energy

the surprising thing about not drinking caffeine every single day, at every single meal, and in between for me was how tired i was.  sure i figured short-term i would suffer from sleepiness and rebound, but because i replaced every beverage with water i was ultra hydrated and didn't have the headaches i expected.  sleep, on the other hand, overwhelmed me early and often.  i seriously fell dead asleep at or before 9 pm every night the first week i quit.  i expected that to change.  it hasn't.

6 weeks later i find myself powering through low sleepy spots in my day from 10 am.  it's kind of lame.  i'll be honest when i say the idealist part of me expects ultimately that i'll have more energy and to spare because i'm drinking pure, clean, unadulterated water.  only so far that's not remotely close to my experience.

so take a tired man and mix in a daily, vigorous workout, and what do you get?  your best friend stopping by and asking what's wrong with you, you seem exhausted.  well, i am.  i'm 4 days working out in a row, and i promise, all i want to do is sleep.

nevertheless, the hope remains.  i'm not blogging about my imminent return to caffeine or the lounge chair, i will persist, but a little spike in my natural energy to go along with my health commitment would be nice!  :)

musings

I can't believe it's been years since I started my project Vin blog. There's little to be excited about knowing my physical make up is nearly the same as then, but there's no benefit in wasting time with regret. I began again 6 weeks ago.

The obvious attribute I need to help me move forward is discipline. I decided I would drink water only instead the steady stream of caffeinated beverages that had become habit. For going on a month and a half, I've had less than 44 ounces of soda per week. I drink water. My purpose in making this drastic and difficult change was to get more discipline. It's working.

Two weeks ago I cleaned out the workout space in my garage, unburied the smith machine, set up the speakers, and eliminated all excuses. Two days ago I actually lifted and I'm perfect since. It's a start.

It's always startling how much better I feel after a workout. In an attempt to build up positive energy around my workouts I hung photos from muscle and fitness magazine near my weights plus downloaded the blogger app on my iPhone so I can journal about my progress.

Here I go.