I did it

I finally went and worked out. I was dreading it and avoiding it. Because I just knew it was going to hurt. Hurt bad!

I did some of the Matrix machines. Then I was going to use the treadmill, but decided to do the Hard Body Blast class instead.

It wasn't terrible. All toning. Thighs, glutes, triceps, biceps, shoulders. And abs. The dreaded abs.

C'mon, have you ever gotten that ab cramp? The one that wracks your entire body from pelvis to breast bone? The one that hurts worse than child birth?!

I got it.

It hurt.

Bad.

I tried lying back with my legs bent. Ouch. With my legs straight. Ouch. I had to roll over on my stomach and curl my spine by lifting my upper body with my arms.

Relief!

I did make an observation. Correct me if I am wrong. If you are thin, you can get fit just sitting on a machine. You don't have to move the machine or move an actual body part. Somehow, through osmosis or some other -osis, you just become fit!

I came to this conclusion as I watched two women work out. One would sit on the neighboring machine without moving anything but her mouth or her arm lifting her water bottle to her mouth while her friend worked her machine. They were both thin and gorgeous.

How come I cannot just sit on a machine and get fit via osmosis?!

Apparently, you can also achieve aerobic benefits by standing on a treadmill and speaking to your neighbor. The machine doesn't have to be active. The belt doesn't have to be moving. Something must happen if you both stand on a treadmill, face each other, and yak. Because there was a crowd of women doing that today!

Sour grapes? Of course! I have to sweat to achieve results! It's just not fair!

I've been a bad bad girl

Since Thanksgiving I have been a sloth! I haven't worked out in ages! And I ate everything and anything between Christmas and New Year's.

The cookies...the brownies...the stuffing...the cookies.

I baked cookies this year. I made 7-layer bars, oatmeal scotchies, chocolate crinkles, and hay stacks. We hosted Christmas Eve and we served creamy dips...meat...chips...

It was great.

But now I feel like a slug and am dreading the gym. How bad is it going to hurt to start up again?! How long will it take to lose the 6 or 8 pounds I gained?

Should I call Jenny?! OK, that's a personal joke because I am really really really hating the Kirstie Alley Jenny Craig commercials at the moment. I don't believe she only weighed 219 pounds when she started the program. I hate the way the dress her for the commercials. I hate the way her voice squeaks when she talks.

I used to like Kirstie Alley. I loved her in Cheers and Veronica's Closet. I don't automatically turn off movies of the week when she's in them.

I can't decide to work out tomorrow or sleep in. Well, send the kids off to school and go back to bed...I'll let you know later!