Six months from when???

Ok- I freely admit that my math skills are lacking. I went to the gym a few days after my last post to sign up for training, but it was a no-go. The computer wouldn't let me schedule any sessions because it showed my account frozen until June 31st. Kinda irritated about the whole situation, I began questioning the general manager. He kindly explained something that I had not realized. It seems that 6 full months from January first would bring you to the end of June- not the beginning. OOPS!!! So, for the month of June, I have a get out of jail (or training) free card.

This morning at the gym, I was working away on one of the ab machines and a new trainer came over to talk to me. He first questioned me about my routine, specifically what I do for my abs. I told him. Then told me about how vast his knowledge on ab exercises is and offered one hour session with him, just doing abs. He was very obviously trying to drum up some business for himself, I was the only person he had scheduled all week. 1 hour of abs is A LOT of abs, but hey, who am I to look a gift horse in the mouth. The poor guys enthusiasm faded when he found out my training was on hold and he would be doing this pro-bono. He still offered to do it, so Sunday afternoon I go in for "The power hour of abs." Pray that I'll still be able to breath when I leave.

June 1st I had great intentions of posting my sticker chart results for the month of may. Call me weird. juvenile or immature but I have a calendar on my refrigerator where I give my self stickers for going to the gym. This practice actually started in California and involved my entire family. Shortly after Christmas my dad got gym memberships for the few in the family that didn't have them, himself included. We started to notice that at dinner, if he had gone to the gym he would question rest of us to see if we did the same. The conversations would go like this "Beth, did you go to the gym today?" "No dad I didn't go yet" "oh, I did......." In an attempted to end these impromptu dinner accountability sessions, we got a desk calender and stickers and made a sticker chart to put on the refrigerator. Each family member had their own individual sticker to place on the chart if they went to the gym that day. The only rule was that you had to spend at least 30minutes exercising. Now- I'm the only one using the sticker chart but it still motivates me. I get a heart sticker for cardio, a smiley face for lifting weights, and a star for walking the dogs. I like to look at the chart and see lots of shiny stickers and very few empty days. At the end of the month I tally them up and see how I did. Like I said.... Call me weird:-)

Well friends- That's all for now. Gotta get back to work, after all there are lives to save :-)