I’ve always wondered if my body could talk what it would say. I think it would write a letter that goes something along the lines of this:
Dear Katie,
Whew. It’s been almost a year and a half of this training and dieting stuff. I am exhausted. I feel good, but whew, I have been working extremely hard on your behalf. It would be ok if once in a while you pumped some ice cream into my system, it might jazz me up a bit. I think it would improve my mood as well – cake batter or cookies n creme please. These 4:43 alarms are crazy early. I like to rise with the sun, we don’t even see sun most days on the way home from the gym. Oh, that is another thing, Ms. Katie, you have built me into a wonderful, leaner, better functioning machine. For that I am forever grateful. Heart functions great, lung capacity is excellent, brain is sharp. Things look good for longevity. But once in a while, a day off would be ok. I need some recovery and sleep, I like sleep, and would appreciate the doctor recommended 7 hours a night. Is it 7, I’m so tired I don’t even know! This yoga stuff you put me through is hardly recovery, it stretches me to the bones. Don’t you think these crows feet and downward dog moves are challenging on me? Do I look like I naturally do that? I have been trying for a while to increase in flexibility, and I think I have reached my max. You just may be one of those people who cannot touch your toes. Oh, and when you hear that grumble I am making, you know when your tummy turns and makes an odd noise that is embarrassing in public, it means I am hungry. I am not thirsty. You flood me with water. Can you feed me? What happened to all those healthy vegetables? I am efficient, I can handle them. You don’t have to be so hard and demanding on me either, I hear what you say – why aren’t you changing, why glutes, why are you not tightening, and please drop some fat. I am doing the best I can given the circumstances and I really can do no more. Patience with me as I have patience with you. So Katie, continue to treat me right, give me a break once in a while, and I will continue to reward you with energy and confidence, along with a healthy, strong quality of life that only few are so blessed to experience. Thanks for listening, and please, please, I keep hearing you count down, in 20 days, then 19 days, and so on, can we take just a little break and if it’s not too much to ask, perhaps have an ice cream as well.
Sincerely,
Your body
