User blog:Taldin/Exercising Demons, Round 2

One of the things my physical trainer said once was that weight is not an indicator of health, by itself. "Muscle weighs something too." he said. "Professional sports athletes aren't these skinny things -- they have big muscles with a lot of density, and density is weight.   So don't think about losing weight while you exercise, think about replacing useless weight with useful weight."

I've been stuck taking care of my housemate for the past couple of months, so I don't get to go to my exercise classes. And I'd expected to gain weight from the lack of structured exercise, but I've apparently lost it instead -- probably due to the loss of muscle mass.

It's kinda funny that losing weight is what's motivating me to start exercising regularly again, as a result. I know all the routines that the instructor does -- it's just a matter of doing them. And doing them for an hour, rather than 'when I feel like getting up and stretching.'    He had a lot of lessons to impart, and I feel a little like I'm failing him by not policing myself when I'm out of the class. I just never expected to be out this long.

I'm also not setting an example for my housemate, either. She has to do physical therapy every day, but because she'd rather sleep, I'm letting her - I get grouched at if I push her. But nobody is stopping me from doing anything -- but me.

I can do half an hour every day, at least. I should be doing half an hour every day. It's better than sitting on my tail doing nothing, that's for sure -- and I don't have the 'I'm writing a novel!' excuse anymore, either.

I'm home. I'm stuck at home. I can't be late for work, because I'm not having to commute or fight with traffic. So I should be using that extra time to exercise. I have a lot of latitude to do what I want, and I should be doing something....

I said I was going to fix this after the NaNo ended. I can do this. I can.