While studying for my medical coding class, I finally found a code for what's wrong with me: allergy to cardiovascular exercise. No, I'm not kidding. It's written in black and white, medically researched, and recgnized by the American Medical Association. I knew I wasn't just lazy!!
One of my New Year's resolutions was to exercise at least 30 minutes everyday. Needless to say, I've failed miserably. Last week I kind of got the kickstart I needed when I brought my mom to see the doctor. When she got on the scale I realized that she weighs less than I do. A LOT less. This is a 63-year-old woman who has had 7 children. I've always thought we weigh about the same. WRONG. Obviously I have a VERY skewed idea of my body image.
So, I've been to the gym everyday since they left, not necissarly trying to lose weight, just trying to get in better shape (and hopefully SOME weight loss will follow). Exercise used to make me feel so good. Now it just makes me tired. I get off work around between 6:30 and 7, go home and change and head to the gym.
By the time I'm exercised, and stretched, it's 8:00-8:30. I go home and I literally sit on the couch and don't move because I get these splitting headaches. Then, I toss and turn all night long and have millions of strange dreams. I'm exhausted.
It does not inspire me to want to go again the next day. Or any day, for that matter...
And just as a PS here, I have made up a new rule for the gym (I have appointed myself to be the top rule maker). Any woman who wears over an A cup size bra MUST INVEST IN A GOOD SPORTS BRA. There will be no more of this flopping around on the treadmill. It makes me nervous that they are going to fall out of their shirt.
4 comments:
I, too am allergic to exercise. I actually love going when I get there. For me, it's the getting there that's hard. I can always come up with so many more things to do with my time.
Exactly why I need a workout buddy to make me accountable to someone other than myself!
Wooohooo! That means I don't need a sports bra!
last time I went to the gym the guy at the entrance desk said "wow, do you want to know when the last time you came in was?" then he said in a shocked and disapproving tone "90 days!!" Well, it has now passed 90 days again so I guess it is time to go back to the gym.
I don't think that anyone at the gym knows whether or not I've been there. They always act like they know who I am despite the fact that I never go at the same time. I think that guy was just making up the 90 day thing. Even if he wasn't, I would tell him to go buy some more spandex and mind his own business.
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