Susan L.
OMG! I've started working out!
Jan 26, 2009
Just so you know ... I've NEVER exercised before. NEVER. Ok, I've had my (somewhat legit) excuses: I have had persistent abdominal hernias (all stemming from overdoing it after a C-section almost 21 years ago). I've had the hernias repaired three times, and it's "come back" ... I need hernia surgery again. I got hospital-acquired MRSA staph infection TWICE from these surgeries, almost died, and was gutted and had to have a gigantic open wound for 5 months. If that's not enough, I have chronic back pain due to a herniated disc and back probs since I was in a bad car wreck 24 years ago. HOWEVER ... at least I could have tried harder to walk, if nothing else. I didn't. WELLLLLLL ... I joined the Wellness Center at my local hospital on Friday and OMG I ACTUALLY LIKED IT!! I had a personal trainer who spent 90 minutes with me, planning out my exercises, length of each, order of each, and even wrote down where my most comfortable seat and levers adjustment positions were, along with # of reps, amount of the weights, etc. I shocked myself by kicking off the whole session with a 10-min. walk on the treadmill. Me? Walk 10 min. without having to sit down and be totally out of breath? Without my back killing me or my hernia hurting!? I did it! With ease! Then I did the rest of the cardio exercises (omg, the elyptical was TOUGH), then on to weights. I not only SURVIVED Friday's 90-min. session, but I was invigorated during and afterwards! I actually LIKED it. With my work schedule, combined with the hours they are open, the only time I could work out again/next was the next morning, Saturday; they close at noon, and are closed on Sunday. Right ... me give up a sleeping-in day? To WORK my body and sweat (God, I HATE sweating!), and to make myself ache?! Well, folks, I did it! I got there at 10:15 a.m. and spent 90 min. working out! I liked it! I'm so proud of myself! Weeeeeeeeee!! And I'm not even sore!!! I talked to my boss today and asked if I could work through lunch a couple of days a week (we get 30 min.), could I leave an hour earlier on Tuesdays (at 5 pm) to add a third day to my exercise regimen. He said yes! (I'm surprised; they're real anal about our hours here). I work almost an hour's drive from home/Wellness Center area, so I'll only have an hour to work out on Tuesdays before they close at 7, but that's better than nothing!! I'm going to try to bring my tennies and walk during lunch time Mon, Wed and/or Thurs.'s. Now that it's cool outside, it won't bother me (remember, I hate to sweat; I get real bitchy when I get hot and sweaty). I am enjoying this new lifestyle! Pray for me that I can keep up this momentum!
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28.9
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Surgery
07/17/2008
Surgery Date
Apr 30, 2008
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