A Be Fit Thank You by David Guthrie
Just a thank you to Be Fit and all it has done to change my life.
I have been through Be Fit; my 2-year anniversary weigh-in was 2 months ago. I weighed more than I had at the beginning of my first Be Fit session. My measurements were all up. In fact I was a little embarrassed by it.
I instantly decided to go back to working out and eating right etc. I was good for a week, maybe 2. I was going it alone and still smoking. Then I stopped going to the gym (again).
Then I got Chantix and started to quit smoking, gradually. I would go all day, at work, without smoking. I was still smoking at home, though. I had gone back to the gym and couldn't really do much, due to smoking. I, again quit going to the gym.
I had cut smoking almost entirely out by the end of Feb beginning of March. I only had a few per day. Still wasn't helping the breathing situation. On April 6 I put my last cigarette out at about 12PM. I have not had one since, nor have I had the desire to. Thank you Chantix!!
Last week I started back at the gym. I would go for a quick and easy cardio and workout, just to get my body used to it, slowly and easily. I went 3 days last week, after work. Felt good and since I was not smoking I could get the cardio without feeling I was dying after only 3 minutes.
Today I hit the workout full force. I was able to run for 6 minutes at 4.5 miles per hour and only lowered my speed because I was in a little pain. I maxed out at about 5.5 mph for about 1 min 15 seconds at a 4.5 incline. I was a bit psyched about it. It was, actually a triumph for me as I was never able to run even 4.0 mph on a 2 incline for more than 30 seconds before I felt I was dying. As good as it felt, though, it felt kinda weird celebrating in my head, when I see people running double that speed for much longer times. It was a moment of celebration for me though.
I was also able to get a good upper body strength training in, using dumbbells only. I am trying not to use machines for upper body training. I breezed through that with no problem as well. I was always able to breathe, something relatively new to me, and it felt good.
After working out, I bumped into Erin and asked her to forward me the Be Fit logs. I found it a pain in the neck to keep those logs, but toward the middle, I was shocked by the improvement I had made. I am, again keeping track of my progress by logging everything again. I am hoping this will help me to keep at it. My goal is to go every week and add just an extra point or 2 trying to outdo myself. I guess I’m competing against myself.
This year, I will be celebrating my 40th birthday, and I would like to be in the best shape of my life by then.
Thank you Be Fit for giving me the tools to do this and for never giving up on me. Every time I come back to the gym I never feel, for lack of better wording, ashamed of my regressions or quitting. You're always there to welcome me back and I truly thank you for your encouragement at all times.
As always, good luck to all Be Fitters: Past, Present and Future.
Be Fit Dave
I have been through Be Fit; my 2-year anniversary weigh-in was 2 months ago. I weighed more than I had at the beginning of my first Be Fit session. My measurements were all up. In fact I was a little embarrassed by it.
I instantly decided to go back to working out and eating right etc. I was good for a week, maybe 2. I was going it alone and still smoking. Then I stopped going to the gym (again).
Then I got Chantix and started to quit smoking, gradually. I would go all day, at work, without smoking. I was still smoking at home, though. I had gone back to the gym and couldn't really do much, due to smoking. I, again quit going to the gym.
I had cut smoking almost entirely out by the end of Feb beginning of March. I only had a few per day. Still wasn't helping the breathing situation. On April 6 I put my last cigarette out at about 12PM. I have not had one since, nor have I had the desire to. Thank you Chantix!!
Last week I started back at the gym. I would go for a quick and easy cardio and workout, just to get my body used to it, slowly and easily. I went 3 days last week, after work. Felt good and since I was not smoking I could get the cardio without feeling I was dying after only 3 minutes.
Today I hit the workout full force. I was able to run for 6 minutes at 4.5 miles per hour and only lowered my speed because I was in a little pain. I maxed out at about 5.5 mph for about 1 min 15 seconds at a 4.5 incline. I was a bit psyched about it. It was, actually a triumph for me as I was never able to run even 4.0 mph on a 2 incline for more than 30 seconds before I felt I was dying. As good as it felt, though, it felt kinda weird celebrating in my head, when I see people running double that speed for much longer times. It was a moment of celebration for me though.
I was also able to get a good upper body strength training in, using dumbbells only. I am trying not to use machines for upper body training. I breezed through that with no problem as well. I was always able to breathe, something relatively new to me, and it felt good.
After working out, I bumped into Erin and asked her to forward me the Be Fit logs. I found it a pain in the neck to keep those logs, but toward the middle, I was shocked by the improvement I had made. I am, again keeping track of my progress by logging everything again. I am hoping this will help me to keep at it. My goal is to go every week and add just an extra point or 2 trying to outdo myself. I guess I’m competing against myself.
This year, I will be celebrating my 40th birthday, and I would like to be in the best shape of my life by then.
Thank you Be Fit for giving me the tools to do this and for never giving up on me. Every time I come back to the gym I never feel, for lack of better wording, ashamed of my regressions or quitting. You're always there to welcome me back and I truly thank you for your encouragement at all times.
As always, good luck to all Be Fitters: Past, Present and Future.
Be Fit Dave
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