Oh man, this fitness thing is tough. I was bicycling, playing tennis, and weightlifting, and was feeling great. And then I screwed up my shoulder a week ago (by stupidly serving tennis balls for an hour) and have barely been able to exercise since ... and so I started eating less healthy ... and feeling worse emotionally ... and so on. And Ive actually gained several pounds (and not GOOD pounds) just in those few days. (Yep. I can gain it FAST.) Who knew that tennis was key to my mental well-being? Well, it was/is. In addition to the well-known mental benefits of exercise, tennis also makes me feel young again. I was a pretty good player in H.S. and college, so when I play now, it takes me back to those young, healthy, strong days. My shoulder is still f*ed up, so I still cannot do the three things that I absolutely love and need. But Ive decided that some forms of exercise I CAN do for now are running in the pool and riding the stationary bike. Neither of these excites me, but they are going to have to do. I can also force myself to start eating properly again regardless of how I feel. A few days worth of backsliding is not going to negate two years of hard work. This is a major difference between me now and me a few years ago. A few years ago, this shoulder injury would have started me on a bad path all the way back to my highest weight. Not going to let that happen now. Going to do the exercise that I can, and eat properly again, and going to be excited about the possibility of getting back onto the tennis courts and bicycling the streets of Chicago and lifting weights in the next couple of weeks. Going to assume for now that those things will all be within reach again soon. Theyd better be. Otherwise I dont know what Ill do. I really need those things. Im kind of going crazy without them.
Posted on: Wed, 07 Jan 2015 22:46:53 +0000
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