I started exercising at the beginning of January at around 330 lbs (down from 350ish). I started off slow, mostly lifting weights (strong lifts 5x5) because I hated cardio. At the beginning of April, I started to get pain from tendonitis in my elbow. Not wanting to exasperate the injury but also not wanting to lose that extra calorie burn, I decided to lay off the weights and start doing the elliptical (to save my knees and ankles) while my elbow healed. I started doing the interval program on the machine where I would "walk"(~3 mph) for about 3 minutes and then "run" (>7 mph) for as long as I could which was maybe 30 seconds at first. Eventually I was able to do a minute of walking and a minute of running. I essentially did the same concept as the the couch to 5K program but with my own intervals. Last week I pushed myself to run for as long as I could and found that I could push myself a lot farther than I thought. Today, at 280 lbs, I "ran" a 5K (3.1 miles) in 22 minutes! This time last year, I wouldn't have been able to do that in double the time. I still don't really love cardio but now that my elbow is feeling better I am going to ease back into weight lifting and def make cardio part of the workout. 60 more lbs to reach my goal for the year!
My advice to anyone reading this who may feel that they can't exercise because it just too hard or think they are too heavy, you are stronger than you think. Just start small and set attainable goals for each workout ( a solid workout playlist helps!) Eventually, you'll see the results and it will feel amazing. Just keep pushing!
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