My New Routine

Yesterday at lunch a coworker, Sonja, was telling me about her new morning routine of going to the gym from 5:30 to 6:30. Her gym is near my house, so I stopped by on my way home from work.

Forty-five minutes later, I was the latest member of Bally's. This morning I was up at 5:15, brushed my teeth, and met Sonja at 5:30. It was fun, and by the grace of God, I was alert. I suspect I'll be less alert around 1:30 this afternoon. Tomorrow we'll do 1/2 an hour of weights before the cardio.

I'm pretty excited. I've been wanting to get up early to workout for a long time, but I haven't had anyone to do it with. I could get out of bed and walk around the neighborhood, but of course I don't. Knowing that Sonja expects me to be there is the last kick I needed to get out of bed this morning.

And God was pretty good to me by waking me up at 4:10. I was alert, but tired enough to not want to get up. I realized I had another hour and went back to sleep.

I have 30 days to get out of the gym contract without penalty. We'll see how it goes.