Downsizing, in this context, is good news.
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Blog Eleven - Downsized!
Downsizing, in this context, is good news.
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Blog Ten - Getting There!
Okay, it has been two weeks since my last update. My mood still swings a bit but that is in part due to my body constantly adjusting to new "norms". The good news, I'm comfortably wearing 48" waist pants again. Additionally, couple of days ago I had my 3 monthly diabetes check up and my A1C is down from from 11.7 (EEEEK!!!!) to 7.9. With 6.0 being the ideal target I still have room for improvement but, as you can imagine, I have made significant progress in my life. Weight is going down; Blood pressure getting into healthy ranges, and my blood sugar is better managed.
Difficulties that I'm facing is willpower in the face of weariness and laziness. My ass still has difficulties with the bicycle. My sciatic nerve seems to be getting impacted from too much time on the bike. So I'm limiting myself to 7 minute cycles and to keep my heart rate up I walk a lap of the gym between each focused exercise. I feel this stabilizes my metabolism post exercise routine thus preparing my body for the next focused routine.
My current daily cycle is: 7 minute difficult warm up on the bicycle. 1 lap, some arm and shoulder warm up with dumbbells. 1 lap, lower back strength building. 1 lap, shoulder strength building. 1 lap, leg curls. 1 lap, bench-press. 1 lap, leg press. 1 lap, 7 minute medium warm up on the bicycle. 1 lap and then dress and go home for a shower. (I am NOT showering at public facilities - no thank you!)
Now, some days I do not complete all of that. Also the amount of exercise I do at each station changes depending on how I feel my body can handle. As an example: I pulled a muscle in my left forearm a couple of weeks ago. So I had to go easy on the dumbbells or continue aggravating that pull. Or, another example, yesterday I had some sort of short term stomach bug. Nauseous and woozy, I did 15 minutes in one sit on the bike and called it a day. The important part of this is doing something each and every day. I will make exercising a habit even if it kills off other, more preferred, habits.
I.e. The time in the morning I'm going to the gym used to be my daily Eve time. Eve suffers but I don't... and I won't.
Difficulties that I'm facing is willpower in the face of weariness and laziness. My ass still has difficulties with the bicycle. My sciatic nerve seems to be getting impacted from too much time on the bike. So I'm limiting myself to 7 minute cycles and to keep my heart rate up I walk a lap of the gym between each focused exercise. I feel this stabilizes my metabolism post exercise routine thus preparing my body for the next focused routine.
My current daily cycle is: 7 minute difficult warm up on the bicycle. 1 lap, some arm and shoulder warm up with dumbbells. 1 lap, lower back strength building. 1 lap, shoulder strength building. 1 lap, leg curls. 1 lap, bench-press. 1 lap, leg press. 1 lap, 7 minute medium warm up on the bicycle. 1 lap and then dress and go home for a shower. (I am NOT showering at public facilities - no thank you!)
Now, some days I do not complete all of that. Also the amount of exercise I do at each station changes depending on how I feel my body can handle. As an example: I pulled a muscle in my left forearm a couple of weeks ago. So I had to go easy on the dumbbells or continue aggravating that pull. Or, another example, yesterday I had some sort of short term stomach bug. Nauseous and woozy, I did 15 minutes in one sit on the bike and called it a day. The important part of this is doing something each and every day. I will make exercising a habit even if it kills off other, more preferred, habits.
I.e. The time in the morning I'm going to the gym used to be my daily Eve time. Eve suffers but I don't... and I won't.
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