thanks, magic.

i am starting week 3 of my gymming.
i have never enjoyed working out.
never.
but i can't get enough of this place. it's like a playground.
where else can you do your body good AND watch jeopardy???
i suppose in your living room..but i don't have that kind of self-control.

i joined 24 hour fitness because they were having a killer promotional deal at the end of july.
i just did it, and i started going, and i haven't really stopped to think about it all quite yet. and that's fine with me. i think it's actually starting to become a habit [what do they say? do something for 2 weeks and it becomes habitual?]. i find myself mid-day craving the gym, and this excites me!

i also like 24 hour fitness because they sponsor The Biggest Loser, and i have a secret [no, not secret] obsession with that show. i've been going to the gym in sherman oaks. one of the 'Magic Johnson signature clubs.' whatever the fuck that means. i think that just means there are huge ass pictures of him ALL over the place. anyway. sherman oaks can be kind of hoity toity, and this particular gym is located at the outdoor galleria [which has like, 3 retail stores and 356 restaurants], so i was a bit intimidated the first time i stepped through the doors. big-breasted women and immaculately toned men make up the majority of this club's population. but how wrong i was to assume i would be laughed at and looked down upon, in my $1 jetrag shorts and my 7 year old gray new balances. everyone has been beyond friendly and helpful and all around pleasant. someone is always holding the door, or saying 'thank you' when said door has been held for them. everyone keeps to themselves [except for the guy that asked me how much longer i'd be on one of the weight machines. screw you. wait your turn.], and there is rarely a wait for the cardio machines, as there are about 29482395 of them.

i'm feeling really great about doing this for myself. i would always say 'i don't have time' or 'i can't afford it.' but the truth is, i've been making time. and i found a couple of extra dollars. i just never had any motivation to get up and do it. and i still don't quite know what it was that got me off my butt [mm, it just may have been gwen stefani's abs...] but whatever it was, THANK YOU!

i love the gym.
and i especially love starting every work out with the song below.