up at 3:30 AM to exercise?????

yep here I am on the boards at 4:22 after completing my 1st "walk away the pounds" tape. I have had these tapes for about 2 years and only used one, which I have since lost. I unwrapped and just completed the 2 mile walk and got a nice workout! I can't believe I am posting this in the wee hours, but I decided to put my money where my mouth is because I have been complaining about not having any spare time since returning to work to exercise anymore. I woke up at 3 did some laundry and figured what the hey? Now is as good a time as any. I NEVER would have or could have done that 2 months ago. Just thought i'd share since I have plenty of time to burn before I have to be at work today. I will probably fall asleep on my desk this afternoon, but I got my exercise in!!

HI Terri! That's terrific about the exercise! Good for you!! I'm up early, but certainly not as early as you! I'm up because I still need the pain meds, and I don't get good sleep on them, so it's a double edged sword. So, you'll be asleep early tonight!!!

Hey Terri, I am glad you did it! I am proud of you! I did excerise my bike at 345 am to 415 am then hit shower and go to work at 530 am too! Also I will go see my personal trainer tonight and will have sore muscle pain which Dr Aranow called good pains! I am sooooooo busy this wee****il Thanksgiving and cnanot wait Holdiays are over so I can go back to normal. Hugs Kathy K

Kathy, Make sure you do plenty of stretching after your excercising to reduce the pain. It makes a huge difference. Sometimes I rush out after my workout without stretching and I end up paying for it later. Usually when I stretch I don't have any muscle pain later. Eileen

Hi Eileen Thank you for your advice. My personal trainer taught me to stretching each time we work out for each machines. True, it is make huge difference. How is your excerise at YMCA so far? Hugs Kathy K

I just LOVE it there. It is so much fun. I used to be a work out nut when I was in my teens/early 20's and i forgot how much I used to love it. I go at least five days a week and do aerobics twice a week. The Y that I go to has some really great low impact classes that are awesome. You can make them as easy or difficult as you can handle. The facility itself is gorgeous. So many ammenities. I even got my husband to go! He will actually work out if he knows he can go in the steam room and hot tub after, lol. This is a man that I never saw exercise once the whole time that I have known him ( and that is a mighty long time, ) All in all, I am so happy that I chose the Y over curves because I know that it is benefitting my whole family while we all get in shape together. Two of my kids are on the chubby side and I have so much guilt over that but slowly they are getting used to our new healthier ways. Eileen

Eileen Do you go to a gym?> J

Hi Joanie, yes I go to the YMCA in East Granby. I love it there. See my post above. Eileen

Hi Terri, You are not alone with the early mornings. I find I am unable to sleep very late and usually am waking up around 4:00 am. So today I got up took my shower, did a load of laundry and went out for a 2 mile walk! I feel great but can't stay up past 10:00 pm anymore. I wonder if it's age or the new me since surgery! Congratulations on making exercise a priority! Sandy

It's the age of the new you. Don't all babies go to bed early and wake up early? Peter