still behind

Well, my promise did not hold very well, did it? What can I say, it’s the holidays…
Although we did not make a big deal out of it, no Xmas lights, no tree or decorations, no cards and packaged to mail, and no time to shop. I find that keeping very busy is one strong solitary factor in keeping fit (no time to eat and go out) and saving money (no time to shop). Ok, so I simplify things…

Being in a hurry all of the time may not pay off if you are constantly stressing and end up getting fined for speeding on a regular basis. Radar detector my a…..They are more like bank detectors and hind sight…

Anyway, what to do with all this stress and all the holiday food and parties and so forth?
Portion!!! Portion everything and increase your cardio. It’s a must! I am so psyched to be able to get into a serious training routine again, I had abandoned it all for three months and feel like I am lacking energy and have lost a whole lot of muscle and my girlish shape. I am too vain to let this be so long runs, here we go! Speed training is making a come back too and I am sticking with the weights, even if I have to be at the gym at 5! It’s amazing how quickly we lose conditioning, muscle and cardio alike! Three months will definitely do it but a month alone is absolutely noticeable. I am amazed by how excited I am just to know that my training is starting! It truly is a bad habit to be fit and not one that can be a social one, it takes dedication, consistency, and honest, hard work to get there and maintain one’s fitness level. Reading on the recumbent bike does not qualify for workouts. Slinging around 3 lb dumbbells does not qualify for a workout. Spending x amount of time in the gym and not breaking a sweat does not qualify for a workout.

It’s interesting how individual exertion levels vary according to perception! For instance, I used to visit an elderly friend of mine regularly and accompanied her to doctors appointments and set with her, and heard her say to her doctor when asked about the level of pain she was in that it was a 10. Definitely a 10. What she meant was probably how important her pain should be to the doctor, not the actual intensity of it. Just as my husband was asked in the emergency room about his level of pain after he went down on the motorcycle and broke his arm, he said, well, if I hold it like this it’s a 5 or 6, if you hit it with a hammer it’s a 10. So there. If one does not know what it’s like to strain and struggle to finish a good set of shoulder press, or get light headed after squatting with weight, their perception of their 60lb leg press may be skewed compared to reality. And this is the problem, these guys are removed from reality. They are cruising in a Cadillac while others are riding dirt bikes in the gym. And they come up to me and ask me what they should do differently, and how come, after having worked out for 4 weeks, they still look the same… Stupid people: Spare me!!! It’s like living in denial with an addiction. No, I don’t overeat, I skipped dessert for lunch today! Yes, I work our regularly, go to the gym 5 times a week, three times cardio two times machines, and I still look the same, I even gained a few lbs so I thought to decrease the weights I’m lifting and not get buff!!!

IT’S THE SAME OLD IGNORENT STORY, OVER AND OVER! Do these people live under a rock? It should be prerequisite for every gym member to watch tv, so they would hear from “RELIABLE” sources what it takes to train and stay in shape, and MY GOSH!, to loose weight! But I must close for now and I still owe those links that I promised, they will be up by this weekend, I must go and train some people who are willing to work… BE PATIENT WITH YOUR FELLOW HOLIDAY PEOPLE AND MAKE ALLOWANCES FOR SCREW UPS! For one week…