It was tough but I did get up and go to the gym. I really need to for health reasons and to stay in some kind of shape. With my muscle mass down, my metabolism is also down. I should be eating less to compensate for my lower metabloism, but I am actually eating more.
Once I got to the gym, I watched an hour of football while I was on the elliptical machine. I did notice that my calorie burn rate was 107 calories per hour. Before HRT, I was burning 120 calories per hour and when I was really into losing weight, 5 years ago, my burn rate was 150.
With basketball starting soon and football, I am going to try and workout 3/4 days a week. It did not work last month. But I must do something, with Thanksgiving and Christmas around the corner.
Anyway, back to the gym. I wore my regular outfit, but its impossible to hide my breasts. So I just went with my sports bar and two t-shirts and said so what. Of course, I did not have any problems in the locker room or gym floor. I honestly believe, if I do not make an issue of it, no one else while either.
I can't help but wonder whether at some point down the road the locker room will become an issue for someone. Unless, of course, the gym also has a gender neutral locker area.
ReplyDeleteYes, Kati, it will become a problem. I hope not until early 2007. I am looking for an alternative. I do not have one now. Maybe I can find a gym with a single stall unisex bathroom. I know the LA Fitness down the street from my house has one for staff only. Maybe I can rejoin, if they let me use it.
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