Wow

Hey guys. I did my wiegh in and measurrements today. I am happy with them. I lost 3 pounds this week, and 8.75 inches total this week! I went to the gym this morning, in addition to my three regular days I go every week. So today I was there on my own, no trainer to push me to continue, no friends to push me to continue. Just me. I have to say I think I did very well. I did 16 minutes on the treadclimber at an average of 2.3 mph. I have done it three times total now, and the first time I made it 3 minutes on it before my heart rate hit 240. Needless to say they made me get off, and I stayed off it till this week. Today after 16 minutes my heart rate averaged 133! I did 5 minutes on the elliptical, it is still very hard for me, my heart rate hit 190 on it today, so I went ahead and got off of it. I did 32 minutes (2 minutes cool down) on the bike and the treadmill. On the bike I have started doing interval mode and today I did level 5 and 8. On the treadmill I did 3.4 mph average, and 4.5 mph for one minute. So I did a total of an hour and 20 minutes of cardio, and when I finished that part, my heart rate was only 112! That is absolutely awesome, considering when I started the gym about a month and a half ago, I had a resting heart rate of 102. I am getting so much healthier. My first thought after my cardio this morning was, my heart is getting so much better. I have already added time to my life, in just the month and a half I've been working out. I have also now hit a total of 75 pounds lost since surgery. I am thrilled with my progress, but I am to the point now, that its not about losses anymore. It is truely about what I am gaining from all this. I have more energy then I ever even dreamed was possible. I am getting stronger. I am getting healthy. I am truely happy, for probably the first time ever in my life. Yes I have lost a lot, but I have gained SOO much more. And its all the things in life that really matter. I can't wait to see where my life is going to take me, and I know everyday I'm giving myself longer to get there.