Dec 02, 2004 10:20
Sarah used to always clean our apartment from top to bottom during finals. Christy told me yesterday that she watched a basketball game on tv the other night. Yesterday I went to a spinning class. I have been to spinning classes before - but I have never been to two spinning classes in the same month, maybe not even in the same year - because it hurts. This might have something to do with the fact that the people in my life (Daddy, Jessica, and Betsy) that spin like to take the advanced classes and I would never go on my own accord. I should know better.
Now, I don't hate spinning. It can be kinda fun, if the instructor has good music (as he did last night). But I don't really like spinning. What I do hate is how I feel the day after I spin. I feel like I have been hit by a car while riding a bike. I also don't like to spin for the whole hour. I think it gets kinda boring - and my calves start to cramp up. Maybe if I spun (is this right? maybe did spinning?) more often, I wouldn't cramp as badly. But somehow I doubt it. I always cramp. Part of this is that I don't know how to take it easy when I haven't done something in a while. I know I CAN handle it. Whether or not handling it is a good idea is a whole 'nother story.
Halfway through the class I had to get off the bike and go walk on a treadmill to get my calf back in order. I could have handled to calf cramp if my shin muscle hadn't decided to cramp at the same time. While walking on the treadmill it was all I could do to talk myself into going back to the class. I really didn't want to. My whole body felt like rubber. But, being ridiculously prideful, I did. Which is why I can't walk today.
After class, I stopped to ask the instructor what I should do about my leg cramping. First he hesitated, then he told me that I looked like a muscular person - and asked if I minded that he said that - apparently some women are highly offended by this (hopefully not women that hang out in gyms). Once I assured him that I accepted this fact years ago - he then told me that because I was muscular and because I appeared to have little body fat - I would be prone to cramps. Now, normally I would be happy for someone to tell me I have little body fat. But I always lose a lot of weight during exams and this time has been an extreme. I only did the spinning class for a stress release, not to lose weight. And I don't like the drastic weight loss during finals, it just seems so unhealthy. It bothers me that my mental stress can cause my body to react in such a negative way. Oh well, I guess I will just have to start eating more snickers. (poor me).
After class I went to Publix and bought a bunch of groceries to make me feel better about taking positive steps to eat enough. I had the most pleasant experience in Publix, everyone was really nice - it was refreshing.
p.s. LOST was so scary last night!!!!! I love this show, really, really, really love it.