Should I? Or Should I? - I Should!

I wake up in the morning and almost immediately the mental battle begins. 

I know I should go work out.  But I still think of a million reasons not to go.  I think about all the things I could be doing instead of walking on the treadmill.

More days than I care to think about, I even manage to talk myself into not going.  But some days I manage to beat back all the excuses and reasons not to go.  I drag myself out of the house and over to the fitness center. 

And as I leave an hour or two later, my attitude has always completely turned around.   I have that great, exhausted, sweaty feeling of accomplishment.  I know I have completed something worthwhile. I feel great!

I should probably keep that feeling in mind when faced with other things I don't really want to do, but know I should...

Wisdom From Oma

Realizing you are the youngest person in the workout room makes you feel great... until you realize the woman approximately twice your age on the treadmill next to you is kicking your behind!

Now I Want A Chili Dog And A Nap

Linking up with A Complete Waste of Makeup for "It's OK Thursday"

It's OK...

It's OK that no matter how much I clean, my kitchen still looks like a disaster area

It's OK that I can walk an hour or more on the treadmill no problem, but 10 minutes on the elliptical machine kicks my behind

It's OK that I'm only working out 3 days this week instead of 5

It's OK to want a chili dog

It's OK to want a nap

It's OK that remodeling the living room has me ready to redecorate the entire house

It's OK not to get this "One Direction" boy band thing at all

It's OK to have lost an hour (or two) in Pinterest

It's OK to think some people have far too much time on their hands (and to be a tiny bit jealous)

It's OK that this is the only blog post I wrote today

Working It Out

I am so out of shape. It's really quite sad how far I have let myself go.  One of my main goals for 2013 is to improve my health through diet and exercise.  (which you already know if you have read "Goals for 2013")
The Man of the House helped get this goal off to a great start when he came home to surprise me with our family membership to the fitness center!  This place is almost literally right around the corner from our house.  Once the weather warms up I can even walk over!  (bonus!!)

Last night we went over to check things out and just try it out a little.  I did about 15 minutes on the elliptical machine, waked walked a little over 1.25 miles on the treadmill with a few bursts of jogging (I know! Me? Jogging?  Crazy!!), and the man of the house and I walked a mile on the walking track.

Today I went by myself at lunch time and walked just over an hour (2.5+ miles) on the treadmill. 

I'm also very excited about trying some of the classes they offer, including Zumba, pilates, and yoga.

How do you keep in shape? What is your favorite form of exercise?