Ouch Ouch Ouch (aka Jog and Blog)

So. Much. Pain. But it's manageable in small doses.

As per my previous blogs, I've been trying to exercise but keep whining that I have no time. I found this on MSN that was labelled under the slightly misleading pre-heading of "get fit in 10 minutes." Yeah, but it's 10 minutes in bursts throughout the day. Not, as I was pathetically hoping, just one 10 minute session in the morning. Still, it seemed like something that I could handle. I mean, I could, theoretically, do 10 minutes in the morning, 10 minutes at lunch, 10 minutes before supper, and 10 minutes in the evening. It's at least do-able. Plus, it's only 20 10-minute bursts per week, so really, that's less than three times a day. I was psyched. I have time for this!

Then, I tried it.

Holy crap - I am so out of shape.

I chose the "tone your body" routine and it hurts.

I managed the toning walk - I've done two so far. The stairs are evil and I am somewhat sweaty when I finish, but the sweatiness is encouraging because it means I am getting a workout.

The squats and lunges - I've done this routine once so far. Holy pain!!! I had no oxygen and my legs began to shake. After only 10 minutes. Pirate Boy suggested I lay down. I felt much, much better after water and some slow walking.

Next, I tried the belly-toning exercises. After baby, I can't even do them. Okay, I can do some of them, but the sit ups are not working. I'm going to try hooking my legs under the couch next time because I literally can't do this. It makes me sad because I could do it pre-baby. Bleah.

I am going to try and stick with it, though, because 10 minutes a day is really something that I should be able to tackle.

Updates on whether I give up and eat a billion chips will follow.