Taking it Off

Tea: Blood Orange

Music: Metallica, "Enter Sandman"

Time: Night.

This will be short. I'm tired.

But I just weighed in after going to the gym tonight, and I'm down eight pounds over the last month. And that feels pretty good.

Just have to shed another 18 or so now ...

Just Like Riding a (Recumbent) Bike

Tea: Christmas

Music: Queen, "Somebody To Love"

Time: Night.

The ankle being largely better, I went back to the gym today. I thought I'd just warm up a bit on the recumbent bike, then do some light upper body lifting.

Sixty-five minutes and twenty virtual miles later, I climbed off the bike. Just felt right to be on it, for some reason.

I suppose there's something in our bodies that tells us what we really need, be it in the way of food or exercise or rest, if we'll just tune in and listen. My problem is in tuning away from the Want Channel (usually set to barbecue, hamburgers and lots of caffeine).

Not that there's anything wrong with those, of course. I just have to rediscover the balance. It'll come.

Back to Work

Tea: Iced Black Lychee

Music: Elvis Costello and the Attractions, "Accidents Will Happen"

Time: Evening.

So I went back to the gym today after an absence of several months (tendinitis, various upper respiratory crap and the Plantar Wart from Heck).

There's good news, bad news and more good news.

The good news: I'm stronger at a base level than when I first started going to the gym in January 2007. That feels good. (Not as good as it will feel when I get back in a groove, though.)

The bad news: I have a lot of catching up to do, cardio-wise. A half-hour today left me not entirely drained, but fairly close to.

The good news again: Tomorrow's another day to get back in the gym ... and so is the day after that, and so on.

I'll keep you posted.