Things to remember while at the gym....

1. That I used to have abs and one day, I may find them again.

2. Do not look at the 50, 60, 70 year old women who are on the treadmill next to me, running at a 6.0 and have a bikini ready body.

3. OK you looked, now stop thinking about how they look better than I did at 25.

4. This is an hour for me. No phones, computers, babies, diapers, dogs, husband, dishes or errands. Embrace that.

5. I am told that the woozy, dizzy feeling after getting off the treadmill goes away after a while...I am still waiting for that to happen...but something to look forward to.

6. Stretching is a necessary evil.

7. No matter what locker I take, in whatever side of the locker room, as soon as I sit down...5 other ladies will need to get into each of the other lockers all around mine. It never fails.

8. This is GOOD FOR ME.

9. I am on a mission to eliminate : the arm flapping, the ass jiggle, the leg wobbles and the very bain of my existence, the belly pouch.

10. I will settle for fitting back in a few of my old jeans.


I keep this picture in my mind....see I did not always have this ass.....