Week 1 - Day 2 - Trials and Tribulations

Ok, day one is over...and not too bad considering I hadn't exercised in years.

My eyes felt like they were glued shut this morning when the alarm went off.  I could barely get out of bed let alone try and exercise.  But I got up and walked on the treadmill for 15 minutes because I didn't think my back could manage anything with the DVDs and even then I was quite sore when I got off the treadmill!

I wonder if it's only because my muscles are so out of shape that the slightest bit of exercise is causing them to clench right up.

When I was on the train I regretted not doing more exercise earlier but I was so tired I slept from my station all the way into the city.  I'm sure most of the other commuters appreciated my snoring too!

I plan on doing some of the toning DVD this afternoon when I get home...working extra at work today will have to wait because I need to get my exercising up a bit more every day.  

I'm determined to get my main workouts done in the morning before getting to work.  It will take a lot of effort and retraining on my part but I'm sure I can do it.  The main thing I need to refocus on is getting to bed no later than 10pm so I can get my minimum of 6-7 hours sleep a night.  Otherwise I'll just be wiped out and won't be able to get up in the morning!

This weekend I hope to ride to and from the train station to gauge my reaction with how I will go biking to and from work (and to time myself so I can make my train on time).  The sooner I can do that the better it will be for me in the end cause I'll definitely be getting some form of exercise every day no matter what.

Maybe I should print up some inspirational pictures/sayings to post them around the house...maybe I'll put the Rocky movie soundtrack on my alarm clock to wake me up?