frustrated

i just got back from XSport and it was not a good experience.  I was going in to get my 7 day free pass, and assumed I'd have to listen to a 15 minute spiel, do a 30 minute work out, stretch and be home within an hour or so.  Little did I know... 

First, I drive there and can NOT find a parking place - I got stuck in a parking lot, drove around the block 3 times and then finally found something (strike 1 - way too hard to find parking).  Then, I asked for the 7 day pass at the front desk.  They asked me to fill out some paperwork and someone would be with me soon.  The paperwork had some basic info but also asked about my goals and how serious I was about them, etc. 

After a bit of a wait someone realizes I'm still sitting there, and in comes Sebastian.  He says he will weigh me and measure my body fat, etc.  OK - why not?  I'm not even embarrassed by the results.  They weren't good, but I didn't care what he thought.  Then we go sit down at the desk and that's where it turns bad.  He wants to tell me all about his plans for me and how I need a program that will work.  While I was mostly zoning him out, I reminded myself that the 7 day pass is free and I can use their equipment free of charge.  Of course he wanted me to sign up with their 30 day money back guarantee, because I could get my full investment back.  Well I made him say "you will get 100% of your money back" before I would even hear anymore (he avoided it twice and so I was like "I want to hear you say it").  Anyway, I told him I wanted something that works and that if I can't find parking and the machines are always being used, then this wouldn't be for me...so the 7 day trial will give me a good feel for if this is the right place and I would go ahead and do that.  Of course it was not that simple, on and on he went...I am starting to get hungry now since i was planning to eat dinner after my "quick" work out.  Then he takes my ID and says, go work out.  I ask where the locker room is and he points and says, "i hope you brought a lock."  I did.  thanks jerk.  So Sebastian overall is strike 2.

So I go to the locker room, getting a little shaky from not eating since lunch and getting a little nervous that i might faint while working out, but i just drink a bunch of water and get on with it.  I go to find an elliptical, and they are all full.  So on to the dreaded treadmill I go. (Strike 3).  I ended up getting pain in my left shin about half way through, but powered through to finish the workout.  Then I have to go back to Sebastian to get my ID and he gives me the 7day pass (which I'm pretty sure I won't be using) after more waiting.  All said and done, this venture took 2 and a half hours, and my dinner is cold, it's past my bedtime and I still need to shower.

So the good news in all of this is (if you're still reading) that I was able to complete the week 1 workout 1 on the treadmill, going just about 2 miles (and I can't tell you how many calories b/c apparently my machine was broken).

Now I just need to figure out where I'm going to walk/run on Thursday.  Curves is the only other gym I had in mind, but I don't know if I can use the treadmill for a half hour since they do circuit training.  Maybe I need to check out Cheetah? Or maybe the Y wasn't that bad.  encouragement please?