As I mentioned once before, there are few things less welcome than someone without a weight problem complaining about her weight.
So I want to emphasize after last night's post that my desire to start an exercise program is not completely weight-related. I know I am lucky to be a naturally slim person, and I am very grateful to be within ten pounds of my pre-pregnancy weight without dieting. (Well, within ten pounds from the second pregnancy anyway; it's more like 15 from the first pregnancy.)
But despite being relatively slim, I am in terrible shape! I get winded even after a brief game of tag with Isaac. I am so weak that I can hardly lift the infant car seat when Laurel is in it. Besides that, I am lumpy and bulgy and soft, and my stomach refuses to flatten out in the slightest.
So my goals are to increase endurance and build muscle strength. Think I can do that with a treadmill and a rowing machine, the two pieces of exercise equipment we own? Or maybe just by taking the dog for a brisk walk?
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