The Gym is My Friend

Jun 24, 2014

The Gym is My Friend

Jun25

I awoke this morning at 3:30 and as much as I tried, sleep wasn’t coming back.  So, I got up and hopped online.  Before I knew it time had passed and it was 5:00.  I toyed with the idea of not going to the gym since I’m getting over a cold.  I sniffed.  No, the nose was pretty clear.  I swallowed.  Throat doesn’t hurt anymore.

Damn.

Looks like I’m going to the gym.

It’s not that I hate going to the gym.  I like it.  Okay, I don’t mind it.  I just wish I was one of those people who liked to exercise in the afternoon.  But I’m not. I know what if I don’t get it done in the morning, it just ain’t gonna happen.  So I put on my new workout pants, which, by the way, are now fitting not so snug.  Got into the car and headed to the Y.

It always amazes me how many cars there are in the parking lot.  I wonder if these folks had a hard time getting themselves up and moving.  There they were on the treadmills, the elliptical, the stairmaster, in the pool, and working out with weights.  All concentrating on getting healthy.

Sigh.

I guess I’ll join the ranks.

I’ve been going to the gym for over a week now and already notice the knees don’t complain as much when I ask them to bend.  I’ve also been walking and I know this has helped too.  The doc wants me to lose 15-20 lbs before the surgery.  This will make it easier for him to navigate once he gets in there.  In true fashion, I’ve been dilly-dallying and not really sticking to my eating plan.  So, with four weeks to go until my pre-op appt, I have only lost four pounds.  I could blame it on a lot of issues but it comes down to the fact that I have not been doing what I should.  I am getting my ass in gear and getting ready for this new journey.

Next week I meet with the nutritionist and the psychologist.  The following week is my sleep study.  If all of those are cleared I am officially ready for surgery!  Just have to get approval from the insurance company and I’m hoping there are no problems there.  If nothing else, I have had a comprehensive physical and have found out that except for being overweight, I’m healthy!  Good and bad cholesterol numbers are good, bp is 120/64, blood glucose level is in the 90′s, heart is in great shape.  I figure once I get this weight off I could be Wonder Woman.  Okay, that may be stretching it a bit but hey, you never know.

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