YMCA

Last month Ari and I went and got a membership to the Mt. Trashmore YMCA. It is about a 20 minute drive, but the results are worth the drive. I realized I didn't like who I was and it was do to my weight and lack of physical fitness. I had been looking for a gym since we moved to VA, but none of them had childcare or they charged and outrageous price.

Our YMCA has this great program called FitQuest it is a 12-week personalized fitness program, included in YMCA membership, is designed to meet my specific fitness needs. What I like is that it logs all of my workouts. It is like having my own personal trainer. I try to go 5 times a week, but I require myself to go at least 3 times.  It logs my cardio and my weights.  I go to a weight machine and log in or I manually log in my workout.

It has also been great for Ari. She goes to childcare for an 1 1/2 to 2 hours while I work out. It took her a while to warm up to the environment, but she does great now. It is important to me that she interacts with her peers.

Goals achieved for last month: I lost 9 pounds and Ari is socializing with the other children.