Getting bigger

So when I came round in the recovery room. Hands flew down to see if I had been fitted with a bag left, right, centre, where the hell do you fit them, no tubes, no pipes, fingers go to dead centre (just above the 3 piece) and pressed gently, yeehar I needed a pee so knew that the nerves to the bladder had been saved. Next the left leg?

Could wiggle me toes could feel the skin and then........this angel said, "oh, how are you feeling?" "Ok, I said, have they done the operation?" "Why yes of course they have!" With that the back started hurting, the brain realised I had just lost 7 hours of my life but I was grateful for the expert work of the surgeons.

A week later I was out and starting life again. Went back to work a few weeks later and life was fine (ish)

I started drinking a fair bit, don't know why really I just did, you know, the odd scotch, then one a night, then two/three etc and I suppose up to around about 2 months ago I was bordering on becoming an alcoholic.

So that the short version of the last few years; oh yes nearly forgot, blood tests revealed I had acute arthritis and ostio arthritis, (thought my feckin joints were sore) Omega 3, glucosamine and anti inflammatory helped. Sooo, I was trawling around one day in the supermarket and saw they were offering free cholesterol tests, mine went off the bloody scale at 8.9, "yikes, what next?" The great lass in the mobile test place said the chart indicated that I could be dead within 3 to 5 years. I went home in silence, tail between legs and thought "my life has just got to alter; NOW!

Docs in the morning for a double appointment and he was great, suggested exercise as one of the best ways to get the Chol levels down if I wanted to do it without pills, he also said with your RA and OA you may find a positive benefit to free weight training which will strengthen the joints etc. So yes, you guessed the brain is spinning, gym gym gym, oh no, I just know if I go to the gym again I'll end up getting hooked.

So of for a fitness test, (I'm lucky, where I work we are open to the public in part of one of our gigantic buildings with a health club and spookily a gym) And yes, its in the building I work in and yes I get free membership, so what the hell, in for a penny in for a pound lets make a start.

7 weeks ago I started, the gym is a wee bit prissy, but it has all I need; when I started I was chest: 41 inches waist 36 inches 13 and a half inch arms and weak as a kitten, (I have been a keyboard jockey of late)

First week = hard work, wanted to stop, it was to my horror plain boring; then towards the middle of the 3rd week something happened, my attitude had altered and I was now looking fwd to the next training day.

First week was Tuesday Thursday, second was MWF, third was MTWT&F with two days off, just how I used to enjoy it years ago, 60 minutes no more, two muscle groups only with some abs chucked in, third week in I hit the supplements, (mainly for energy) but hey I'm a sucker for em and maybe that Tribex is as good as it says, among others, oh its midday and I am no w off to blow my biceps and triceps to kingdom come so must dash.

If its ok with you, I will get into muscle groups, poundage, reps, and just how much I have grown in 7 weeks and shrunk in the trouser department, (nah not that bit, me waist) I will on the 12th week get some pictures on here hopefully. My height is 5'9 I weighed 170 pounds had a 25% BF content. (and looked shite by the way) That has all seriously changed.

To be continued

GB