08-16-2020, 02:00 PM
Stage 1 Day 5 (12)
I've managed to achieve my goal for yesterday. All my muscles are sore as hell and I slept for 14 hours but I'm happy with myself. I needed to prove something to myself and I did.
The thing is I'm not quite there yet with my weight loss goals but I think I must let go of it. I've started this year with 80kg, I'm at 79 now and I wanted to get down to 75. And I believe I could get there but it takes time. Walks, exercise etc. And while my exercises worked great for me and helped me with insecurity and boredom after the outbreak, now I'm becoming comfortable with my weight and I could use more time for my work - in the recent months I'd use exercising as an excuse (or maybe a substitute?) not to work. I did me no harm but maybe it's time to switch my priorities. Also at some time I'll have to say enough and this is as good as any.
I'll keep my "One Punch Man" routine of 100 push-ups, 100 squats, 500 sit-ups and 10k walks daily, but no more challenges on off days.
It's not to say I'm done, it is to say my goal will be maybe 0.5kg/month, not 2kg/month. Keep my weight as worse, loose it slowly at best. Not to mention maybe I'll be trying to build up my muscles somewhat in the future, but I'm not sure about that - losing weight is one thing, bodybuilding is another.
Also there is this problem I didn't research yet. I don't have much fat on my stomach now but it feels like I have too much skin. Standing up I think I look very well, but when I sit down I have these folds. I wonder if these are simply more fat I'll lose with time or normal tissue that was stretched and it will need some time to get to a better shape. I'll be visiting my doctor in a few weeks and I'll ask her about that to be sure.
I've managed to achieve my goal for yesterday. All my muscles are sore as hell and I slept for 14 hours but I'm happy with myself. I needed to prove something to myself and I did.
The thing is I'm not quite there yet with my weight loss goals but I think I must let go of it. I've started this year with 80kg, I'm at 79 now and I wanted to get down to 75. And I believe I could get there but it takes time. Walks, exercise etc. And while my exercises worked great for me and helped me with insecurity and boredom after the outbreak, now I'm becoming comfortable with my weight and I could use more time for my work - in the recent months I'd use exercising as an excuse (or maybe a substitute?) not to work. I did me no harm but maybe it's time to switch my priorities. Also at some time I'll have to say enough and this is as good as any.
I'll keep my "One Punch Man" routine of 100 push-ups, 100 squats, 500 sit-ups and 10k walks daily, but no more challenges on off days.
It's not to say I'm done, it is to say my goal will be maybe 0.5kg/month, not 2kg/month. Keep my weight as worse, loose it slowly at best. Not to mention maybe I'll be trying to build up my muscles somewhat in the future, but I'm not sure about that - losing weight is one thing, bodybuilding is another.
Also there is this problem I didn't research yet. I don't have much fat on my stomach now but it feels like I have too much skin. Standing up I think I look very well, but when I sit down I have these folds. I wonder if these are simply more fat I'll lose with time or normal tissue that was stretched and it will need some time to get to a better shape. I'll be visiting my doctor in a few weeks and I'll ask her about that to be sure.
For not by numbers of men, nor by measure of body, but by valor of soul is war to be decided.
~Belisarius, the last Roman
Certitude is for the puzzle-box logicians and girls of white glamour [...]. I am a letter written in uncertainty.
~36 Lessons of Vivec, Sermon 4
~Belisarius, the last Roman
Certitude is for the puzzle-box logicians and girls of white glamour [...]. I am a letter written in uncertainty.
~36 Lessons of Vivec, Sermon 4
