GRRRRL I'm gonna make you SWEAT!

... or, "I'm MELTING"... either one is appropriate for the title of this post!

I just finished up 45 minutes of walk/run intervals on my treadmill. Yeah seriously, this 260ish lb fatty was running (and flapping and bouncing) away! Seriously, if I can do it, so can everyone else out there.

And, I worked up a sweat... a major sweat. Like dripping down my face and soaking my shirt kind of sweat.

And it feels SO good.

Why?

Reason #1: (the obvious), Exercise releases endorphins, the "feel good" chemicals in the brain... hence, the "runner's high."

... but more importantly for ME...

Reason #2: When I sweat, I *know* that I'm burning fat and calories... energy burned is released as heat, heat leaves the body through perspiration. I see the sweat as a visual representation of the fat that's melting away. So when I work up a good sweat, I know that I know that I  know that I KNOW I am actually melting. Sweat = Melting. And thus, Melting = losing weight and gettin' skinny ;o)

And the best part is that I don't WANT to be done. I had to get off the thing to stop and pee. I guess I'll probably have a post-workout snack and if my son is still napping I just may hop on and do some more. We'll see!