Just in case you were wondering: I thought to rest my joints some more.
And overthink my routine once again.
- will try to avoid hurting my hip & shoulder more than necessary: replace the pullups with lat pulldown and pullover so that leaves only 1 pullup exercise/week!
- will look at diminishing # of sets a tidbit more to around 20 sets
While I rest the joints and fiddle with the routine, I can also watch what happens to my brain when I'm taking a prolonged rest periods with NO cardio !
IT AIN'T PRETTY!
Exercise = endorphins = better adherence to diet!
no exercise = lack of endorphins = self-medication with carbs I don't effing need
I can guarantee you: blood sugar swings have virtually NOTHING to do with the overeating.. it's all dopamine/serotonine related. Duh! It's really bad news that I also am fairly insulin-resistant so most of the excess carbs get stored into the fat cells as well! Though it does seem to not be as bad as it used to be.
So, last night I digged into a full bag of potato crisps. I wasn't feeling like I used to feel when I was eating the crisps. I used to feel totally 100% compelled to finish the bag. Now I just felt listless and could've thrown away the crisps if I'd decided to. But i didn't because I kinda felt 'bored' . Don't know how I can express it any better.
At least, I felt rather relieved that it wasn't like it used to be... I no longer really felt like 'a puppet on a string' that was controlled by mightier forces than myself. I could have regained control if I had wanted to and stopped halfway.
Saturday I'll be lifting again and having leg day.
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