Workout rambling. **

It’s weird to say this, but I am starting to understand why people get addicted to exercise.  We have owned our elliptical for 2 weeks now, and I seriously love it.  I actually like sweating while I’m working out, because it is confirming that I am burning calories.  I love the happy/calm feeling I get after working out (is this the elusive exercise high I have heard about?!)  I love the time I get to myself while I’m using it. I usually watch Vampire Diaries (I just started watching the series on Netflix).  I love how convenient it is having the elliptical here at home.  I could go on and on.  I’m starting to build some endurance.   I can go faster and longer on it now.  I used to get a horrible side stitch right at 14 – 15 minutes.  I do have a question for those of you who have used exercise equipment and a HRM.  Do you find the calories burned displayed on the machine to be accurate to what your heart rate monitor says?  For example, my elliptical usually will say less calories burned than if I plugged a 20 min elliptical workout to myfitnesspal’s website.  My heartrate usually stays around 160-170 according to the machine (it has sensors on the grips), sometimes 140-150 depending if I am going slower.  I’m just curious how accurate it is. I’m excited to eventually start trying to run (when we go to the lake to workout).  It is something I have always wanted to do.  I need to lose quite a bit of weight before it will be possible I know.

I made a huge pot of vegetable soup over the weekend.  I’ve found it is pretty much the only way I can get myself to eat vegetables.  I need to work on lowering the amount of sodium I am consuming though.

I’m also thinking of stopping my birth control after we go to the beach in June.  I want to see if it is causing me to lose weight slower/causing my crazy sugar craving, and contributing to my water retention problems.  I’m afraid I’ll wind up pregnant though 🙁  I wouldn’t mind another kid, I just want to get into shape BEFORE getting pregnant again.

I’m pretty boring today 😛