Newbie

Okay, so I went to PF this evening.  I was a bit overwhelmed, and did not know where to start.  Monday morning I will be attending their "Create your own plan" training session.  Perhaps then I will have a clue.  Today, I stuck to what I know.  I just jumped on the treadmill, and watched TV. 

Now, compared to my treadmill at home, this was a thousand times better.  Very stable, no shaking, no noise really.  Nice programmable settings that I have no idea how to work.  I just set the speed and went.  All walking for now.. no jogging just yet.  More anxiety of looking dumb than lack of ability.  I will cross that bridge at some point, though.

The way I felt was great.  First off, let me say that there was such an ecclectic mix there.  Old and young, fat and thin.  No one appeared to notice me as out of place in any way.  That was great.  I was worried that I might do something stupid like stumble on the treadmill, but no, that was the guy next to me who was jogging with a very.. odd.. gait.   I can't really say more than that.  I didn't want to be rude and watch what he was doing - but in my periphery, it sure looked abnormal.  I switched from TV to music on the private sound system, and was adjusting the speed so that I could walk to the beat of the music.  It was really the most fun I have had in quite some time.

Also, I really felt like I was doing something great for myself, and I think I might have been a bit euphoric.  After about an hour, I started to think I might need to get off the treadmill.  I hit the "cool down" button and let it slow me down.  I did feel a little dumb walking .5 mph for the last minute.  Later on I discovered that I had gifted myself with two small blisters, one on each foot.  Oh well, live and learn.  I probably need to limit my treadmill time until my feet get a bit tougher.  I wonder if the eliptical machines give you blisters, too? Hmm...

Tomorrow morning, I am going to take a completely untrained stab at using the upper-body machines.  We will have to see how that goes.  I am having anxiety about my weak-ass self working out with the lowest weight available.  Well no, not really, but I do think that I will be doing some experimenting to find out how much I should be using.  I am looking forward to Monday morning's session.  I think that then I will feel a bit more knowledgable.

Finally, since I was going straight home, I did not bother braving the shower room.  That is a whole other post just waiting to happen. 

One more thing.  Though I have already lost 55 lbs, and so am very well into my "weight loss journey", I think I am going to start taking a daily picture of myself and do one of those cool time-lapse videos as I continue to lose.  I still have 100 lbs to go, so it should be fun if I can manage it.  Everyone will be able to watch me deflate like a baloon.