fit
I operate oddly. I spent the last 6 months neglecting my physical being (not to mention most of my emotional and intellectual being). The last two months I've been dragging my feet and ass around knowing I need to do something, anything, to get back in shape. The badly sprained ankle (still swollen and sore) in October served as a good reason/excuse to do nothing.
Well, in the last two weeks, I've been snowboarding 4 times, resumed riding my bike (a lot), and started my football season. The past few mornings, my legs have rebelled. This is good, because when I have any sort of workout routine, it is mainly upper body and cardio, w/ no lower body work. Between sprinting for football, biking and snowboarding - my legs should be rocking in no time.
I hate feeling slothful. And having to crane my neck to button my fly. and having to tie my shoes on the sides.
The other half of my odd operation is diet. As soon as all this activity started, the 'I should make some dietary changes' impulse kicked from 'should' to 'must' and this week I have been a much different man - diet-wise.
I'm not a very disciplined person, as a rule, but when this thing finally kicks in, when enough is enough, when the fit hits the shan, when I literally have to roll out of bed, when I have to have Ace help me reach the places I can't w/ the washcloth in the shower, when I'm considering buying one of these, when I have to eat blend my food and eat w/ straws or elongated/customized forks because my arms are too immense to allow my hands to reach my mouth, when my vertical leap is reduced to a 1/2" heel elevation (toes still on hard surface), .... when all that happens - something clicks and I get serious. I haven't had a beer since Sunday (savin' it for the weekends.. but not this weekend since I'm on call... so savin' it for tonight*). I've reverted to my regular/fiber/healthy breakfast, one regular meal and one super light meal per day eating routine. I know this works, and I'm really happy that this mechanism exists within me, requiring little to no actual effort on my part.
*Tonight my friend Tamara and I are going to see Josh Roman, the youngest principle cellist in the Seattle Symphony, as he does this. I'm really excited. We must have drinks before, right?
Well, in the last two weeks, I've been snowboarding 4 times, resumed riding my bike (a lot), and started my football season. The past few mornings, my legs have rebelled. This is good, because when I have any sort of workout routine, it is mainly upper body and cardio, w/ no lower body work. Between sprinting for football, biking and snowboarding - my legs should be rocking in no time.
I hate feeling slothful. And having to crane my neck to button my fly. and having to tie my shoes on the sides.
The other half of my odd operation is diet. As soon as all this activity started, the 'I should make some dietary changes' impulse kicked from 'should' to 'must' and this week I have been a much different man - diet-wise.
I'm not a very disciplined person, as a rule, but when this thing finally kicks in, when enough is enough, when the fit hits the shan, when I literally have to roll out of bed, when I have to have Ace help me reach the places I can't w/ the washcloth in the shower, when I'm considering buying one of these, when I have to eat blend my food and eat w/ straws or elongated/customized forks because my arms are too immense to allow my hands to reach my mouth, when my vertical leap is reduced to a 1/2" heel elevation (toes still on hard surface), .... when all that happens - something clicks and I get serious. I haven't had a beer since Sunday (savin' it for the weekends.. but not this weekend since I'm on call... so savin' it for tonight*). I've reverted to my regular/fiber/healthy breakfast, one regular meal and one super light meal per day eating routine. I know this works, and I'm really happy that this mechanism exists within me, requiring little to no actual effort on my part.
*Tonight my friend Tamara and I are going to see Josh Roman, the youngest principle cellist in the Seattle Symphony, as he does this. I'm really excited. We must have drinks before, right?