "train," screaming "Woo woo! Woo woo!". Until Chandler made her feel so bad about everything and helping her to see that taking a nap would be better than exercise. That's what I wanted to do to this overly chipper tiny blonde. Of course I can't do this. Not just because I will never meet her, but because I need her. At least until I meet the next perfect bodied instructor in week two.

Alexis

Will I really feel firm?

So I had a weak shopping moment.  Ok, so I have a lot of those....but this one was abnormal for me. 

After a night of a few glasses of wine, I was watching the wonderful world of info-mercials.  One caught my eye in particular.  The Firm Express.  This lovely info-mercial showcased a bunch of women who previously had lumpy mid-sections and weighed in the obese categories for their heights.  Then miraculously, by following this 30-day workout plan, they each lost oodles of pounds and countless inches to reveal their former teenage sizes.  And the exercises are only 20 minutes long...I can do anything for that short amount of time!

I paid special attention to this 30-something girl who had a "spare tire" and dimply thighs.  I sat with my glass of Pinot Grigio, listening to her story as I spoke out loud to the TV about the same issues that I have with my body.  Then it came...the website to log on to so that I could order this gift from the weight loss Gods.  I immediately ran to my purse, plucked my credit card out of my wallet, typed the website into my computer, and (you guessed it) ordered the workout videos. 

Now mind you, I belong to the gym.  My membership was a gift from my husband who usually never listens, yet he just happened to listen to one of my rants about wanting to lose weight.  Doesn't he know I just wanted to complain, I didn't want him to solve that problem?!  I hate to work out, but I do try to go to the gym at least 3 days a week.  But for some reason, this is different.  With the promise of huge results in just 30 days, how do I pass it up?

I'll admit, I'm skeptical.  But I will give anything a try.  So I will keep you posted on my journey to become "Thin in 30!"

Maybe this will help me feel less guilty about my nightly chocolate indulgences...

Alexis