I'm 37!

And I feel 90! I quit the chiropractor that I was going to several weeks ago when he got the results of my x-rays and determined to keep doing the same thing that he had been doing, which wasn't working. After that, I tried to see my regular doc, but only got in to see the nurse. She agreed with the chiro that it was a degenerated disc and wasted another 2 weeks. I finally got in to see the regular doc, who got the MRI done this week and turns out that I have a rather large herniated disc.

I feel pretty good when I am lying down or lounging, but sitting straight up, or standing in one spot takes me OUT. Sick of being a cry baby, I have decided to get back on some type of schedule or I could get fat and out of shape quickly!

Yesterday I went to the gym to test the waters...

June 11 at the club

Elliptical, program: manual progression, cals burned: ?

duration: 20 min. distance: 1.75 mi.

I listened to my body and got off when I started to feel pain. I followed cardio up with the following:

Pelvic Tilts: 3 X 12

Bridges on Ball: 2 X 12 (these are still painful)

Concentration Curls: 2 X 12 (10# db can be increased next time)

Skull Crushers: 2 X 12 (2-10# db can be increased next time)

Planks: 2 X 1 minute

I never broke a sweat, but it was my first time working out in a long time so I was happy to just move :)

June 12

Swimming, 30 mins burned 214 cals

Here again, happy to be progressing. I am not a strong swimmer, so today my plan was to swim one pool length and water jog back. After about 8-9 minutes I was thinking that I should have been keeping count of how many 'laps' I did. I had my HRM on, and stayed around 130bpm average, which is pretty good for my resting pulse of 50-54.

As hard as I try, I can't help but have a 'plan' in my head. I'm thinking that I will alternate elliptical and swimming. I'll do weights on the elliptical days, since I'll be at the gym, and I'll do yoga and meditation on the swimming days.  My 18-wk Half Training for Savannah starts the first week of July. If I can't run by then, I'll be starting my training on the elliptical. 

The key here is to stay active and focused! I tend to disappear when I can't give 100% so I am really going to try to post blogs each day (or at least most days) to keep myself accountable and check in.