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I have, as I have said, taken the week off. Last week was very heavy, manual labor resulted in exhaustion. I have not, however, completely quit. It is still, usually, quite hot here. Reaching into the 90's with mid to high humidity being common, it makes being active difficult. Instead of actual workouts, I am doing little things, hopefully just for this week. I am getting familiar with my weighted chest piece, starting at 50 pounds. I wear it 4 to 5 hours a day (or more). I do whatever usual slug speed movement I do, but with the vest on. I have not been taking walks with it, yet, as I am slowly adjusting to the weight and learning how to maneuver with it on. I have also started studying probability and statistics and physics. I have several sources for study. I spend an hour or two on each topic, taking a break every hour. I am also using the hand strengthening tool off and on, but daily, often several times during the day. I am also playing a computer game, but one that is fairly slow.
Between these things I am busy for a good part of the day without being overly taxed. I am reacquiring the ability to work incrementally on several topics and various more open projects. I ought to start doing the setups and such on the equipment, I would like to have that down, to some degree, when I pick up swimming and weight lifting next week. I am really bugged out that I am not able to awaken in the mornings. I have even turned the AC so that the house is 72 F, rather than my preferred 66 F, in the hopes that a slightly warmer place might help. As I have said, however, I will do what I can.
I still do not know what to eat, how much, or any of that jazz. It is not a problem, until I become famished. Then, whatever is before me or easy becomes food. Unfortunately, that means fast food, sweets, or whatnot. Eating one huge meal, or a high calorie poorly planned meal, undoes any good those hours without food might have added. And, not eating regularly is not a good thing. It makes it more difficult to maintain energy. The same with not drinking enough water, but that is another thing. Just living is complicated, adding on living well, and the thing becomes nightmarishly intricate. I will do what I can.
Learning to know your body and what it needs and works well with is a hard task. It will take time but, with your persistance you'll figure it out. Supposedly, several smaller meals is a good way to go, especially for someone who has to watch their blood sugar. They say it helps prevent (or reduce) overeating and poor choices and is good for balancing metabolism and keeping energy levels more even.
ReplyDeleteI can't imagine wearing a 50 lb vest for hours each day. Goodness!
Yes, I know. But trying to figure out what to eat, something that is enough, balanced, low sugar or sugar free, and which will not get boring, yet is easy enough to buy, cook, and clean up from so that it is reasonable for me is quite the trick.
ReplyDeleteThe 50 pounds is the beginning. The vest will handle 100 pounds, and I plan on getting 20 pound items for each limb, eventually. That is 180 pounds, total. I bet you could handle the vest. :P