Until today, the elliptical machine at the gym and I have not been friends. We haven't even been acquaintances. The elliptical was something I just glared at from afar.Last week, I believe my highest record on the elliptical was a full 6 minutes.
A friend mentioned she had gotten up to a decent rate after working with a personal trainer...
And thus, war was waged.
Because of the new job, I haven't been sleeping much lately. Since I work from home, there's always something to work on, and I love just being ahead for the upcoming day. I've been going to bed at 2-3am and waking up at 6am. Friday, after sleeping 4 hours, I dragged myself to the gym, and did a full 3 minutes and 23 seconds of elliptication before pulling myself off and crawling home to cry. I think it was ... Monday? that I missed a night of sleep completely and was up for a full 48 hours before slithering into bed.. yesterday. I think. And after 10 hours of beautiful, uninterrupted rest, I skipped into the gym today and did ONE HOUR. The elliptical and I were one.
A friend has been helping me develop a training program, and so I've been hitting the gym, for at least an hour, six days a week. It's been very motivational.Llllaaahhhhllllhhhhhhhh.....
Come on. I know you want to lick that arm.
Wait, here's the other one...
OK, I'm done. :)
I love working from home and getting to the gym every day. It's the existence I always wanted, and never thought possible. I can get up from the desk and go for a walk, or shop, or get a haircut, and come back and work again, or take my laptop downtown and get some sun and use the city wireless.
Happy, happy, happy....
5 comments:
Yay for you Mary. I'm glad it's working out for you.
I love my elliptical but only in the winter. I haven't used it since the weather has been nice and I think I lasted like 3 minutes the first time I ever used it! LOL
what do you do again? i'm jealous. the gym and i have not met eye to eye since my induction to the fabulous world of mommyhood.
Mary,
You can't let an elliptical machine win! Come on! You're MARY!
Notice how I never mentioned using one. lol
I used to own an elliptical machine...I used to weigh a lot less, too!
Keep it up, girl!
You inspired me to do 38 minutes on the elliptical the next day, but then I didn't have enough energy left to do weight training. I think sleep is a big part of it. You always did have way more stamina than me.
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