How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Elliptical

Well, thank you blog-that-I-haven't-shown-anyone-but-still-act-as-if-is-read-by-thousands.   You inspired some good choices this morning!   

Mr. Husband woke me up promptly at 5:30 am. I was not ecstatic about gym times.  In fact, I was seriously considering "NOT gym times" being the theme of the day as the night before I ate the Mexican Food equivalent of colon blow:  Brown rice and black bean burritos with fiber fortified tortillas. Hey, guys, bad idea! Don't do that!.  Seriously, don't overdo the fiber if you're not used to it; it's not comfortable.

We finally dragged ourselves to the gym but we're both reconsidering this whole "working out on an uneasy stomach" thing.  I'm good enough to go and super dedicated to this WELL READ AND LOVED BY ALL blog that I simply couldn't throw in the towel.   So, I did what any asshole would and made Mr. Husband wait for me in the car. 

Have you ever had a friend that you reconnected with after some time only to find that there's a reason you're not friends anymore? The elliptical and I were BFFs a few years ago. We would hang out for an hour at a time and I'd whine when we were apart for too long. Things have changed between us... After 2 minutes I was already realizing how far apart we had grown.  The elliptical was a stranger and I didn't belong in his life anymore.  I had planned a 20 minute workout, but this was so difficult that I wasn't sure I'd make it. 

I did make it, though! I almost barfed twice and I was exhausted halfway through.  Afterward, I felt like someone had replaced my legs with baby versions of themselves.  I really wish someone 5 times as tall as me could have helped me walk out of the gym (I'd let them use one of these).  As I was alone, unfortunately, I had to handle my own ungraceful exit.  

There you have it, I went to the gym like a good girl and did my full workout because of you.  I also decided that I will be working to condition myself for the San Diego Blood Bank 5k! July 10, I'll be there.  July 9, I'll avoid ODing on fiber.