Lethargy

My dedication has turned to exhaustion.

Rising at 5:30AM 3-4 times a week to exercise has depleted all of my energy. Could you tell? I haven't blogged since last Friday. Is this normal?

I thought that I was supposed to have more energy by going to the gym? It seems, however, that the opposite has occurred .

I get a burst of energy in the morning and then around 2pm, I begin to crash sllllooowwwllly. By 4, I am slow motion running out the door of my school to get home as fast as possible.

My ride home includes silence. No music is playing as I drive the 25 minutes home. My brain is too tired to listen to upbeat music or commercials on the radio. Typically, I reflect upon my day and come up with a menu for dinner.

What do I do as soon as I get home?

Why, make dinner of course, so that I can eat by 5PM. Because this girl is starving.

No energy is gained after eating. No, instead, I find myself on the couch incapable of moving even my big toe. (Which looks like a t.v., by the way. Just thought I'd let you know.)

Oh yes, and this morning my friend Heidi and I took our first Spin class ever. As I pedaled, I imagined my feet slipping out of the shoe holders (what are those things called?waiiiiit, are they called pedals, too? haha, probably.) and dramatically tumbling off the seat of the bike onto the floor, arms flailing and cheek scratching the pedals. Actually, I was hoping it would happen so that I would have an excuse not to get back on the bike. It didn't, in case you were wondering.

And now at this early hour of 8ish PM, I am not only feeling sore in my thighs and my rear (from the bike, friends. from the bike.) but I have a strong urge to close my eyes only to open them again in the morning.

Yawn.