Til the time when time exists

I took this photo yesterday from outside the hospital before I went to have the necessary blood tests in preparation for my treatment next week. The water is so calm because there is still ice covering parts of the lake just out of shot.

The good news for my treatment is that the schedule is moving to every 6 weeks instead of 4 which is nice because it means I feel really terrible 1/6th of the time instead of one quarter.

Once my wife finishes her studies, I am looking forward to spending some time getting into shape again. It is going to be getting harder the longer I postpone but currently, I don't have the time or energy to do much physical activity.

I bought some exercise bands for home recently but I haven't spent much time using them and, definitely not enough to make any real difference other than maybe psychologically prepare me for getting back to it. Once upon a time I was a 5-6 gym training sessions a week plus a few runs between kind of person.

This year, I think I am going to start sprint training a little more regularly and see if I can improve my explosive strength. I know I can get back to pushing heavy weights pretty easily but, what is the point? Two years ago I was benching 135 kgs (~290 lb) yet didn't really feel fit doing that, just bulky. Now the bulk wobbles - it must be because I am, "big boned".

I'd like to drop 10 kg from my frame and that isn't going to be an easy process but it is achievable over time with consistency. The consistency part is the problem as currently there is no time to either exercise or eat well enough. First world problems - So much food I have to actively trim down.

We don't actually eat takeaway but after prepping everything for our daughter, there isn't much time or energy left to cook a decent meal for ourselves. We actually only get to sit down to a meal together maybe once a week due to our current schedules.

I have thought of doing one of the update posts for fitness like @anomadsoul or @steemmatt but, no one would ever visit my blog again if they saw me shirtless. Eric is lucky he is so handsome. =)

One good thing about being so busy over the last years is that when I do finally have the space and 'normal' routines, life is going to seem pretty easy I think. It has kind of been like battle testing of a sort and while there might be a few scars, the is also spoke thick skin.

My daughter fell asleep now so I can move onto another post on the laptop. I don't think I'll ever like working on the phone.

Taraz
[ a Steem original ]
_{(posted from phone while humming "Summertime" to my daughter)}