Healthy Mom, Happy Mutt

I've already worked out three times this week! I promised CEO.com that I would go to spin class yesterday and I kept that promise knowing full well just how miserable it would be. I don't think I've done spin since 100 lbs ago. It was no surprise how much those narrow rock hard seats hurt your butt, the surprise came when I made it through the entire class. Granted, I had to stand up and peddle often before I was supposed to but I had to do something other than run away to relieve the pain. I'm pretty sure I checked the clock at least twice a minute.

I woke up this morning determined to take my shepherd/husky mix, Reggie, for our FIRST RUN EVER. In the 5 years of his life I've never lead a healthy enough lifestyle to give him that kind of exercise. Sure he's run at full speed in dog parks and we go on an occasional long walk along Lake Jackson or to the nearest Redbox but never have we jogged together. Ok so my run is more like a fast walk for him but in that hot muggy Florida air at 5am the .7mile loop we did was more than enough for him. We got half way done and he threw up. He's always been a terrible walking partner, he bobs and weaves and while running, he nearly took me out several times. When we got back I had to cool him down with a cold shower and I went to the YMCA to meet up with CEO.com to swim.

We did a couple freestyle laps and then some kickboard laps and then we went to the deep end to run in place for a few 30 second intervals. As we're moving I tell CEO.com my legs are tingling, "I think that means I'm losing weight". She laughed at me and said, "I'm pretty sure that means your blood is flowing." I replied "Yeah, which means I'm probably losing weight!" A few more seconds passed and I said, "I'm losing weight in my ankles right now." We both busted up laughing. Exercise is no fun if you can't laugh about it.