Worked and Exercised

11:40 PM

It kind of seems like the day just goes by so quickly when you are working. It doesn't feel like anything got done, even though you completed some work tasks and earned some income.

I'm turning 31 in a month and I still feel like my days are just going by without getting much done. It still feels like nothing has changed or has happened this past year, even though a lot has. I am still fat and I still hate my weight, but I am now stronger than I have ever been in the past, able to lift more weights.

I don't have more endurance than I have in the past though. I think my peak endurance must have been around 2017-2018 or so, since I used to run pretty often back then, and swim, and walk. Nowadays because it's been a while since I last walked over 10k steps, it's been a few months since I walked for 3-4 hours straight, I feel like I have much less endurance than before. It's just a feeling, I don't actually know if that is the case. I feel like my body is heavier muscle-wise, and therefore stiffer and harder to walk in. I don't know if that is true, again it's just a feeling.

Yesterday I went to the local community gym at my parent's condo. It's this really tiny gym that takes up the size of less than my bedroom at my parent's place. Yeah, I am typing this from my bedroom right now, and as small as my bedroom is, this gym is smaller. Inside the gym is a treadmill, an elliptical, an exercise bike, one of those "complete workout machines" with a pull up bar, and a bunch of barbells and one bench. All of this is very cramped in this room, so cramped that you have to push the bench out of the way and closer to the other machines to make room if you want to do push ups. There's really no space in this tiny gym.

By this point yesterday, it's been around a week or two since I last did any pull ups or chin ups. I started my workout by warming up for a minute, just waving my arm around. There was someone else at the gym too, they were on the treadmill. Then I pushed the bench out of the way, and did 20 knuckle push ups. I did 3 sets of this, and by the third set, my arms were extremely sore and tired. At home actually, prior to coming to the gym, I did some barbell curls too, not expecting to go to this gym.

After the push ups I did some other barbell exercises like skull crushers and chest press, I used 25 pounds or 15 pounds depending on the exercise. My arms and chest were so tired and sore afterwards, and they are still sore and tired today. I then did some pull ups and chin ups, but it was so much harder than before. I was only able to do 2 of each this time, although I didn't really try to do anymore. I have a check list to do of doing 2 pull ups and 2 chin ups, and so I just did the exact amount to meet those requirements, but at the same time, I don't know if I could have done anymore.

If I want to set the world record in pull ups, chin ups, or push ups, I should be doing them every day and try to improve every day. After this workout, I got on the elliptical for 10 minutes as that was all I could do, because I got so bored. I was also listening to audio programs from Blinkist the whole time, but it still got pretty boring. Maybe I should switch it up and listen to music instead every now and then?

Another thing is that I have a standing desk at my condo in PR. I also bought a flat treadmill for it. What's insane to me is that I don't use these things even though I could. I could literally use a standing desk and walk while working, and it would be so productive and healthy to do so. I think maybe a reason I don't is because of my eyesight. I can't see my computer screens very well from the treadmill, and I hate wearing glasses, so I prefer sitting up super close to the computer screen instead. Oh yeah, my eyesight is terrible. It is also something I am trying to improve and I know how to, I've known how to for years, just like losing weight.

It's funny how we can know how to do something, and yet not act on it, even though it is only positive and beneficial to do so. Maybe I'm the only person in the world with this problem. I have the knowledge to pretty much do anything ever, yet I don't. I know how to lose weight, I know how to improve my eyesight. I've pretty much always known. Yet it's so hard for me to.

I'm going to go to the gym again tonight. I know it's already 12:00 AM exactly as I write this, yeah it took me 20 minutes to type all this up, but the gym is always open, and I can go to it again tonight. I can try doing some pull ups and chin ups again, and get on the elliptical or treadmill again while listening to some summarized audiobooks or music.

I went to Best Buy with my dad today. After working I just suggested we go there because I wanted to check out the new computers and other cool technology. That's pretty much the only reason I like going to Best Buy, is to check out the new and cool technologies that they have. I rarely buy anything from there because I can buy something used online for cheaper. I do buy new sometimes, I have bought over $10k worth of stuff from Best Buy the past few years, including three laptops, a fridge (I think that's where I got it), a laundry and dryer, a fancy camera and tripod, a microphone, a blender, and some other stuff. But I think for other things like a calculator, a smartwatch, a video game console (I don't own any), and so on, it's probably better to buy used.

I think I'm going to buy the new Apple Watch Ultra 3 once it comes out in a few months. Maybe. Maybe not. I've been waiting for a new smartwatch for a while. I mean maybe I'll buy it, maybe I won't. I already have the Coros Vertix which is a pretty good smart watch. I used to have the Coros Pace back in 2019 or so, and I used it for jogging. I got the Coros Vertix because of the good experience I had with the Coros Pace. But obviously the Apple Watch Ultra is fancier and cooler looking, and it has more features and everything.

After that we went to a nearby city to check on my mom. Apparently she had a flat tire earlier today, and so my dad drove to her workplace to refill the air. We went by there again to check on her. Then we went to Naked Lunch and bought a vegan dinner, getting the vegan sushi bowl and the special for the day, along with two large cookies.

At home I ate, and then fell asleep. I took a short hour or so nap. Then I just watched South Park the entire time, which is really pathetic. I really didn't do anything else besides watch South Park this whole time? That sucks.

Anyway, that brings us to right now. It's 12:13 AM and I'm going to the gym again now. I'm sort of wide awake and just want to exercise and do something with my life.