Exercise is HARD work. It's even tougher when you weigh 300+ LBS and have been used to sitting on your arse for the past almost 15 years.
I've been starting off slow, basically doing cardio walking/dancing for 35 minutes every day and getting my heart rate up to at least 75%. I do this in front of the television, either listening to music and watching a show or watching a mix of youtube music videos. The other day I was really going gangbusters listening to J.Lo & Pitbull. On average I burn between 600-800 calories according to my heart rate monitor, but I know this is due to my being heavier and as I slim down the calorie burns will be harder to obtain.
I've also started logging my food through myfitnesspal.com. Today I discovered just how many grams of sugar a medium iced cap from Tim Hortons was. I don't have them all the time, but they are now on my "once in a while, but small portion" treat list. 47 g of sugar, yikes! It's a good thing my blood sugars are in the normal range, but there is a history of diabetes in my family which is something I have to be aware of.
Last night I was so tired I didn't want to exercise, but I made myself do it anyway. After, I was glad that I did because I felt accomplished and I slept like the dead too. There might be something to this exercise thing after all.
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