No Pain No Gain, but this is ridiculous !!

Well I was off to a good start this past week. I went to the gym twice and had 3 nice walks. Unfortunately I got a bit cocky and screwed myself :-(

I started off with a short walk, 1/2 a mile, and the next night I did a whole mile. I was feeling really good, so I did two miles the next night. While 3 1/2 miles in three days may not seem like much, for a fat guy who weighs close to 400 lbs, and hasn't exercised in a long time it was a pretty big accomplishment. I was feeling a bit sore but not too bad.

The next night I was finally able to able to hook up with a friend and we had a "Gym Date." I did a quick 1/2 mile on the tread mill to calibrate my Nike+ sensor while I waited for my friend. When he got to the gym, he did a 1/2 of cardio on the treadmill, and being the macho (read STUPID) guy I am, I walked another mile and a half on the treadmill.

I started to feel hot spots on the balls of my feet, but I ignored them, as not to look like a wimp in front of my buddy. After our work out, my feet were really sore, so I took off my shoes as soon as I got home. Just like I figured when I felt the hot spots, I had two HUGE blisters on the ball of my feet. The real trouble didn't start until the next morning, my blisters had swelled up something terrible, and due to their position, I could not put any weight on them. I could barely get out of bed.

I was finally able to get my shoes on, but I was close to tears. The best thing for them, would to get off my feet for a day or two. Lucky for me I am working 8 days in a row, so no rest for my poor feet. It was a miserable aturday and Sunday, but I hope the worst is past and I will feel a little better each day.

This whole experience did remind me to listen to my body and not to over do it. I hope I learned my lesson (probably not, I am a bit hard headed ;-)

It can't have been 8 Months ?!?!?!

I just looked to my Blog, and saw that I hadn't posted since February. I knew I hadn't posted in a while, but 8 months, sheesh. I guess I am really a terrible slacker !! I hope the Twitter updated have been interesting.)

I have wanted to post something here several times in the past few months, but I never made the time to do it (much like exercising, eating right, etc.) I have an ongoing thread in my life where I don't prioritize things very well (at work, at home, getting healthy, etc.)

I always seem to work best under pressure and with a deadline looming. I am the typical procrastinator, I always wait until the last minute, and then have to cram a lot of work into a short period of time (writing college papers, cleaning the house before company comes over, or preparing for a visit from my boss, I wait until the last possible minute, and then stay up VERY late to get ready.)

There is one problem with continuing to do that, I am much older now (I am in my 40's for crying out loud.) and I can't burn the candle at both ends like I used to and stay up until 4 or 5 in the morning (except tonight of course.)

If I wait until the last minute to get healthy, I will never know what the deadline will be. My "wearning" may be too late, and I won't be able to any last minute healthy work. I heart attack (or worse) may be my only warning, and too late to do anything.

I hope I can change my mind set, so I will put things into proper perspective (making myself and my family the first priority !!) Stay tuned, I have made a few steps in the right direction, and I am going to try my darnedest to keep going !!