I decided to go to the gym today solo. When Scotty is home we go about 3 mornings a week at 5:00 am, which means a 4:40 wake up time! Since I have the week off, I decided that I would go without him. I don’t think I have ever gone to the gym by myself, but with my new diet I figured I better not stay immobile for too long. I have some weird anxiety about just walking in to a gym. Once I am in the comfort of my own treadmill or elliptical, I am OK. I also have an anxiety about using free weights and the machines, but that is a whole other post! So today I decided to do running on the treadmill and then on to the elliptical. I made it in to the gym and then on to my very own treadmill without hyperventilating. About 20 minutes into my run, a lady comes and uses the machine right next to me (keep in mind my anxiety about being at a gym). As I look around, I notice that I am on a machine that is relatively centered and there is no one on the machines to my left OR to my right. I decided to ignore this and finish my run. After my run I move to the elliptical. I awkwardly choose the one in the center up front. As I am about 10 minutes into this workout another lady comes up and gets on the machine right next to me! Again, there was no one down the line to my left and no one down the line to my right! I know no one would think twice about this, but because I have this weird thing about the gym, it sort of made me laugh. I just felt it was a funny story to go with my very first trip to the gym… alone!!