Today I finished my first full week of my "New Healthy Life" attitude.
My entire friggen body hurts... (^_^)
But it's a good pain, so I don't mind. I went to the gym five days this week, which was really cool, considering I've been so damn busy with work and other stuff I was worried I wouldn't be alboe to find the time. I even went today, on a Saturday. I've always avoided weekends, thinking they'd be busy, but there was hardly anyone there!
With some coaxing from Mikey today, I tried out one of those stair-stepper thingies. OMG, it requires multi-tasking! *laughs* It was a bit akward at first, but once I found a rythem, I really enjoyed it! That machine really makes you sweat, but it did hurt my knee a bit. I have an old softball injury with my left knee, and thanks to a hyperextension and knee cap reallignment, I have little to no cartiledge left beneath that kneecap. So, it hurts when I do certain exercises. Also, the treadmill is out of the question, thanks to a work related injury that disconnected my tendon in my right ankle from the boney groove it's suppose to slip through while I walk. Now the tendon rubs over the bone like a rope across a wire...not pleasant. However, it oddly only bothers me when I walk on a treadmill or have to push things for a long distance. Thankfully, doctors have told me that if I strengthen the muscles in my legs to compensate, I shouldn't have to have surgury anytime soon. So, the pain is all for a good reason.
The stairstepper was fun...though I got really nervous when I first got on it. Mike had to tell me to calm down and relax. Once I did, it was much easier on me. It's funny, but monitoring my heartrate from day one has shown me how much stress can mess with your blood pressure. The first few days I was at the gym, my heartrate was really high, but the more comfortable I got being there, the more it dropped. By friday, I was totally relaxed, feeling secure about being there. I guess new stuff still scares the hell out of me...*laughs*
I still haven't touched junk food or pop. Infact, I went out and bought a bunch of fruits and veggies to have at the house. I haven't even craved sugar, chocolate, or caffiene.
Overall, I'm pretty happy with how the first week went. I know it will be hard, but I'm having more fun with this than I expected! I even had enough energy to go out and play tennis with Hunter today!
Yay! (^_^)
Posted by Zoso at July 31, 2004 09:46 PM