A Huffing and A Puffing

I worked out today.

I worked out yesterday too.

Thank you. Thank you.

Now that I've received all your applause and accolades, let me explain further.

I am so out of shape - holy cow! Yesterday I selected one my easiest workouts. You know, the work out you put in the days when you don't feel like exercising. It's my "Walk Away The Pounds, 2 Mile Walk." In the past, my glory days, I would strap on ankle weights and bend my knees to up the intensity enough to make me sweat. Yesterday, I wanted to take off all the belly flab and walk as straight-legged as possible to make it easier. (I even followed the modified routine!) On a walk people! Then, the final insult, I couldn't complete the two miles. I was sweating. My left shoulder was killing me (I have no idea how the shoulder is connected to the walking foot but there you have it) and I was so. done. I turned off the tape 3 minutes past the 1 mile marker. I didn't even make it to the segment with the weights and had to place my Progresso soup cans back in the pantry, unused.

Today, I woke up bleary eyed at 6am. 6 A.M.! I dressed and trudged over to Liz's house. I knocked as quietly as possible on the fully darkened house. She had forgotten her pledge to workout with me. Good thing she's the BFF and forgiveness is readily offered. I went back to sleep. Sleep is so much better than walking. But, by the Grace of God - I swear, I got motivated to work out after the boys were off to school and I, me, Maraiya, actually did the whole two mile tape!! The shoulder hurt a mite and yes, I was still sweating as if I had just finished a Tae-Bo work out, but I DID IT!!

Unfortunately, now I have to do it again tomorrow.

I really wish there were a special work out, even if it were an hour or two long, that I could do once and be forever done with working out.

Any fitness gurus out there? Could you get on that? Because I would totally buy your book/DVD or whatever if that were possible.