Treadmill
I got tired of waiting for the rain to stop here in New Zealand so I could start walking again. We live in a part of the country called the Bay of Islands. It’s semi-tropical and I love having bananas, oranges, grapefruit, mandarins and avocados growing in the back yard. Well, I did love it until I counted up the days that it has rained – it’s been nearly 12 weeks since we’ve had a day without rain. The ground squooshes when we walk across the grass.
So I dragged out the treadmill and cleaned it all up. It works fine. It’s an American 110 volt model so I had to look for a converter and found that too. It’s been a while since I’ve done much strenuous work. I’ve been ill for so long that I’ve pampered myself way more than I probably should have. I felt like shit and did everything to make myself feel better. Exercising would have made me worse, I’m sure. (seriously.. well, that’s my story and I’m stickin to it anyway)
I cranked her up and started walking and it felt really good. I was going at a pretty good clip and then decided to dry the “automatic incline”. Dumb move. By the time I finished my legs were aching and I was huffing and puffing. I read somewhere that good exercise can do that to you but geez.. I was plumb tuckered out. Not only that.. I only climbed imaginary hills for 10 minutes!
Today I will strive for 15 minutes.
The thing about starting a new exercise regime is that when you start building muscle, you gain weight. Your muscles weigh more than your fat does. Maybe I won’t weigh for the first week. I’ll trick myself into thinking I’m losing a lot of weight even though the scales would call me a liar.
If you have a gastric band to lose weight, it’s only 1/3 of the battle. You’ve got to exercise and you’ve also got to clear those emotional eating demons from your head. Now I’ve got 2 out of three taken care of. I’ll think about emotional eating on another day.
September 15th, 2008 at 9:16 am
Good luck with teh exercise machine. I have started doing more exercise and it has made a massive difference to my weight loss so I hope it does the same for you.
September 26th, 2008 at 5:13 pm
Good luck and excellent job sticking your exercise goals. It is true, when you build more muscle mass, you gain weight, but the upside is, your body becomes more toned. I would just take it slow and steady. I would also invest in an elliptical if possible. I have one at home and it helps with weight loss.
http://www.trainwithmeonline.com I think will help a lot, especially for support and exercise tips.
September 28th, 2008 at 8:24 am
I love my treadmill. When it’s rainy here in Texas, I use it all the time.
I’m an old pro at my treadmill now, but when I started I paced myself the way you did. Now I can do those hills and it feels GREAT!
Thanks and good luck!
Doris
http://www.fitfabandforty.com/
October 1st, 2008 at 1:04 pm
Good luck with the treadmill. I know exactly what you are going through. Believe it or not, it will get easier. The bad part is when it does get easier, it’s time to increase the incline. Anyway, good luck:)
October 13th, 2008 at 10:12 am
I just started walking on my treadmill again. Twenty minutes per day is killing me but I am doing it! LOL My aching calves.
December 14th, 2009 at 8:55 am
This, no matter how light the weight @ 20 reps you are going to start rounding or slacking in some way on your form with the DL…
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