Today's story

Here's today's story on my attempt to lose 10 pounds from the News & Record:

The board lit up and ordered me to pick a level between one and 20.

A nice and comfortable Level 5 seemed about right for my first time on a stationary bike in awhile.

Almost immediately, I grew smug. Level 5 is clearly for weaklings. Level 10 is where I should be at.

Then the evil machine taunted me in big, red letters: WARM-UP OVER.

The resistance kicked in. My legs went weak. The guy on the bike next to me probably thought I was having a heart attack.

The bike had more buttons on it than Mission Control.

I started pressing every one I could to get it to stop before accidentally turning it off.

And there was my evidence, as if I needed any proof: I am not in good shape.

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