Baby steps

Really suck.

I went back to the gym today. Finally. I've been doing boot camp and a little cardio here and there, but no weights. And you know what? I've been freaking MISERABLE. I've been having terrible anxiety, eating crap food, drinking more wine than I normally do, feeling sore in my low back and noticing a lot of CELLULITE on my legs. Hell to the no! I want my weights!!!!!

What I really wanted to do was load the bar up and bust out some heavy squats. Then I remembered that horrid pain in my neck radiating down my arms and making my hands swell.

No thanks.

So I started with flat bench press. 1X10@45 1X8@ 65 2X6@75. I was super aware of my body the whole time. When it was really hard I felt myself straining my neck, so I super engaged my core and dropped my shoulders down. Worked perfectly.

Deciding to keep it to 2 sets of 15-20, I did a total body workout. Not only do I not want to hurt my neck, I'm not a big fan of being sore!

Leg press, seated row (that bastard REALLY hurts. Low, low weight on that one) hamstring curls, leg extensions, lateral raises, tricep kickbacks, bicep curls. 20 minutes of cardio split between elliptical and stairmaster. I hate cardio inside.

Overall, I felt ok. I super stretched, and as my body cooled down I felt some pain in my neck. Nothing to freak about, just being aware. This road is going to be a longer one than I planned.

If I could do this 2 times a week I'd be thrilled. Mentally I feel better already. It may be the pumpkin cheesecake I had before the pumpkin patch- I'll consider it a draw!