Let the new me begin

February 28, 2013
Well tomorrow is it, I am joining Florida Fitness, I have realized that I can't do this on my own .

A bit about me, on June 4, 2008 I was diagnosed with Breast Cancer. After a right mastectomy and a year long battle with treatment and another year of  recovery, I tried to return to work and after 8 months I gave in to the effects of Tamoxifen and had to give up working. That was in April 2010. I made the decision to return home to Canada to spend time with family. I have to say that the Australian Health Care System was amazing and I would go back in a heart beat if I needed to. I have been very disappointed with the Canadian system. In September 2012 I had my left breast removed as a precaution as I couldn't face going through anotherl biopsy's it seemed the norm for each check up. So the last 4 years haven't been easy, but I have decided to look at my options of reconstruction surgery and its a pretty major operation, a double tram flap. For this I need to be in really good shape and 30 lbs lighter.I have lost the first 30 over the last year by myself. Now I have made the decision to make a lifestyle change, I will be joining the Florida Fitness Gym. My hope is that if I start a blog about it it will make me accountable to stick with it. 

 

March 1, 2013 well I did it, I went to the gym today and did 40 minutes on the treadmill and 30 minutes on an exercise bike, then the trainer wanted me to try an elliptical machine, I have tried it before and was always taken off it because it would put my heart rate up to high to fast, so the FEAR factor set in and I tried to bock at doing it, but he said come on, just try 1 or 2 minutes, OK I said, I managed to do 8 minutes, yippeeeee for me, I faced my first fear and got over it, I will be adding it to my work out now.

I can't wait for my meeting with the owner/trainer next week to set up my program and get started on their weight loss plan.