My Apologies

[cadfael]

I've been insanely busy this past week so I did not have the energy or brain cells to log onto LJ. Please let me know if I need to review something important. All of you are important to me and I don't want to miss anything. I dread, however, going back over the mountain of LJ posts.

I will be having another insane week coming up. But life should be normal (yeah, right) after that.

Thank you!

Comments

[onyxtwilight.livejournal.com]

I've found that the useful technique, when you're behind, is to go through your friends list and read the critical people *in their journal, as opposed to on your friends list*, so you get all the stuff at once and in order, and then, you get to who you get to and you skip who you skip, and life goes on. :-)

[wild-place-king.livejournal.com]

Thanks, I will do that.

[sabrinamari.livejournal.com]

I'm glad that you posted. Last night I was thinking hard about sending you a gentle verbal prod to ask about your workouts during the last week or so. Not to induce yucky guilt, mind you, but to let you know that several of us are rooting for that muscular, healthy self you are building. : )

Honestly, I log on every day wondering how you are doing in terms of your workouts and hoping that your life is allowing you to squeeze in a little activity in on a regular basis. I picked up a spiffy new pedometer for you to try out at FG---you'll like it; it's cool.

hugs,

s.

Ban Yucky Guilt!

[wild-place-king.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I was feeling kind of guilty. But, honestly, I figured everybody didn't want to know all about me. I am not feeling humble, just that we all have lives (well, most of us do anyway) and who wants to know the trivial details of some old guy in Minnesota.

The workouts are going well! I am not feeling the "buffness" I felt initially, though. Probably because my body is now accustomed to working out and I do not "feel" my muscles as I did when I started. My muscles are getting harder, however. Yesterday I noticed a slight strut as I walked to the office from my car. I was reminded of my days on the racetrack when I was in professional-athlete form.

During my anaerobic workout I usually do a set of twenty curls with 35 pounds. Yesterday I did that set and at the end of the workout I thought I would go back and curl forty-five pounds as many times as I could. Ended up doing fifteen.

I do prefer the high reps and low weight than high weight and low reps. I know, however, that when you stress your muscles they grow more quickly. The best way to achieve that stress is high weight.

I am disappointed that I am not losing weight as quickly as I would like. I seem to be stalled at 170. I desperately want to get down to 150 and then 135. Typical Aries - must do it fast! Bad, bad, I need to be spanked!

I have a hard time slowing down. I see myself making progress and I want it to go faster. Intellectually, I understand that my body doesn't respond in the same manner it used to, and that is a bit disconcerting.

Overall, however, I am feeling great. I can feel my body getting stronger ever day. Now I really need to pay attention to nutrition.

That is another issue. Because of my racetrack experience, I discovered that I have an eating disorder. Back then, because I was a bit larger than some of the other jockeys, I had more difficulty keeping my weight below 100 pounds. Consequently, I found an MD who would prescribe amphetamines to help me control my appetite. Then, of course, I needed barbiturates to help me sleep.

One day, I realized that I would spend the next twenty years in this cycle. That and other events helped me to firmly decide to leave the track, go back to college and start a new life. I also quit smoking, cold turkey.

Jeez, I didn't expect to go into such detail! But, there it is. I'm a mess.

So, what's happening with you?

Before I forget, you asked about the machine I've been using, the cross-trainer. Go to the website www.lifefitness.com and look for the elliptical machines. It is call a Cross-Trainer. I like this machine because I can use the cardio program to enter my specs (age, weight, ego, etc.) and the computer will increase resistance until my target heart rate is reached.

BTW, you gave great advice about doing the anaerobic workout before the aerobic to make it easy for my heart rate to get up to peak. I like it. And I've been stretching. I just didn't tell you. (I have many secrets, my dear).

In sum, I need to get food under control - now.

Many hugs,
B(iff)

Spanking you

[elphaba-of-oz.livejournal.com]

I would be happy to oblige, as long as Beth says it's OK.

About getting eating under control - it's hard when the people around you are eating whatever they like. Living with FD is a challenge for me. He eats ice cream and cookies for desert every night. He also puts huge amounts of butter and oil in everything he cooks and enjoys things that are breaded and deep fried. I was losing the battle to maintain my healthy weight until I decided that I absolutely had to stop following his culinary lead.

As a result we are cooking for 1 x 2 instead of cooking for 2. It's more effort, but it's necessary if I don't want to blow up like a balloon. And I don't.

I imagine it's hard for you to be around Ravenstar feasts while you're trying to lose weight.

Re: Spanking you

[wild-place-king.livejournal.com]

Please, ask Spouse!

What's wrong with FDs eating habits?

I've always said that Blue Star eats well, Raven Star in particular, bu, I am biased.

I've been picking up recipies and trying to prepare some of our dinners. In a few cases, I prefer my preparations to Spouse's.

One salad requires a special tool, a julianne slicer. Until I figured out how to use it, I cut my hand badly, twice. Now I am a pro.