My body is sore.
Every muscle in my arms and back hurt.
It isn’t a bad hurt, but a good one.
I started Black Fish’ing again last week. I made it a point after I fell down so hard a
week ago Sunday after the Game of Thrones Premiere to get myself up and going
again. Since that day I have been at the
pool four times. I have swum 3100 yards
and aqua walked 2400 yards.
My breathing still doesn’t feel right on my freestyle. Almost to the point that ever stroke and
every lap it torture. I don’t know if it
is because my breathing has become so much shallower the fatter I got, I mean
after all the last sleep test I took definitely said I was a shallow
breather. I don’t know if it is fear
from having my face in the water. I don’t
know if my stroke is just broken. I have
times when I am stroking to the walk and I literally get a rush in my body like
I am in panic mode and have to get to the wall.
It is a rush of energy but not a good one. It is like that rush I get when I get my
blood taken, it is the fear and it is just waiting for me. It really freaks me
out. Two years ago, I tried to change my
breathing technique on my freestyle by going to a bi-lateral breathing
technique and ever since then I have made issues trying to get the right
breathing combo down. I am sure it is
some combo of panic and shallow breathing.
I am not sure why I am so panicky, I can put my feet down at any point
and get my head out of the water. It is a trip for sure. I keep fighting it. I
wonder if you could get as good a workout form doing breast and back as you can
from free. Breast is so easy for me I
just assume I am cheating whenever I do it.
Walking in the water is different. First there is a ton of resistance pushing against
you. Whether you are going forward or
backwards I guess it doesn’t really matter either way the water is giving you resistance.
I normally walk backwards because that is what the old dudes at the pool
do. They seem to have it down and they a
walk for a mile. So I watch them and try
to copy what they are doing. I have no idea if I am I am doing it right and
often feel like I am not. I am looking
up videos on YouTube but can’t find any that do that backwards walking. So, I just keep experimenting and each day my
legs are sore, so I figure I am doing something right. I really like walking in the water because it
is like walking on the land which was something I loved but my knees and hips
don’t kill me from my weight. That is a
major plus. 15 minutes out of the pool
is a struggle but 15 minutes in the pool is a glide. I want to learn proper technique. I am thinking of asking the front desk at the
pool to put me in touch with one of their therapist to see if I can get them to
show me the proper way. I think it is important
to have good form.
I got to the gym Sunday pretty early. I was hoping to get a sneak attack swim in
early, so I could get to TJ’s and then get home and get the ribs on the
smoker. However, when I got to the lap
pool it had been invaded by an army of blue hairs and some lady standing on the
side of the pool who appeared to be dancing.
It was like she was calling the move in and then the blue hairs would
follow. I was frustrated because I was
on a time line. However, I didn’t let it
get me down. I am luck that the place I
go actually has 3 pools. A therapy pool
inside well it is for therapy. A family
pool for people and their families to swim in. Finally the lap pool well ya know to swim laps
in. I was lucky on this Sunday morning
that no one was in the family pool. So I
decided to get in there and crank out a walk.
I had been debating about walking or swimming laps on the car ride from
home and my answer was given to me. So,
I hoped in the pool and started my backwards strut with high knees into my gut
and the whole nine yards. However, it
turns out the family pool has a deep end that was much deeper than what I could
touch in. Frustrated again, I was at a
loss, maybe I should just pack it up and go home. No, but I was determined. So, I decided to count my steps across the pool
from side to side in water I could touch in.
It was about 20 steps. The lap
pool took me about forty steps to go from side to side and well I know this
because I am a compulsive counter in the pool. I count each stroke and each
step I take. I have no idea why I do
this but I do. So, I decided I would
walk 60 lengths and that should be about a half mile per my calcs. So, I walked and a half hour later I had done
my distance. It was fun, I really
enjoyed it. However, as I was walking I
kept watching the blue hairs and man it looked like they were having fun. So, I went and got the class list to see what
they people were doing and it was Aqua Zumba.
It looked fun and I am really thinking maybe I should give it a
try.
Well, I don’t really have a ton to report. I am sore but a
good sore. I am tired but a swimming a
lot tired. I didn’t fall to pieces after
this week’s GOT so that was good. I had a plan in place and it worked pretty
well.
I am starting to set boundaries for myself. I am tired of people always asking me about
my weight and weight watchers. There is
a lot more to me than mu weight. I want people to see that and understand it. I
don’t need 20 people telling me I need to be focused on my weight or watch what
I put in my mouth. It is important, I
get it. I am working at it. I am following a plan. Maybe not one that everyone thinks I should,
but that hasn’t worked for me in the past, so I am forging ahead on my own
path. Paying attention to what goes in
my mouth. Really thinking about if I like it or
not. What I have realized. Is I don’t
like In and Out fries, like dunking thinks into a lot of ketchup. Ketchup has a ton of sugar in it. So, what I really like is the big blob of red
sugar on my plate. When you stop and
just taste the fry, it is nothing but a crispy potato. Take the Salt off them and then you are really
stuck with potato sticks that don’t add a lot to a meal. (Note: I always get my in and out fries
without salt now and I always get them extra well done b/c a man likes his
fries to be crunchy). I also learned eating
and in and out burger without ketchup has a totally different taste then
dipping it into a huge read sugar blob.
When you put it into the sugar blob all you taste is the blob. When you take a bit without dipping it you
get an explosion of flavor. You can
taste the onion, the cheese, the tomato.
I know that hemp seeds and chia sees in my smoothie makes the first
smoothie I have ever had that I get shit in my teeth. The thing is I am doing
it and that is a good thing!!!
Not bad for writers block =)
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