Just catching up a bit...
So it is now the last day of February. In a week I will have been going to a heath club regularly for two months. I figure I may as well record my results. If this bores you, feel free to skip it.
I started out at 241 lbs. and am now down to 234. This is without any major changes to my diet and is an average taking into account daily weight fluctuations. I'm putting on a lot of muscle, so I don't really know how much fat I'm assassinating. I wish I'd done a body composition annalysis before I started, but that's hindsight for ya. In any case, people are looking at me and noticing a difference, so it's enough to be a visible change.
Also, I'm a beast. I mean I'm really starting to get strong. I'm not doing a whole lot of weight lifting to be honest. I take a water aerobics class geared toward senior citizens twice a week on T days and beginners taichi/qigong on Saturday. Not high intensity at all. Mon, Wed, Fri I'm on my own. I started out on stationary bikes as a warm up and have moved on to hand bikes and rowing machines because my arms get restless without something to do and I'd like to tone up my upper body. Mostly my back because, as I'm sure I've mentioned, I'm paranoid about how I look from the back. This last week I finally tried treadmills. It's a love hate relationship. My butt and thighs love it, my knees and hips hate it. Also, I have to move my arms around a lot. Punching is fun. Running and punching is aggressive and high energy. Very good for building up heart and lungs. ...And back.
btw, running sideways on a treadmill is very dangerous, do not do it.
I'll try running backwards next week.
I've been going to the club with my mom on Wednesdays and Fridays. It's nice to have that time with her and have her help and support with this. Also, it's good for me to be an inspiration for her. She works hard and sometimes crazy hours, so she doesn't always want to come down and work hard at the gym, she wants sleep and relaxation. But once she gets there she loves it.
We're trying new things together, sports and exercise drills. And we discuss philosophy and psychology, science and art. We talk about work and human relations, social behaviors. Like we're a pair of self help books collaborating. She loves my intuitive insights and I love her observations and ideas. And really just talking about the deeper thoughts in my head. She listens to everything I say and thinks I'm a genius. It's very good for the ego. She also makes me think of things in different lights. It's good. Heh, we also sing in the steam room when nobody else is in there. The way it echoes is beautiful and she's always had an amazing voice. I enjoy that time with her.
I seem to have lost my train of thought. Eh, well, I need to take a nap before work anyway.
I started out at 241 lbs. and am now down to 234. This is without any major changes to my diet and is an average taking into account daily weight fluctuations. I'm putting on a lot of muscle, so I don't really know how much fat I'm assassinating. I wish I'd done a body composition annalysis before I started, but that's hindsight for ya. In any case, people are looking at me and noticing a difference, so it's enough to be a visible change.
Also, I'm a beast. I mean I'm really starting to get strong. I'm not doing a whole lot of weight lifting to be honest. I take a water aerobics class geared toward senior citizens twice a week on T days and beginners taichi/qigong on Saturday. Not high intensity at all. Mon, Wed, Fri I'm on my own. I started out on stationary bikes as a warm up and have moved on to hand bikes and rowing machines because my arms get restless without something to do and I'd like to tone up my upper body. Mostly my back because, as I'm sure I've mentioned, I'm paranoid about how I look from the back. This last week I finally tried treadmills. It's a love hate relationship. My butt and thighs love it, my knees and hips hate it. Also, I have to move my arms around a lot. Punching is fun. Running and punching is aggressive and high energy. Very good for building up heart and lungs. ...And back.
btw, running sideways on a treadmill is very dangerous, do not do it.
I'll try running backwards next week.
I've been going to the club with my mom on Wednesdays and Fridays. It's nice to have that time with her and have her help and support with this. Also, it's good for me to be an inspiration for her. She works hard and sometimes crazy hours, so she doesn't always want to come down and work hard at the gym, she wants sleep and relaxation. But once she gets there she loves it.
We're trying new things together, sports and exercise drills. And we discuss philosophy and psychology, science and art. We talk about work and human relations, social behaviors. Like we're a pair of self help books collaborating. She loves my intuitive insights and I love her observations and ideas. And really just talking about the deeper thoughts in my head. She listens to everything I say and thinks I'm a genius. It's very good for the ego. She also makes me think of things in different lights. It's good. Heh, we also sing in the steam room when nobody else is in there. The way it echoes is beautiful and she's always had an amazing voice. I enjoy that time with her.
I seem to have lost my train of thought. Eh, well, I need to take a nap before work anyway.