I’m glad I went

So all day yesterday I did not feel like working out.  I told T I would stop by after work and thank goodness it was with her because I would not have gone through with working out if it was just me by myself.  It definitely helps to have a workout buddy :-).

I got to her apartment around 5:15 and we headed to her apartment gym.  We did the same sort of routine as last time – about thirty minutes of weights, then 45 minutes on the treadmill at intervals (high incline, slow speed for 5 minutes, then low incline high speed for 2 minutes).  And I did great!  The last time we got on the treadmills I jogged for about 1 minute and then walked the rest of time, alternating fast and slow walking.  But this time I regulated my speed and was able to jog the entire 2 minutes when we were at higher speeds.

I’m very proud of myself :-).  And I’m glad that I went.  I definitely needed it.  It got any remaining gremlins out of my head and I slept so well last night.

I think T needed it too.  As we were working out she told me that she and her boyfriend have pretty much decided to call it quits.  It’s a mutual decision, which sometimes makes it harder (no one to be angry at), and it’s been coming for a while.  They were about to call it quits a couple of months back and decided to try to make it work but it just didn’t work out.  She’s bored with him, essentially, and they just don’t have fun together.

He’s a good guy, decent job, good Dad, but they just don’t have that “spark” for lack of a better word.  And I don’t just mean the honeymoon period is over, but that they don’t engage each other.  It’s tough for her, I know, not only emotionally but financially.  They live together and he would be moving out.  But she can’t afford the apartment payments by herself.  So she’ll have to find somewhere new to stay.  She’ll work it out, I’m sure but it’s still rough.

Good thing is, she’s in a good place right now.  She’s not going out and getting wasted all the time like we used to, she’s working out, she’s balancing her time out and at home.  So all in all, if there is a “good state” to be in when breaking up with someone, she’s in it. And I’m thankful for that – I wouldn’t want to see her go through a breakup like her last one. 

Well, that’s enough for now.  Better get back to work!

R