The last time I tried going to a gym and working out more seriously, back in February/March 2020, I couldn’t manage 1km on the treadmills at a consistent pace at first, but then eventually managed to run for up to 9 minutes at a time before I had to stop. I’d come off the treadmill and I’d be wheezing and in pain; my feet felt like they were physically tearing, my lungs and heart were working overtime and it still wouldn’t be enough. I would dread the cardio aspect of any workout.
Today, I ran 5km in 32 minutes, and was disappointed. I recently found out that I can manage just over 9km in an hour, but today I had eaten too close to my time in the gym. I’m not as tired, sweaty, or in pain as I was back in 2020, and I don’t dread cardio any more.
The biggest difference though is that now instead of struggling to move 110kg of lard and muscle, I now only need to move 94kg of slightly-better-proprtioned lard and muscle. I feel better physically, I am better mentally, I hate what I see in the mirror less (still got a way to go, and until then the full-body mirror stays up), and I’m lighter than I’ve been in my entire adult life.
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