Excercise

It is Saturday night at 7:14. We are waiting for our pizza to get here. We ran around about all day. Part of our running was to get me a gently used elliptical. I have been asking for one for quite a while and I am so happy to finally get one! When we finally got home Dh and ds unloaded it from the truck and Dh rolled it into our bedroom. Everyone hopped on it while I was getting my exercise cloths on and putting my hair up. After I shooed everyone away, I got on and quickly discovered how out of shape I really am. I adjusted the resistance and kept going for a full 30 minutes even though my legs were screaming that they couldn't go one more stride. I kept a close eye on my heart rate and kept it in my target zone, did a warm up and a cool down. When I got off my legs were like jello! I barely made it to my bed to sit down. After sitting for a few minutes I made my way to the living room and sat down again. Wow, I knew I was out of shape but I didn't realize how bad it was.  That is okay though, I am doing something about it now. I plan on getting my cardio on the elliptical every other day until I gain some strength, then bump it up to 5 to 6 days a week. I don't expect overnight results but I do look forward to being in better shape and healthier than I am now by Christmas. My oldest is coming home the 19th of December for 2 weeks and I am going to be a healthier mom by the time he gets here. I wish that I had realized that my goal should have been getting healthier when I was younger. I spent so many years dreaming about getting skinny, and was trying everything to achieve that goal. I did many things that were very unhealthy for myself in the pursuit of thinness. I avoided exercise to the point now that I am in severe pain if I try to do anything that causes impact to my joints. I don't get the feel good after exercise now, I am just exhausted. If you are reading this please don't avoid exercise, keep your body moving so you can keep your health! God gave us bodies that are meant to be moved, not sitting around on couches or in front of games, computers, and tvs all day. Remember, use it or lose it!
God bless,
His girl