No black eyes!

I was pretty nervous this morning as I headed to the gym. I was wearing 2 sports bras just like Dr. Vanek had suggested, but it still feel a little nerve-wracking to think I was going to let the girls bounce all over the place!

After 15 mins on the stationary bike, I decided to give the Precor EFX a try, a machine I used daily prior to my surgery. The reason I had avoided it since then was because I tend to put it at it's highest incline and I worried that might move the boobs around too much. I was right about the jiggling around, but since I was wearing both those bras, I only felt funny, they didn't actually go anywhere. After 15 mins of that, I figured the treadmill couldn't be much different. Now I've walked at a fast pace on the treadmill since surgery, but haven't actually run on it. So after 3 mins warming up I decided to jack the speed up and take off.

Oooo-kay after a minute and a half of jogging I slowed back down to my fast walk. It definitely felt different to jog with these things. It wasn't painful, but it felt different than before. I managed to pump out 25 mins on the treadmill, with 2.5 min intervals between walking and running. By the time I was done, I felt a ton more comfortable with the whole running thing and am looking forward to tomorrow. It felt awesome to get my old routine back!

While resting between a set of arm exercises, I realized how important it had been for me to hear Dr. Vanek give me full clearance yesterday. I returned to the gym at 3 weeks, but I was always scared to do any exercises that utilized my pecs. If I felt them flex the slightest bit I would back off and either lighten the load or just abandon the exercise completely. I won't ever do butterflies or anything like that again, but I realized that I can use the muscles without damaging the implants. No more freaking out when I feel them move; now I can just enjoy this amazing boob sweat I get!