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Originally Posted by ubergirl
Probably a good idea to go back to the gym. I just read an article in the New York Times today that said that even elite athletes can lose up to 40% of their fitness in only a few weeks time-- the basic message of the article was don't take a fitness break. I'm glad you're back!
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After today's workout I would say this is true for cardio but false for lifting. I went back and was able to lift heavier/stronger than before the break but I found spinning yesterday and running today to be HARD! However, I have every confidence that I will rebuild quickly and it's the body shock I was after. I think I have achieved that.
We told the kids about the divorce yesterday.
They took it exactly as I thought they would. Our oldest (10) cried lightly for about an hour and then all day everything he looked at reminded him of some memory that made him cry. Our youngest (9) sobbed for 45 minutes, which surprised me, and wouldn't let me touch him, which also surprised me. But once his 45 minutes were up, he was his typical happy-go-lucky self. He said he'd thought about it and it wasn't going to be as bad as he thought at first.
But, they are both very angry with me. They think it's MY fault even though we approached it as a decision we'd both come to together. And they can't know it's DAD'S fault.
They view it as me kicking their father out. In the car later Dad started daydreaming aloud about apartments we were passing and I whispered kindly, "Maybe we should talk about this later" and our 9 year old YELLED at me from the back seat that Dad should be allowed to talk about what ever he wants and how dare I tell him to stop talking.
So...yesterday I ate like crap. Lots of pizza, ice cream and chocolate.
But wallowing in food ends today. It's time to put this behind me and turn to healthier options.
December:
17: 157.2 (Last day of exercise)
18: 157.8
19: 154.8
20: 155.6 (PF Chang's last night)
21: 155.8 (under terrible stress which may throw this whole experiment.
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22: 154.8
23: 153.6
24: 153.4 (Re-feed day)
25: 153.4 (Re-feed day)
26: 154.6
27: 156.8
28: 156.4
29: 157.0 (Couldn't take it...went back to the gym)
30: 156.8
I couldn't stand it any longer. It feels so good!! I don't know if I'll lift tomorrow or not but I did spin class this morning and am SO glad I did. I missed the social aspect as much as the actual class. I tend to be a hermit and if I don't exercise it's just that much worse. There's something about going to the gym in the morning that puts me in the mood to leave my house during the rest of the day. 
