A Full Week of Dedication

Today marks a full week that I have stuck to my commitment to the gym.  When I started this adventure, my workout partner and I (thank you Deana) agreed that we would make the effort to go to the gym five days each week for at least an hour per work out. 

The odds were stacked against me this week.  I battled sore muscles and a cold followed by thoughts of guilt and failure, but I persevered. 

Tonight starts week two.  I'm dressed and getting ready to call my friend to venture towards the gym. 

This newfound desire to go to the gym has posed a slight problem however.  Let's just say that the use I've had for my workout clothes over the past few years has been as painting attire.  You could take one look at a pair of my workout pants and tell the colors of the inside walls of my house.  That being said, I journeyed out this weekend with Kirsten to find a list of things.  The list contained the need for more activewear or workout clothes and tennis shoes.  The trip brought to light an old issue that rings so true with many who are overweight - especially women. 

Shoes were no problem.  We ran to the Big 5 sporting goods store and took advantage of their great sale on tennis shoes (tons under $20 folks).  After building the tower of rejected shoe boxes on the floor in front of me, I found a pair that suited my needs.  We proceeded from there to various stores for different things, each time venturing to the Women's Wear department in search of workout clothes.  Store after store posed the same problem.  Apparently, only skinny people are in need of workout clothes.  If you're a woman who wears a 3x top, then you're out of luck.  So let's investigate the irony of this situation, shall we?  Here I am, a diagnosed morbidly obese woman, on a journey to change my life.  I go to the store to get the proper clothes so I can be as comfortable as possible while I sweat off the pounds, and there is little to nothing that will fit me.  Workout wear industry, WAKE UP!  Fat women need workout clothes too!  We need the capri style workout pants (yoga type style please) and tank tops that don't squash our boobs into oblivian.  I've had an epiphany....  I think a lot of obese women are still that way simply because they got frustrated on the search for workout clothes and went home only to dive into a bag of double stuffed Oreo cookies as they drowned their sorrows. 

Trying on clothes is difficult (and embarrassing) enough when you're a woman of the larger pursuasion.  Obtaining clothes to assist you in your adventures towards the "normal" size clothing shouldn't add insult to injury. 

All of that said, I did acquire a pair of workout pants that I'm fairly content with.  I gave up on the search for another top, but figured I'd just run the laundry more often as I journey towards the tops that will actually fit me. 

Pray for me this week folks!  Week two is upon us and I'm determined to make it through to the other side.