Nearly two months has passed with my new scale (BMI, fat and lean mass, weight) and the result is - 3 kg and 2% less fat. I think the speed of declination is appropriate, to me it shows that this will be a long-term effect? Anyway, I will try to establish this and keep up for the next coming months. The change in diet has been minimal, slightly smaller portions and care with carbohydrate intake. The training in the gym and outdoor running is regular but could certainly be increased. When spring arrives, I am quite certain that running will become more regular (3 x a week is a good measure).
During the running exercise today I got thinking that I'm such a lucky bastard! Since I'm closing in on the inevitable half-century celebration of my time on Mother Earth (less than two years from now) and as many other males in this age the body constitution have changed. Imagine that I would have been any other guy with no other experience from exercise than graduate school or military service, what a mountain to climb it would have been to start exercise today! Although the initial exercises (after a periods of no activity) for me produce aching muscles and slow progress - I still feel enough well-being and mental strength to get me keep on going. I am very thankful to previous years of running and gym exercises since my major driving force today is the JOY! I enjoy the mental prepare before exercise, I enjoy during performance, and last but not least, I enjoy the endorphines and muscle tiredness after heavy exercise.
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