Flat as a Pancake

This morning I begrudgingly decided to go to the gym, but not without some breakfast. I stopped at Taco Cabana for a couple bean and cheese tacos. I figure they are better than the McDonalds McHeartAttack Breakfast Platter, so at least I am making healthier choices. When I got to campus I debated whether or not to walk from the parking lot up the hill across the quad up a million more stairs inside LBJ up a million more stairs and then from there walk to the gym. But instead of walking up the hill I took the bus, and instead of walking up the million stairs in LBJ I took the elevator. I had to get my speeding ticket notarized, and it was FREE! I was glad about that. Just means I get to keep my petty cash. I decided to walk down a million steps though to go get a lanyard and an ID holder so I can more efficently swipe in for some of my classes. So there went all my petty cash.

I tramped off to the gym and sat down for a few minutes to put my new gear in order. I have just super downsized my wallet, and I can't wait to get rid of it completely. Still can't get rid of my purse though. I swipe in at the gym (using my GENUINE LEATHER fancy new badge) and put my stuff in a locker and get to work.

I hate running. I hate it with a passion. A fiery burning passion deep within my knees. The only time I tolerate running is during marching season on those few sets where hauling ass across the field is a necessity. So first thing  I head for, of course, is the sit bike!! I spent about 10 minutes on that and "biked" two miles. I worked up a moderate sweat so I didnt mind moving on. Someone had sat down on the bike next to me right as I was about to finish and  I think that he might have thought I was being rude or something. There were 5 open bikes, so why sit RIGHT NEXT TO ME?! Anyways... After my little cycle session, I ambled over to the arm machine that tortures my shoulder while I try to rehabilitate it back to a proper working order. I did about 4 or 5 reps of 10, and my shoulder started burning pretty bad so I moved on to the hip abductor machine. That was probably the worst one. I abducted myself 3 or 4 reps of 5 and then switched. The one where you push your legs apart wasn't so bad, but when I had to squeeze my legs together, that was horrible. The most unpleasant part of my gym day today. Once I gave up on that machine (I couldn't squeeze any more), I went on over to the upstairs gym and walked another half mile at a very leisurely pace and then it was time to go.  I spent the bare minimum ammount of time exercising today, I kind of compare that to the amount of "flare" I should want to wear. unfortunately my Flare is only 30 minutes long. Besides, tomorrow I get a really long work out in karate, and a small swim in scuba. I can't wait to scuba.

Last week I went to the scuba shop and it was encouraging when I was able to squeeze into a size 14 wet suit. Obviously that was not going to work for me since my calves are gigantic, so I upsized and in doing so I actually ended up buying a better quality suit, also spending 100 bucks on it... Apparently they don't trust fatties so they enforce the neoprene to be stronger. I like the feeling of a wet suit though, it makes me less lumpy and shows the proper shape of my body ;) All I gotta do is make it a bit smaller :)