It's been a hard couple of weeks with excessive work and studying. It has taught me (once again) that I just CANNOT continue to do that to myself. I am happy for the bump of cash, but I didn't do well on two exams and they physical impact was too great.
I gained about 5# at a time when I am devoted to losing. The stress is a killer for me. It translates into mindless snacking and too much sitting/recuperating rather than exercising.
So I've started a program of lifting as guided by the New Rules Of Lifting book. I like the book and his scientific approach to muscle physiology. It makes sense and I can see how the work would create muscle. It's a wonderful window of information. So two weeks of that and I'm enjoying it immensely.
The best shape of my life was when I was lifting. It was when I get into endurance sports did my body change for the worse. I over trained, I got beat up emotionally due to failure and I lost all that muscle that I had worked so hard to build.
So lesson learned, I need a better balance. I appreciate the all out devotion I put into marathon and triathlon, but it came at too high a price- that, and perhaps my perhaps not so smart approach too.
I have also taken an closer overview of my diet and have made some dramatic changes there too. My carb intake has just been too high. Even with great complex carbs it's just been too much. So a tweak in this and it has resulted in a loss. I will weigh in on Thursday and measure too.
I also went for a run this weekend which is the first in many months. It was slow going but it was steady and strong. I was able to keep my hr within a reasonable zone and I pulled off about 30 mins. Even better news is though I was a little tight the next day, I really felt quite good. So good! the work so far is paying off. It's still micro baby steps, but forward motion is forward motion.
still more tweaking to come, but this has been a gentle and positive progression.
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