Second spinning class - done!  There were actually several people I knew at Fitworks on Monday evening, including Meghan who ended up on the bike next to me during class.  And I must say that the second class was (I hesitate to say easier because it wasn't) - but it was more familiar.  Surprisingly, the bike shorts did help.  When I first saw them in the store (after taking the first class),  I thought "Is that all there is for padding?" - I was thinking sofa cushion size would be what I needed. (can't you just picture it??!)  And I was fortunate to be able to get a pair of capris rather than shorts.  Trying them on at home, two thoughts immediately came to mind:  1) Extremely thankful that the News Herald pictures are taken when wearing regular clothes and not spandex like on the Biggest Loser and 2) these pants will never see the light of day because sweat pants will always be worn over them.  My husband jokingly asked if he should get the camera and then quickly/safely retreated to the family room and shut the door.  Wearing knee braces also helped with the ups and downs (literally) during the class.  Since I'm still a rookie at this, I had questions for the instructor afterwards to clarify exactly how to increase/decrease the tension during the course of the class.  When I showed her what it was set at and what I did, she said "oh, you have it set a lot more than it needs to be!!"  WHAT!!??  So I was climbing hills when I could have been on the flat road and when the rest of the class was climbing hills, I was working on mountains!!  Brother..... Lesson to be learned:  Don't make things harder than they need to be!  (and when you think about this, it can definitely apply to a lot of other things other than a spinning class!).    The nurse from the doctor's office also called today to let me know that all the blood work is normal.  So, as much as I was hoping that she would call and say again, "You have jigglyarmitis;  take these pills for five days and it will be gone", I need to buckle down and get to work on attitude, activity and stop procrastinating!  As my son says, "Here's a straw - suck it up!"  I do feel like a few of the cobwebs have cleared from my brain and I'm getting into more of a routine for eating smart and working out. Lesson to be re-learned:  There's no magic pill for weight loss and exercise - it's going to take discipline and work.  Rats!   It's nice to have longer daylight hours - an outside walk in the evening has always fit better into the schedule and that doesn't work very well when it's dark at 5 o'clock in the afternoon!  Best to take advantage of the nice weather when we have it-- Barb