So earlier this week, I experienced a very strange sensation. I had the urge to exercise...twice...in one day. Apparently there's a word for this in the "biz"...it's Two-A-Days. Maybe that is more of a phrase. A hyphenated word. Either way--it happened. Not once, but twice. In one week! It was crazy.
After completing my morning hot yoga on Wednesday and Thursday, I scheduled myself a spin class at my new cycling studio, Handle Bar in South Boston.
I truly have no idea where the energy or desire to do this came from, but holding fast to my current approach of "don't ask questions" I just went with it.
So here is the downside...when I am working out like I normally do, I tend to keep my expectations "normal." There's no expectation that the scale is going to plummet overnight or that I will magically see my abs overnight. Unfortunately, I have found that my hopes have doubled along with my exercise.
Oddly, I actually gained weight the day after my first two-a-day and things still haven't settled down. There are probably a thousand reasons for this and I am prone to think that the gain reflected inflammation and, perhaps, some muscle gain. Regardless, it is very frustrating to increase your effort and see the scale move in the opposite direction.
Alright, perhaps all this fitness blogging is a little lame. But, it's helpful for me to put this stuff on paper...well, "paper." So stay tuned for some non-fitness stuff. Much more chicken soup for the soul--or at least bisque for the body. So similar, but thicker. And with lobster.
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