My story is not a new one. Not even a little bit unique. I turned 45 this summer (I seriously can not believe that actually happened), and with it came something I haven’t had to worry about since high school. WEIGHT GAIN. (How Rude!)
It started about 6 months ago. Since I rarely wear jeans or anything else that requires a tight band to be buttoned around my waist, the tiny creep of extra girth went somewhat undetected. That is until I tried to shimmy into my formally perfect pair of heather-gray yoga pants and it felt difficult to breathe. I tried to blame it on an accidental trip into the dryer. But my seven different black yoga pants and even my favorite lavender pair, all seemed to be experiencing the same unsettling shrinkage. So, I did what must come next, I dragged out the dreaded scale.
You know where this is going. After stripping off every item of clothing, including my socks, and peeing, that treacherous tattle-tale reported an extra six pounds. SIX POUNDS!I
My eavesdropping cell phone must have been listening to this devastating tragedy, because moments later I got an ad on Facebook for a trial membership to Fitwall, a boutique gym with highly specialized strength training classes. I clicked “heck yeah!” I’m there.
Two weeks of sweat later, I saw a big difference. Fitwall’s classes worked!! My booty slid back into my yoga pants.
I wanted MORE.
But how to justify “me time” at an upscale gym in Solana Beach that hands out eucalyptus-infused towels after each workout? Since I’m a writer, and a big believer in writing what you know, I realized the obvious solution was to make one of the main characters in my next novel a personal trainer at an upscale gym in Solana Beach that hands out eucalyptus-infused towels after each workout. I’m kind of brilliant like that every once in a year.
And now, I have the perfect excuse to do research on the second book in my Shelby Day series AND take a 30-day challenge to fine tune my body back into WARRIOR MODE.
I’ll be posting updates on social media for the next four weeks. If you live in the area and want to join me, send me a pm. It’d be great to do this with friends.