Zumba

So I mentioned a while back how I was starting to go to Curves. With the exception of two weeks when I was sick, and about 2-3 weeks around the holidays, I've been pretty consistent about going.

I can't say as I've really lost any weight. I'd managed to go from 140 to 137, but between the holidays and my body fucking up and not having a period, I've managed to get back to 140.

But I guess the good news is that I stopped gaining weight, as I'd gone from 127 to 140 between January and September of last year.

But more than that, because while I am somewhat unhappy with the little bit of extra padding I am carrying around, almost exclusively in my belly, I feel so much better. I can feel that I am in better shape. I can feel that I am building muscle. I feel stronger. I have my belly flub, but my sides are tightening in so I actually feel like I have a discernible waist again.

My local place has started doing the Zumba classes lately, and I've been going. It's a lot of fun. I also get to work on overcoming my overblown sense of self-consciousness and fear of embarrassing myself, because it makes me do a bunch of latin-esque dance moves I am no good at in a group of people. But I am having fun with it, and feeling better about myself. So that's a win.