Day 9: Yesterday was hard!!! It was raining in the morning (or at least I thought it was raining) so I slept in until 7:00. I grabbed my gym bag and some clothes and went to work after the usual morning of helping the kids and Shelley… I went to the gym at work at around 1:30pm and got on the the treadmill. I did 45 minutes but the first few minutes were just figuring out how the damn thing worked. It was very awkward and I felt like I was going to fall off the thing almost the entire time… The good part about it was that you can make the “hill” as steep as you want. So, I never really jogged at all (I was sure I would wipe out if I tried) and I worked very hard just walking uphill the entire time. I got my heart rate up over 140 and it would go between 140 and 155 depending on the steepness… I admit that I really don’t like doing cardio in the Gym and sweating profusely in front of a bunch of other people… 😉 It did not feel very good and I got a little sleepy later in the afternoon.
Today was good. I did the same 3.5 miles this morning as last week but jogged the entire trip with the exception of the first 2 blocks and the last 2 blocks. Warm up and warm down is important… I felt the calves and the lower back talking to me again but with much softer voices. I also admit that I didn’t listen so well near the end of the run because I wanted to finish the whole distance. I felt very good again driving to work. Water is heavy….! I weighed myself before my run and after my run and I was 2.2 lbs lighter afterward. This means I sweated over 1/4 of a gallon of water! (a little more than a quart) WOW!
Weight before run: 260.2 lbs – Weight after run: 258.0 lbs My weight has been fluctuating a lot depending on when I weigh myself so I’m not paying much attention to these numbers yet…
Aloha Mark……Wow, you are really getting on the exercise groove. I am proud of you. Wish I had the royal kick in the pants I need to do the same. Maybe now!
Keep up the great work.
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Mom
Good job Mark! Keep it up! Pretty soon you’ll be able to run with me 🙂
Go Mark go! It’s so hard to keep in shape, I hate exercising! You are doing a great job, and you are motivating me to get my ass to the gym tomorrow. So there.
Abby Duncan
Yes Mark! I walk uphill on the treadmills myself – a fantastic workout. Almost like climbing stairs. On the scale thing I often find that I fluctuate as much as 8 pounds in a single day depending on my water/food intake and my exercise levels. This means if I weigh myself in the morning I might be 220 and by the end of the day I could be as high as 228. But normally it’s more on the level of 3-5 pounds. This is why it’s important to try and keep your food/water intake and exercise consistent and weigh yourself only in the morning right when you wake up and after you have gone to the bathroom. Day to day measurements aren’t nearly as telling as the week to week ones.
Thanks Julie… I’m sure it gets easier and hopefully I won’t have to do it that much in the Gym. I do feel good that I didn’t blow off the day and got it done in the Gym, but I will try to work outside because that is where I love to be… I appreciate all the encouragement. It really, really helps!!
Hey Mark I just want to say I think you are doing a great job. I know it’s hard to go to the gym and run on the treadmill. With all the rain we get here it’s either run in it or go to the gym. I actually like running on the treadmil cuz I can work on my speed. Once you get the hang of the machine i bet it will be a breeze. I really enjoy my runs outside and can’t wait for the weather to warm up here. It’s such a good feeling when you have finished your run and know you just ran the whole way. Keep it up…)