Hey! Can We Talk?!

If you are reading this then you know that I am generally speaking, an all around, fun, nice gal. Upbeat, positive, and friendly too, not at all anti-social....

However, several times this week I have been annoyed beyond what I suppose is reasonable, while at the gym. I take my work outs seriously. I am trying to take care of some serious business here folks. I am dedicated, determined and just not screwin' around. My time is limited and alloted. I have a plan to execute.

So I just need to say if you happen to see me at the Y and I am running full throtle on the elliptical, eyes closed, completely engrossed in my zone, sweat pouring outta me, you can see that I am busy, right?

Why would someone who is an acquaintence mind you, not even a good friend, stand in front of me (until you know the feeling that you get when someone is watching you), I open my eyes and there before me is another mom who is motioning me to pull the plug out my out of my ear...while Rihanna is blasting in my head..and I am moving at a 13.2 pace. I oblige, thinking she must need to talk to me. "How are you!? "You LOOK Greeeeat! What have been up to?!":noway:

REALLY? having now slowed to 10.7, and trying not to act perturbed, I respond as best as possible and try to indicate that UMMM>this is not the best time to chat...by just putting my earbud back in my ear and giving a little wave, as if to say "see ya!" She wanders off and I try to get back to where I was in my head. Earbud back in place, eyes back to being closed, and pace being picked up. Geesh. Rihanna has moved on without me but that is okay 'cause B.E.P are up and I'm back to what I am there to do.:noway: NOT KIDDING, within three minutes, she was back...same exact scenario. At some point, I realized she was standing there in front of me, AGAIN. Wanting me to take out my earbud, AGAIN. SERIOUSLY? Once again, I am polite, don't wanna be flat out rude, on the other hand, who is being rude here? :devil:

Out with the earbud, down with the pace, and I have a look on my face that surely must have matched my attitude..she starts in again about my looking like I have lost weight (shocking!) and how she has been to the doctor, and she needs to lose weight and she is seeing a nutritionist, blah blah, blah....

:grumble: :noway: OMG! "So, what are doing to lose the weight?" Finally I just said: "I am at the end of my workout and I need to finish it up, can we talk later?" It finally struck her, and she went to get on a machine. Good for her.

At this point my rythm is off, my playlist is way ahead of my time and I am annoyed. Okay, I say to myself, it's cool, I'll just take it back to Rhianna and pick it up from there. good. It's all good.

BACK in the zone, workin' hard, sweating, just where I wanna be. Along comes a gal who used to be in a class that I was in. She gets on the machine next to me, sees me and WHAT?! Starts talking to me!!! "How are you?!" So, I see you didn't sign up again"...on and on, (pace back down to a 10), while she tells me about how whatever time she comes to work out is great for her kids' schedule and their lunch....:mad:

ONCE AGAIN, I try not be rude, but I am like..".I need to finish up my workout"....smile politely and just completely switch to a different playlist, obviously I was not meant to get through this one today.

I like people. I'd love to know what is going on with you,and your kids and your ex... and given the chance I am happy to share my (MFP) secret for my diet and exercise. I am interested in you and your kids and all of that, really I am.. talk to me in the locker room, tell me what's going on with you in the parking lot, give me call at home..

BUT PLEASE.....don't talk to me when I am compeletely engrossed in my workouts! LEAVE ME ALONE I AM BUSY!!!! CAN'T YOU SEE THAT?!!!:explode:

Thanks for reading! Feel a little better now!