Wow

I went to the gym again today, for my first REAL session. It was amazing. I can't believe I did what I did. I didn't think there was anyway I could do what she had me doing. I started out with 15 minutes on the treadmill, for a warm up. Then she told me we were just doing cardio today. So she had me do 15 minutes on the bicycle. I went between 14 and 15 mph the whole time. I had to stop once, but only for about 30 seconds, she didn't let me stop for long. I ended up doing 3.75 miles on the bike in 15 minutes! I couldn't do even a quarter of a mile on the bike last time I tried. So that was HUGE! Then she let me take about 2 minutes to breath and it was on to the next machine. I think it is called the stepmaster. I saw it when I went to look at they gym and thought it looked evil. Now I know it is evil. She wanted me to do 15 minutes on that too, but at a little less than 9 she had me get off, I was having trouble breathing and my heart rate was 219. She had me sit down for a minute and catch my breath and drink some water, and then had me get back on the bike for cool down. I did another mile while I was doing my cool down. It was a lot for my first real work out. And I was sweating like I've never sweat before. But I feel so good for having done it. I really didn't think I would be able to. It was amazing. I'm doing things I never thought possible. I can't wait to see how this turns out several months from now. I'm sure what I did today will look like nothing then. Anyway, it was an awesome experience, a great first work out, I am very proud of myself, and looking forward to Friday's workout.