DAY 2 - It Hurts
My legs hurt, specifically my right hip, I am walking with a noticeable limp already, my Orthopedic Surgeon from the 2016 hip replacement surgery warned me that at my weight it will not take much physical exercise to inflame my replaced right hip as well as damaging my left hip. Looks like my right hip will be the deciding factor on when to stop on some exercises instead of my heart rate and / or blood pressure. This mornings blood pressure reading was 168 / 97 a drop from yesterday, that was nice to see already!
I am concerned that my right hip will limit the amount of exercise, but this hip pain is now a physical reminder that the required weight loss is not only for lowering my high blood pressure but also to avoid additional hip surgery, an adjustment on the right hip and a new replacement on the left hip... this would suck big time.
7:30am - Breakfast
3 pieces of Canadian "Turkey" Bacon and 2 egg's scrambled with shredded cheddar cheese, snack was same as yesterday except raw cashews instead of almonds. The lack in quantity was made up with quality, the bacon was crisp and tasty, eggs scrambled perfect. Of course one of the goals is a reduction in the amount of food one inhales when there weight is over 350 lbs.
8:30am - Morning Workout Session
20 minutes on the elliptical, I had to stop at 11.5, hip pain was just to much, HR 135, cool down time to 99 BPM was 2.5 minutes, once again good numbers so far.
20 minutes on the treadmill, as with the elliptical I went just a tad over half the allocated time, hip pain is going to be an issue, HR 133, cool down time to 102 BPM was 2.5 minutes.
Bell Weight Sprints, this was interesting. Picture two workout benches facing each other about 30 yards apart. On one bench are two bell weights, 5 and 10 pounds plus two weighted workout balls, 5 and 8 pounds. Your job is to pick one item and run / fast walk to the other bench and place the item on the other bench. You have to rotate the items, bell weight then ball, if you pick the wrong item or if the ball rolls off the bench, you drop a weight, stop and do 5 to 10 push ups. Complete this 3 times, back and forth for each item, that's 24 laps so to speak and measure heart rate. Looked easy until I actually did it, my first round HR was up to 145.
We did several variations of the same exercise, including stopping after 5 steps when you have the weighted bell and perform a full squat, minimum 3 squats per trip, again 3 times back and fourth for each item. The final round was to perform this sprint as fast as you can without falling over with trainer running next to you barking words of encouragement. I of course did not run, but fast walked as quick as I could.
To complete the morning session we did 20 minutes of stretching followed by another 20 minutes on the elliptical, or in my case until my hip screamed STOP.
11:30am - Lunch
2 pita bread (green variety) wraps stuffed with chicken, chili and red peppers, tomatoes, spinach leaves and a real tangy and tasty sauce. For the finish, 1/2 cup of red grapes and 1/2 cup of cut honeydew melons, a very satisfying and delicious lunch.
1:00pm - 3:00pm - Afternoon Workout Session
Because of my right hip pain issues the trainers have decided to put me in the Recumbent Bike for warm ups and any cardio sessions. This afternoon was basically all cardio, several 30 minute sessions on the bike followed by stretching and walking exercises.
Next was a balance, core body strength test on this contraption that looked like half a large beach ball with a solid platform on the top. Basically we were told to stand on it, balance yourself and attempt to do a many squats as you can before falling off. I actually surprised everyone in the class, while others had problems getting their balance I hopped on and did 5 semi-squats with no balance issues, at 300+ the stomach gets in the way of doing full squats.
More cardio and we call it a day, news to my ears, my heart rate was averaging 135+ during all Recumbent Bike sessions, I was ready to drop.
5:00pm - Dinner
Mexican Salad Bowl, on a bed of iceberg greens we have whole grain brown rice with black beans, diced chicken breast, home made salsa, shredded cheese, 5 low sodium garlic crackers and two sides, diced green onions and 1/2 oz of sour cream. It was a lot of food, most filling meal so far and equally delicious.
I am concerned that my right hip will limit the amount of exercise, but this hip pain is now a physical reminder that the required weight loss is not only for lowering my high blood pressure but also to avoid additional hip surgery, an adjustment on the right hip and a new replacement on the left hip... this would suck big time.
7:30am - Breakfast
3 pieces of Canadian "Turkey" Bacon and 2 egg's scrambled with shredded cheddar cheese, snack was same as yesterday except raw cashews instead of almonds. The lack in quantity was made up with quality, the bacon was crisp and tasty, eggs scrambled perfect. Of course one of the goals is a reduction in the amount of food one inhales when there weight is over 350 lbs.
8:30am - Morning Workout Session
20 minutes on the elliptical, I had to stop at 11.5, hip pain was just to much, HR 135, cool down time to 99 BPM was 2.5 minutes, once again good numbers so far.
20 minutes on the treadmill, as with the elliptical I went just a tad over half the allocated time, hip pain is going to be an issue, HR 133, cool down time to 102 BPM was 2.5 minutes.
Bell Weight Sprints, this was interesting. Picture two workout benches facing each other about 30 yards apart. On one bench are two bell weights, 5 and 10 pounds plus two weighted workout balls, 5 and 8 pounds. Your job is to pick one item and run / fast walk to the other bench and place the item on the other bench. You have to rotate the items, bell weight then ball, if you pick the wrong item or if the ball rolls off the bench, you drop a weight, stop and do 5 to 10 push ups. Complete this 3 times, back and forth for each item, that's 24 laps so to speak and measure heart rate. Looked easy until I actually did it, my first round HR was up to 145.
We did several variations of the same exercise, including stopping after 5 steps when you have the weighted bell and perform a full squat, minimum 3 squats per trip, again 3 times back and fourth for each item. The final round was to perform this sprint as fast as you can without falling over with trainer running next to you barking words of encouragement. I of course did not run, but fast walked as quick as I could.
To complete the morning session we did 20 minutes of stretching followed by another 20 minutes on the elliptical, or in my case until my hip screamed STOP.
11:30am - Lunch
2 pita bread (green variety) wraps stuffed with chicken, chili and red peppers, tomatoes, spinach leaves and a real tangy and tasty sauce. For the finish, 1/2 cup of red grapes and 1/2 cup of cut honeydew melons, a very satisfying and delicious lunch.
1:00pm - 3:00pm - Afternoon Workout Session
Because of my right hip pain issues the trainers have decided to put me in the Recumbent Bike for warm ups and any cardio sessions. This afternoon was basically all cardio, several 30 minute sessions on the bike followed by stretching and walking exercises.
Next was a balance, core body strength test on this contraption that looked like half a large beach ball with a solid platform on the top. Basically we were told to stand on it, balance yourself and attempt to do a many squats as you can before falling off. I actually surprised everyone in the class, while others had problems getting their balance I hopped on and did 5 semi-squats with no balance issues, at 300+ the stomach gets in the way of doing full squats.
More cardio and we call it a day, news to my ears, my heart rate was averaging 135+ during all Recumbent Bike sessions, I was ready to drop.
5:00pm - Dinner
Mexican Salad Bowl, on a bed of iceberg greens we have whole grain brown rice with black beans, diced chicken breast, home made salsa, shredded cheese, 5 low sodium garlic crackers and two sides, diced green onions and 1/2 oz of sour cream. It was a lot of food, most filling meal so far and equally delicious.
Lights out at 9:30pm
Overall Day 2 Experience: 5 / 5
Keep it up bro. You can do it👍
ReplyDeleteSecond day down! Doing Great! Keep on keep'n on....
ReplyDeleteAwesome my friend. Keep up the hard work. You can do this.
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