Getting fit!!

Well this all started in front of the bedroom mirror, deciding that my weight had started to creep up and as we have a few big outings and a holiday coming up I needed to get a grip.  

Also we have diabetes in the family which is a constant worry and another reason to keep my weight under control...

My daughter who is 18 decided as the gym is so expensive she would research a fitness regime for us...

We started it yesterday.

We had to take a picture of our bodies in underwear front and side view, so we can see the changes.  That was quite a shock, I wasn't expecting what I saw.  Felt quite emotional.  It's funny how in your head you look completely different.

Anyway we went into the garden and started doing squats and step ups and other exercises that I would rather forget.  My daughter kept laughing as I kept making noises like a professional tennis player, grunting and groaning.  In my defence it really hurt.

We kept this up for the allocated time and were then supposed to have a break and repeat it, but I felt so sick and shaky.  I was embarrassed by how I reacted to it all... I thought I was going to have a heart attack at one point - not funny.

My husband looked quite concerned when we came in and made me sit and take sips of water.  I think it was the fact that I was borderline in tears that shocked him.

Well the thing with training is you have to do the count for the other person as well, so back into the garden we went so my daughter could have her turn.

She started off really confidently as she does squats and sit-ups quite often.  Within minutes her legs were shaky and she felt sick as well.  I must say I didn't laugh when she had to keep stopping as she was exhausted. It just goes to show me that age doesn't always matter when it comes to things like this as I thought I was rubbish for not being able to do it for the second time around.

But today is the morning after and I can honestly say my body is struggling.  

Every muscle in my legs, back, arms and even my bum hurts! We are meant to be doing this every other day with walking inbetween, sounded great... but, I think I need at least a week to recover.

So in truth I think my daughter is trying to kill me. 

Watch this page to see what happens in our goal for fitness... If there are no more posts it's because I couldn't type as my arms had stopped working!!!!

I know she loves me really x x x