All day yesterday, I felt like I’d been hit by a truck. Or at least a Chrysler Pacifica. But no, I’d just spent the previous day driving said Pacifica.
I told Mark, “I feel like I worked out really instead of just sitting on my butt!” Too bad I’m sore from driving nine hours, not running nine miles. Or something.
[Don’t get worked up. I’ll tell you all about the driving and the nine hours and the whole reason I did it all . . . next week.]
I never would have thought that sitting perfectly still – aside from some very enthusiastic jamming to the sporadic radio stations and my favorite CDs – would make my stupid, weak muscles hurt. And all that random aching has made me think about the many different ways I’ve hurt those same, weak muscles.
- Crunches, leg lifts and lunges in my bedroom every night in high school.
- Running sprints and separators at early-morning basketball practice.
- Learning how to lift weights with my friend Jeremie and then with my boyfriend.
- Frequenting the student rec center that sat next to my dorm.
- Joining Curves. Quitting Curves. Joining Curves again.
- Walking with my friend Katy – at that rec center, of course – weeks before my wedding.
- Taking aerobics for an “easy” credit. Ahem.
- Kickboxing.
- Walking.
- Tae-Bo.
- Walk Away the Pounds.
- More walking.
- Water aerobics.
I’m sure there’s more. But I can’t remember now. So, tell me: What’s your favorite way to exercise? What’s the hardest thing you’ve done to burn calories? (Mine would definitely be the kickboxing class. It was super hard and super early in the morning!)
This post is part of the Losing It Challenge. If I’m one thing, it’s consistent: still not losing weight, but still not giving up. How about you?
----------------------------------------
Can't get enough of Giving Up on Perfect? Subscribe here, follow me on Twitter and join my Facebook page.
