Everyone needs a good butt kicking from time to time...

So....
a few weeks ago I joined the Y. It's part of my "must make some time to do something for me" campaign. I figure I can spend at least part of the time the girls are in school each week doing something for me (as in getting in shape) instead of running errands all over the place or sitting at the computer.

It's going really well! I've been making the gym 3 days a week and my time on the treadmill has been getting better and better. So yesterday I decided to totally step out of my comfort zone and try out a class. This is so not me... I don't like exercising in front of people, I hate the way my face turns all red and I look all ridiculous and feel like I'm all thumbs. And I HATE that mirror...But I went.

For one hour I held my own (sorta) in a Bodypump class. Thing is... that class KICKED.MY.BUTT. By the end I felt like a bowl of jello. Seriously, I couldn't really feel my arms or legs, they were all smushy and gooey feeling inside. About three hours and 5 glasses of water later I felt more human... just in time to not be sure I _wanted_ to feel my arms and legs. THEY HURT! Now mind you it could be worse--- I can move, I can pick the girls up, I can do housework, etc. But there is a dull ache over my entire body-- even in muscles that I didn't know I had exercised yesterday!

Yeah... that class kicked my butt. You know the funny thing about it, I'll be back there on Friday doing it all again... you know what they say NO PAIN NO GAIN!