Exercise

I am such a wimp. I tried to exercise. I recorded Gilad's Bodies in Motion (I lost a ton of weight before my wedding doing his workouts and yes, he is ancient) and have done it a few times. I am really, really out of shape. I felt sick after I did it. Sick like I never wanted to do it again. I am sure I didn't drink enough water. Why can't water taste like a strawberry margarita? I just don't like the taste of water unless I am at a restaurant. What is that? Why is that? Anyway, for two days I couldn't lift my arms to even put my hair in a clip. If you were at Target this weekend, you had the pleasure of seeing exactly what I look like when I get out of bed. I have one questions for you exercise junkies: WHERE ARE THE ENDORPHINS I KEEP HEARING ABOUT???? WHERE IS THE ENERGY? All I wanted to do was crawl into my bed in the fetal position.

I used to LOVE Zumba on the Xbox but the Xbox is in the basement and I am slightly terrified to go down there and see a mouse. I thought about taking a class but Zumba on the Xbox offers me the luxury of dancing like an idiot in private and calling it exercise. I wanted to buy the DVD set but it's $90 and if history has taught me anything, it will end up collecting dust. I thought I was being so smart and saw "Zumba Dance" on the Fit/Health network so I recorded it. It was the infomercial...and I wanted badly to buy it. Those people really know how to make you think that you absolutely need that and that if you just had it, it would solve all of your problems.

I still watch TV walking on the treadmill but I think I need to bump it up a little and like I said a million times before, I am not a runner. I, for sure, can't run in public. I look like I am having a seizure and about to pass out. It's not pretty. I have tried running outside and I have the hardest time quieting my mind. The whole time I am thinking, I should be thinking of something profound but all I can think about is how much I hate that my body feels like it is going to give out and I hate the feel of sweating. I've tried listening to my iPod but my frantic thoughts are even louder than the music.

I know I need to find something to do that I enjoy so that I'll want to do it but so far...nothing. Wouldn't it be great if you could burn calories watching reality TV? I'd be wafer thin! I posted this as my status on Facebook but I think it is so true that I am putting it here too. I don't own it, I didn't come up with it. I just found it online and think the person that wrote it is a genius.



Edited to add: Saw John Carter with Tommy yesterday and loved it even more the 2nd time! I might have a problem because as soon as it ended I thought, "Maybe Nico wants to go see it." This time the theater was packed. I love it!