Good morning!
Today started out with a workout. It wasn’t a particularly awesome workout or a horrible workout. It was just a workout. I felt like I was just going through the motions at the gym and not really “in it” but every workout can’t be a shining star.
I started with 20 minutes of cardio split between the stair master and the elliptical. My time on the stair master was spent reading the latest issue of Fitness magazine and gagging on the smell of the flatulence in the air. I’m not sure who let it rip (that’s the beauty of lining up a million cardio machines in a row, I guess), but one thing is quite clear: Someone should check their pants. Yeesh.
Sorry for that stanky little anecdote. I know many of us have been blindsided by a fart blast at the gym and it’s always a lovely experience. 
On the plus side, it definitely woke me up and I finished my time in the weight room feeling awfully alert!
Breakfast
Is there a graceful way to transition from gas-talk to breakfast? Probably not. And the fact that my breakfast included eggs makes a classy transition nearly impossible, so let’s just move right along.
I made a batch of hummus scrambled eggs with peppers, tomato, onion, broccoli and cauliflower.
Plans for today include working through the morning before taking a break to deliver lunches on my Meals on Wheels route and finishing up some brochure content for a local freelance client.
Part three of my CFLBlogCon recap will be up shortly! (It’s the last recap, I promise!)
Of Possible Interest
- My Dog: The Paradox (TheOatmeal.com – Blog reader Vikki shared this with me this morning and I laughed out loud. I hope my fellow dog owners out there get a kick out of it like I did!)
- Best Books on Healthy Living (FitSugar.com)
- Flip a Coin Workout (TheLeanGreenBean.com)
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I call that a Farty Gym Party!
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I think people think they are running away from it, but they are on a treadmill, there is nowhere to go!
hahahhaa! no one else wanted to come to THAT party.
EW! What a way to start a morning!
Unfortunately, I have to shamefully admit to being the ripper from time to time at the gym. However, it’s only ever been while the cardio section is empty.
Coping with IBS + being a runner = tough situation at times.
I’d like to has #noshame and #sorryimnotsorry — but not quite there yet!
The worst is in a spin class – closed doors = limited ventilation!
are you kidding me? That was SO stinkin’ funny! EXACTLY what I needed before my English quiz.
you should have interrogated everyone 🙂
😀 good luck on your quiz, sarah!
thanks! my mom is so mad at me because now I’m not paying attention and am laughing over this. Not kidding- i just came back from doing nursery @church and one of the boys I was doing it with was like “what are you laughing about?”
So I totally told him. And our laughter was uncontrollable.
Hahaha oh you just made my morning. The Oatmeal cartoon and unfortunate incident at the gym both made me laugh out loud. Hope your day gets better and no more awful smells 🙂
that cartoon killed me! SO funny!!!
lol….i’ve got nothing. 😉
Someone did that on the escalator coming out of the ballpark the other night. So everyone riding down had to ride right through it. Like a cloud to the bottom.
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Hahaha! There have been a few times when I’ve had beans for dinner before going to Turbo Kick…ummm, yeah 🙂
Lol I have to admit I have IBS and sometimes there’s just nothing you can do about it… Although if I know I might have a “gassy” morning I do everything possible to run outside. It’s so embarrassing to let one rip in the gym.
Ick that’s nasty! Another thing I hate is when fellow gym-goers overdo it with cologne/perfume…SO suffocating!
if it happens once, i try to breathe through it. if the offending party does it again, i kind of dramatically hold my towel against my face. it’s kind of like when i can tell that my dog has to go and she just needs to be nudged off the couch and stop being lazy: “go make, Cady”. doggy overshare?
also… another thing i’ve noticed when you go at 530 am and people haven’t eaten yet…. empty stomachs plus mouth breathers = you can literally smell their breath from your machine!!
I always get nervous that people will think it was me that tooted!
i felt the same way! i wanted to yell out, “it wasn’t me!!” 🙂
I literally laughed out loud when I read “fart blast.” Hysterical… and yes, we’ve all experienced that!
Hahaha I was laughing so hard at this! Like you said, I think anyone that has ever been to the gym has been “fart blasted” a time or two!
I love the recaps! Looking forward to it.
Yucky!!! Don’t people know how to squeeze their cheeks together to keep that stuff from escaping, lol! Or if it is really that bad, get off the darn machine and head to the bathroom.
LOL!!! I fell off my chair from laughing at this. ouch.
Thank you for sharing the Oatmeal cartoon about dogs. That was definitely a highlight this morning – hilarious and so true.
hahaha that cartoon is so funny. I need to show my family this, they’ll love it. We’re obsessed with our pup!
