Still not easy... Getting easier

Tonight I managed to drag myself into the gym for the second time this week. I almost didn't. I started telling myself "You don't NEED to go tonight. If you go, you will be too tired to go visit your friend after work!", and other excuses. But I brought my gym bag in to work and I could not let my co-workers see that I intended to work out tonight, but wimped out. Also, I spent an hour putting together a workout play list on spotify. I couldn't let that go to waste.

Here is the summary of my workout for today:

Cycling (stationary)
00:20:00 | 4.5 mi
Dumbbell Bicep Curl
15 lb x 15 reps
Lat Pulldown
15 lb x 15 reps
15 lb x 15 reps
15 lb x 15 reps
Straight Arm Pulldown
55 lb x 15 reps
55 lb x 15 reps
55 lb x 15 reps
Machine Bench Press
45 lb x 10 reps
45 lb x 10 reps
45 lb x 10 reps

It is not much but as I am only consuming 300-400 calories a day at this point, I have to be careful not to overextend myself. I am still looking into what the best pre workout formula is for bariatric patients, I think this will help me maintain stamina and energy for my workouts.

I have searched google and youtube for good workouts for overweight people, but I keep getting things like "push-ups" and "Jumping Jacks". I am currently unable to do these well due to my gut. I cannot get all the way to a down position to do a push up, I would need a bench to do an incline push up. I tried to do this with a bench at the gym at my work but the bench moves too easy. Jumping jacks... lets just say its not fun to have my santa belly slamming up and down like a floppy fish throwing off my balance! Tonight was the first time I did upper body and dumbbell exercises in a long time. My arms did not like it!

I have a long weekend off work so I will not get to go to my work gym until next Thursday. I am hoping to get some walking / light hiking in though to make up for it.