Day 25.

Tom: I know!

Sheena: yes, I know that it is an elliptical, but it is far worse than other ellipticals. Which is why it is called the Hell Machine.

DDP: Holy crap. Totally had a nerd moment when I got your message. (If you're confused, dear reader, check the comments for day 24. DDP commented. Which is AWESOME.)

Everyone else: Thank you for reading, even if you don't comment. I've had a couple of random conversations with people who read and I can't tell you how awesome it is to hear the feedback from people. I love comments and feedback and hearing from everyone. Which is exactly why I started the blog. So, seriously, THANK YOU. Keep reading and I promise that I'll try to keep it interesting.

Anyway, on to the real blog stuff.

Today was not super productive, workout-wise.

After putting the deposit down on our new apartment last night, Vanessa and I celebrated by having lunch at UPie today. Which cut into gym time which was cut even shorter by the fact that I had an exam that I needed to study for.

When I got to the gym, both Hell Machines were taken. So I figured I would kill some time on a bike. A lady sat down next to me looking for the Power button. There isn't one; you start pedaling and it turns on. So I told her. Then, after a few minutes, she asked me about the seat shaking (It is one of these models). And we chatted for a bit; she kind of reminded me of my mom. But she works in the library and said that she can help me with late fees if I ever need it. So, I've got an in.

But my time quickly turned into 25 minutes and I had seen the Hell Machines empty and then fill again. I was bummed, but hopped on to a regular elliptical.

I didn't like it.

I like the Hell Machine because it isn't on a track and allows for a natural movement. The other ones are on a track and the movement is stifled. I just wasn't a fan.

I planned on coming home and doing some more Yoga, so I did 35 on the elliptical and called it quits to study. But Vanessa was out of class so we went to pick Lilly up from her grandpa's house.

She was not feeling well and ended up puking all over me. On top of that, she felt like she was on fire, so we decided to take her to the ER and have her checked out. She ended up with Bronchiolitis, an ear infection AND a cold. They treated the Bronchiolitis with a breathing machine which she HATED. I had to hold her down and try to keep the breathing thing in the right position while she stared at me, crying.

Her eyes just said, "WHY DAD? WHY?" It kind of broke my heart.

But then they gave her some stuff for the ear infection and one of the two things hyped her up and she was going nucking futs. She wanted up then down, wanted to crawl, wanted to fly, wanted down then up, crawl, walk, over my shoulder. On repeat. It was really hilarious and made me feel a lot better.

Which was good because being in the hospital with a sick baby is awful, even if it's minor. The computer monitor kept showing a picture of the waiting room where we sat while Adam was in the hospital and it triggered some stuff. I'm just glad that she is OK and it's over.

So I didn't end up doing Yoga and I'm not going to school tomorrow because it is very late.

Since I won't be on campus I might try doing the yoga twice, once in the morning and once in the evening.

Breakfast:
2 servings of Cheerios with Dannon Pineapple Coconut yogurt and blueberries
1 piece of Protein Plus toast with butter

Lunch:
Half of a Greek salad with lamb (like, real, grilled lamb, not pressed gyro meat), lettuce, feta cheese, tomatoes and cucumber sauce--this was the best salad that I have ever had. If I ever win the lottery, I'm going to hire Tank to be my personal chef.
3 pieces of pizza with pepperoni and mushroom (It was a celebration lunch! And it was a small pizza, so there's a conversion thing that you have to do...)
2 glasses of Diet Coke (I was going to order a water, but the waitress brought the stuff before I could and refilled it before I could say otherwise... and I don't want to make our server mad. Plus, she's nice.)

Dinner:
Was late, so we got drive-thru from Taco Bell.
2 Fresco Burrito Supremes with Chicken and Mild sauce (I asked for Hot!) which were actually really tasty.

Not a great eating day, really. That lunch might have been kind of a killer. But it tasted sooooo good.

See you tomorrow!