I'm doing 37 things
I joined a local gym about six weeks ago, and have been there about 5 days a week since then. Right now I’m doing a lot of cardio—mostly the recumbent stationary bike because I’m up to seven miles at a time on it (I can’t go that far on the standard bike yet; it’s much harder on my back and knees), and pretty soon I’m going to try trying a jog on the treadmill, as opposed to just walking.
And each day after I get in my 30+ minutes of cardio, I’ve been doing a lot of strength training as well. I’ve only just started with my arms because I have very little upper body strength right now, but I’m working on it. And my legs are a force to be reckoned with. My upper thighs are of steel! Now if only they had some machines that’d work my abs…
Anyway, in six weeks I’ve already dropped several inches all over and THREE belt notches. Not too much weight lost yet because I’ve been building muscle, but I’m careful not to focus too much on the scale but just on the fit of my clothes and the fact that I no longer get winded walking up the stairs. I’m kicking ass and feeling really good about it.
