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I finally joined a gym, and man, do I feel better. I feel 5 lbs lighter already.

I don't know what did it. Maybe it was because I knew the elderly man would be using our apartment complex treadmill yesterday like he has been for the past  five months. That man has ruined my routine. For the past two years I'd been using the treadmill at our apartment complex. I didn't really have problems with anyone else using it when I needed to, at least not really. Not until this man showed up out of nowhere. I was tired of trying to beat this man to the gym so I began jogging around the running track at a nearby school until the soccer kids started practicing every day inside and around the running track. Well, so much for that. So guess what? I stopped working out. I gave it up altogether. I felt the pounds packing on. I felt so disgusting that I looked for comfort in chocolate chip cookies, ice cream, candy, hamburgers, pizza, french fries, Hostess cupcakes, whatever... until earlier this week.

I convinced my fat ass that it was time to make a change, so I began using the treadmill at my apartment complex again. The elderly man was still using the treadmill daily, but I'd wait for him to get done. Yesterday, however, I decided I would wait no longer, so I took my chubby butt to a nearby gym. Yeah! (*cyber five*) The best part about it is that it isn't a meet market. No half naked woman with make-up on their face running around, no one sitting on equipment chatting away, no big, bulky men intimidating me in the free weight area. It is totally family oriented and I love it. And the best part?? There are 14 treadmills and when I arrived at 5:30 p.m. only two were being used. Tralalalala... I loved that! I'd have the hardest time finding a treadmill at 24 Hour Fitness and they had that stupid 20 minute rule. Grrrr...

I'm so excited, though. I'm even looking forward to going tonight. What?? When have I ever looked forward to going to a gym??

Pretty soon, fellow Bakotopians, I will be a skinny bitch. Nicole Ritchie will have nuthin' on me. Ha! Okay, so basically that means, I'll have to lose about 100 lbs, but with my newfound motivation, who says I can't do it?