Well, I've been working out for 6 weeks, minus last week due to my whirlwind travel schedule (Nashville to Phoenix to San Diego to Phoenix). I hardly had time to rest last week, let alone work out. I did have the best of intentions, as did my traveling companion and fellow Lifework 2.0 attendee, Krellfish. I even dutifully packed my workout clothes & tennis shoes just in case the Country Inn Suites had an acceptable work out facility (it did but our timing was all off).
So, in addition to being dead tired on Monday after an incredibly intense yet wonderful Mother's Day service on Sunday, I managed to acquire a massive head cold fueled by a raging seasonal allergy. I've been miserable all week and we've run out of kleenex more than once. I was in no mood nor physical condition to get out of bed on Monday and drive 30 minutes to Fitness Together, yet somehow, probably, mostly the "pay-in-advance" incentive, I found myself riding the Lifecycle at 8am, heading in at 8:15 for a brand new workout with Joe, called "The Monster Workout." I guess Joe is trying to keep our muscles and fat-burning mechanism at optimum levels by switching up our workout routines fairly regularly. 
Let me just say, The Monster kicked my butt. As is our usual practice, we (the golden girls) headed over to the Good Egg for a quick, protein-packed meal and wind-down time together. Debbie insisted on paying for the food. That is, until the manager approached our table with the surprising news that a generous patron had paid our bill anonymously. Wow! That has never happened to me before. Quite overwhelming and confusing and humbling and touching all at once. We should have ordered the smoothies too!
