Here comes a tangent - first of all, exercise sucks. How anyone can smile and laugh through the entire process is beyond me, I can't even catch enough breath to yell at my dog to get out of the way! (good thing he understands what my various snaps mean, why can't my children be so obedient??) Second of all - what is with the whole laughing and cheering group of people?? While I have never set foot inside of a gym, I am pretty sure that the groups of people in there aren't laughing and smiling (while wearing make-up!!?!?) they are sweating up a storm and don't care how many muscles the body contains. Thirdly - what is with the music?? I once heard the music I work out to described as "Super Mario Brothers gone Techno" - yea, that pretty much sums it up - if only there was a mushroom that I could bust of a bunch of bricks to get at. And if only said mushroom made me shrink instead of growing taller, but I would still like the super cool fireballs. And if the said mushroom was made of the most delectable chocolate then maybe, just maybe, I wouldn't mind being Mario, but my favorite color is green, so I would probably be Luigi! There - tangent done!
The second challenge of today's workout consisted of the materials used in said workout. Apparently, in the new DVD Leslie requests that I use weight balls. I happened to overlook
this fact (which was printed in very tiny print on the back of the DVD) and found myself without said weight balls. My husband, being so kind and observant, handed me two potatoes to use as weights. I would suggest that you never ever use potatoes as weights! While I am sure you can imagine the problems associated with using produce in your workout let me give you one visual: sweaty palms!
The third challenge of today's workout was the simple fact that I had volunteered to watch my darling niece and simply adorable nephew! No, I mean it, they are darling and adorable. My niece, if you can visualize, is a talker. And I don't mean she likes to chat with you now and then, no, she likes to talk, all the time. I think that if she were to loose her voice for more than a day, her world would end. I mean it. I have never, never, never met a 4 year old with so much to say. In fact, should she continue with this most impressive talent, she would have an amazing career as an auctioneer! My nephew, sweet boy, is 18 months, still takes naps, and sadly, today, he didn't get one. So as I am roaming around my living room working up a sweat, dreaming of mushrooms made of chocolate, having super cool fireball power, dressing myself in green (hat and all) my nephew was stumbling around is that overly tired stupor that is so befitting to all of us when we haven't slept.
My husband did an amazing job of fielding all 5 children (ages 8, 6, 4, 4, and 18 months) while I worked out. (remember, my dog is the most behaved, so after I snapped at him, he kept his mouth shut and just watched from the couch!) I successfully completed my goal for the day! But lest you think me amazing, let me just say that the "Walk and Kick" 30 minute workout only lasted 14 minutes, just enough to cover my 30 minute commitment. (haha)
Tomorrow is Sunday - my usual day of rest! But alas, I have learned that one day of rest usually turns into 2, which turns into three, which turns into a year, which turns into 5, which turned into 10! So, until I am sure that I can take a rest without jeopardizing the goal to free my skinny girl, I will workout tomorrow too! 8 days down, 357 to go! (thank god this year isn't a leap year!)
Ending thought: There is no Challenge more challenging than the challenge to improve yourself ~ Michael F. Staley
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