Daily check-in thread for August 15, 2007

Up at six. Yoga for 25 minutes. I've been checking email before the yoga. I'd like to stop that.

1. wake up at 6AM: today is national holyday, so I decided not to go for early wake up
2. meditate for 20mins: somehow got around this
3. respect study time table (I'll prepared one today): yesterday I should've prepared the study schedule, but I didn't in the end
4. MIT-habit: I'll do that now!

Watch list: Work at 8.
Today: Arrived at 8:08, 5 minutes earlier than yesterday! Yipee!


I want: sleep 8, morning routine, work at 8.

Goal 1 - Morning routine
Goal 2 - 20 minutes housework
Goal 3 - Evening routine

Morning routine completed so that's 13 for 15

Goal 2 coming into today at 12 for 14 I know this will be a struggle today as I have to be out the house for a meeting this evening at 7.30 so will have to leave at 6.30. Probably won't be back until 10 o'clock

Goal 3 coming into today at 11 for 14

Yay, I'm back on track!

Made it for 4 hours lab work today, so I'm 8 for 11 (weekdays) in August. Feel very pleased with myself, if somewhat exhausted.

Also, so far I've had no coca-cola today, but it's 5pm so there is still an opportunity to slip up - promise I'll come back tomorrow and report if I caved in to the lure, but I'm hoping not - the joy of my 15/15 for August is fabulous - I want to make this one a 31/31 at the end of the month!

Right, I'm going home! Got to dash between the rain showers as I'm cycling....

Forgot to check in this morning. Woke up at 5:00 all the same. I'm still on a perfect score 15/15.

Goal 1 - Morning routine
Goal 2 - 20 minutes housework
Goal 3 - Evening routine

Morning routine completed so that's 13 for 15

Goal 2 coming into today at 12 for 14 I know this will be a struggle today as I have to be out the house for a meeting this evening at 7.30 so will have to leave at 6.30. Probably won't be back until 10 o'clock

Goal 3 coming into today at 11 for 14

-"Unorganised"

Hoovered the house and as I'm going to a meeting I am going to treat goal 2 as completed because even if I didn't do the full 20 minutes I still did some of it. So that's 13 for 15

Will update on evening routine later.

Stats
8 for 9

Today's Comment
Was in the shower 15 minutes late this morning due to alarm malfunction (for real!), so today is my first day not reaching meeting the challenge. I still feel great about awaking without the alarm, noting that I was late, and getting a move on, instead of throwing in the towel for the day.

Start Date: 08/07/2007
In shower every morning at 9am

I come into August 15 at {14 of 14 for August}

Promise:

#1 Fitness: Row 300 strokes, then push 3m, alt.push 3m, and 8 leg lifts.

#2 Get out: We are going to see the "Old Crow Medicine Show" at the zoo's outdoor stage. That will be my being out and also with people.

#3 Organization: Reduce backlog of 45 feed articles to 25 marked unread and for follow-up. I have a long list of further activities when I maintain this one at 0 every day.

-"orcmid"

#1 is complete. My back muscles seem to be strenghtening well and I didn't start with much lower-back aching this morning.

I did my workout in silence again tonight. I was in front of the computer screen which has a nice peaceful desktop. The screensaver kicked in and did an awesome display of color. It was great doing the workout and gazing at the display.

Goal1: Stretch/yoga 5 min/day minimum.
Result: Did about 15 min. at the gym after cardio. (14/15)

Goal2: Lose 1#/week through calorie max of 1800/day.
Result: 1714 total (2479 food less 765 exercise). Wow, two days in a row! (5/15)

all done
prayed
walked just about 5mi
wrote down my food
did not eat past 8pm
checked in
some days are tougher than others

My goal is to get in bed by 10 and to exercise daily for at least 30 minutes, including some strength and flexibility training. Argh! blew the bedtime again last night. But I did do an hour long walk today so I'm still on track with exercise.

Congrats on your progress everyone!

9 days smoke-free, only spent about 10 min today wishing I had a cigarette around, but then the husband called on his way home and managed to distract me enough that I didn't think about smoking again the rest of the night. Of course, I'm thinking about it now, but not desiring it. My mind is getting closer to being craving-free.

I come into August 15 at {14 of 14 for August}

Promise:

#1 Fitness: Row 300 strokes, then push 3m, alt.push 3m, and 8 leg lifts.

#2 Get out: We are going to see the "Old Crow Medicine Show" at the zoo's outdoor stage. That will be my being out and also with people.

#3 Organization: Reduce backlog of 45 feed articles to 25 marked unread and for follow-up. I have a long list of further activities when I maintain this one at 0 every day.

-"orcmid"

#1 is complete. My back muscles seem to be strenghtening well and I didn't start with much lower-back aching this morning.

-"orcmid"

#2 is complete. It was a beautiful evening under a clear sky in a park-like setting. To be closer to the stage, we would to have been there two hours before they opened the gates, no just one.

#3 is complete. Starting with a backlog of 45, refresh raised the total to 212, initial screening dropped it to 67, and #3 brought it to 21. Oh boy, home stretch.

I am now at {15 of 15 for August}

Goal 1 - Morning routine
Goal 2 - 20 minutes housework
Goal 3 - Evening routine

Morning routine completed so that's 13 for 15

Goal 2 coming into today at 12 for 14 I know this will be a struggle today as I have to be out the house for a meeting this evening at 7.30 so will have to leave at 6.30. Probably won't be back until 10 o'clock

Goal 3 coming into today at 11 for 14

-"Unorganised"

Hoovered the house and as I'm going to a meeting I am going to treat goal 2 as completed because even if I didn't do the full 20 minutes I still did some of it. So that's 13 for 15

Will update on evening routine later.

-"Unorganised"

Really annoyed with myself. I didn't check my list for the evening routine when I got in last night and ran through it in my head because it was late and I was tired and I missed cleaning the flask so it was ready this morning. So I failed at my evening routine just because I didn't check myself Grrr!!!! So that's 11 for 15