I will do a retrospective post about my sabbatical soon – I’m not considering it to be over just yet, since I am still finishing off one project, and classes don’t start until next week.
But I thought I would share a separate post about one of my sabbatical goals, which was to exercise regularly, and not merely lose some weight, but actually get within the recommended range for someone my height and age. That goal was successful, and although the process began before the sabbatical, during the past half a year I’ve been much more diligent and have made much better progress.
I was inspired to write this post at least in part by the fact that my wife has started a new blog, called “Our Daily Bread Recipe.” Her first few posts featured the recipes for some of my absolute favorite baked items that I enjoy eating. Incredible cakes that the Romanians call “buturugi.” Homemade bread. Those recipes on my wife’s blog illustrate the challenges I’ve faced when it comes to losing weight. My attitude used to be, “Who cares about how much you weigh, when you are eating homemade baked goods that are so delicious?” But that approach was unsustainable, and I haven’t had to give up these goodies entirely in order to achieve the aforementioned goal.
In the morning, I usually exercise while getting caught up on a TV show that I feel I ought to watch, and otherwise would not find time for. A half hour lifting weights and/or on the exercise bike while watching Stargate kills two birds with one stone. I realize that not everyone has the “need” to watch science fiction for work-related purposes. But you can certainly combine something you’d like to watch for pleasure with an exercise routine.
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