I've been up since 6:30am! And I'm getting ready to leave for the gym! This is the first day that I go that I do not have to attend an education class, so I have no requirement to go, but here I am leaving the house to go and exercise at 8:30am!

I started in a Cardiac Rehab program through the Wellness Centre where I live.  It's primarily for those who have had a heart attack or bypass or valve replacement surgery.  I squeaked in because I have a mildly enlarged heart due to my sleep apnea. It's not affecting my life in anyway, but it qualified me for this program which provides provides me with assistance in a structured exercise program geared to my needs.

Today I'm doing 1 hour of cardio (45 minutes on the treadmill and 15 minutes with the arm bike), 2 - 15 minute stretch sessions and 1/2 hour of resistance training.

I weighed myself this morning and I've lost the 10 pounds that I gained back after my insurance company yanked me from physio back in September. So that's motivation enough to keep going. It's a total of 21 pounds so far!!!

What's more, I am absolutely terrified of water that is deeper than my knees...and even that gets my gut churning! This Thursday I'm going to buy a bathing suit so I can do Aquasizes twice weekly in order to mix up the cardio.

Insane, I tell you! Totally insane!

"It is good to see ourselves as others see us. Try as we may, we are never
able to know ourselves fully as we are, especially the evil side of us.
This we can do only if we are not angry with our critics but will take in good
heart whatever they might have to say." - Ghandi