Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!!!!!
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Umm. In case there is any doubt after reading my title, yes, this is a venting blog…
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So, yesterday was my NEW BEGINING…My fresh start. I DID GREAT, if I do say so myself!!!
I even had a few small personal things to deal with and I still did good!!! I wrote in my journal faithfully, kept my food all in check, and by days end, I was sitting at 1270 calories…YAY!!!!!
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Today I will shoot for being UNDER 1200…But I felt really good…
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So I get home and husband is waiting at the door. He is taking his weight loss buddy duties very seriously this time…He says “Lets go!!” and we change clothes and head to the workout room…
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Guess what I am greeted with at the work out room???
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UGH!!! FOUR…1-2-3-4 pieces of equipment are OUT OF ORDER…Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr…And one of them, my most beloved elliptical machine…My baby…I was devestated and PISSED, because we were down one elliptical, one treadmill, one bike, and a weight machine…
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So I go out to the “attendant” and say “I am not trying to be a bitch or anything, but any idea how long this equipment will be down?” she SAYS they were out looking at it today…Couldnt find parts, very costly, blah blah blah…
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So I reply that its extreemly frustrating to pay outrageous condo fees (145 bucks a month!!!) and not be able to use the equipment that my fees are supposedly paying for…
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Now…I didnt take it out on her, honest…She is just an attendant, but I certainly let our property manager know that this is completely unacceptable…
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So I was very fired up to work out FINALLY on my elliptical and couldnt…There is one other elliptical up there, but some super skinny chic was on it, and that made me even angrier…BLUCK…
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So I did my weights, and stomach crunches, then I came home and leashed up a dog for a walk. Not exactly the hot workout I had in mind, but, I did SOMETHING…
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If its down for too much longer, I am seriously thinking of getting a one month membership to a gym or something and making the condo association reimburse me!!!
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GOOD GRIEF…
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Well, here’s hoping the damn thing will be fixed shortly…Otherwise, I will be forever sad!!! I sure do love that elliptical…It is ancient though. Its the old kind thats on a ramp, with little roller wheels, they dont even make them any more…
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If they cant fix it, I will be crushed!!
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Well, I am off to start day two now! WISH ME LUCK!!!
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~Dawn
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God that IS frustrating. I quit my gym a couple years agao cause you could never get a machine. Even if you signed up for it, and since I’m not a “get the hell off my machine” kinda person, I went my way with no cardio. 1 machine out for a day or 2, ok, but what the heck happened in that room that everything went at once??? Anyway, good luck today Dawn, and have a great day! Happy to hear your back feels better too. Peace Out…
Janis
Too bad about the equipment being down. At least you got some workout done.
Good luck on a better day today!
Oh you poor thing. I think you had every right to be upset w/ them afterall it’s their job to keep things up and working if they want people to pay for the service. So I say keep on them!
Really stinks when you were all motivated and all, I hate that! You can do it girl…head up and keep fighting!
Doesn’t that just piss you off? Look skinny chic, I obviously need that machine more than you do, now get the f#*@ off! That’s what you’d like to say but being the well manered, nice person I am ,
I go about my way hoping she’ll be off soon!!!An hour later, maybe she gets off and I get my time!!!! I hate when I can’t get to machine right away. Oh well, we suck it up and move on.
I hope yours is fixed soon. Hell with all the fees they get from tenants, maybe they can buy a new one! Good luck to you!
I know how you feel I stopped going to the gym they are over priced,and something was always broke.Glad to hear you stayed on track,and got a work out in.
That’s a good question that Janis had, how can 4 machines go all at once? I’m sorry your workout was thwarted, but you didn’t give up or just go home and eat ice cream, so I am very proud of you!
I’m glad you didn’t attack Little Miss Midriff, even though she deserved it. Be honest it wouldn’t have been much sport. You could have distracted her by waving a doughnut in front of her face ( she’s probably never seen one before ) curiosity would have led her away from the machine, and then WHAM! You could have clubbed her, had her stuffed and mounted.
LOL funny blog.. First off that skinny chick needs to be on the elliptical too! You’ll be skinny someday and will need to be on there remember that!! It is rather bizarre that 4 of your pieces of equipment are broken.. Sorry you didn’t get your workout in! Hope they get them fixed soon!!
Dawnie, I definitely feel your frustration, but I just have to say I am SO proud of you for powering through! You still did your weights and when you got home you found an alternative cardio exercise - walking the dog! It might not have been what you had planned, but you adjusted instead of throwing in the towel and writing the evening off. THAT is the attitude and actions that are going to get you to goal, m’lady!! Keep it up!
Uhm - are you insane??? $145 A MONTH?! For crapped out equipment? Oh noooooo, unacceptable. That money better be paying some other stuff and not just the use of this “gym” - honestly, you should look into one. I know some are bad, they have bad reps, etc. etc. but people need to learn how to say no and not get suckered into a membership with all these extra things they won’t really use…
In any event, you did great Dawn - you still did some stuff and that’s what counts - you didn’t give up so easily. So be proud of yourself!
Oh my dearest Dawnie.. I feel the pain of elipticals!! I love them more than anything else in the gym.. But I am PROUD of you for sticking it out and going on that walk!
Also, maybe if you did get an extra walk in during the day it would help.. Walking is life!
OH yes Jess, that includes all out side maintenance, snow removal, water, grass cutting, etc…And use of clubhouse, gym and pool. But still…The equipment is over 13 years old!!!! UGH!!!! And our fees have slowly risen in 8 years from 75 bucks a month to 145. Its a nice condo, but not THAT nice if you know what I mean!
YOU GUYS ROCK…I LOVE YOU GUYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 
Good job doing the best you could to get a workout. Way to go!