I went to the gym today

[cattlekid]

So I was at the gym today at 5:30 AM as planned.     Did my weigh training, then 20 minutes on the recumbent bike. 

The worst part is that as soon as I get home, I am STARVING and only have a few minutes to get showered and out the door for work.

Any other exercisers or gym-goers, feel free to post here as well.  let's cheer each other on.   

[Grumpy-1]

what is a gym?   

[mcclane]

congrats !! 

since my transplant in feb., i've been going 6-7 days a week, and since I'm still on sick leave from work, I try to workout at least 1.5 hours (more if I don't feel like passing out  )

I do at least 40 min on the ellipitical, then 25-30 min on either the treadmill or stairmasters, then weight training after.  I smell pretty rank at that point. 

[Zach]

Excellent!
 

[cattlekid]

That's awesome!  When did you start back at the gym after your transplant?  Were you exercising prior to that point?

congrats !! 

since my transplant in feb., i've been going 6-7 days a week, and since I'm still on sick leave from work, I try to workout at least 1.5 hours (more if I don't feel like passing out  )

I do at least 40 min on the ellipitical, then 25-30 min on either the treadmill or stairmasters, then weight training after.  I smell pretty rank at that point. 

[WishIKnew]

After my transplant in January I joined Planet Fitness.  I have always loathed exercise, but I LOVE this gym.  I just do what I can.  I started just walking on the tread mill.  Now I start with the elliptical - I'm up to 3 whole minutes and proud of it!  I jog in 2 minute intervals on the treadmill (walk a lot, jog a little, walk a lot, jog a little).  The most I've done so far is 12 minutes of jogging spread out over a 60 minute walk.  May seem like nothing to some, but for me it's monumental.  I cried the day I ran 10 minutes.  I turn 50 next summer, 13 months from now, and plan to run a 5K.  That's my goal, but for now a little more each day.  My mantra "Because I'm alive and because I can!".  Today I had very little time so I just did a 20 minute power walk.  i go to the gym almost every day and usually for an hour or so.  I think my kidney donor was an athlete because this exercise kick is very new to me.

Good for you!     Good for all of us!   

 

[cattlekid]

In the spirit of full disclosure, I did not make it to the gym today.  I have a weird pattern whereby if my BP drops too low at the end of my treatments (below 100 systolic), then I can't sleep. I will go to sleep just fine, then wake up about 2 hours later wide awake with my RLS flaring, even though I had taken my Requip just two hours before.  I then have to go lay on the couch so I don't aggravate my husband and since I have sleep apnea as well, I fitfully sleep for an hour or so until I know I'll be able to fall asleep in bed.

Then, in the morning, I'm a zombie since my sleep cycle is all off kilter.  I'm hoping with time and exercise, the RLS subsides.  I also need to figure out my dry weight, I increased it almost a full kilo but might still have to go up a bit more to avoid these low BP problems.

[WishIKnew]

Had a great morning.  Lost 3.4 lbs this week (Weight Watchers weigh in on Tuesday mornings) followed by an hour and fifteen minutes at the gym.   

Hope you're all having a good day, too!

 

[cattlekid]

Awesome!  Good to know that you can do WW after a transplant.  I tried it several times before and was so used to dealing with water weight gains that I just gave up.  After a transplant, I would think that water weight issues would be more stable. 

I did go to the gym today myself.  I found that I sleep better at night if my BP is over 100 before I go to bed.  Odd.  I will have to discuss with my neph at our appointment on Monday.

Had a great morning.  Lost 3.4 lbs this week (Weight Watchers weigh in on Tuesday mornings) followed by an hour and fifteen minutes at the gym.   

Hope you're all having a good day, too!

 

[mcclane]

That's awesome!  When did you start back at the gym after your transplant?  Were you exercising prior to that point?

congrats !! 

since my transplant in feb., i've been going 6-7 days a week, and since I'm still on sick leave from work, I try to workout at least 1.5 hours (more if I don't feel like passing out  )

I do at least 40 min on the ellipitical, then 25-30 min on either the treadmill or stairmasters, then weight training after.  I smell pretty rank at that point. 

I've been going to the gym for years, at least 10 if my memory serves me correctly.  Even when I was diagnosed with kidney failure, I still went (it was tough though, as I felt like crap).  But I kept it up over the years.

For my 2nd transplant, since I was on hemo, I had to cut my workouts short - 30-40 min on the elliptical plus weights and that's it - and I worked out up until the day before surgery.  I went back working out the day after I was discharged, nothing intense just 30 minutes at a slow pace on the treadmill, I didn't want to do anything high intensity to avoid ripping something and having to go back to surgery again.

I think it was about a month after I was discharged that I increased the intensity.  At this point I cranked it up as much as possible.

[cattlekid]

Made it to the gym for the fourth time this week.     Only missed one day so far.  But I was a little nauseated when I got home so I laid down for a minute and was able to pull myself together enough to go to work.  Is this something that can happen from time to time?  I didn't do anything extra strenuous today.

[mcclane]

Made it to the gym for the fourth time this week.     Only missed one day so far.  But I was a little nauseated when I got home so I laid down for a minute and was able to pull myself together enough to go to work.  Is this something that can happen from time to time?  I didn't do anything extra strenuous today.

not sure but congrats on the fourth time this week 

[Whamo]

Good for you!  I wish I could do the same, but my conjestive heart failure kind of nixes that.  I do walk on the treadmill and take walks outside.  I used to pump iron in my 30's, and loved it.  I did warm-ups, stretches, free weights and machines, and a cool down routine.   Throw in three two-mile runs a week, and I was feeling really good.