Ow. Oh, dear G-d, ow.

[ysobelle]

Remember how I said last week Christen kicked my ass? I was being cute at the time. Today? Christen. Kicked. My. Ass.

I said before that my first goal is to lose weight. ANY weight. Well, I'm gonna amend that. My first goal is to do a full ten minutes on the elliptical without having to leap off at the seven minute mark lest I yarf all over the gym floor.

Excuse me while I go hide under my couch for a while.

Comments

[laurensa.livejournal.com]

Elliptical machines make me cry.

[ocin.livejournal.com]

Perhaps you should start with the treadmill and put it on an incline. The elliptical is pretty tough! Also, you don't want to start out full tilt boogie if you haven't exercised in a while.

It'll make you yarf all over the place. Vera, vera ugly.

[42redmonkeys.livejournal.com]

I have never understood that whole - you have to do this killer work out - mentality. I think that if you're going from NO work out to anything it will improve your health, if she continues to "kick your ass" you will eventually stop going because there is too much recovery time.

[ysobelle.livejournal.com]

Oh, don't worry. She's not stupid. She's incredibly encouraging and supportive, but she lets me stop when I really seriously need to. Then she helps me get back up and finish. I usually wind up feeling pretty good, mater of fact. I haven't felt stiff or sore the next day at all-- well, my arms felt heavy a while last time. Though I did get back yesterday and conk out for five hours or so.

Part of the problem is that I'm SO out of shape that just about ANYTHING exhausts me. But I have GOT to do this. Absolutely.

[42redmonkeys.livejournal.com]

well as long as you're feeling good.
I have been bitching at my massage person that every week he does my massage and every week I feel good for about a day and then it's all sore...he's workin the muscles too hard...but he doesnt want to hear it...Im about to quit him.

[ysobelle.livejournal.com]

Holy crap! Lose him!

What on earth is his excuse?

[42redmonkeys.livejournal.com]

um...he's trying to work the "knots out" and he's stripping the muscle? I dont know...no matter how much water I drink afterward, Im still sore the next day. without the massages though - I can hardly stand up by thursday after spending all weekend hunched over painting kids.

[tempest-gypsy.livejournal.com]

Baby steps are the way to go!!! You should have seen me when I started running in the beginning of August!!!