I have not stepped in to a gym in a very long time. It has been over a year since I walked in to a gym. I tried to get on the wellness bandwagon a year ago after learning that I needed a CPAP machine to sleep at night. I lasted about 4 weeks. I hurt my knee and then my orthopedic doctor told me not to workout on machines until I lost 50 pounds. I never lost the 50 pounds. So no working out.
This time around I started with weight loss. Since I am down almost 50 pounds I got the go ahead to use fitness machines. Last week we joined the gym near our house. We started on the stationary bike and then moved to a 3o minute circuit training. Probably should not have been so gung ho. I was sore and my muscles did not like me. It felt great but I realized I needed to pace myself more. This is not a race. It is a journey. I will be losing this weight and laying the foundation for this life change for the next 2 years. No need to rush.
Yesterday we went back to the gym. This time I did 20 minutes on a stationary bike, 15 minutes on the elliptical machines and another 15 minutes on a different stationary bike. Today I feel awesome. It was hard to do the elliptical and it seriously kicked my butt (which is the point). My knees don't hurt. I am not sure. This is great.
I am so happy I got back on the bike. It is going to change so much for me. I cannot wait to look back and think about how far I have come.
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