Happy New Year everyone! I wish all of my friends and family and even people I don't know a happy, healthy and prosperous new year.
Now it is time for resolutions. I have stated in the past that I think resolutions are stupid because people never stick to them for very long and I always have to wonder why do you need a certain time of year to tell you that if you aren't happy with the way things are going in your life you should change them? I think this year I'm going to take a different approach. If you want to have a new year's resolution go ahead, I don't care. I have even made one myself, even though it is 2 weeks after New Year's Day.
My resolution this year is to stop being Ms. Nice Guy. I'm way too nice to people and I need to stop. I am constantly being bullied and treated like shit and walked all over and taken advantage of. I recently cleaned house as far as my friends and who I want in my life. I can't deal with high maintenance people anymore. If you don't have something positive to contribute to my life, then I don't need you in it. Plain and simple. Of course this is going to exclude a lot of people, but I don't really care. And hopefully if people think that I am such a good friend worth having, maybe they will think before they treat people so badly in the future. I don't need "friends" who use me and hurt me. It just isn't worth it.
I also joined a new gym this year. Let me just say, you really do get what you pay for. I hadn't been to the Y in about a year because I couldn't stand it there. There were always so many kids running around in places they weren't supposed to be (like the adults only locker room where the sign clearly stated that children were not allowed in there) and the entire Y catered to kids. I understand that is the purpose of the Y, so I can't really fault them too much. I should have switched to an adults only gym a long time ago. It wasn't just the kids though, it was the attitude of everyone at the Y. They were so closed minded and judgmental. I realize that being in the south I'm just going to have to accept that it is isn't like being in the Northeast anymore. The Y that I used to work at was tolerant. You could be any race, creed, sexual orientation or religion to go there. Not down here. And the staff wasn't even considerate. I spent $200 to get swimming lessons which I had to take in a group and the instructor told me "It isn't rocket science, why are you afraid to put your head down". Well, it isn't rocket science, it is called a fucking fear genius. You are the one who is supposed to help me get over the fear (I'm not afraid of water and I can sort of swim-I just don't keep my head down I look up because I'm afraid of not seeing where I'm going). How dare they talk to me like that though? I'm paying them. On top of it we always had to wait until 9:30pm to be allowed to use the pool because the kids had to use it first because they had to go home and go to bed. Are you serious. They get out of school at like 2:30 to 3:30 and they have the pool from that time until 9:30pm every night. I need to go home and go to bed too! I can't be out all hours of the night, I get up early and go to work. Plus with all of those kids, the pool was disgusting. Every time I went to the gym I got sick. And I won't even get into the people in the cycle class. How can you teach a cycle class and play music that makes me want to curl up in a corner and slit my wrists? You are supposed to play upbeat fast tempo music to keep us all pumped up. Why would you play some depressing quiet shit with lyrics about death and crying our eyes out?! Not to mention that they always had cycle class right at 5pm or 5:30 and I couldn't get from work to the gym in that amount of time.
But all of that is behind me now. I have joined a new wonderful gym that is adults only. There are no children allowed there. It is amazing. It does cost a little more money per month, but it is well worth it. You get full sized towels (as many as you want) the locker room is gorgeous and clean. The lockers have digital locks so you don't have to give the front desk your keys to hold (creepy). They have free coffee and water. The pool area is amazing. There is a therapy pool so I can just go in there and walk for a workout if I want to, and a lap pool for my new swim lessons. There is also a hot tub that I'm going to use to relax after long workouts as a reward. I've gone to 3 cycle classes and I loved all of the instructors. You get two free training sessions just by joining. And the gym hasn't been so crowded yet that I can't work out. And the patrons that go to this gym actually want to be there and they aren't meat heads throwing weights around or anorexics who stick their nose up at you. It is connected to Rex hospital so most of the people who are there have physical problems and are doing some sort of therapy. There are very fit people who work out there but they aren't obnoxious or rude. The whole place just makes me feel so welcome and comfortable. I love it. And if you love your gym you will go more often.
Anyway, so far I'm down four pounds. I have gone back to caring about myself and what I eat and I'm just paying attention and not treating myself like shit anymore. I have to love myself and take care of myself.
I hope everyone else is able to keep up with the goals that they have set for themselves this year as well. I'll keep everyone updated on my gym progress.
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