A Horse of A Different Color

At age 50, I'm not quite sure I know what a Wii Fit is, but my son assures me that I want one.  Jenny at Three Kid Circus (whom I found via Joy Unexpected) is having a contest for most embarrassing weight loss machine story. 

I have MS, and I've been lucky - exercise actually keeps my MS from getting worse. I used to be MUCH worse, staggering around like a drunk without the fun of the drinking part. After working out at Curves, and walking up to 4 - 5 miles a day, I've learned that taking care of my health is a full-time job, in order not to let the MS come creeping back in. However, I got lazy last winter, and need to start up the exercise and weight loss all over again. As my son said "Wii can do it together, Mom". With him in Washington, and me in Idaho, I'm not sure how that's gonna happen, but whatever. If it's something he wants, and technology is involved, I'd be thrilled to be one-up on him. Him with his Ipods and Blackberry and laptop and Roomba Robot Vacuum ...

But on to my most embarrassing weight-loss purchase. Luckily, it was a garage sale purchase. I like to tell myself I was far too smart to buy it from the TV with a real live credit card, as I knew that the reputation of exercise machines in homes was not a good one.  Seems they turn into coat racks all by themselves. 

My teenage passion was horses. So you know I had to have the iGallup after the birth of my son 16 years previous - that pesky pregnancy weight, you know. Besides, I figured I had a leg up on the iGallop (punny!) by thinking that having been an experienced horseback rider way back when - it wouldn't kick my butt and I could gallop my weight away, like the pro that I was. My iGallop wasn't going to turn into a coat hanger, no sir-ree.

So one day, shortly after buying the damn thing, I overheard my then boyfriend talking to one of his buddies out on the deck, where the iGallop also sat.

Buddy: What's that contraption?

Hubby: Dunno. Think maybe it's a Kegel machine.

Buddy: Duuude. You're a lucky man.

... I couldn't look Buddy in the face for days afterwards, and was too embarrassed to use the iGallop ever again.

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Comments

[TC]

What the hell is an "iGallop"?

[MsShad]

When you see a word, in this instance, "IGallop", underlined, in a different color, that is your clue to CLICK on that word, because that is called a "link" in the Internet world, sister dear...

[TC]

Gee, thanks!