Back in the saddle...

Holy cow!  The last two weeks have been stressful, hectic, and lazy all at the same time.  I haven't hit the gym since the week before last when I went to Club Dance.  I understand that everyone has time issues, but I really have tried to make exercise a priority.

So, I'm back in the saddle...with a vengeance.

This morning, I had every intention of getting up and going to the 0515 group ride class at the gym near the school.  When my alarm went off at 0430, however, my body had other ideas.  I managed to wake up enough to turn off the alarm and reset it.  I know, bad me.  I did make up for it though.

After class was out at 1020, I headed to the gym.  I spent about 30 minutes on the treadmill and took a break.  Then, I headed into the Cardio30 class (basically, a shorter version of the group ride class).  My hips hurt.  I know, I keep complaining about the same things with this stupid bike class.  The good news is that my girl parts don't hurt this time.  The bad news is that my hips and quads hurt.  Like a mo-fo.  That means it's working, right?

I've also been drinking a crap-ton of water today.  I know I should drink more water, but I hate water.  I'm chalking it up to my groovy new cup...with plastic ice cubes.  Oh, and it's purple...even more awesome.

This week is also "Launch Week" at the gym I go to.  They have all sorts of fun prizes and a punch card for when you go to group classes.  Whoever has the most classes/punches in this week and next gets a free month of membership dues plus a three-month membership for a friend.  The instructors get points if you wear all black to their class and extra points if you wear a black headband (they're $1.00 at the counter).  I totally rocked the black headband and black clothes today.  Cuz that's the way I roll.