My Resolution Solution: Work Out?

...and I can finally do that with the help of my Christmas present from the hubby (for both of us, really)...our new Nordic Track Incline Trainer.

I have never really been good at setting resolutions for the New Year. In fact, the ones I can remember always set me up for 100% success. Like one year, I remember a resolution being: Do not eat anything I'm allergic to. (Kinda hard to mess that up, especially since I enjoy living and not going to the ER for a bite of salmon.)

The end of 2009 proposed some difficulties for me, as I spent the last 3 months of the year nowhere near a gym, piece of workout equipment, or even in my tennis shoes that might perpetuate the act of working out. Every single time I would hit the gym, Ronan would get sick. And I'm not talking sniffles. I'm talking chest coughs that sound like a lung was going to be expelled from his mouth. So, obviously to avoid the illnesses, I stopped going. But I didn't stop growing.

In fact, I probably gained some substantial poundage over those past 3 months (holidays don't help!) and although I still "fit" into my jeans, nothing looked right and I definitely didn't feel good about myself.

In feeling my distress about not having the gym to go to (and paying for a monthly membership I was clearly not using), we got rid of our membership and Ryan began is research on a treadmill...and after testing out many different styles, we brought home the treadclimber...my baby.

I love it. Not only do I look forward to using it everyday, I don't get bored. It goes all the way up to 40% incline and a 3% decline and when I start to feel bored, I change the incline. It's great...and I'm burning calories -- finally.

Does it look faboosh in our living room? Probably not the best interior designing choice. BUT, while I'm sitting on the couch watching the Biggest Loser and seeing the treadclimber from the corner of my eye, I can tell you that it takes less than 2 minutes to slip on my tennis shoes and jump on and watch while I exercise.

The perfect resolution in 2010 for me: Work out (and get rid of the muffin top...)