First workout since surgery

Yesterday I pulled the last bandage off. Aside from some scabbing I'm practically healed on the outside. So I finally decided to get off my butt and go to the gym today.

I did 10 min on the treadmill then I hit the weights. Boy am I out of shape. I felt like such a weakling! :( I used to be pretty strong in the upper body but since surgery and all this liquid diet for over a month those muscles have been eaten away. So now I have to build them back up. It felt sooo surreal to struggle on the easiest setting for weights. I felt like I was 80 or something. I really want to make a point of going there regularly because I have to build up my strength again. Not only to tone up and look good but just to feel strong again. I hate feeling weak. I also did the machine for my thighs. I hope I feel the burn of everything tomorrow. Feeling the soreness after the gym makes me feel like I accomplished something. After doing what I could with the weights I went back to the treadmill. I was only gonna do 20 min so I would have a total of 30 min walking but it turned into 30 min. I have to admit, all this walking after surgery has given me pretty good stamina when it comes to walking. Which feels great. But I really have to bring my upper body up to par. After getting off the treadmill I went back yet again to do another small round of the weights. Just to make sure I got as much as I could out of it. Now to drink some protein to replenish my muscles. I've discovered that EAS vanilla isn't bad. So I'm sticking to that. It has an after taste of a waffle cone.

As I was wrapping up in the gym and getting ready to go I noticed it was pouring rain outside. I don't know if you know this about me but when I get worked up I don't sweat. I just get really red like a tomato and I overheat. The only way to refresh myself is outside cooling because my body can't regulate my temperature. So that means splash cool water on my face, shower, fans, cold a/c, even touching cold metal will help. That being said I looked at the rain and thought, how refreshing! So I walked back to my apt in the rain. It felt sooooooo good and refreshing. I was kind of bumbed when the big drops turned into sprinkles and the sun came out again.  But it was lovely. I really should walk in the rain more.

As far as how I held up with the workout. Its almost as if my lungs aren't used to it. So that was weird. I couldn't chug water like I normally do when I work out which was also totally weird. But I think I got along just fine. My body just needs to get used to breathing while working out.

All in all I think it was a success. 40 min of walking plus weights. And the gym was empty! score!