halfeaten's Journal, 14 May 2020

My first ever Journal Entry. Hmm...

It's an overcast day in downtown Edmonton AB. I wish it would just rain! Apparently the weekend is supposed to be amazing, so I can put up with another day of - grey...

I am keeping to a routine after being temporarily laid off the end of March, like so many other people in Alberta. I'll see (along with those others affected at my office) in the next week or so if I get called back, or if the layoff is extended another 60 days.

I've been a lifelong worker-outer (yes, this is a word). When I was informed of the layoff, I decided to take the opportunity to set myself a new goal and fine tune my workouts to concentrate on abs and core. After years of hating and avoiding core work, I've discovered that I absolutely LOVE it and it's now part of my everyday routine. I found that the best way to ensure that I get a workout in during the day is to get it done first thing in the morning. When I'm working I wake up at 5am, have a coffee in the quiet for half an hour, then warm up and hit the mat for an hour. Four days a week is upper body and core, the other three days is legs and core. The results have been AMAZING! My posture has improved, both sitting and standing. I feel taller and stronger, and I swear I'm faster. I've got some serious definition happening. Oh - and I have some arthritis in my lower spine, and working out to strengthen my back and core alleviates any pain that is usually mitigated by taking OTC or prescribed painkillers. Listen to your doctor - she's right.

After years of eating three eggs over easy for breakfast - I have discovered oatmeal! OMIGOD this is amazing, and I could eat it for every meal, every day! But I don't. I'm one of those people who could eat the same thing day in and day out, and when I find something I like, it is GAME ON. I really have to make a conscious decision to mix things up.

I try to get out for a good long walk every day - hitting up various staircases in our beautiful river valley for some extra leg work. Repeats were frowned upon (outlawed?) for awhile, and I think they still are, although I've seen the rule (suggestion?) bent. I've five staircases available on my one route, so I can get some stair work in without doing repeats. I just can't sit at home and watch TV all day. I could get some housework done, but... that can wait until the weekend, although the weekend is supposed to be awesome and I intend to get couple of epic walks in, some serious sunshine-on-skin action, and a HAIRCUT!!!

Just remember - you can only get there if you start, and it's better to start sooner than later. Give yourself a goal.

Wishing you sunshine and a haircut :-)

123.0 lb Lost so far: 0 lb.    Still to go: 0 lb.    Diet followed reasonably well.

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2449 kcal

Fat: 121.40g | Prot: 122.87g | Carb: 228.17g.   Breakfast: President's Choice Raw Pumpkin Seeds, Only Oats Gluten-Free Rolled Oats, Silk Almond Unsweetened Original, Holy Crap Cereal, Olympic Krema 11%. Lunch: Adams 100% Natural Creamy Peanut Butter, Save on Foods Multigrain Bread. Dinner: Earthbound Farm Organic Carrots, Chicken Breast, Broccoli Flower Clusters, Publix Onions, Cauliflower, Scotsburn Butter. Snacks/Other: Grapefruit (Pink and Red), Bananas, Great Value Pineapple Chunks, Strawberries, Olympic Krema Plain Yogurt, Blueberries. more...

2226 kcal

Activities & Exercise: Weight Training (moderate) - 1 hour, Sleeping - 7 hours, Housework - 1 hour and 30 minutes, Resting - 5 hours, Desk Work - 8 hours, Walking (moderate) - 3/mph - 1 hour and 30 minutes. more...