Two Gyms: A Little Crazy or Just Right?

So, here's my update. I worked out SOOOOOOO MUCH last week. Actually, I over did it a bit and didn't stretch properly and spent much of the week in constant tightness/pain. I now belong to two gyms--is that crazy or just right?

The gym at the university I work at is $15 per month, taken directly from my pay-check and I know have a $25 per month YMCA membership as part of a household. I work Monday-Thursday, and my commute is about 40 minutes, so driving to the small town I work at outside of the city I live in is not very practical (or gas efficient). So, Monday, Tuesday & Thursday I'm working at at the Uni gym; Friday/Saturday I'm working out at the YMCA. Also, I've been looking for a yoga class and with three Y's in the city, I'm going to sample their Yoga classes (which are included as part of membership) so that I can do yoga at least once per week.

For all the effort I put in, I didn't actually lose any weight, but I believe I'm building muscle. I'm avoiding the scale for a while and measuring/observing my clothes instead. This is about lifestyle, not a quick loss. I'm shedding weight, not losing it. I'm also going to look into the pre-maid salads they have at my Uni cafe and see if they're any good.

Small goals:
Take multivitamin everyday
STRETCH
Focus on cardio (letting strength training go for a couple days, maybe do some pilates moves since I didn't do my abs last week)

Setting Realistic Weight Loss Goals

5 Ways to Set Sensible Weight Loss Goals

When WebMD asked the experts for their tips on setting realistic weight loss goals, their recommendations came down to a few simple strategies. But before you put these to use, remember to talk your weight loss plans over with your doctor.

1. Resolve to lose slowly
2. Do the math.
3. Set short term goals.
4. Track your progress.
5. Think about long-term goals.

Unrealistic Goals

Today I have been musing about unrealistic goals.

For that past five weeks I have set a personal WW goal to obtain 18 activity points a week. After five weeks of missing the mark, I realized it was unrealistic goal for my life right now.

It is unrealistic because my favorite exercise is walking. In the good weather times I will walk 45-60 minutes after work without a care and earn a solid 3 activity points eat day. But in the winter, I am barely outside for more then 20 minutes a day.

So today, I have taken it off of my personal goal list so I can stop feeling self deafeated each week I don't make it. It will not return as a person goal until good weather times.