Daily check-in thread for July 20, 2007

Goal: Get my photo I.D. done, avoid ordering pizza this weekend.

Report: Done on Thursday, pizza avoided for tonight.

Goal: Bike to work (and back)
Log entry: Not possible because I had to bring the scooter to the garage to have it fixed, and I want to take it easy on my knee which hurts from the accident yesterday. 6-for-13 (46%)

Watchlist: Get up early (5:15 am)
Log entry: Late start today again, but the rest was good for my knee - it already feels a lot better. 33-for-48 (69%)

Comments: The accident occupied large parts of the day. Got to get my head off it.

goal: doing some exercises for the back every day

This morning I didn't feel like doing them but than again my back felt bad so I just had to do them.

Read books at least 1/2 an hour a day: 20/20

I am coming into July 20 with {17 of 19 for July}.

Promise:

#1 Fitness: Row 300 strokes, 3m pushing, 3m alt pushing, 5 leg lifts

#2 Get out: 45 minutes yard work if it doesn't rain and the lawn is dry enough for weeding and edging. Blend in continued cleaning up my office space for use as a guest room and also to make an inviting work area.

I am coming into July 20 with {17 of 19 for July}.

Promise:

#1 Fitness: Row 300 strokes, 3m pushing, 3m alt pushing, 5 leg lifts

#2 Get out: 45 minutes yard work if it doesn't rain and the lawn is dry enough for weeding and edging (sharpen mower if I need to work indoors). Blend in continued cleaning up my office space for use as a guest room and also to make an inviting work area.

-"orcmid"

#1 is complete.

There is a steady drizzle, so I will perform the indoor activities for #2.

Goal 1 - to do morning routine
Goal 2 - 10 minutes decluttering
Goal 3 - 10 minutes housework

I've done my morning routine so that's 7 for 9
decluttered my tapes 6 for 9
I've done 10 minutes housework so that's 6 for 9

Feeling really positive. Especially with the morning routine which I am getting through without having to check the list. I am checking before I post just to make sure I don't miss anything like on Saturday last week when I was just one thing off from completing my routine.

I am going to make a concerted effort to make sure I do these three things on Saturday and Sunday as they don't take very long and I feel so chuffed when I've achieved them.

I am coming into July 20 with {17 of 19 for July}.

Promise:

#1 Fitness: Row 300 strokes, 3m pushing, 3m alt pushing, 5 leg lifts

#2 Get out: 45 minutes yard work if it doesn't rain and the lawn is dry enough for weeding and edging (sharpen mower if I need to work indoors). Blend in continued cleaning up my office space for use as a guest room and also to make an inviting work area.

-"orcmid"

#1 is complete.

There is a steady drizzle, so I will perform the indoor activities for #2.

-"orcmid"

#2 is complete. I spent it all on guest-room and work area clean ups.

I am now {18 for 20 in July}

Goal: No forums or RSS reading from work computer.

I think the habit thing is kicking in. I wasn't even tempted to check today. Yay!

Goal: exercise at least 30 minutes every day

Today I went swimming. The practice was longer than usual, and I didn't finish everything, but I did 2600 meters.

goal :play guitar daily

Started with Wild Horses by the Stones. Improvised fills as I went along. Practiced scales. Went back to first assignment and worked on exercise 2. Finished with Brown Eyed Girl. Began learning the opening riff.

Priciples applied:
Solos built around chords.
Scales
Arpeggio
Reading tabs
Voice then guitar
Muting w palm

19 out of 20

Fred

Goal 1: Sleep 8.
Result: Slept about 9! Was really exhausted and was asleep before 8:30 Thursday night.

Goal 2: Lose 1#/wk through calorie max of 1600 cal/day.
Result: Out of control. 2413 total (2788 food less 375 exercise). Had an almost 12 hour, stressful day at work, didn't get to gym, didn't take a proper break at lunch, didn't realize how late I would work (I had the fantasy that I might leave early or telework for the rest of the day, being Friday, but noooo).

Weekly weigh-in: Weight was UP half a pound since last week. I'm still down 4 pounds since I started, or 20% of my goal of losing 20 pounds. Hope springs eternal in the human heart.