#fitover50 – The Boring Old Man

A Sunny Sunday!

I know it’s still only February, but we woke up to shining sun and nice, mild temps so we changed up our Sunday morning routine and went for a nice long walk OUTSIDE, rather than going to the gym. (We did hit the gym yesterday, but Sunday gym time is usually “written in stone” unless we’re traveling.)

Today we hit the Los Gatos Creek Trail, which was a little crowded, but it was glorious to be outdoors, hearing the birds chirppin’ away, the sounds of the rushing water, feeling the sun on our skin… 10,000X better than the best day at the gym!

Two of my goals for this year were to get outdoors more and to improve my overall health, so doing both at the same time was a real nice change of pace.

Sometimes a change will do you good!

Looking forward to Spring, it feels like it’s right around the corner. This Winter hasn’t been particularly cold, but we’ve had wet, dreary weather more often than not and I’m ready to move on to some sun and fresh air!

Have a great day y’all! Thanks for stopping by!

A Small Victory

Buzz, buzz, buzz says the alarm at 5am…

Lizard Brain: Nah, too early, too tired, catch a few more Zzzz’s

Semi-conscious Brain: Get up, don’t be a lazy bastard.

Lizard Brain: Listen, you stayed up too late. Drank champagne. You’re too tired. Go back to sleep.

Semi-conscious Brain: All that is true, but another 15 minutes of sleep isn’t gonna help anything…

Lizard Brain: Yeah, but now it’s already been a couple minutes. You’re gonna get out of the house late… It’ll stress you out and ruin your whole day.

Semi-conscious Brain: You’ve got a good point there…

Lizard Brain: Of course I do… Listen, you can always go to the gym tomorrow to make up for today. Go back to sleep.

Semi-conscious Brain: Wait! You sneaky SOB, putting off until tomorrow is what got me into this mess! STFU.

Lizard Brain: … … …

Next thing I know, I’m in my gym gear and brushing my teeth. Yes, I DID in fact get out the door 5 minutes late. Yes, my morning routine was rushed and a bit stressful. However, I knew I’d regret missing a workout MORE than I’d appreciate the extra sleep.

I think I’ve finally turned a corner. Turns out the hardest battles are often in your own head. Sometimes you’ve got tell that comforting, excuse making voice in your head to shut up, and push yourself to do what you know is best… Procrastination is one of my absolute worst habits and hard as hell to break, but the payoff feels great. I highly recommend it.

Thanks for stopping by!

Damnit, Gym!!

First day back to the gym in way too long…

I’d had a really good year in ’21, making it down to work out 4 to 5 times a week, then slacked off around Christmas…then caught the Plague…then caught the flu…then went on vacation. Next thing you know, four months have passed and most of my gains are gone. <sigh>

Planet Fitness, I can’t say I missed you, but I’m glad to be back. See you again real soon!