Working out

Workout
I made it to the gym last night for the first time in over two weeks. I was happy to be there, with my new heart monitor and new iPod arm band. I felt like a real "gym rat." So I got there and hopped on the elliptical machine. I upped the intensity to high and cranked away for 35 minutes while watching "Scrubs." (Love the fact that my machine has its own tv on it.)

After that, I started with some weights, and then went to my "step ups" where I step up onto two steps stacked on one another with 8 pound weights in my hands and kick my leg up when I get up on the top of the step. I finished the rest of my workout and then went and got my stuff and walked to the next bus stop down (about 1/2 mile) rather than taking the bus from in front of the gym to get my "cool down" walk in instead of being on the treadmill.

On two embarrassing notes:
While working out on the elliptical, I was going no-hands (I had seen on The Biggest Loser that you can actually burn more calories by actually not hanging on.) I was attempting to adjust my iPod strap on my arm band, and almost lost my balance because I was leaning to the right too much. So I *almost* fell off of the elliptical...in the front row of machines...with about a million people behind me...but I didn't. : )

The other semi-embarrassing thing was that when I went to the weight machines, my trainer was in there. I haven't been in about two weeks and I just pretended I didn't see him and that I was "really focused" on my workout. I was very careful to do things correctly though since I haven't been in so long and because I didn't want him to correct me (like I've had some other trainers there do.) I don't know why I was embarrassed about this, but I was. It took the pressure off when he finally left the room!

100 Things About Me: Part 1/#1-30

1. I love reality television
2. I have two cats, both girls, named Monet and Eponine
3. I have lived on 3 of the 4 corners in the United States
4. My first job was a chambermaid for a hotel
5. I have had 9 separate jobs in my lifetime since I began working at 16
6. I drink about 80 oz of water a day
7. I love to organize things, and purchase things for organizing
8. Because of my organizing hobby, places like Storables, The Container Store and Ikea are my favorite stores
9. I prefer drinking beer over mixed drinks
10. I prefer drinking wine or champagne over beer
11. I like scrapbooking
12. I blog on my Dell Inspiron laptop and my work Mac
13. I crave chocolate
14. I love all things sour, and can eat lemons like oranges
15. I eat salad with almost every meal
16. I don't really like sports, but can bandwagon with the best of them
17. I am an older sister
18. I am a younger sister
19. I love all home related shows, including House Hunters, Sell This House and Clean House
20. I have my DVR and "Favorites" on my remote set to HGTV, FLN, TLC and Discovery Home
20. I read roughly a book a week on my morning and evening commute
21. I sneeze in 3's
22.My first car was a 1979 Dodge Diplomat that was yellow. It had 25,000 miles on it (in 1994) and was my grandparents car
23. I've spent more time in hospitals than most people spend in a lifetime
24. I've never been to Hawaii
25. I love to travel, and have been to almost all of the US states, as well as Vancouver, BC and Peru
26. I listen to live stream of Real Radio 104.1 during work because I used to listen to it when I lived in Florida and I miss the shows
27. My husband is from another country, and I never imagined marrying someone like him. Now that we're married, I can't imagine my life without him
29. I have been married three times to the same man, in three separate years consecutively
30. My siblings and I all have each shade of hair (one is brunette, one is blond, and I am a redhead.) We are the second generation in my family with kids like this as my father and his sisters are one of each hair color as well