1 Week Down, 51 to Go... And my Butt's TV Debut

So we are a week into this new year and I am feeling good about it.  I am being productive at work and in life.  I definitely need to pay more attention to home (read: cleaning/laundry) but hey, baby steps.

The other morning before work I trooped into the city in the freezing cold and trained with Ray at PedalNYC.  He put quite a beating on me in one hour's time.  Now, that is a talent that should be shared with some Special Ops trying to get info from the enemy.  The could invest in Ray and a TRX and we'd have all the international secrets.  Until they do, if you are in the city, you should definitely try out a class at Pedal.  The spin class is awesome and I am looking forward to checking out some of the other classes.  It's pretty cool because they do a "30/30" so you can get spin and do yoga in one class.

Yes, I am in pain.

Even harder than it looks!

This is what you look like after a workout with Ray.

For the rest of the week, I have been trying to juggle my time so that I can get a workout in each day.  Hubby has been very helpful in taking the kids to school some mornings so I can use the early hours of the day for sweating.  Hoping he will not bore of this new, early morning quality time with the kids, so I can keep it up.  (Thanks honey!)

I got a call last night to remind me that my amazing three-month gym membership Groupon is ending next week. The girl told me all the other membership options and none were in my budget.  So, I am heading over to New York Sports Club this week with my three-month membership certificate to cash that in for 90 more days at a gym.  This will change my routine around because the NYSC in my borough (yes, city people, I only have 1) is further away and I will not be able to get in a morning workout there.  However, I do have a friend from my kickboxing class who goes there and I'm hoping I can have her as a "gym buddy" for a while.  She lost a ton of weight and she is still at it.  Definitely an inspiration!  (Hi Michelle!)

This morning I hit the Stairmaster aka the BFS.  When Toni and the Mamas first called it that, I was confused.  Now I understand.  Let's just say that the first word is Big and the third word is Stairs.  :)

My view from the "BFS"

Looking forward to Bootcamp with Toni and the Mamas tomorrow!  Who's in???  It's a free workout and it's   a great workout and hey, I'll be there!  This will be my third time going.  The first time I went with my sister and they were filming for Toni On New York.  My butt even made a cameo appearance.  Here's the episode (the first half is Toni On ChinaTown and then it's all about the Mamas (and my butt.)

Whether you can or can't come, you should definitely check out the "Mamas'" Bootcamp Blogs.  These ladies have made the commitment and their hard work is definitely paying off. :)

How did your first week of 2012 go down?