I heart...

the YMCA. it's my new favorite place. since we are not having anymore kids, i guess it's time to get all this baby weight off. i don't want to be like some women i hear...their "baby" is 21 and their weight is still not off. :)

i heart:

• it's location - it's less than 5 minutes away.
• the cornerstone plaque - telling about how the ground was prayed over & about the bible that's in its foundation.
• the bible verses all over - my favorite one is by the ladies locker room; "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me."
• the elliptical machine - it's so challenging.
• the row machine - it makes me feel strong. :)
• fitness tap - it just makes me smile.
• how the childcare workers know our kids by name and say hi to them when we walk in.
• how the kids love going.
• the encouraging emails & compliments i get from the staff who recognize me and tell me my hard work is paying off.

okay, so much for the love fest about the Y. i must admit, there is another reason i love it; fitlinxx. i have an id i put in when i work out and it logs how much time i spend on the machines, etc. it also ranks me according to fitlinxx points (you get 5 for every minute you work out), calories burned and weight lifted. in my age group (30-39) i am currently #29 out of 279. yipee for me! i have slipped a little in my rankings in the past few days. i've been as high as #20 this month. and also this month, i've lifted the equivalent of 2 african elephants. i don't lift much - i'm concentrating more on my cardio. :) it helps a ton that every machine has it's own tv.

so anyway, working out is my new obsession - i guess because i want to be high in the fitlinxx rankings. is that wrong? :) sometimes during the day it's all i think about; when can i go, how long can i stay, can i go twice in one day...