Good Morning Sunshine

After spending a week at my mom's house, enjoying (read: engorging myself on) her wonderful Italian cooking, along with eating out a ton with family and friends, it's no surprised that I gained close to two pounds. Instead of beating myself up for that last night, I took a proactive approach. I decided to hit the 6:15 spin class on Monday morning. Oh yeah, that's right, 6:15 AM, people. Now if you know anything about me, it should be this: I love sleep. I need sleep. Do not mess with my sleep. It's no wonder that for close to two hours on Sunday night, I hemmed and hawed about setting the alarm for 5:40AM. Would I just jolt me and Roo (my fiance) out of bed? Or would I actually get up and get going? I set my clothes in the bathroom to make a quick escape, just in case I felt motivated.

Surprisingly enough, I woke up feeling challenged at 5:40. The alarm went off once, and the Snooze Queen got up out of bed. I was surprised to see that the sun was actually up at that time of morning while I tied on my sneakers and headed out the door. I didn't feel tired and instead enjoyed the calm morning as I walked up to the Rec.



The spin class was only half full (which is a summer trend and will end in about a month), but my favorite instructor Brian never fails. I started taking in classes last summer, when he taught in the afternoon, and I got hooked. He knows how to push, but just enough. He also has fabulous taste in music (hello! who else warms up to something as cheesy as "California Gurls" by Katy Perry at 6:15AM??) and knows how to count to the beat. I stopped taking his class when he moved to the 6:15 schedule. Silly me.

I'm not going to say that today was a walk in the park. By 4PM, I was tired and had a headache. In fact, I feel like I'm just getting my second wind. However, that's not to say that I won't be back at the gym at 6AM tomorrow morning. I love this new schedule. I like waking up and getting my workout done first thing and then have the rest of the day to get my work done and then enjoy dinner and some time with Roo and Miss Kitty. This new schedule might just be the thing I need to jump start... well, me.