It's May, so I must be creaky

[dlgood]

Cue yet another post about how, upon starting up playing sports again, I am feeling decrepit and out of shape. This time it was softball...

Pull back. On Tuesday, I took the day off to do everything - bank, haircut, doctor, shopping and returns, installing a ceiling fan, dump run, oil change, picking up the parents at the airport, and housecleaning...

I wasn't suprised to hear the Doctor's advice - I need to exercise more and lose weight. (I stopped working out about a year-and-a-half ago) I'm now up to almost 200, whereas I was closer to 180 up to last year. To be honest, I should get down to playing weight - which for me was 165. But that would require dietary changes I'm not looking to make. So that doesn't seem likely any time soon.

The results though, are pretty obvious. I was never fast, and I'm even slower than before. I don't have much stamina, my back and joints are creakier than they should be, I don't have the jumping ability or athleticism that I used to, etc... Hopefully, by the middle of summer, I'll play my way back into condition. It didn't help that I'd had a tetanus shot Tuesday, and couldn't lift my left arm over my shoulder without pain... And then tweaked my right shoulder by throwing too hard. I really have to sort out my mechanics, because I used to be very good at this.

I really have to find some self-discipline. Does anybody have any extra they can spare?

Comments

[ladystarlightsj.livejournal.com]

If you find any, pass some my way, please?

[a2zmom.livejournal.com]

You think you're creaky now? Just wait until you're my age, you whippersnapper you.

[ann1962]

I have lost 4 lbs just by making one change. I eat salads for lunch now. I won't give up other foods, and I am too lazy to get off my butt and exercise consistently. I can deal with this one change. Everyone keeps saying it only gets worse as you get older, so this is my strategy. It isn't that I really need to lose weight, it is that I can see the upward slide begin and I want to head it off before it becomes a health issue. Good luck!

[cleapet.livejournal.com]

Maybe we should start a community for us and our flist: Fitness for Flisters. Part of our mutual flist is already losing weight and I could certainly use the motivation as well.

[cleapet.livejournal.com]

Not just for mutual flisters, of course; I meant, our flists combined and y'know, whoever.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

self discipline? are you sure those words belong together?