Hi! It's your long-lost diet blogger checking in. Things are going ok, I'm still working out five days a week or so. I didn't work out at all during the 3-day weekend (Saturday, Sunday or Monday) - bad me. But I did manage to get there yesterday (with Mark, who's working out again - yay!) and do 45 minutes of cardio. I've started using the elliptical trainer now, in addition to the bike and treadmill, and I love it. I always have trouble with my knees and ankles when I run too much on the treadmill. The elliptical is impact-free, so it really helps with that. Plus, it targets my lower half, which I love.
Mark is doing a little better with his worrying, but since he's improving he's talking like he doesn't want to see the psychiatrist on June 4 - not a good thing. I had to tell him straight out that just because he has a good day doesn't mean that he's cured. So he's still going, hopefully.
Man, this girl on the elliptical trainer beside me last night was a trip. I couldn't tell whether she was just experimenting to see how fast you can possibly go on the machine, or if she was just trying to shorten her workout, or what. Anyway, she had just stepped off the nearby treadmills (after running like a banshee for about 5 minutes) and came over to the elliptical and started pedaling furiously. I was afraid she was going to fall off. She was all crouched over looking at her feet, not upright like everyone else. I just didn't get it - it was weird. I think people who exercise like that will eventually burn themselves out and go right back to square one. But she may have had a perfectly good reason for working out like that.
(Boy, this is a non sequitur entry.) I've got a "fitness evaluation" scheduled for tomorrow at 7 p.m. at my gym. I have no idea what they're going to do. It wasn't even my idea. I was working out last week when this trainer girl came up to me and said she was offering free fitness evaluations, would I like one? I said sure, why not, but now I'm thinking maybe I might get depressed. "Ms. Jennifer, you have 75 percent body fat and your ass is so huge, I'm afraid even we can't help you." I guess it's just a way for the trainers to drum up business. But I'm oddly curious as to what will go on. I'll post the results here on Friday morning.
Name: Jen Location: DFW, TX Occupation: Journalist WHY this stupid blog?: To lose the 20 pounds I've packed on since high school and to entertain you with stories about my fabulous life. Current Weight: 138 My Goal Weight: 115 Pounds to Go: 23
