Workout Day #2 Update

Tired, exhausted, relieved.

I have just returned from the gym, for the first time in quite some time.   I was able to squeeze in 55 minutes on the Elliptical Machine. My original intention was to start slow with 30 minutes of a moderate pace, the “fat burn” setting.  However, 15 minutes in I was feeling good so I changed the setting to 45 minutes on the “Random” setting.  I hit 40 minutes and decided “what the hell,” so I extended it an extra 5 minutes.  At that point I definitely needed the cool down.

816 calories burned.

Is that right?  Am I really in that bad of shape?  I am.

I noticed my heart rate started creeping into the high 160′s, so I slowed the pace down until it dropped to 150.  I went through this cycle a few times and actually felt good that my heart rate was able to drop within a few minutes.  I’m obviously no fitness genius here, but I do know it’s a good thing when your heart rate can drop to normal rather quickly.

What did I eat today?

8:00 am: 1 cup cooked oatmeal + 4 strawberries, 2 cups black coffee

11:00 am: 5 strawberries (the leftovers from breakfast), 1 cup black coffee

1:00 pm: Sandwich (sliced turkey, american cheese, miracle whip on whole wheat bread)

4:00 pm: Blue Diamond almonds, Smoked flavor. 23 total

[6:00 pm workout]

7:45 pm: 2 Turkey Rolls (sliced turkey rolled around 1 piece of american cheese),  1/2 cup cottage cheese

I’m not even going to bother checking the calories on that, I don’t think I ate enough.  If I had to guess it would be around 1200 calories.  I’m full though.  I guess that’s all that matters.  I must have drank a gallon of water today as well.  That’s good.

How do you think I did on my first day back in the gym?  What would you do different? I am very open to advice right now.  Drop your knowledge in the comments section below.

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