I recently joined a gym and was concerned about the money I was spending in membership fees and not knowing if I would go or not.

Well, last night I had my first appoitment with my trainer that my sister in law and I made together. We were to get weighed and measured and from that they develop a program for you to help you reach your weight loss goals. After the appt we had plans to attend a Cardio Pilates class.

Well, the sister in law got sick or so she said. Funny thing is the night before at a family birthday party she was complaining that she didn't want to get weighed at 6:30 at night and that she didn't like the idea of being measured. So, she left me a voice mail telling me that she wasn't going to make it.

So, I went to my appt alone and had a hard time convincing myself to stay for the class since I have never taken a class before and was extremely nervous about making a fool out of myself. I ran on the treadmill for about 30 minutes, until the class started and then I forced myself to go in. And you know what...it wasn't all that bad. It was difficult b/c I didn't know the routine but it made me sweat and use muscles I haven't used in years!

I am glad I pushed myself to go. That is a huge accomplishment for me as I would normally not go and wait until she was ready on another day. I am so proud that I didn't fall back into my usual way of doing things! This gives me hope that I can work my way out of the usual way I handle my money

Oh, and I opened a savings account online today!