so i’m a little frustrated….but working on it!
ok, i’ve done one weigh in since joining this community. It was for the same weight I currently am. No weight loss, but i’m thankful no weight gain!
Over this weekend, some friends of ours said they had joined the YMCA - it’s pretty cheap for a couple - $54 the 1st 3 months, then $45 after that - and they have all the trappings a regular gym has without paying the markup for the pomp and fuss. (I used to pay $50 at my local gym, and basically only used the elliptical machine!) So i’m kind of interested in joining. Now I just need to talk the fiance’ into it, he’s not thrilled about the location, but wants to def bulk up his muscle. (weddings do that to a person, make you want to look fabulous!) With my wedding looming on the horizon in 10 months, I’d like to get busy on this lifestyle change. While my wedding was the motivation to get my butt in gear, I want this to be a change for life, not just the next 10 months and then I fall back into old habits and patterns. I’m also going to TRY to get up when the boy does, @ 5am, and go jogging outside my house. We live on a highway, and traffic isn’t bad that early, so I figure that’s the safest bet for me. I don’t run, hate hate hate it, but jogging I could do. I think. I HOPE! We figured it’ll be about 2 miles round trip from start back to home.
Anyone with any tips of starting out an exercise regime after basically nothing, please share, i’m all ears! Also any idea how many times a week I should be doing this run? I’d like to only do it during the work week, weekends are pretty hectic. And is AM better than PM? It’s def cooler during the wee hours of the morn. Thanks for listening, and in advance for your advice!
I too HATE running, but am wanting to do it for the benefits it reaps. I for one prefer running in the mornings because it’s cooler, so would go with the AM. In the fall and winter I prefer the PM. It’s hard to say how exactly to go from basically nothing to starting out a full on exercise regime. It does help to remind yourself of your goals constantly, and to realize that getting started is the hardest part. Once you get going it feels so good that it helps to motivate you to keep going. It does help too, to kind of start out slow so that you aren’t quickly overwhelmed, which can make you want to just stop.
Best of luck to you!