... seeing baby undergrads wearing Duke 2012 shirts and realizing they will be gone before me. Le sigh.
That's mainly it for now. I just saw several kids wearing that shirt when I was in the gym today and it was a bit of a downer.
The gym class is going really well though! I've only had it two times obviously, but I think the instructor is going to be very helpful and I'm glad to have at least 2 days a week when I'm guaranteed to be in the gym. I've been to the gym (/on a run) every day for the past 2 weeks, so I'm keeping up with the exercise for now. I'm sure once my TA duties ramp up and my courses get more involved it'll be more of a challenge for me to get there every day, but I'll do my best.
The instructor said she was going to teach us how to make our own lifting schedules and then we'll be able to tailor them a bit more to what we each want to accomplish. She said most women are there to tone and firm their bodies, which is mostly what I'd like to do too. She told us that we'd probably gain 2-5 pounds in the class because we'll be building muscle, but that overall we'll be smaller (typically). She also said that women who had never done any sort of weight training class would see the quickest improvements in terms of strength initially with how much they're able to lift and the number of reps they're capable of. That's nice, I'd like to see some sort of results to encourage me to keep going. So far I've been going for a run before class so I've been getting my cardio in that way.
I'm not sure that I'll be able to physically see a difference other than just knowing that I'll be capable of lifting more. I guess I could measure my arms, chest, waist, hips, etc now and again in December? I'm not sure Keegan would be the best critic either, since he'll just say I look good all the time (perks of having a husband required to say nice things!). I don't want to have crazy Madonna man-arms or anything, but it'd be nice to have a little definition. Another "side effect" of the class is smaller boobs (damn! sad) but I guess that's something I'd be able to notice.
I'm really enjoying the UNC class too, it doesn't seem very difficult so far, but I'm (re)learning a lot for now. We'll see how much more challenging it gets as the semester progresses. It's a bit annoying to drive to UNC three times a week though.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL BEGINS TONIGHT!! That is all.
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Consider, however, that we have a decent chance of getting out of here before this year's entering class of 2014!
The next time I see a kid wearing a Duke 2014 shirt I'll point and say "Bahahaha, I beat you!!". They'll have no idea what I mean, but I'll know. And that's what counts.
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