Exercise SUCKS

On 04/13/06 my friend Cat and I decided to join a well known women's only workout facility. Prior to that, I'd been living a pretty sedentary life. My job is sedentary, and since I became a workaholic, the time I spent outside of "normal working hours" was also sedentary. I've got some poundage to lose and some health concerns, so I figured it would be a GREAT idea to join with a friend. We'd motivate each other, you see.

Cat and I have shown up for workouts regularly, albeit not fanatically. We went 3x/week most of the time and worked out 1/2 an hour each time. I realize that this isn't a huge amount of time to spend exercising, but it's more than where I started so I figured I'd see some results. Another co-worker, Kiwi, started going to the same facility and lost 2 inches in her waist in the first month. She's an itty bitty thing anyway, so I figured that I could lose at least 2 inches too.

This did NOT happen for me. After my first 30 days were over, Scooby totally screwed the pooch. Not only did I NOT lose EVEN ONE pound, I didn't lose even 1% of body fat and SOMEHOW gained 7.5 inches over my entire body. How is this even possible?

I realized that different people measure differently, so I asked to be remeasured. Two different people measured me for the 2nd and 3rd times and STILL I was bigger everywhere except my waist where I lost a pitiful 1/2 inch. I can't believe it. I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE IT!!!! How am I supposed to stay motivated NOW?