Read the following context and answer the question.
Context: Not mention we had a dinner in Richmond with Tim 's parents later in the evening as it was my father in law 's birthday yesterday . So ... 2 bags of those " Those Little Donuts " and a birthday dinner later , I ' m paying the price for it today . Gon na have to do some serious working out on the elliptical trainer !
Question: Why is the narrator spending so much time on the elliptical ?
Answer:


They ate a lot .