I think the universe wants me to get off my butt

mkvand
on 10/19/13 7:09 pm

VSG on 01/06/14 with

I've been trying to exercise more to get in shape for surgery, but haven't been as consistent as I should be. I've never been good at working out on my own. I always do better if I have structured classes, where I have to go at a specific time and do a specific work out, but I'm so out of shape it's hard to find any classes I can do. (excuses, I know)

So, yesterday at the pharmacy I ran into my old karate instructor. I haven't practiced in six years, haven't seen my instructor in two, but I miss it and it's something I want to get back to after I lose weight. Then, today, I ran into my old yoga instructor at the grocery store. I haven't seen her in years either. Yoga is also something I miss, but I keep having injuries and surgeries. Then it hit me: I'm far enough out from my knee scope to be cleared for activity, and my VSG isn't until January. So I came home and signed up for yoga. Her latest class just started this week. I'll probably have to modify a lot of the poses, but she's a really good instructor who knows how to do that.

Now I have to work out, or I just blew money I could have saved for my surgery, and I have a scheduled time to go. I also signed up for the annual fitness challenge at work--there are about 30 categories covering nutrition, fitness, financial health, etc. I don't expect to win any categories (except maybe the no pop category, because I don't drink pop anyway), but I figure having to turn in my records should motivate me. It'd be too embarrassing to come in last in everything.