Week four....well, Friday will be week four

[Bettie]

but, I've not missed a workout, no excuses!

I was going to post Friday, but I decided to do it today.

I've been doing my 20 minutes on the exercise bike before the lifting and it has been going ok, but today, it was awful, it just felt like that 20 minutes was forever and SO hard.

The lifting was harder than usual too. I wonder if it's because I have eaten notably less protein the last couple of days.

But, I have managed to keep up long enough that it will soon be a habit.

Also, why, if you take a nap one day, it is already a habit, but doing other things (like exercise) take a freaking eternity to turn into habits?

I'm still a fat lady, but I'm getting stronger. I can actually feel that in my daily life. I have more stamina, can walk farther and am sleeping much better.

[marybourg]

1. You might consider biking and lifting

on alternate days, to allow for muscle repair and to alleviate tedium. I was told that a long time ago and it works for me.

[FailureToCommunicate]

2. Nice you're sticking to it! I'm on a similar path. My son (a PT) reminds me, muscles need time to

rebuild after hard weight lifting. So if that's getting a good 8 hours sleep, or taking a rest day, then do that. AND, most of us need MORE protein, but much less, or fewer, carbs in our diet. I tried Keto for awhile ago, and the weight loss was swift and dramatic.
Again, my son might say: Keep up the cardio, though, even on the day you (might) skip weights.
Sounds like you are doing all the right things!