Excercise takes time!

Had a off day last night. Decided that it may not be useful to push too hard and also to give my knees a rest.

But am continuing with the morning stretches, crunches and push-ups. It breaks out a sweat mind you! Yes- the muscles are now beginning to ache. That is a good sign at they are responding to the new loads being imposed.

Its a great start, and the motivation level is still strong, but sustaining it in the face of increasing workload in the office is going to be tough. Let's keep going anyway and not worry about what I cannot control.

In a mental way, I do understand that the effects of exercising does take time to show. When I first started out 3 years ago on a determined path to lose weight, the first six months were the hardest. It took close to a year before any real result would show. And by that time, coupled with a stricter control on food intake, it became like a rolling snowball, gathering momentum and pace.

So, at this point of my weight control regime now, having an on-again, off-again exercise routine will surely affect the weight loss. I just have to be patient and continue to push hard, push smart and control my intake.