This is me, now. Sydney. Here. At this point in time, this is the shape I am in. My baby, Hera, is almost 8 months old now. I wasn't in great shape before I had her, and since then, I have gained 2 full sizes. My resting heart rate is about 80 bpm, and I am totally weak. I'm almost 35 and I ain't gettin' any younger!
I have a plan.
I have been walking with my friend, Elise, for most of the summer. She works right around the corner from my new apartment. I throw Hera into the stroller and we walk for about a half hour either on Elise's lunch break or after she finishes for the day. We talk a lot, and we motivate each other. Hera seems to like it. We have also decide that we will join a gym. YMCA-probably this week. That way we can do something other than just walk in the hot summer sun.
I also want to run. When Elise was gone a couple of weeks ago, I took Hera in the stroller to the high school track and did a mile+. I walked the curves and ran the straights. It wasn't as hard as I thought it would be, and I wasn't in pain for the rest of the week. Then last Sunday, I did another mile the same way, only this time Malcolm raced me. He won, easily. But I did run just a little more of the track, and I felt great. I even walked another mile just for fun afterwords. My goal is to be able to run a mile. Then, we'll see.
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