Well the weekend was not a shining example of health and fitness. Rather than rehash the past and my mistakes which I have already acknowledged to myself, I want to look at the future.

Today, a Sunday, was a beautiful day. The weather was warm, but it was strange because it kept getting cooler then hotter, then cooler, then hotter… you get my drift. I attended a friend’s graduation party and went with my boyfriend and a friend. It was at a park in Grand Rapids/Walker area and after hanging out for a while, we drove down the street to a Frisbee/disc golf course. I have never been to that course, it was buggy and thick with weeds, the course was hilly and we were all sweating by the time we left. I had a good time, it was nice to get outside and be in the sunshine and move around, it was probably the best thing I did for myself this weekend.

Tomorrow starts my first week off from work, and it is a depressing thought. I need a job ASAP so starting tomorrow I begin the job search. I have been looking, but I need something, anything, to float me until something better comes along. It is my last week of yoga classes and I feel so guilty to my inner self, that I have been skipping yoga. I have a lot of classes to make up so I think I am going to go every morning for the next week and that will be my last chance for yoga classes this summer. I considered signing up for more classes, but I think the money will be better spent elsewhere (necessities) or saved.

I am planning on buying four fitness classes from EcoTrek Fitness, the company who takes you to nearby parks for 75 minute workouts that their trainers’ structure. They are only $10/ class when purchased in a package, so I thought it would be good to try a few and then I can start my own for free with my friends and neighbors. I am hoping to have our first session at Townsend Park on Ramsdell and Cannonsburg Road on the north east side. As long as there are two people that show up, me and someone else, then I will be happy. I would like to do some running and hiking or perhaps side lunges? I am not really sure yet, hence taking classes with another company. I think the idea is great and I am sure the professional company is worth the money because they provide some equipment to participants, but I have been trying to find free things for myself and my friends to do. The economy is beating me up as well as many of my neighbors and friends, so the best remedy I can see is exercise combined with fun and no price tag. A friend from a catering company I work for invited me to go on a bike trip in the area I live in, and said that there are groups out here who regularly ride together, so I want to give group riding a try too.

I need to get on track for my triathlon that is coming up in just over a month, and I don’t have much time. This week starts the week of bike riding and swimming and is my mom’s first week off from school, so we can train together. I have been enjoying her company at the gym, she might drag her feet but she has such a positive attitude when we work out, it makes me look forward to next time. The plan for this week is to work out everyday. I know I have said this recently and not done it, so that means that I will have to try that much harder to make it happen. I am 25 years old now, I feel nervous about being this age, so I need to try to make it my best time when I am happiest and my most attractive and healthy self. My mom is 53 years old and has committed to doing the triathlon with me, so if she is willing to do it, it shouldn’t be so hard for me to train. I need to remind myself to make good decisions and to stop the little things from throwing me off of my path to success.