Everyone's heard the jokes about the infamous "freshman fifteen." I even find myself cracking the hackneyed joke: "Freshman fifteen? You mean freshman fifty." However, most parents and incoming freshmen don't realize that the freshman fifteen is a legitimate fear that induces sporadic urges to go to the gym.
Picking yourself up to go to the gym is never that easy. Unless, of course, you're one of those ridiculously fit people that plucks themselves out of bed at 4:30 in the morning to put in those eight miles on the treadmill. However, as much I aspire to be one of those people, let's face it--it ain't gonna happen. Whenever I decide to work out, my mind seems to be at war with itself:
1. I should really work out...
2. ...but I'm so tired.
3. I'll just take a power nap so I can get enough energy to work out.
4. That power nap (which turned into an hour and a half slumber) made me too tired to work out...
5. ...and now I've lost the time to study for my midterm tomorrow...
6. ...so I really don't have time to work out today.
7. That nap made me pretty hungry, though.
8. Shoot, I now I've eaten a lot of chips.
9. ...but I just ate all of those chips, and I don't want a tummy ache when I work out.
10. Okay, I'll study for half an hour while my stomach rests, then I'll go to the gym.
11. Wow, it's gonna be pretty cold out, walking all the way to the gym at this hour.
12. That means I should probably put on a jacket for the way there...
13. ...but my only jacket is at the bottom of my laundry basket.
14. Now that I think about it, I should probably do laundry.
15. I'll put my laundry in, go to the gym, and by the time I come back, my laundry will be done.
16. But what if I take too long at the gym and someone steals my clothes...
17. Dang, it's getting pretty late... I should study for that chem midterm.
18. I have now consumed the rest of the chips... so I should probably go to the gym.
19. I could bring my chem notebook to study while I'm on the elliptical.
20. But all of the fit people will judge me.
21. I guess I'll just leave my chem stuff in the dorm.
22. But then I'll be lack both knowledge in chemistry and self-esteem while I compare myself to all of the fit people.
23. Unless I drag my roomie out to work out with me and we can pump each other up.
24. And it's kind of late now, so hopefully no one will be there anyway.
25. Yeah, I guess I'll go to the gym now.
