The Morning Stretch

I rarely stretch in the mornings. Upon waking up, I stand up with my eyes half closed and go directly to the bathroom to brush my teeth and do my thing (while half asleep).

This morning was quite different.

Last night, I instantaneously fell asleep after several reps of crunches in bed... I don't know why but all of a sudden, upon waking up, I had this great urge to stretch...

"Uuuuunnnngggghhhhh!"

And that's when it happened. I don't know why it was but something in me locked like the vaults of Citibank! My abs started to contract like wild! I had the most severe case of abdominal cramps in years! I mean, the last time I had them was three years back, immediately after doing some crunches in the gym.

Believe it or not, I was immobile for like an hour. No one could hear me because the slightest word I utter makes my tummy contract some more! Ugh! The pain of it!

Now, there are still some remnants of those muscle pain. I just needed to rest it off for a while before I could actually do another set of crunches again.

So I have this dilemma... lose my tummy or lose my job (yep, I was on half-day leave... again). I really don't know, but I think I'll have to just get used to the cramps for a while so that I will be able to outgrow it (if that ever happens), or outshrink it, whatever the case may be.