Dumb

This morning was a delicious Sunday. Slept until 9:30 and then drank four cups of coffee while finishing a book I'd been reading. I read without stopping,, except to refill my coffee cup, until well into the afternoon.

Then when I finished the book, I thought i ought to go over and put my time in on the treadmill and exercise bike. Never occured to me to eat. I never even thought about it or felt hungry. So, I go get on the treadmill and along about 25 minutes in, I start to feel light headed. But I think- good grief, I can finish five more minutes.

Except i couldn't. I felt myself starting to swoon and promptly go off and sat down on the floor and put my head down. I started sweating and my heart was pounding. i just thought I'd wait it out.

So as it happened, there was another girl in the fitness room, a girl I nod to on a regular basis. and apparently even though her back was to me, she sensed something was wrong, got off her treadmill and came over and said, "hey, you ok?"

And because I really couldn't deny it, i told her no. And I asked her to get me some water, which she did. And then she got this old fan they keep at the back of the room and aimed that at me.

When i came to a bit, she insisted on walking me back to my apt. And gave me her phone number and made me promise to call 911 first and then her if I felt faint again. I promised I would.

I texted her later to tell her thanks. And then even later she texted again to check in on me. She was so very nice. And i just felt dumb.

Really, you can't not eat, drink only coffee and lay around half the day and then go get on the treadmill. That's just plain STUPID.

And dumb.

Anyway, I drank a lot of water and ate and then felt just fine. And actually wanted to go back to finish my workout. But I just felt too dumb to show my face there again today.

Hopefully, tomorrow, I will be smarter.