Too Sore to Eat...a Great Strategy

Kristi and I have started taking a class together three days a week at our athletic club. We try to hit the gym at least five or six days a week, and chatting with a friend while eeking out a workout on the elliptical is much preferable than going it alone.

In our efforts to get our 2 points deduction for exercise, we take a sixty minute class on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays that I like to call, "Sadistic Weight Class From Hell."

It's a lot of fun.

We are led by a woman who has children in college but looks to be about twenty. She is adorable, muscled and petite, and she kicks our ass.

Good morning everyone! We're going to start with a set of four hundred squats using the body bar, and just for fun, let's do it with our eyes closed! Then we'll get to the fun part...one handed pushups! You'll need the other hand to hold the ten pound weight while you do reps in between sets. Let's go!

There is no amiable chitchat between Kristi and I during these classes. We grunt. We sigh. Sometimes one of us manages a "Are you kidding me?"

But for the most part we silently try to emulate the preternaturally fit woman who leads our class.

All for two points.

I am barely able to walk after her class, and this has inhibited my eating by at least thirty percent. I can't walk anywhere to grab a snack. Thus, I've had days recently where I haven't eaten all my points.

Still, I have only lost four pounds in three weeks. I'm a slow goer on the weight loss thing. Plus, I cheat when we eat out.

Still, arduous workouts can give you more than two points if you hurt when you do things like lift, walk, or breathe.

I highly advocate this strategy.