This may or may not have been my first time on an elliptical in ... 6 months?? I'm staying later at work these days, and running around Chicago in the dark just isn't always my cup of tea. In addition, I'm feeling like the elliptical works different muscles than when I just run. That, and it majorly kicks my ass. I kind of wanted to quit after 10 minutes, but I held on and even did some insanely difficult resistance intervals. I refuse to gain weight between now and New Year's. Now all I have to do is resist the temptation of Paul Kahan's new restuarant which just opened a few blocks away from my apartment. Ok, ok, I'll only have TWO tacos, and a beer instead of a margarita. And I'll do more elliptical this week. Deal.