Testing... testing...
*cuts out incredibly long rambling post*
Basically, I've been having problems keeping up in Exercise class. Now, I know I'm out of shape, especially compared to the little early 20-somethings in my class, but I'm *really* having problems with the basic things like doing two or three warm-up laps and doing stretches without getting completely winded.
For my whole life, I've had problems with getting out of breath while exercising (jsciv can attest to this from our racquetball days); but I've never been diagnosed as being asthmatic or anything, so I just chalked it up to not being athletically inclined. Well, I became dissatisfied with that conclusion when, while playing basketball for about 20 minutes, I maxed out my heart rate (according to my heart monitor), felt like my lungs were going to leap from my chest and nearly passed out. While I sat on the gym floor recovering, I called my doctor and scheduled tests to be done to check out the problem.
Today I had my tests done and apparently both my heart and lungs are just peachy. Which is wonderful (especially considering my family history)... kinda. Because now I still don't know what's going on with me. I just can't believe that it's solely due to age and my former sedentary lifestyle. Had it been only in recent years that I had this problem, I could believe it; but this has plagued me since I was little.
Anyway... The point is that I'm frustrated because I'm trying so hard to get in shape, but this is standing in my way. Maybe I'm just being impatient and expecting too much of my body all at once. I don't think so, but I dunno. :/
Bah. Except for this crap, things are going really well. I'm keeping up fairly well in my classes and getting decent grades thus far (A 90 on my first test. Go me!). I'm walking a lot to and from classes and I have more energy now than I ever imagined I would again. I've dropped a shirt size and two pants sizes since I started doing Weight Watchers, so I'm thrilled about that. I can steal ashoemaker's clothes now! MWAHAHA!!! :) My weight loss has plateaued for the past couple weeks at 44lbs lost, but I'm confident that's due to muscle gain.
Altogether, life is good and I'm chugging along. Just slowly...
Basically, I've been having problems keeping up in Exercise class. Now, I know I'm out of shape, especially compared to the little early 20-somethings in my class, but I'm *really* having problems with the basic things like doing two or three warm-up laps and doing stretches without getting completely winded.
For my whole life, I've had problems with getting out of breath while exercising (jsciv can attest to this from our racquetball days); but I've never been diagnosed as being asthmatic or anything, so I just chalked it up to not being athletically inclined. Well, I became dissatisfied with that conclusion when, while playing basketball for about 20 minutes, I maxed out my heart rate (according to my heart monitor), felt like my lungs were going to leap from my chest and nearly passed out. While I sat on the gym floor recovering, I called my doctor and scheduled tests to be done to check out the problem.
Today I had my tests done and apparently both my heart and lungs are just peachy. Which is wonderful (especially considering my family history)... kinda. Because now I still don't know what's going on with me. I just can't believe that it's solely due to age and my former sedentary lifestyle. Had it been only in recent years that I had this problem, I could believe it; but this has plagued me since I was little.
Anyway... The point is that I'm frustrated because I'm trying so hard to get in shape, but this is standing in my way. Maybe I'm just being impatient and expecting too much of my body all at once. I don't think so, but I dunno. :/
Bah. Except for this crap, things are going really well. I'm keeping up fairly well in my classes and getting decent grades thus far (A 90 on my first test. Go me!). I'm walking a lot to and from classes and I have more energy now than I ever imagined I would again. I've dropped a shirt size and two pants sizes since I started doing Weight Watchers, so I'm thrilled about that. I can steal ashoemaker's clothes now! MWAHAHA!!! :) My weight loss has plateaued for the past couple weeks at 44lbs lost, but I'm confident that's due to muscle gain.
Altogether, life is good and I'm chugging along. Just slowly...