I was in class 8 when I had my first gym session!! I used to play cricket in a cricket coaching campus. So joining gym and following a healthy diet at the end of the day was necessary. I got on the scale in my doctor's office yesterday, and the verdict wasn’t good. I weighed in at 50 something Kgs. I'm not totally dejected because last year, I weighed 61 kgs, which means I lost some kgs for the year. I went home after my appointment, tore at my shirt, gnashed my teeth, and wailed like the collective voice of the city of Sodom. It was indeed Biblical. Okay, maybe I'm exaggerating. I actually didn't go right home; I went to the gym's office block. That's right, I registered myself for a 2 year membership and got myself some multivitamin tablets from a local medical store adjacent to the gym. So finally in the evening I went to the gym. In the locker room, changing area, there was a full wall mirror, so I got a good look at myself in only a pair of shorts. I was happy to report that I was in good shape. After all, round is a shape, too. Gone is my exceptional physique from 3 years ago. I wasn't surprised. Barely exercising and binge eating for years on end can have that effect. Nuts. I proceeded to the cardio section of the gym after completing those "infamous" basic warm up exercises and started running on a treadmill. It broke down after a minute and part of me actually considered calling it a day. I shook it off and hopped on an elliptical trainer with "ski poles" to exercise the arms. After a half hour on the machine, I rewarded myself with a good sweat in the room. In the room, I ran into a local young boy who remembered me from my healthy days, and we talked a little. I told him about how my fitness level had declined since I stopped running. He asked why I had stopped, and I told him I didn't know, neglecting to mention my suspicions that my meds have sapped my drive. In any case, I’ve resolved not to use that as an excuse any longer. I still remember the boy suggested I should try cycling for 3 to 4 hours everyday, so the next day, I suited up and hit the road with my cycle for some 120 minutes, using those  hamstrings and quadriceps muscles that hadn't been put to work since summer. In all, I had put in 45 minutes of cardio and 15 minutes of muscle toning. ot a bad day at the gym. I still remember that I'd an exam that very next day, so I ran for another 15 minutes and then did a light set of weight lifting. (I was trying to tone up, not bulk up.) At the end of that day, I weighed, measured, tracked, and stayed on target with everything that went into my mouth. It felt good to be back on track. To get rolling, that is all you need. Peace.