Feeling better than ever

I have felt SO GOOD the past few days. I have been eating pretty well and going to the gym religiously. I have always 'liked' going to the gym... never really felt like I hated it, but now I LOVE it and get all giddy about going. I don't know what it is! Even when I go to my kickboxing class in the mornings at church, I STILL want to go to the gym as well! And eating... I've started bringing my lunch to work and I pack it full of stuff. That has really helped me to eat better. Today I brought Healthy Choice soup, two Gala apples (my fave), Kashi granola bar, sliced cucumbers, rice cakes and a sweet potato. That should last me for my 8 hour day at work. Oh, and I brought some Lemon Zinger herbal tea. I really like sipping on herbal tea throughout the day because sometimes I think I eat out of boredom, and having something to sip on keeps me busy. I don't add any sugar to it, so it doesn't always taste the greatest, but it still manages to taste good enough for me to enjoy.

SO anyway, ever since I joined Gold's Gym I have been going to the same location... it started to get a little out of date but I still loved it. When that Gym first opened, there was a nice fountain in the entrance and the Cardio Theater was my favorite thing to do. Even when they opened a brand new high-tech gym across town, I preferred this location. First of all because it was familiar, second because the new gym was where all the college kids went to pick up the opposite sex and show off. Then they closed my gym :^( They built another new one to replace it. I was so sad... almost felt like I didn't even want to work out anymore. We went to the first new one a few times but it was always SO crowded... with good-looking, intimidating college kids. Then a friend at work told me to try the NEW new one. I was a little skeptical that it would be the same, but she said there weren't a lot of crowds and that it was just as nice but cozier. So Adam and I checked it out last night and my friend was right! I have found my new favorite place to go, and I love it. It is in an area where a lot of families live, so there aren't nearly as many young singles go there and there are open machines! Although it's a little bit farther, we are going to start going to it. I could spend all day there!!!

On top of finding my new favorite gym, there are some other good things that came out of going to the gym yesterday!!! I saw one of my good good friends there that I haven't seen or spoken with since the day I got married! (6 months). We talked for forever and it sure was nice. She invited me to come to Yoga with her from now on... I've always wanted to do that!! Just never by myself... and now I have a friend to go with! We got to catch up on a lot of things. It's just always so nice to run into an old friend... one you've had for a long time... one who even if you don't talk to each other for six months, you just pick up where you left off like there's never been any absence from each other. I love that.

I have been doing pretty well on my New Years resolutions so far. I have been trying really hard and it has all paid off. Things that used to take a lot of effort are becoming easy and natural. I am on the road to doing more things that I love... I have joined a book club, a scrapbooking club, a cooking club and sewing group. Haven't started any of them yet, but I am looking forward to it! I have learned to have more patience with the people I seem to spend the most time with... (people at work). I have developed my faith more and am starting to become closer to the person I want to be. It just feels great.