Every journey begins with a first step on the elliptical

[gwyn_r]

I have gotten so fat in the past two years that most of my clothes are too tight, and my back problem just never seems to get 100% better. The two might not necessarily be related to each other, but I went back to the chiropractor a few weeks ago after a long time away and my back getting worse, and he strongly emphasized that i need to get

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[trepkos]

Oooh! Pretty!

[killabeez]

Heyyyy. So, it's 4:50 am, and I'm awake because of anxiety about what I have to do this morning-which is go to the spine clinic and probably get an MRI. I strongly suspect that the long and the short of it will be, exercise, get your back stronger, and lose weight. Maybe we could, you know, combine forces on this somehow? At least have a little support group of two? *hugs*

[gwyn_r]

YES. I would love to have an "oh my aching back" shaping up and trimming down buddy, so, so much. I think that often has a lot to do with my desire to keep up, that I feel alone and isolated and have no one to talk to about it.

[gwyn_r]

Today they put me on a treadmill, which terrifies me. I wouldn't let go of the bars and when she said to take my hands of them, I went into a total panic. At least, if the weather's nice enough, I can walk up there (it's a little over a mile) and have that count to my cardio!

[sdwolfpup]

I hope the plan works for you. I have always been crap at keeping up an exercise regimen, for the same reason, so I'm curious to hear how it goes for you!

[gwyn_r]

Yeah, I do too. I mean, I WANT to feel good about it, but it's just not really in my nature to enjoy this sort of thing.

[anoel]

Good luck! I'm hoping when I have more money next month I can finally start playing tennis more and that'll help with a consistent fitness regimen. I hope it goes well for you :)