Last Friday I went back to gym and as I was stretching, I realized I hadn't been to a gym in nearly 2 years. That was when I got mono and my doc said to lay off the exercise. I have never followed doctor's instructions like I did then. Ah, the memories. Naps on the couch, doing nothing after work, feeling perfectly OK about doing nothing but watching TV and sleeping. I'm feeling a song coming on...memories, like the colors of my mind...
But I digress. After a little stretching I got on the elliptical and here's the short version of my inner monologue:
Minutes 1-2: "Man, this feels great! Why did I ever stop working out?"
Minutes 3-4: "Okay, no need to start with level 3...lets cut back to level 1."
Around 5 minutes the "Jesus, take the wheel" song comes on the radio.
Minutes 5-10: "Jesus, take the elliptical! I can't do this! I hate working out. I'm OK with my extra 10 pounds....wait, I'm Hindu...Vishnu...please take the elliptical, please!"
Eventually I get into the groove and do not loose a lung in the process. Once I'm done, I see that I've burned about 200 calories in 30 minutes. My new mantra? A calorie not eaten, is a calorie burned. I will remember that the next time I'm craving some chocolate.
It's Monday now and I'm surprised to say that, yes, I did go back to the gym. We'll see how long it lasts....
2 comments:
just dawned on me that I never commented on this...
Are you still hitting the gym?
Where do you work out? I go to Fitness 19 over by Walmart... it'd be great to have a workout partner if you happen to hit the same place!
I just read this and you are freakin HILARIOUS! Isn't it funny how you're always excited to get to the gym but 10 minutes into it you're like "WTF?"
Way to stick with it!
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