AIBU to tell you my secret?

[IAmALazyArse]

I HAVE A TREADMILL!

I am a lazy arse. No way around it.
I ballooned to size 20 and it's really not OK. Over the years I have had a rowing machine on which I fucked my back up, the bike thing, for which I was too lazy and a stepper, which is way too hard and gives me crumps.

I eat healthy food, do obviously sin, like everyone does, but main problem is my lack of movement.

So I found used treadmill and wooohoooo. It's great! I read when on it or put some show on and it's a bliss. Sweaty, but bliss. Sweaty as in I look like I just walked out of shower.

But no one except my DH knows! Because firstly, I want to have that "Erm... You lost weight! Awesome!" when I eventually lose, from people who haven't seen me for a bit.
And secondly because if my family got a whiff of it I would hear "So have you used it today?" and so on every. Single. Day.🙄

But I need to tell someone that I have a treadmill and am actually using it, so here I am 😁

Hope you are all doing better than me😂
I hit the 4 week wall and got a little chest infection. So it wasn't a hangover. I wondered that I haven't drunk that much. Managed 2km the day after and skipped yesterday since I couldn't properly breath. Currently have a massive "Get the fuck on that treadmill" discussion with my body🙄

Try a parkrun next saturday. Lots of people walk it, you can run for a while, then walk for a while, then run again.

It’s great fun and the people are really supportive

I did it. 2.8km and now I am still catching my breath😂 Damn autumn chest infections.

@Dollymixture22 I am banned from running😐 My knees are doomed since I was little and I even had exceptions from certain exercises in PE. Only walking and even with that I can often feel them.

Don’t dismiss parkrun when you are feeling fitter 🙂 we have lots of walkers every week and it’s a lovely community to get involved with 🙂

You won’t come last as that’s the tail walkers job 🙂 and you will get a time sent through so you can check your progress 😁

Ive only just seen this thread. I’m also a size 20 & also a very very lazy treadmill owner. Mine is in the sittingroom the last 2 years & all I do is dust it. You have inspired me to use it again. That & the fact that yesterday I had to leave my car in the garage in the morning & walk 15 mins home, then walk 15 mins back to collect it. I also did a major clearout on a very small back garden. Today every muscle aches. I shouldn’t be like that at age 44!
Right, treadmill is being powered up right now.
I will also be telling no one! I too want the look of shock on people’s faces when they see how fabulous I look lol.

How is everyone doing😁

I hit bit of a bad time so been slacking. But it's getting better now and I am nearly fully back on.
Honestly made myself go even if it was just 10 min.

Woohoo well done OP!

I would love a treadmill OP! But even the cheapo second hand ones near us go for around £100 I think MIL may have one that she uses as a clothes horse(!) - wonder if she'd let me borrow it?!

(In fact I would love to go back to the gym - but a treadmill at home would get more use, assuming I could find somewhere to keep it!)

Hope you are still doing well OP!

Ooh, I might buy an exercise bike. I have joint issues which make running tricky and live somewhere way too hilly and rural for actual bike riding so this could work...

Just hear to cheat you on OP. You are doing fantastic! I don’t have a treadmill but I do Tae Kwon Do several times a week. It kicks my bum royally. Sometimes literally🤣. I can’t fully spar anymore due to too many concussions which sucks as it’s one of the many fun parts of it. I am usually soaking in sweat and red faced at the end. I have a blast doing it! I am so proud of my accomplishments as I am a red/black belt and almost at a black belt! I am more fit and confident.

Keep at it! You are already seeing some results and will keep seeing more❤️

Well I have been off for 4 sessions due to small chest infection and wow. Now it's hard to get to some good distance.
I had a look at the c25k and adopted some of it.
So now I am doing 0.5km in 4kmh, 0.5km in 4.5kmh, 0.5km in 4kmh and so on.
I do manage only about 2.5km atm due to the break and breathing, but gey ho. Better than nothing.

Hope you re all ok! And thanks for the support!

Well done @IAmALazyArse!! I'm still looking for a second hand treadmill for home, asked MIL but she looked a bit vague, has probably managed to lose hers under a pile of clothes

Treadmills are particularly ace when you have small children and no partner home to mind the DC while you go for a run/to the gym. You also get all the stats and can gradually increase your speed in a controlled manner.

I wish I'd got one!

@RubySlippers77 thanks 😁
I found mine on Facebook market place. Maybe have a look in case the one from MIL is for ever lost under the clothes😂

@wingardium8 and it takes away the "Ugh, but the weather" excuse

I started on a treadmill 🙂 ran a half marathon on Sunday - very very slowly but still...

@swampytiggaa 😮 omg congrats!