Say Anything.

Christ, you're turning into one of "them."



I say we strap your ass in front of a computer and make you play EQ while force feeding you cheeseburgers.




edit: Wait lol, I forgot to put the part where I'm serious. I think it's awesome that you're doing so well with all of it, Roz. GOOD JOB, TIGER!!

How long did it take to go from "bleh fuck working out I feel like shit afterwards" to "hell yea I can punch george foreman if I work out today"? I've been wanting to get back into but keep saying "tomorrow".

Notice that what you say in quotes is a lot more crazy than what I say in quotes in my hypothetical quote world

You're not developing a complex; the body wants to be healthy. This is a common thing with runners. They hate it hate it hate it and suddenly realize they love feeling good. Then they turn into one of "them" and they're waking up at 4am to go jogging and shit, and then out comes the Cheeseburgers avec L'EverQuest.

I only started working out because if I didn't, I'd uh...well die. I just went because I had to. You look like you weigh about 150lbs wet, Vulash, so I can't relate lol. I started small with just walking around the neighborhood, letting the dog drag my ass until I got up to about 2 1/2 miles. Then one day it rained. It is washington state. So I went to the fitness center where the fat chicks go to walk on the treadmill. Then I decided to try the elliptical, which I promptly fell off of, but I finally managed to do that for 30 mins without killing myself. Then I thought...I'll go to the big boy gym.

Oh...the man meat.

Honestly, I kept asking myself why I've avoided the gym, all these years, when there is so much god damn eye candy just waiting for me to stare at. I've been working out straight since....April, I think? Lost 60lbs, the gramma wings on my arms, I can actually SEE my ankles and the muscles in my thighs and arms. Granted I can't do a sit up, but I have a neck again. Jesus I'm almost forty - I don't want to end up sitting on EQ, hitting on 20 somethings with cankles and swollen legs. I'd rather look at them sweat while I get off on an adrenaline high from running next to them.

Gotta start off small. Took me a million years just to start going to the gym and actually KEEP going. I love it. A LOT. It's so weird.

Cankles :X.

I just got a gym membership because the kid wanted to take yoga classes and I said I'd go with her. I mostly go to the gym for fun and stress reduction, since I do most of my real cardio stuff at home, but I enjoy it even though it has made me aware of my spaghetti noodle arms.

The gym has a huge rock climbing wall and a pool. I have not yet braved the rock climbing wall but the pool is nice.

I just went for a quick run. I'm an addict, baby. O_o

Gyms bore the fuck out of me. I hated doing it in gym class in high school; I hated trying one not long after I had my appendix out in 98.

I started bike riding this year. OMG what a rush. Sure, it hurt like a mofo after the first four miles, but I was up to 4 miles in 25 minutes without feeling like my lungs were going to hump my nose through my ass. It also made a visible difference in the leg muscles that I still have - could actually see the definition start to come back.

And then the bike disappeared into the midst of the shithole that is my shed, supposedly; I think it was misappropriated because someone didn't like me riding the bike every chance I got. But that's the pessimist in me talking.

Re: Runners addiction - The lead cleric in the sole raiding guild I was in on EQ said that he had gone from 250+ to under 170 just by running daily (well, he started by walking) and was up to a 10 mile run in the mornings just so he could feel like he accomplished something.

The Oatmeal also became "addicted" to running:



I know a girl in Seattle who also started running as exercise, and ended up running marathons. She's one of those people who wakes up every day at 4am just to go jog a couple of miles for "fun". O_o

My second oldest brother is like that. He just started running and biking one day, and now he takes part in every Iron Man competition he can get to. Also, he's a fucking awesome brother.

I have no desire to run a marathon. I like running but marathons can bite me. O_o I just don't have the endurance or stamina to run like that. Right now I'm up to 5mins at 5mphs straight - but that's it. I'm trying to work up to 30 mins straight, but I'm thinking that's gonna be a WHILE.

Running hurts my little bones :(.

<---such a pansy

I have nice shoes with the insoles that you put in the oven and shape to your feet. I quit smoking 5 years ago so I can breathe lots and lots. I have access to several different quality running surfaces; I live near a school and a community college and can use their outdoor facilities like their track and their cross country route. But if I try to run, I can expect my knees and hips to hurt for a good week - more if I don't ice up afterward. I'm only 31!

I maintain that I am just a delicate flower who cannot suffer such harsh treatment, but I do wonder if I could do anything to help myself in this area. It would be nice to enjoy my good cardio health for fun stuff like running around outside.

I tried running on the street with Veb. Wow, that lasted all of 10 seconds. I like and prefer running on a treadmill. Way easier on me, but Veb's been going through some running bone pain lately in Korea. I've waited to try running because of all the weight on the joints, but so far I'm pretty good. No real pain with my joints or bones that I notice, just sore thigh muscles. Weirdly enough, I can feel it along my inner thighs O_o. I don't stretch out before or after though, I know I'm going to regret that, but I figure that's what the pilates is for.

I just use the ghetto sketcher running shoe which is going well so far. No pain or blisters.

Poor dog does not like all this crazy weather we've been having. First he wanted to climb in my lap (he's a german shepherd/akita mix, not bloody likely), then he wandered sadly away. From the next room, I heard a 'whump' that sounded suspiciously like my shoe was being picked up and dropped :\.

Drove into a curtain of rain last night on the way home.

It was kinda sunny this morning, followed by heavy clouds, and it's been raining for almost the last hour, pretty steadily.

Our hatches are battened down, the cars have been moved away from the dead tree, outdoor furniture etc (esp my brother's motorcycle) have been parked as safely as we can manage.

Probably not a chance for me to visit m'Lady tonight. Thankfully her store in Atlantic City is closed indefinitely.

My manager sent us an email on Thursday. "Due to the pending hurricane for the East Coast, you all have my permission to work from home."

FUCK HIM. If there's damage in my area, my ass is staying home and not doing a damn thing.

I need to try find room in my schedule to squeeze in some excersize. I'm just always so fucking tired. I just went a whole week with no internet, and I didnt even have time to have withdrawal o.O

hubby came home last week to visit and get more work one on our house so we can move, and I picked that time to get a kidney stone. Awesome.

Apparently there is something else wrong with me too but I don't know what, going back to the doctor today to see if they can figure it out.

I feel like crap and I just want to go to bed til it all goes away.

Aww hope you feel better soon babe! I just figured you've been busy with moving stuff :(

Was wondering where you were =/ Feel better and good luck!

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I had no idea bears were such sissies. The article says the dog, a dachshund, chases bears. WTF?

Dogs are pretty stupid, yeah. The black bear is no joke. Chick is a dumb broad. She's lucky she's even alive.