Marathon Mom

Despite the horrid chest cold I’ve been battling for weeks, I did the seemingly impossible last night and EXERCISED!!! Yep, 60 minutes on the elliptical. I’ll wait for the applause to die down…

I did have to stop periodically when hit by a coughing fit. Stop, clamp down, cough away, resume ellipticalling. For the young ones, those who haven’t have 5 good-sized babies wreck havoc with your plumbing, you’re wondering what the clamp down thing is about. It’s called incontinence and it’s no laughing matter. No, it’s not. Stop laughing. Now. Really, enough already. Peeing your pants is not… no, stop. It’s NOT funny! Fine, I can wait… There, feel better. ANYWAY, it’s a fact of my life. Coughing, sneezing, Dane Cook - all factors in my secret supply of Poise pads. I hear there is surgery that can help correct this problem, but they recommend Kegels. I’ve never been very good at that particular… uh… exercise. Probably this is a result of that. Damn, one more thing to add to my repertoire. But, back to my SUCCESSES…

So I did the hour on the elliptical. And then I got up this morning and did 30 minutes!! I know, I know - I’m totally awesome. I had fallen asleep during the last half hour of Biggest Loser last night out of sheer exhaustion (and a shot of Niquil.) So I got up this morning, hopped on the elliptical and watched that OMG last 30 mintues! Can you beLIEVE it?? AMY, you have a pair of brass ones! Good for you! I can’t believe you actually did it! I can not WAIT for next week - oh, there is going to be hell to pay but I am now your biggest fan!! Way to go, girl! Just when I thought things couldn’t get more interesting!! This is better than Neil’s 17 pound weight gain! Hell, this is better than Preston’s secret affair with his best friend’s mom who just found out she’s pregnant (yes, I’m a Desperate Housewives junkie too.)

Food-wise, I’m committed to following Atkins. I had an Egg in a Ham Cup this morning for breakfast. I’ll post that recipe later. It’s quick and easy to make and tasty, my two requirements for breakkie in the a.m. I also adhere to the 3-hour diet principal of eating at least every three hours. So I have my meals divided up into three “meals” and two snacks. But I really try to spread the calories out a bit more evenly between them all, so it’s more like 5 mini meals. And I’m going to work very hard on getting my water in. Ok Ok, getting ANY water in. I drink Coke Zero by the gallons. Most days, that is my ONLY beverage. And by most days, I mean that I have gone for years without drinking anything but Diet Coke. Seriously. Totally. Not even exaggerating there. And while I will never completely give up my beloved Coke Zero, I know that I need to start seeing other people. Sorry CZ. I just can’t be exclusive anymore. But I promise that I will never love another as much as I love you. My first love. My soulmate. Oops, sorry, got a little personal there…

Water, good ol’ H2O - I’m going to drink at least 64 oz a day. There. I said it. Crap. Guess I aught to go fill up my water bottle. I got a cute green one. With a straw. Cause straws make everything more fun! I’ll check back in later!!

Tonite’s Update: I did another 45 minutes on the elliptical when I got home from work tonite despite the family’s best efforts. 5 kids = constant interruptions!! My left knee is bothering me just a bit, though I think it’s ligament problems and hopefully not the torn cartiledge that I have kicking around in there.

And I got my 64 oz of water in! Woot Woot!

Posted on November 12th, 2008 by firefly
Filed under: daily blathering