Boot Camp

It is safe to say today was the first time I have worked out in about a year. I knew it'd be tough. I did Boot Camp at the Y.

Let me start by saying I'm very upset with the Y today. I went to talk to someone about starting my membership again. For the month of November, they are waiving all membership fees which I thought didn't matter because the Hormel family discount is also a free membership start-up. Anyway, they looked up my information just to tell me that since my membership wasn't terminated until March 2010, I would have to wait a year from then to get my startup fee waived again.
I went on to explain that the reason my membership wasn't "terminated" until then is because I paid an entire year upfront and when I asked to terminated my membership only a couple of months into it, I was obviously turned down a refund for my money. So, Austin YMCA, consider that $500+ a donation. Now can I join without having to pay an extra $50 upfront?
So what did I do? Wrote a nasty letter and used one of my "complimentary visits" to do boot camp.
Two words: Uff. Da.
There were 9 stations set up and everyone does a rotation of 2 minutes per station.
I started at the bicycle where you are supposed to stand while biking for two minutes. When she told us we had 30 seconds left I felt like I had been biking for at least five minutes already. Done? Phew! On to the mat to lay and do what? I laid there pretending I knew what I was doing before onto the next to do a sit against the wall.
O.M.G.
Dying.
Next to the cones that you run around....hard to screw up. Oh, wait, I knocked over a cone. Shoot. I screwed up the easiest one. I hope no one saw me.
On to another mat where I have no idea what to do. I'll just pretend and use this two minutes as a rest I think to myself.
Next walks in a tan woman wearing a sports bra showing off her great abs. I try not to stare in envy. I decide I don't like her and move on.
By my eighth rotation, Madonna comes on singing, "Time goes by... So slowly (slowly). Time goes by..." I decide it's describing my first boot camp experience perfectly and of course voice it out loud. Did the instructor play this on purpose?

Back to the grading system. I give the experience a C. Mostly because I am undecided. I'm still alive and nothing hurts, so it couldn't have been too bad, right? And half hour? I can probably do just about anything for thirty minutes. Any longer and I would have been crabby(er).
A friend described boot camp as "bad for her self esteem". I concur.
Anyway, I'm doing cycling and Zumba back to back on Thursday. I am vowing for the month of November to do classes at least twice a week for now. I know it will get easier but starting up a workout regimen after going so long without really really sucks.

I have decided for the month of November I am going to list what I am thankful for everyday and compile the list all together at some point. Maybe Thanksgiving, maybe Christmas.

Yesterday I was thankful for half off Halloween decorations. Today I am thankful for friends who workout with me and make me feel like less of a boob. Thank you, friends :)

I think I'll sleep well tonight.