Every other day

Ok I'm on the road to creating a habit. I'm up to going to the gym every other day (we'll see how my legs deal tomorrow). It is so sad when you can't just sort of kill yourself for a few days and you body is magically used to working out... Now it's a laborious journey that has to be taken with care. Get too aggressive in a workout and you could injure yourself. Then you actually have to stop all motion to recover. I learned this recovery requirement the hard way, when I started running too much too soon and with too many hills. It didn't really matter how much I took it easy-- my ankles were wrecked until I stopped working out for a few weeks. Now I'm not running, but using a magical machine they call a tread climber. I walk and the calorie numbers rise like I'm running. I'm kinda addicted. But I'm also a bit skeptical that I'm really burning that many calories... It's too easy. But I keep going. It's definitely better than sitting at home and eating, while writing my blog. I haven't had any big breakthroughs yet on weight. I'm just getting to the levels that it will start to make a real difference. I've generally understood that there is. Huge difference between three an four workouts a week. And they have to be 45 minutes to really get a weight loss effect. So I'm approaching that level- I really hope it's still enough to make a difference... I'm sure I'll keep you posted. - Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone