... well, not quite but almost.
Once again, over a month since last update.
I have been slacking a bit at the gym. Actually, I have continued to lift, on and off, but cardio has been a long-lost friend. Nonetheless, my overall activity has dropped, and the scales -- the true judge and jury in whole thing -- have rendered verdict.
Over the last month or so, I have gained back a little bit of the weight I've lost. Not all of it, but a couple of pounds.
Now, part of the slack has been because I tweaked my back a few weeks ago -- doing nothing, actually, it just randomly knotted up -- and that put me off the gym for a week+. I can't really help that, however.
The issue here has happened to me before -- I get injured, or sick, or something -- and it breaks me of the (good) habit. Not an excuse, just a recognition, and each time it happens, I have to drag myself back in there, knowing damn well I enjoy it once I start going.
The other part which is under my control is a vague disinterest in the exercise bike. This has two root causes:
Once again, over a month since last update.
I have been slacking a bit at the gym. Actually, I have continued to lift, on and off, but cardio has been a long-lost friend. Nonetheless, my overall activity has dropped, and the scales -- the true judge and jury in whole thing -- have rendered verdict.
Over the last month or so, I have gained back a little bit of the weight I've lost. Not all of it, but a couple of pounds.
Now, part of the slack has been because I tweaked my back a few weeks ago -- doing nothing, actually, it just randomly knotted up -- and that put me off the gym for a week+. I can't really help that, however.
The issue here has happened to me before -- I get injured, or sick, or something -- and it breaks me of the (good) habit. Not an excuse, just a recognition, and each time it happens, I have to drag myself back in there, knowing damn well I enjoy it once I start going.
The other part which is under my control is a vague disinterest in the exercise bike. This has two root causes:
- Playlists - I have a variety of playlists through which I cycle (no pun intended), really up-tempo stuff which I use to propel me through a workout. I think I'm getting a bit tired of these, and want to create new ones.
- Plateaus - As noted plenty of times in the past, I chart all the progress on the bike, and for a while I was making significant progress as far as overall improvement. However, as I got healthier, obviously I started to hit a ceiling.
Both of these should be easily remedied. Get some new playlists, and recognize that I can't sustain such enormous rates of progress forever.
Regardless, I did go back to the bike today, using an old playlist. Obviously I had fallen off pace a bit, but it did feel good.
If I can continue to go, and regain/maintain progress over the holiday season, I'll be in a good place for the new year.
