Scatterbrain

Today was one of those dreary days where exercising outside could either be great or go horribly wrong. I am not keen on being caught in the middle of a thunderstorm, so I went with the only other option: the gym. Ugh. Don’t get me wrong – I know that many people love and enjoy the gym, but for me it is comparable to watching paint peel. My opinion would probably be different if I had thousands of dollars to pay a physical trainer to kick my ass all over the gym, but this is the “Transformation of a Broke, Chubby Chick” blog, not the “Maintaining a 5% Body Fat Frame of a Rich, Making It Rain Money and Trainers Chick” blog. No matter how many times I close my eyes and wish it to be true, the former prevails.

Anyway, I digress...back to the treadmill. My mind constantly wanders and roams away from the target at hand (fitness), and I can never seem to keep focus. So, I decided to make this experience into a blog post by 1) staying on the treadmill as long as I could do so while still maintaining my sanity and 2) recording my most random thoughts when my mind veered off course. In my just over five mile walk/jog, my thoughts spanned the spectrum of normal to crazy. Here is a small insight into my "brain on treadmill", in the order they were received…

1)      I wonder where Mark-Paul Gosselaar learned how to shot-gun a beer. Was it on the set of Saved by the Bell?

2)      Janis Joplin is such a badass. Wonder what she would think about music today. She would probably cry.

3)      If I was wearing pantyhose right now, they would probably catch on fire.

4)      I would sooooooo rather be at the beach right now.

5)      Don’t choke on the Clif Shocks, no one will save you.

6)      Oh crap. I am singing out loud! Haha. I hope everyone in here like my rendition of Weezer’s “Undone.”

7)      Can you bruise a bruise? I think that it is happening now.

8)      Holy crap, I am starving.

9)      Can you get electrocuted from sweating too much wearing your ear buds? I should look that up.

10)   Why did I hit “cool down” instead of “incline?” Damn you chubby, subconscious mind.

11)   I bet I would be good at roller derby.

12)   I got this! [Two seconds later] This hurts really badly.

13)   Eric is going to want to go watch the hockey game. What excuse can I give him?

14)   Is that a spider on the wall? As long as it is in my line of sight, I am good.

15)   Wonder if Eric will come pick me up? The walk to the apartment is going to suck (200 yards).

I can’t wait to exercise outside tomorrow. My brain can’t wait either...