Today, I bought a $450 elliptical machine to get in shape of the new year. After 5 hours of putting it together, I realized that all the ceilings in every room of my apartment are too low for me to use it without hitting my head. I can't return it. FML
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Today, I bought a treadmill as part of my goal to get fit for summer. It doesn't look like it's going to get much use, seeing as how I sprained my ankle trying to get it in my doorway. FML
Today, I went to sit on a desk chair, which promptly rolled out from under me. This made me fall on my own foot, literally shattering two bones. I just bought a 9-month gym membership and can't use it because I wanted to sit down. FML
Today, I went to my gym and tried a new workout machine that had just been installed. I set the weight too high and ended up stuck halfway through a lift, making weird struggling noises. Most people around me stopped and stared as I awkwardly dropped the weights. FML
Today, I went to the gym for the first time in months and couldn't figure out how to use any of the equipment. FML
Today, I paid $500 for a gym membership after moving into a brand new house, since 12 years of software development has taken its toll. When I told my instructor about my goal to lose 35lbs in two months, he simply said, "Yeah... That's not going to happen. Try another gym," and left promptly. FML
Today, I bought a flatpack, easy to assemble cot-bed for my baby. I spent 5 hours building it, but when it was done, I realised I couldn't reach into it because I'm 5ft and my arms can't reach and lift the baby. I'd have to throw him in. I'm suffering from back spasms as a result, and I now need to disassemble and return it. FML
Today, I finally got a Wii Fit to try and lose some weight. I came home and set it all up, only to be told that I weigh too much to actually use it. FML
Today, I went to the gym for the first time in quite a while. I was feeling pretty good about myself until I realized I'd been on the elliptical machine for twenty minutes without having actually turned it on. I was just moving the pedals and wondering why I wasn’t getting tired. FML
Today, after the longest time, I went to the gym. I ran and ran and ran on the treadmill for an eternity, beating myself up for getting so overweight. Then I tripped and fell off, sweating and sobbing for being so useless. When I looked up, I saw I'd been on the machine for barely 2 minutes. FML
Today, I couldn't take home the free weights I'd planned on buying to start bodybuilding 'cos I couldn't lift the box, which was too heavy for me. FML
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GoW_Chick 14
eBay to the rescue!
mwrc8man94 1
Wear a helmet.
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picturescrazy 24
You can sell it and just join a gym and use their ellipticals (:
Iniguez01 4
Do not use that machine it gave me crps if you don't know what that is please look it up and tell people about it it is rare and people need to know about this sorry if this is considered spam
Dilwann 27
Exactly. It is rare, cause fairly unknown. Stop telling people not to buy this thing just because you happened to get something rare from it. It's like falling down stairs and breaking something, then telling people to stop walking down stairs.
angelintheworld 0
eBay??
stevenmx86 7
Seriously instead of wasting your money on an elliptical how about you go outside? There's this wonderful thing out there called the ground... People are just certain they can fix their fitness problems with money... Pathetic..
kenb123 4
You have low ceilings then
tessaangela 11
FYL. got a balcony?
conholio33 28
Use it outside? Then bring it inside when your finished
Sausageburger2 13
YDI for not checking the measurements.
LyricaSilvan 29
This is why it's important to measure your room space before buying any large furniture items. Remember this incident next time.
orangejubejube 20
Kijiji!