I have NOT been on a diet or an exercise routine, but as a side effect of Bill's efforts and turning things down and being more active I have lost about 10 pounds. You CANNOT see it. We all went to the pumpkin patch last week with my in-laws and I was in some pants that haven't fit for a while, feeling rather good about myself and WHAM I download the pictures and UGH I look just as terrible as always.
Anyway, this morning was my big plan. I ran all the car-pool kids around; 9 different kids, 4 different schools, 8 trips (you do the math, it doesn't quite add up but forgotten lunch money etc makes up for the extra) and afterwords I headed for the gym.
This is my first trip to the gym in a long time (probably a first by myself).
I began with a lesson in technology, I first had to learn how to request a machine and guess how much time I would use said machine, there wasn't a button for out of shape have no idea what I'm doing or how long I will last before I fall on my face.
I selected 15 minutes thinking that would give me enough time to learn how to work the machine. I tried for almost 10 of those minutes to get it to turn on when Miss Perky Gallore next to me showed me how, I think she set it for Schwarzenegger mode and I began. I lasted 3 minutes and 41 seconds including my cool down period which consisted of trying to turn the machine off because Miss Perky had left the building and trying to locate something to wipe down the machine while Mr. Big muscles waited impatiently.
I headed to the pool and swam 1 lap, midpoint I realized I was in the deep water which normally wouldn't worry me, but since I couldn't breath and felt like my heart was swimming a few lengths ahead of me I thought I might drown.
I started singing the "Dory" song just keep swimming and finished. Bobbed in the water for what seemed like forever and swam back. I could probably swim better if I put my face in the water but I have to take a deep breath to shower and just can't put my face it so I tried the back stroke and made it back to the other side. Sat in the hot tub for a bit and then finished up with a total of 6 laps, showered and took my tomato face out of there.
I was way too hot and sweaty to put my shoes on (I'm not a fan of shoes and my feet are claustrophobic) so I walked out in the freezing rain to my car, which was parked about a million miles away.
I didn't realize there were a ton of other moms that hit the gym after dropping their kids off at school. By the time I got to the car my feet felt like they had frostbite.
If anyone needs anything I will be the pile of mushy goo laying on the floor with a bright red face.
