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Friday, February 15, 2013

Check-in and checklists

This week I have been a little down. I go to my friend's funeral tomorrow, which is weird -- on some level I feel like   I'm going to see him there, which of course I won't. I will see a lot of our former colleagues, which I have mixed feelings about. And because of my gym's policy and the fact that I didn't cancel, I'm actually doing my workout tomorrow morning and bringing my funeral clothes to change into.  It's kind of weird but my friend was a fit guy, so it seems appropriate. It's just going to be a strange day.

I have to get my head back in the game because I have a lot of work to do. I'm getting toward the end of my term and I have a lot of grading to do.  I am hoping to get caught up a little over the weekend.

Thursday:
  • Average 300 minutes of exercise, with at least 30 minutes per day: 45-minute Spin class, plus I got there early and got some bonus Spinning in, 55 minutes total. Also did 12 squats, 12 bench press, and 12 biceps curls (some weight training better than none?)
  • Log all food in Lose It! and stay in the "green zone": Was 86 calories over, but because of all the exercise calorie credit, the green zone was too high. Went out to eat for dinner and overdid it -- enjoyed it at the time but I was too full hours later when I went to bed -- no fun.
  • Take my supplements: Yes
  • Drink at least 90 ounces of liquids today: Lots of water, way over the goal.
  • Get at least 35 grams of fiber: Lots of fiber. Just too many calories too.

Thursday
  • Average 300 minutes of exercise, with at least 30 minutes per day: Took today off formal exercise, but did some serious housework -- deep-scrubbing my stand-up stall shower is hard work.  Was all dressed to run but I just couldn't go -- my feet hurt and I was tired. I didn't get good sleep last night.
  • Log all food in Lose It! and stay in the "green zone": A little over, but since I didn't get any exercise calorie credit, being over in Lose It still puts me within my personal goal.
  • Take my supplements: Am going to do it as soon as I finish this post.
  • Drink at least 90 ounces of liquids today: I need a big glass of water after this post too.
  • Get at least 35 grams of fiber: 34. 

2 comments:

  1. 4:03 PM

    Thought of you this afternoon with your funeral. How did things go?

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    1. 5:44 PM

      It was a nice service. It made the loss believable and a little more bearable. I got to hear stories about him from people who knew him at different times in his life and it made me remember other things. I visited with some former coworkers, which was nice too.

      Thanks for checking in.

"Count your calories, work out when you can, and try to be good to yourself. All the rest is bulls**t." -- Jillian Michaels at BlogHer '07