Wow I am so glad I listened … sort of. I guess I screwed up some. I will do better from now on.

So I read all the advice on my stepper work out post.  I did listen … sort of.  I wish right now I had listened to the advice better.  Several people said to do 2 minutes and then 12 hours later or the next day to do 2 minutes more.  

Today was the day I wanted to do legs, tomorrow will be arms with light weights, as Sunday is the day for heavy ones.  So I did two minutes like people advised.  I waited 30 minutes and did not feel any issues, so I did another 2 minutes.   Then I sat down at my desk and sharpened the house knives.  It took a while.  Then I made supper in the deep frier of breaded chicken strips and french fries.  By the time I got halfway through frying the food, I was struggling to bend my legs as my thighs felt like tree trunks.  I did not tell Ron as I put the food away and came into my office.  I had already taken my evening morphines, muscle relaxers, and 800 mg Ibuprofen.  And my legs still hurt.  They ache.  

I am sitting at my desk and my legs feel like they can’t fit inside my pant legs.  As I sit they are better bent as if I stretch them out it hurts more.   

Ok I goofed, you all can say I told you so.  I thought since the first two minutes did not seem to cause pain I could do another 2 minutes.  I know it was suggested at least 12 hours before doing more.  I can clearly see I will have to do that at least if not wait longer.   I guess I want to get healthier faster and I can see there is not going to be a shortcut with this.  This is going to take far longer than even I had thought it would.  

So I will wait two days, then do 2 minutes on the stepper then put it away for the next couple of days.  Then do two more minutes.   As several said and Ten Bears reminded me he had advised me about before, this is a slow process that I can not make go at the speed I would wish it to.  Not and do it correctly and keep from being in pain.  I just took a 15 mg instant morphine my legs hurt so bad.   Ok I fucked up … again.  But I just wanted my leg muscles to fill out again so I can walk and do stuff.  Hugs

New punishment device, a stepper thingy. I could use your advice.

So below I will add the pictures of the torture device my husband insisted I needed.  We have not been walking like we used to.  There seems to always be a reason why but my husband worries about how thin my legs have gotten and that I have started to have swollen ankles and feet sitting at my desk so much.  So

we got this device.  

Now comes the punishment part.  The first time I tried it I did 3 sets of 5 minutes of stepping, rested 10 minutes between sets.  Two or three hours later as I was doing the dishes my legs started to really hurt and get stiff.  I couldn’t bend my legs.  My thighs were swollen.  I was in agony so bad I couldn’t finish the dishes.  I have not used it since.   Can anyone tell me the proper amount of time to use it and how many minutes to rest between and how many sets to do.  Thanks.  I do want to get healthy and build back up my legs that have atrophied but I don’t want to die doing it.   Hugs