Ok so here goes...hope I don't bore you to death with the details. I started my morning with 2 hard boiled eggs and a cheese stick...ummm good stuff! After choking that down I headed to the gym conveniently located in my apt complex which we are all going to pretend I just discovered. ;) I decided to start off light and so did 20 minutes on the eliptical machine and thought I was breezing through it. This will be easy right? Well about 11 minutes into my 20 minute goal I wanted to cry because I was feeling muscles I had forgotten I had and they were not at all happy. I dug down deep and decided that I have to have more willpower and can't give up. Well actually there was a cute guy next to me working out and I was horrified that he would see me get off after only about ten minutes. Hey inspiration comes in all forms....don't judge!! When I looked up and saw that I had reached my goal I was so excited and pretty damned proud of myself so I moved on immediately while I was charged up. I then did 30 minutes on the bike and made my rounds on the weight machines. 5 reps of ten on the bench press at 30 lbs, 3 reps of ten lateral pull downs at 30 lbs, 3 reps of ten back extesions at 30 lbs., 3 reps of ten leg presses at 50 lbs & 3 reps of ten calf presses at 50 lbs. Finally a 5 minute brisk walk to cool down. I am sure I will pay for all of this tomorrow but seriously am shocked that my body allowed me to go as far as it did. All told not a bad first day and I am aiming for returning on Friday or Saturday....starting out at 2 days a week and will build up from there so I can acclimate which I am sure is probably the wrong way to do it so feel free to keep your criticisms to yourself. Only positive motivational feedback allowed or I will sit on you!!! Thanks for taking the time to follow me on this journey and hopefully you will see me through to my goal weight loss of 50 lbs. Current weight= 182lbs...yes I cringed when I typed it.
