Working out while chatting makes the time vanish on the elliptical machine–enough to make a girl stay on the thing for an entire hour! This is what I discovered on Sunday when a nice guy struck up a conversation with me at our apartment gym. It’s been a long time since I’ve had the pleasure of chatting with a friend while jogging or working out. My Cleveland Boyfriend is also an Indy transplant and we had a candid discussion about leaving behind friends and family in larger cities on large bodies of water to move here. Flirting? Maybe a little. But I made it clear in the first five minutes that I have a toddler and that “we’re” buying a house this week. He did give me the whole Here’s What Just Happened With My Ex-Girlfriend Bailing on Moving Out Here With Me story that men tend to share with women they’re flirting with. Actually, I think My Cleveland Boyfriend would make a great pal for Sweet Cheeks, since he’s also a sports fan and in a new managerial role professionally. But I did not get his phone number because that would’ve been plain weird. Can I get your number to set you up on a date with my husband?
The Wedding Workout Challenge is going fairly well. Last week, I met my goal of 5 workouts in 7 days, and this week I’m 2 for 3, with a post-bedtime-for-Pitter yoga session on the docket for tonight. I’ve lost 1-2 lbs and if I stick with eating only when I am hungry and making wholesome choices I think I’ll make the tourquoise and brown dress smokin’ hot* goal.
Here’s a sample menu:
Breakfast: banana, shredded wheat lightly soaked w/skim milk
Snack: low fat string cheese
Lunch: sauceless vegetable melange (peas, carrots, green beans and corn), piece of whole wheat bread, all natural apricot yogurt
Dinner: Baked chicken, broccoli florets and a handful of Cheerios
Yes, I would lose weight if I followed this eating plan, or that of a toddler. Did the Cheerios tip you off? This was Pitter’s intake yesterday (plus breastfeeding and some water). But sigh, if I followed his lead, I’d already be 15lbs lighter. From the mouths of babes, eh? Or would it be into the mouths of babes?
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*I am realizing there is a small glitch with the plan to wear this particular dress because it requires either tourqouise or brown shoes. I have tourqouise sandals but it may be too cold to wear them on the beach in early October. Does this mean I have to buy brown (brown!!!) dress shoes? Just for the one outfit? I may have to default to a black dress to avoid spending additional money here. What is my life these days if not one difficult decision after another? Woe. Oh woe!
2 Comments
September 26, 2007 at 3:04 pm
Hmmm, this workout man sounds very charming! :->
P.S. I’m SO impressed you can talk and do the elliptical machine at the same time – wow!
September 27, 2007 at 6:53 am
I know, but I’ll probably never run into him again!
I was definitely sweating a lot, but probably not working as hard on the machine as I might have if I hadn’t been talking…