Wow...Apparently Going to the Gym Actually Works

I ran out of my personal training sessions at Equinox about a month ago, and haven't purchased anymore, largely because personal training is sooooo expensive and I'm currently still unemployed. Unfortunately, to be quite honest, without my personal trainer to force me to go to the gym I've been REALLY lax on face-time there. As in, I think I may have gone twice in the last month. :(

And then today I was looking through photos in Picassa, and came across these two: one taken when I first purchased my dress back in early April (before I started training) and one taken at the end of May (after about 12 sessions).

Who knew that spending 15 hours at the gym could cause such a radical difference in appearance? Just looking at these I can see a lot more toning in my arms and shoulders - the two big problem areas for this dress - and that was after only fifteen of the thirty sessions. Guess who's going to be forcing herself out the door to the gym three times a week as soon as she's healthy enough again...

Buff Bride - well, sorta

So I finally did it....

I joined a gym. The increasing tightness of my jeans and the pics of my arms during my latest trip to Kleinfeld's finally convinced me that I needed to start working out. Well, that and the fact that walking up the six flights to our apartment was making me a little winded.

While I'm primarily concerned w/ feeling a bit healthier, I have to admit that looking better in my gown and for our upcoming epics and my *hopefully* upcoming b-pics is also high on my list of priorities.

So I walked into my local, friendly Equinox Gym (yeah, I'm one of those people) and promptly surrendered of a large chunk of cash in exchange for my first and second months membership, and 3 months worth of personal training. And today was my first training session.

After an hour of cardio, weight training, and some uber-painful stretching, Molly finally gave me the okay to leave, with the understanding that I'd be back three times a week for the next few months.

Sexy mermaid gown, here I come! :)

Oh, and if any of you are interested in joining the obsessive-compulsive bridal work-out club (i.e. interest in joining Equinox), I just rec'd another email from them letting me know that they'll waive the outrageously expensive initiation fee (it's the price of 4 months membership!) if you join by May 31st. If so, leave a comment w/ some contact info (this is where that fake email might come in handy) and I'll send you the code.