Side Effects

We've established that I love my stationary bike.  Yes, it was the best $200 (or however much it cost me) I've ever spent!

Unfortunately, the side effects of pedaling to my heart's content are catching up with me. 

This morning, for example, I hit my all-time personal best.  30 minutes, 10 miles, and burned just over 600 calories - YES!!!!

So, here I sit, an hour later...I've finally stopped sweating (literally, in the last 10 minutes or so), but my booty region (read into that what you want) is still numb, which I know will be followed by full on soreness later today.  My legs have finally stopped twitching (a symptom of exercise that I could certainly do without), but until I shower, my formerly sweaty bangs will be plastered to my forehead, no matter what I do to them.

Wouldn't it be great to do a workout and have the benefits of feeling good afterwards (which I love), without the hassle of boob sweat, red tomato face, twitching legs, and sore tushy for the rest of the day? 

Oh, if only!

However, at this point, the pros far outweigh the cons, so bring on the twitching, quivering, numb, sore, sweaty, red-faced version of me - as long as all that means that the pounds keep coming off!