Elliptical

Doc said "lose some weight". Hubby brought home his " little piece of equipment" that extends to 60 inches and taller than either of us. Elliptical. I called the dr to make sure it was ok for me to get on this thing and he said "start slow..five minutes or so to begin". Five minutes??? I'm still trying to get it up to 2 minutes..hahaha. But, it's been 4 days and I hit the 5 min mark..I'm so proud..it's like climbing the washington monument and at the last step would be the first half min on this machine..but I'll get it by golly. I think I burn a lot of calories just in that horrible 5 minutes. I haven't even brought in the arms yet...wish me luck!!