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Friday, September 24, 2010
So today, the scale greeted me with a pleasant surprise. It looks like my hard work is starting to pay off. After almost a week of up and down movement, the scale has dropped for a couple weeks in a row. This week was probably the biggest drop yet! It was tough too, because I had this nasty little cold. I would feel good while exercising, but would be hacking up a storm after I was done.
Believe me, there was nothing more I wanted to do than curl up on the couch, under a nice soft blanket, and watch all the new Fall TV shows. Oh, and eat warm food. But, I didn’t. Instead, I started working on my dream collage. I started to think about my goals. And this motivated me to stick to my calories and exercise.
Something new I started doing was paying attention to my daily nutrition report. I’ve been decent in getting the right amount of calories, but was always over or under in either protein, carbs, or fat. For the last few days, I’ve been trying to pay close attention to where all these numbers were heading. Last night, I was short on carbs before eating dinner. So, I made some noodles! I needed a little more protein, so I threw in some skinless chicken. Right on target!
Yesterday, I was in some serious pain from this cold. But, I went out walking anyhow. I felt pretty good. I almost felt like running! I had the doggy, so I didn’t want to tucker him out. So, this morning, I was determined to run. I woke up after some nice sleep and I felt pretty good. Still a little cough and a little ache, but much better by comparison. And guess what I did? Yup, I went running! I didn’t break any speed limit, by any means, but I ran. Not very far, but I ran for the entire 8 minutes. Who-hoo! Sure, all you marathon runners might look down on me…but, I’m proud of it!
After that, I started getting ready for work, thinking I had plenty of time. Then…my dear son gets out of bed and says he has to go pee. Of course, after a trip to the potty, it is almost impossible to get him back down to bed. Needless to say, I got a little more exercise trying to catch that bus. Not a run, but a fast walk. Thankfully the bus was air conditioned today (sometimes it’s not). But, I was in my work clothes and my outer shirt is now hanging over the back of a chair. Hopefully that sweat will dry off before people start coming in. lol
Have a great day everyone!
Thursday, September 23, 2010
So, the last few days I’ve been battling this crazy cold. First it was a cough, then it was a runny nose, and today I can’t stop sweating. Yesterday was interesting. I tried everything I could to stop this runny nose. I tried drinking 20 glasses of water. Nothing but pee there. I tried holding my head over boiling water for steam. Nothing but an increase in the runny there. A neighbor offered this tea pot looking thing that poured water in one nostril and out the other. Well, that was certainly interesting, to say the least. I even tried to exercise this demon out with some DDR (dancing) and then getting some good sleep. It’s still there a bit, but it brings up an idea I had…
…runny noses don’t stop for anything. What if our attitude was the same. No matter what life has to throw at us, we don’t stop. This can be any of your daily goals/streaks. I need to tell myself: I’m not going to stop spinning that spark point wheel, I’m not going to stop earning those spark points, I’m not going to stop logging my calories, I’m not going to stop getting in some form of exercise!
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
“HE’S ON FIRE!!!” These words should be familiar to anyone who used to play the game, NBA Jam. For those that haven’t, the basic idea is pretty cool. You controlled a basketball team and if a player made three shots in a row, they would yell “He’s on Fire!” The player would literally turn on fire! From there, it seemed every shot he made, not only went in, but went in with flair. He would spin multiple times and dunk, or he would make a shot all the way across the court, etc.
I’m thinking, the path to a healthier life is very similar. If you do certain things right, back-to-back, then you build that momentum and you can be “on fire”. As I’m reading the The Spark, there comes a tipping point, when nothing can stop the momentum of your movement. You’re in motion, you’re unstoppable! If you allow me, I am even thinking of the three “shots” to get in a row that would cause you to be “on fire”:
Shot 1 – Eat right, log your food
Shot 2 – Get daily exercise
Shot 3 – Get plenty of sleep
From what I read, these three things will cause your body to sync and get you were you want to be. And then, you can yell, “he’s on fire!!”
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Lol, I had a whole blog written out and I swore I posted it. Lol, who knows where in cyberspace it is now. Somewhere in the computer heavens I guess. Anyhow…. I try to notice something on my walks. It can be something ordinary, unusual, or striking. Just trying to be more observant about life in general. Today, I saw a truck with some horns tied to the front. Of course, the phrase came to me, “taking a bull by the horns”. Well, bull, if you are listening…consider your horns grabbed!
Last night I went to be bed with a cough and sore ankle. My wife and son seem to have developed a cough and graciously passed it to me. Then, later last night, I was carrying some laundry and tripped over an Ikea chair. Those things are pretty solid because my ankle still hurt in the morning and hurts now as I type. But, that bull is NOT getting away from me. My hands are on tight and I’m going to ride this thing! I’ve already checked in with Mr. Wii Balance Board and he is giving me a good report. Then I already got three mini-walks in. Let’s see what I can do tonight.
My biggest battle has been sleep. I had this old habit of staying up late, believing it is “me” time. However, the way I’m looking at it, if I don’t take care of myself, there will be a lot less me time in the future. Besides, when I’m well rested, I can better handle the non-me times throughout the day. I’m a nicer and more optimistic person throughout the day when I’m well rested. Having this cold sucks, but that bull is probably thinking having me hang on sucks.
Monday, September 20, 2010
"It's not what you do once in a while, it's what you do day in and day out that makes the difference.". - Jenny Craig
This is the quote that greeted me as I walked back into my work. I was out trying to get at least 10 minutes of exercise in during my lunch break and noticed the announcement sign. This quote struck me as interesting, because the announcement board usually doesn't have anything to do with weight loss. I've never been on the Jenny Craig diet (many others, just not hers), but I've always just assumed it was a plan to follow, etc. But, this quote can fall into place so many ways.
Recently I read a spark article about how different personality types will approach spark people in different ways. They talked about the positive and the negative attributes to look out for. For me, I tend to be a stickler for details. I'm not totally anal about things, but I get possessed about things I'm on board with. The attribute to look out for is beating myself up for messing up or skipping, etc. Here comes Jenny Craig's quote for me...it is ok to mess up, but it is the habits...those things I'm doing day in and day out...that will count for me. That is what will help me lose weight. That is what will help be live a happier life. That is what will help me obtain my goals.
In other news, the weather here is perfect. Nice, crisp, cool, and windy. I purposefully went out of my way to step on some leaves on the ground. To hear the sound of leaves crunching under my feet is priceless. Yesterday we spent a few hours in the apple orchard. It was a perfect setting. Up on a hill overlooking hills and hills of trees. Fall in New England is, and sorry for overusing this word, priceless. We had fun picking lots and lots of apples. Then we topped it off with two runs through the corn maze. Everyone was wiped by the time we got home.
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