Ick. Farts at the gym = THE WORST.
true story: just last night my husband told me he wished we could have 2 houses to live in separately because my farts smell so bad. whatever, bro.
I had the same problem this morning, except the biker in front of me was letting them rip during spin class! Probably the worst.
My Saturday run was like that too! Hate it when its blah workout, but I guess it’s better than none at all.
Hate being encompassed by a fart cloud in the gym. It’s not like you can hold your breath when you’re getting after it on the tredmill!
hahaaha that happened to me once, I was running at the gym and this foul smell came lurking my way. I always look a round and pick the most attractive person and choose them as the farter lol
The eggs look great! What is your favorite brand for hummus?
hahaha! That totally made my morning because we have all been there! I teach group fitness classes and whenever someone lets them fly the room turns into a fart sauna! ew…
Mmmm, breakfast looks great. I’m glad the gym incident didn’t spoil your appetite.
Nothing worse then when someone lets it rip and your stuck on a machine right near them!!! Been there too many times!
I loved the Oatmeal cartoon. So funny! I totally got teary eyed towards the end. Crazy dogs! Mine is currently chewing on the windowsill. Stop it, Yoshi!
LOL!! I hate when that happens…especially when there are plenty of treadmills open and someone gets on RIGHT next to you…and then to top it off, they fart or just plain smell! I totally felt like that during my workout this morning too…not tired or anything..just kinda whatever! 🙂
the “my dog the paradox” thing is HILARIOUS. i looked this morn when you posted on facebook. too true!
hahahha your description of your gym time was hysterical. See, I’m not a gym member, just a runner/at-homer, so anecdotes like that eek me out!
Hahaha thank you, Julie, for always making my mornings a little brighter. Nothing like a fart joke to get ya in a good mood (:
I did your super sweaty workout last night at the gym and I was exhausted by the end of it, in a good way!
Lol. Sexyyyy times at the gym 😉
haha this gave me a good laugh. I feel like it always happens in a group fitness class and you are trapped in a room with so many sweaty people and fans just circulating the stinky-ness!
I was running outside once at a nearby park which has a 3 mile loop. Not many runners out that day. I came up behind an older gentleman with his star wars headphones and right when I was going to pass, he farted so loud. I was thinking of course, perfect. Right at the time I’m behind him! Then I turned around to make sure he was ok. He was great, still trotting along with the biggest smile on his face. I had to laugh, it was too funny!
Ugh, the gassy person at the gym. I think everyone experiences it once in a while! Whenever that happens I’m just hoping that nobody thought it was me. 😀
Hahahha we’ve all been caught off guard so to speak at the gym…seriously how can people do that? It’s like you’re out of breath as it is getting some cardio in, and now you have to breath through your mouth only. Terrible! lol
Bahaha! Yep, pretty sure everyone has experienced that smell once in awhile. Hah. And UGH.
HAHA I am always afraid this will happen to me in yoga. This morning I almost had a big accident on the treadmill when I had the sudden urge to pee. Luckily I stopped it just in time. 🙂
Ohh man, that’s the worst. At least you weren’t in yoga class…now that is the absolute worst!!! Love how you get your veggies in at breakfast. I usually sneak in the greens via smoothies, but I need to mix it up!
Omg I would hate being in a gym when that happens! Thankfully my school gym is pretty empty so I never really have to worry about other people stinking up the place. ;p
hahahahah omgsh ” Someone should check their pants. Yeesh” , thanks for making me laugh Julie! I surprisingly don’t mind talking about gross things like that cuz it’s natural after all 😛 But in all seriousness~I get the stinky air wafting by me experience once in a while, and it’s so hard to try not to breathe while i’m running. Oh, and have an awesome time at meals on wheels!
hahaah that dog paradox is sooooooo cuteee haha! My one dog actually isn’t scared of hairdryers at all isn’t that so weird? haha! love it!
“Blindsided by a fart blast..” <—probably my favorite quote, EVER. LOL….and….ew.
OMG!! You poor thing!! but I actually loved Sadie’s opinion!! I’m still laughing!! Sadie is always so hilarious!! 😀 Why can’t we have her sense of humor?! LOL! 🙂
Had I had what you did for brekkie (hummous and all those veggies) I would have been the farter!
Iron pills make the worst butt-bomb smell ever … Evil. Even the dog onjects to those in my house!
Hey, don’t be hating. Sometimes one just squeaks out! Especially if you’re running. And you don’t know– maybe EVERYBODY at the gym this morning let one squeak all at the same time. Or, maybe you were on candid camera?!
My Dog: The Paradox was hilarious!! You definitely have to be a dog lover to understand!