I have been fairly gentle with myself, knowing that my efforts will eventually lead to the kind of habits that I know are required to achieve my athletic goals. I seem to have reached a new equilibrium when it to comes to getting myself out of bed, so I'm a bit more confident as I move into autumn.
I have not lost any muscle size, that I can tell, my weight has stayed pretty much exactly the same, and my physical conditioning seems to be about the same place.
My real downfall was when Lisa and I took a 16 day vacation in New England during the latter part of June and into early July. I took a set of dumbbells with me, intending to work out every morning, but just could not maintain consistency. We did walk and/or the ride our bikes nearly every day, and I watched what I ate, and so was able to return to home in decent shape. I did, however, put on a few millimeters of body fat around my lower back and obliques which I'm still working on reducing.
My real downfall was when Lisa and I took a 16 day vacation in New England during the latter part of June and into early July. I took a set of dumbbells with me, intending to work out every morning, but just could not maintain consistency. We did walk and/or the ride our bikes nearly every day, and I watched what I ate, and so was able to return to home in decent shape. I did, however, put on a few millimeters of body fat around my lower back and obliques which I'm still working on reducing.
I'm going to try to get ready for a couple of November bodybuilding contest, but the weight-loss needed to make it to contest condition maybe not be doable. We'll see. I am guardedly optimistic. Will provide an update much sooner than this last break from writing.
