174.8- Zumba friend, motivator, accomplishment

Look at that - broke 175, of course, I had done that before Thanksgiving, but this time I can see success.

Just heard my book group will meet Saturday morning which is grand of the hostess, as she knows I will be out of town much of the month. Remarkably, after that moment of pleasure, I was struck by the fact that allows only two Zumba sessions this week. Last week was the first time in a year that I had gone three times, but already I have scaled that plateau and am a bit bummed. Also, this morning, I felt a little definition in my arm muscle. You cannot know how motivating this is. At 62, I have been watching loose skin take over my upper arms and never expected anything could reverse that process. I purchased one pound Zumba weights about a month ago; that's not much time to feel such improvement.

Zumba provides gentle group pressure. When the instructors introduced weights, I was not going to buy into another "obvious" marketing gimmick. As it turned out, the shipment was delayed for over a month allowing me to gain confidence working through the routines without them and to slowly adjust to the fact that almost everyone had gotten them. My good friend was ecstatic about her arm definition. I began to pleasantly anticipate their arrival. I had heard that thw day after you first use them you'd really ache, but not for me - it was a totally positive experience and it breaks up the class routine.

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