My legs felt like Jell-0....

And that was only after 7 mins... UGH!

So, last night, I'm in my old ratty sweats, cause I'm doing laundry, and I didn't want to have anything else dirty so I was washing the clothes I had been wearing, and I walk by the exercise bike... It's mocking me... my mini goal was to ride it at least 3 times this week.... my lazy butt hadn't even gone down the steps all week for anything else, why would I want to go down just to do that?! So, I drop the wash in and get it started and hop on that thing... well, after 5 mins my heart was pounding, I was panting like a dog in a desert in August, and I thought I had been there for hours. I made myself stay on for 2 more mins, and then when I went to get off, my legs felt like jello.... It is going to take me a while to get up to 20 mins I think... but I'll keep trying.

Readers, any suggestions on how to build up stamina faster? I mean I don't know if I should pedal slower ( I was pedaling pretty quick, I figured a leisurely ride wasn't gonna cut it.), or just gradually increase my time... or both?

Oh well... at least there is food and running water down stairs, so if I ever can't get my legs to work after a ride, I could just stay down there....