Well, I went to the gym tonight and all I have to say is, some days you've got it and some days you just don't. Today, I didn't have it. I actually really wanted to go to the gym and was planning on working out really hard, but as soon as I started on the elliptical machine I knew it was going to be a tough one. My legs just felt like they were on the constant verge of cramping up, so instead of 30 minutes I only did 20, and then I got off to stretch. Then I tried out the recumbent bike and it was the same story, just really tired cramping legs. I had to keep bringing down the resistance on the bike until I was down to 1. I ended up doing a total of 45 minutes of cardio, which I am NOT saying is bad AT ALL, it was just a very very unpleasant 45 minutes (and not what I was hoping for in terms of intensity). Then I did some good stretching, and some abdominal work, which I DETEST more than anything else in the whole world! But I did it.
In trying to keep all of this in perspective, a month ago I would have said to my husband (with a huge happy smile on my face), "It's Friday night and I think we both deserve a treat." He would have said, "Are you sure that's what you want to do? I know you are trying to lose weight." And I would have said, "Ooooh, come on! It's Friday night! I'll start THAT again tomorrow. What kind of ice cream do you want?"
Tonight, I. WENT. TO. THE. GYM!!! So what if it was a crap workout? I went! I'm not going to lie, on the way there I thought, "maybe I could just get some frozen yogurt on the way home." (I didn't).
So here's to crappy workouts, because a crappy workout is better than no workout at all!
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