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<blockquote data-quote="Annie" data-source="post: 3017269" data-attributes="member: 42224"><p>That's pretty good! <img src="/images/smilies/new/clap3.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":clap3:" title="Clap3 :clap3:" data-shortname=":clap3:" />Today's my off day, which turned out to be good because I've a migraine all day. NOTHING has worked on it. Guess I should have taken that prescription when the doc offered it yesterday.</p><p></p><p>Yesterday was weight-lifting day. My trainer might me a little, bitty tiny thing but she is a slave driver! My shoulders are that good kinda sore, ya know??</p><p></p><p>I did about 10 minutes on the treadmill, but my ankle just does NOT want to cooperate. Looks like my cardio is gonna be on the stationary bike for the foreseeable future, which, while not my first choice, is okay. Better than no cardio at all, right?</p><p></p><p>I did an hour of some program on the stationary bike yesterday that changed intensity every minute for 60 minutes. I think I have found my new favorite program. I was drenched when I was done and my heart rate stayed at a nice, fairly high rate.</p><p></p><p>My new cardio goal is to go from doing that program for an hour (which is where I hit my wall) to being able to ride it for 2 hours.</p><p></p><p>I'm thinking I'll do a light shoulder/upper back routine and an hour of cardio again tomorrow. Then I'll see Chelsie on Monday and she will kick my ass again.</p><p></p><p>I'm glad I hired her. I just don't know that much about weight-lifting and she gives me the knowledge and confidence to do it without injuring myself.</p><p></p><p>I dropped another 5 pounds. I'm thinking 30 more and I'll be in decent shape for my height because I'm wanting a more healthy, muscular look, as opposed to just getting skinny.</p><p></p><p>My goal is get enough upper body strength to get a good sized motorcycle (no scooter for me! Lol) up from off center. Right now I just don't have the strength to do it, so it seems kinda silly to go shopping for one.</p><p></p><p>Sturgis, which was this weekend, is on my bucket list. I figure I'll be ready next year.</p><p></p><p>It's not done yet, but this has been a long journey for me. I started trying to get in shape last March. My neck kinda had other ideas but I honestly think I wouldn't have bounced back from that surgery as well as I have if I hadn't already dropped the 30 pounds I did before I had it done and I hadn't been walking/running those 20-50 miles a week beforehand.</p><p></p><p>Anybody who thinks it's too hard ... or they don't have time ... to get healthy needs to just take it one day at a time and DO IT. That first mile and a half I walked at Eldon Lyon Park in March last year nearly killed me. Looking back I overtrained bad -- really bad. I think that's why I'm having so much trouble with my ankle/Achilles tendon now but I haven't felt this good since I was in my 20s and it has everything to do with eating right and getting off my ass and MOVING.</p><p></p><p><img src="/images/smilies/image103.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":soapbox:" title="Image103 :soapbox:" data-shortname=":soapbox:" /> Sorry ... I'll get down off my soapbox now ... <img src="/images/smilies/new/hug3.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":bighug:" title="Hug3 :bighug:" data-shortname=":bighug:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Annie, post: 3017269, member: 42224"] That's pretty good! :clap3:Today's my off day, which turned out to be good because I've a migraine all day. NOTHING has worked on it. Guess I should have taken that prescription when the doc offered it yesterday. Yesterday was weight-lifting day. My trainer might me a little, bitty tiny thing but she is a slave driver! My shoulders are that good kinda sore, ya know?? I did about 10 minutes on the treadmill, but my ankle just does NOT want to cooperate. Looks like my cardio is gonna be on the stationary bike for the foreseeable future, which, while not my first choice, is okay. Better than no cardio at all, right? I did an hour of some program on the stationary bike yesterday that changed intensity every minute for 60 minutes. I think I have found my new favorite program. I was drenched when I was done and my heart rate stayed at a nice, fairly high rate. My new cardio goal is to go from doing that program for an hour (which is where I hit my wall) to being able to ride it for 2 hours. I'm thinking I'll do a light shoulder/upper back routine and an hour of cardio again tomorrow. Then I'll see Chelsie on Monday and she will kick my ass again. I'm glad I hired her. I just don't know that much about weight-lifting and she gives me the knowledge and confidence to do it without injuring myself. I dropped another 5 pounds. I'm thinking 30 more and I'll be in decent shape for my height because I'm wanting a more healthy, muscular look, as opposed to just getting skinny. My goal is get enough upper body strength to get a good sized motorcycle (no scooter for me! Lol) up from off center. Right now I just don't have the strength to do it, so it seems kinda silly to go shopping for one. Sturgis, which was this weekend, is on my bucket list. I figure I'll be ready next year. It's not done yet, but this has been a long journey for me. I started trying to get in shape last March. My neck kinda had other ideas but I honestly think I wouldn't have bounced back from that surgery as well as I have if I hadn't already dropped the 30 pounds I did before I had it done and I hadn't been walking/running those 20-50 miles a week beforehand. Anybody who thinks it's too hard ... or they don't have time ... to get healthy needs to just take it one day at a time and DO IT. That first mile and a half I walked at Eldon Lyon Park in March last year nearly killed me. Looking back I overtrained bad -- really bad. I think that's why I'm having so much trouble with my ankle/Achilles tendon now but I haven't felt this good since I was in my 20s and it has everything to do with eating right and getting off my ass and MOVING. :soapbox: Sorry ... I'll get down off my soapbox now ... :bighug: [/QUOTE]
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