Day#2: All by Myself!

So, Here it is, my first day by myself armed with what my trainer taught me yesterday... okay... okay (trying not to hyperventilate). OKAY! This is the part of the story where I admit that I sat in my car for a few minutes before walking into the gym just repeating "I can do this..." to myself.

2 Days Down, 57 Days till DisneyWorld!

"You could do some cardio tomorrow as well..." suggested my trainer Kendra at the end of our previous session -  so sweet and innocent, like those cartoons where their eyes inflate and they look so adorable and cute; not at all threatening or dangerous. Such things should be outlawed - It's just not natural and super tricky on her part!

So Cardio I did! Here's how that went... not awesome!

So Yesterday left me sore. I didn't know that doing that would leave me sore, but it did :( but being the idiotic over-achiever I am, I was going to do what Kendra told me to do. So I made a workout sandwich: Strength training, then cardio, then ending with strength training again.

Yesterday I could plank for 20 seconds, today it was short whimper-filled 5 second bursts. So I did enough 5 second bursts to make my required 20 seconds. Ouch! Following that I did the remainder of my sets minus the leg press because this one guy was on the machine the entire time. Lame!!!

Anyway, next was the cardio filling of my workout sandwich - Here I am, over achiever, picking the stair stepping thing! out of the entire room filled with perfectly respectable stationary bikes and treadmills I decide to do the stair thing! (shakes head sadly).

That was... well not as easy as I thought it would be. It taught me just how Kendra feels, many machines aren't equipped to allow for shorter people, well Cardio machine Hand-Hold-Spots are not equipped for tall people, Hunching to hold on was not a pleasant experience, but not holding on would have caused me to fall - mmmm decisions decisions. I chose not to fall.

Then finally ending with strength training again and finally the leg press! I can't say I feel like I know what I'm doing. But I went, I did it. That's something at least! Tomorrow another day with Kendra, Hope she's not disappointed with my feeble planking!

On the plus side, if my scale is to be believed, I've lost a half a pound! (I think that it must be wrong, people don't loose weight that fast! ;) )

In case you were wondering... No it's not a rash, I'm not blushing, it's just my face after doing more physical activity than I've done in a long long time...

Just to give you context... me before with my stylish bow, and me after... Red Hulk!



I'm still trying to decide if I want to walk to the gym, it's not far... see!



Just 3.1 miles. But considering how I've pushed myself today I think it's smart to wait on that particular added torture!