Tough Cardio Day

Today was a tough day for cardio. I just didn't want to do it. I went down to the gym at lunchtime for my legs workout with Rachel. I was doing the leg press machine and Rachel said "we" (love the way she says "we" because I'm only seeing one person on that leg press...), but anyway, "we" are going to do 12 - 15 reps. I get to 15 and she says "5 more". I hate when that happens...but you know what, I did them. I wouldn't have if I had been by myself. I did complain and pointed out that she had said 12 to 15 - it didn't work. Rachel said she knew I could do more and told me she wouldn't be doing her job if she didn't push me. I guess that's true.

Normally I would do my cardio right after my workout but I didn't have time today so I decided I would go back down after work. Well after work came and guess what I didn't want to do? My legs were tired from my lunchtime workout and I was tired from work. So the decision needed to be made, should I go or not? And then I thought about the chocolate...yes, it always comes back to the chocolate. If I didn't go down to do my cardio that would mean less (probably no) chocolate after dinner - didn't like that idea so much. I went down and told myself I would do just 20 minutes since I had already trained 30 minutes on legs earlier. Well 20 minutes came and I decided I could do another 5 minutes. That is a strategy that Rachel taught me when you really don't feel like doing your cardio exercise. It works pretty well.

I am a happy camper now because it is after dinner and I am having my "treat" all because I forced myself to do my cardio today!