Nothin But a Good Time

I was at Sarah’s over the weekend, when I overheard Davey telling all our  friends how funny I am on the treadmill.  Now, those of you that know me, know that I am fun all the dang time.  I make boring seem fantastic.  I make work feel like a game.  I make naps look like a party for cripes sake.  So of COURSE, I will find a way to make exercise fun….that’s a freakin no brainer.

Dave was telling our  friends how he walked into the house while I was on the treadmill, and heard the most outrageous, explicit, down right dirty language spewing from my sweaty, out of breath mouth.  And he stood in the kitchen, trying to figure out what the hell I was saying.  Or in this case…singing….

It was the lyrics to “Get Low” by Lil John…which are half obscenities, half gibberish, and ALL fun to sing. (Google them) He walked in while I was singing at the top of my lungs, and I quote  ” to the sweat drop down my balls, wow these b*tches crawl…down skeet skeet muthaf*ckaaaahhh!!”

And then he started to “laugh to God”, as my Avery would say when he was 6.  Avery’s “Laugh to God” is the equivalent of a grown-up “piss yourself laughing”.  Hence: It’s a pretty darn good laugh.

I guess I never realized how loud I was singing….(hangs head sheepishly and grins)

So, the point of the story…yes, let’s please get back to that before I drown you with my words.  Which I could very easily do.  But I will try to refrain today. Promise.  Mostly because I like you all, and I would hate for you to drown.  Well….most of you anyways.

Now prepare yourselves…I am about to get a little “Denise Austin” on ya….

The point is, a lot of you have been sharing with me your weight loss stories.  Some horrifying.  Some successful.  Some that fall in between.  And I want to know…Is YOUR exercise fun?? IS IT??? No?? Well, MAKE it fun people!  Sheesh….if it was not fun, do you think I would be DOING IT??  You take away my beer. My chocolate. My fried everythings.  So hooks me up with  a little playlist, some ear buds, and an ( I swear it was empty when I started) empty house, and I am gonna rock this house to the ground.  And I am totally serious.

Try this: Get on your treadmill. (or other exercise apparatus)  Crank the tunes til they almost hurt your ears. Then, while exercising, SING YOUR HEART OUT. Anything you want. WHO CARES? You are workin it girlfriend. If you can’t breathe well enough to sing along to a  song, you are working harder than your body’s ability. SLOW DOWN.  Find the beat, and rock the shit out of it. Throw in some air guitar, and an air drum solo, and you have yourself an honest to goodness party.  Trust me. I do it every single day.

And when you move on to weights (which if you are not doing, start. Immediately after a cardio session. It works) keep that iPod plugged right in.  If you have hand weights, then shake your booty with every lift.  Dance like no one is looking.  Make it FUNKY…notice FUN is the first part of FUNKY.  My butt is shakin’ like nobody’s business, and ya know what?? I like it.  I like my workout. Cause I made it MINE.

So find that groove, girls, and get in it.  Cause if you don’t like what you are doing, you most certainly will not do it. You are all looking for your iPods, aren’t ya??(which is somewhat the point of the playlist suggestions)  SEE!! Try it! Just be careful with the guitar solos. You don’t want to get hurt. Start slow, and don’t try to be Slash, Eddie Van Halen or CeCe DeVille right off the bat….they are  for trained professionals in air-guitar-performance-while-treadmilling sorts. Start slow, with maybe a sick riff from Journey or  Heart. I will not be responsible for broken legs, broken keyboard trays, or bald spots from hair being sucked up into the treads.  Yes, that was an actual disclaimer.  I am covered.  Phew…

Today’s playlist song is dedicated to two women who have been over the top successful in achieving their goals. Claire Morin Gravel, and Meg Thomson Bulawa. You kick butt, ladies, and I am super-duper in love with your success. This is one of my favorite, rock your socks off, I- am- gonna- be- skinny- no- matter- how- hard- it- is, or how- sweaty- my -crevices- get songs…This one will ALWAYS make me keep going…Poison’s “Nothin But A Good Time”….DO NOT TRY CECE’S SOLO UNTIL YOU PRACTICE!!!

(see below video for Wednesday recipe)

Today’s recipe was submitted by my friend, co-worker, and walking buddy, Krista Cardinal Dupee of North Adams, MA.  She states, and I quote: ” if the recipe calls for ground beef, use turkey. Every time”.   I love it.  Don’t hold back all the details, Krista…Seriously though, the meatloaf aka turkey loaf is the bomb…like tick tick boom…I think she’s got something here…