How do others here get to do their work and good workouts at the same time? I usually train about 4000 yards a day but at the moment I have too much work where I need to concentrate. I often work until early in the morning. I work in animation so my work is always sitting down at my animation desk and computer.
I have to admit that I have a lot of work and if I'd do my swimming now I would get too tired at some point, so I took a break from swimming(and gained 10 lbs during this time:( )
I know I'll lose the weight as soon as I hit the pool again but also I will get less work done because I'll be drained.
How do others do it?
I have to get swims in around work as well (twelve hour days of pushing pills). Plus family commitments (with a daughter ready to graduate high school in the spring, no less). For me, I can only make the area workout group's practices once a month, but I get in on my own. I started out a few years ago huffing and puffing to make it though a 500 yard total workout, and slowly just built on to that with going farther each time.
It is a hard habit to get back in to, but when the time is available just make up your mind to go for it. I have been able to get in open water swims, which I love (even though I have a fear that Jaws might come up beside me at any moment - yes, even in freshwater lakes). I have lost some weight, toned up a bit, and feel a lot better all around so that I feel like I can contribute more to my family and work.
Don't worry about how you look. My wife always tells me that "what other people say about you is none of your business." She is right. If I wasn't hitting the pool, I personally would be on the couch watching tv, which is far less satisfying than immersing myself in chlorine or bodies of water. We are all pulling for you - that you are asking about it shows that you are ready to "jump into the water." :)
I have to get swims in around work as well (twelve hour days of pushing pills). Plus family commitments (with a daughter ready to graduate high school in the spring, no less). For me, I can only make the area workout group's practices once a month, but I get in on my own. I started out a few years ago huffing and puffing to make it though a 500 yard total workout, and slowly just built on to that with going farther each time.
It is a hard habit to get back in to, but when the time is available just make up your mind to go for it. I have been able to get in open water swims, which I love (even though I have a fear that Jaws might come up beside me at any moment - yes, even in freshwater lakes). I have lost some weight, toned up a bit, and feel a lot better all around so that I feel like I can contribute more to my family and work.
Don't worry about how you look. My wife always tells me that "what other people say about you is none of your business." She is right. If I wasn't hitting the pool, I personally would be on the couch watching tv, which is far less satisfying than immersing myself in chlorine or bodies of water. We are all pulling for you - that you are asking about it shows that you are ready to "jump into the water." :)
