Reply #5: got started yesterday

[mopinko]

here's my story-
i had a y membership and a work out partner for a while, and it was great. she had the nerve to get pregnant, and feel rotten. i also caught west nile virus, which i still have not entirely gotten over. (2001) i was doing really well, then lost it all. so, i have been pretty bad since. i dropped the membership, and bought a gazelle in the spring. i have used it about twice before yesterday.
part of buying the gazelle was a deal with the hubby to relent on getting a big screen tv. i said if i can have an exercise machine, so the i can watch movies and workout, ok. so, i don't watch as many movies as i wanted to, either.
well, yesterday, i watched "a clockwork orange" and did 45 min. of an easy paced walk. i ended up with a slightly sore calf muscle, which i thought was not a bad price for pushing it on the first day.
i have been doing some work on my house that has been physical, so that has helped to get me off the ground, also. so, i was tiling today, and will try to work out tomorrow.
i, personally, don't really like the idea of working out EVERY day. i think that at least 3, preferably 4 days a week is about all i can squeeze in. especially early on, it give muscles a chance to heal, and helps to prevent injuries. at least for me. i never liked perfect as a goal in anything, anyway. counterproductive.