09/26/14 - Friday - The Work Out

Okay, you can see where I started and where I have gotten in these pictures that were taken between August 21, 2013 and September 10, 2014.

So here's the work out routine I've been using:

Warm up:  (5 sets each, To a count of 5 using left side for count)

Standing Leg Circles w/Side Kick (Inward Circles)
Lunge Stretches
Quadriceps Stretches
Side Stretches
Arm Circles (Clockwise)
Neck Rolls (5 sets forward, 5 sets backward)

100 Squats

Cool Down:  (5 sets each, To a count of 5 using right side for count)

Standing Leg Circles w/Side Kick (Outward Circles)
Lunge Stretches
Quadriceps Stretches
Side Stretches
Arm Circles (Counter-Clockwise)
Neck Rolls (5 sets forward, 5 sets backward)

This takes about 25 minutes all together.

Boy, these pictures aren't pretty.

The way I have to think about is, I did the damage.

Throughout this last year plus, I tried to make sure I do this workout at least 3-4 times per week (Aiming for six days for week).

When I started last August, I trusted that God would show me the way to align this body that he gave me with his will.  I didn't expect that as things got better, I would have a time when I felt even more lethargic and fuzzy headed than when I started.  So not fun and thinking things through took a lot of energy itself.  YUCK!

Then we get to Friday, June 13, 2014.  My lower back was taking a painful beating.

I went into see my doctor.  I did my thing in a cup and had some blood drawn.  I had a bladder infection.

What is one of the first things they do when you go to visit the doctor?  They weigh you.  I thought cool, we'll see what kind of progress I've made in the almost ten months I've been working out.  Remember my starting weight was at least 249 pounds.  My weight that day was 236 lbs.

I was disappointed.

I explained to the doctor what I had been doing and that even with building muscle, I still expected that I would have lost more weight in the almost ten months since I had started working out.

Before leaving the doctor's office that day, an appointment was set up for an annual exam and I was given referrals for ultrasounds and x-rays.

The annual exam was scheduled for Friday, 06/27/14.

That's where I leave you for tonight.

Cliffhanger.....and too much to expect anyone to read at one time.

Sweet Dreams to all.

I love you.  Malinda  :-)  XOXOXO