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[AverageFish]

Since the last couple of challenges went well, I'll be doing more of of the same, with a few tweaks.

 

Nutrition:  Continue to plan and prep lunches for work days. An apple and a few raw veggies does not turn cheese and crackers into a balanced meal. The goal is to do this for every work day. Off to a good start so far: roasted sweet potatoes and Brussels sprouts already in the fridge for the next 2 days.

 

Strength: I've been consistent even through the holidays. Now it's time to start the progression part: a very small increase in weights. New dumbbells ordered today.

 

Stress reduction: This is the reason I joined the Druids, after all. My biggest issues are procrastination and time management. I get into a cycle of being tired and stressed at work, so I don't get all my paperwork done, then I have to do it on my days off or weekends, so I'm not well rested when I go back to work. I'll start by breaking out my time tracking app again, and track not just time spent working but time spent not working. I suspect I'll be appalled at what I find, but recognizing the problem is the first step toward fixing it.

Stress reduction redux: It would be good for me to start meditating again. I've started and stopped multiple times, but I really do feel better (and more productive) when I do it. I'll start slow, maybe 5 minutes 3 days/week.

[darkfoxx]

Great goals! 

[AverageFish]

On 1/7/2020 at 9:47 AM, darkfoxx said:

Great goals! 

Thanks!

[AverageFish]

Week 1: 

Nutrition: done

Strength: done, 2 workouts with slightly higher weights

Stress: only tracked my activity a couple of days. I am realizing that the problem may be that there is more work to be done than there is time to do it.

 

Week 2:

Nutrition: meal prep done, but I did include extra cheese a couple days. Mainly because I had some good stuff left from a get together and don't want it to go to waste. Still not as much as i used to

Strength: only one strength workout, but still gradually increasing

Stress: no tracking last week. I'm rethinking this one.

[Defining]

15 hours ago, AverageFish said:

Stress: no tracking last week. I'm rethinking this one.

Have you thought about trying other strategies, like going for a walk outside or keeping a gratitude journal?

[AverageFish]

On 1/20/2020 at 11:29 AM, Defining said:

Have you thought about trying other strategies, like going for a walk outside or keeping a gratitude journal?

Welcome Defining!

Walking outside, every chance I get (trickier in the winter when there's not enough daylight before or after work)

 

[AverageFish]

On 1/19/2020 at 7:50 PM, AverageFish said:

Week 1: 

Nutrition: done

Strength: done, 2 workouts with slightly higher weights

Stress: only tracked my activity a couple of days. I am realizing that the problem may be that there is more work to be done than there is time to do it.

 

Week 2:

Nutrition: meal prep done, but I did include extra cheese a couple days. Mainly because I had some good stuff left from a get together and don't want it to go to waste. Still not as much as i used to

Strength: only one strength workout, but still gradually increasing

Stress: no tracking last week. I'm rethinking this one.

Week 3:

Nutrition: a couple more days of cheese for lunch while I finished off what I had left, then back to veggies. Lunch prep for the next few days already done.

Strength: once again only one strength workout this week, but still gradually increasing. I must have made some progress because I felt sore after my last workout.

Stress: I think I'm coming to accept that there's more work to be done than there used to be, and I'm not as fast at it as I once was. Now to think about how to respond to that reality....

[AverageFish]

On 1/19/2020 at 7:50 PM, AverageFish said:

Week 1: 

Nutrition: done

Strength: done, 2 workouts with slightly higher weights

Stress: only tracked my activity a couple of days. I am realizing that the problem may be that there is more work to be done than there is time to do it.

 

Week 2:

Nutrition: meal prep done, but I did include extra cheese a couple days. Mainly because I had some good stuff left from a get together and don't want it to go to waste. Still not as much as i used to

Strength: only one strength workout, but still gradually increasing

Stress: no tracking last week. I'm rethinking this one.

 

On 1/26/2020 at 7:38 PM, AverageFish said:

Week 3:

Nutrition: a couple more days of cheese for lunch while I finished off what I had left, then back to veggies. Lunch prep for the next few days already done.

Strength: once again only one strength workout this week, but still gradually increasing. I must have made some progress because I felt sore after my last workout.

Stress: I think I'm coming to accept that there's more work to be done than there used to be, and I'm not as fast at it as I once was. Now to think about how to respond to that reality....

Week 4:

Nutrition: done

Strength: not done, an unusually busy week. I need to get back on track this week, starting this afternoon

Stress: I haven't done anything specific about this. I think my goal for the rest of this challenge will be thinking about next steps for next challenge....

[AverageFish]

On 1/19/2020 at 7:50 PM, AverageFish said:

Week 1: 

Nutrition: done

Strength: done, 2 workouts with slightly higher weights

Stress: only tracked my activity a couple of days. I am realizing that the problem may be that there is more work to be done than there is time to do it.

 

Week 2:

Nutrition: meal prep done, but I did include extra cheese a couple days. Mainly because I had some good stuff left from a get together and don't want it to go to waste. Still not as much as i used to

Strength: only one strength workout, but still gradually increasing

Stress: no tracking last week. I'm rethinking this one.

 

On 1/26/2020 at 7:38 PM, AverageFish said:

Week 3:

Nutrition: a couple more days of cheese for lunch while I finished off what I had left, then back to veggies. Lunch prep for the next few days already done.

Strength: once again only one strength workout this week, but still gradually increasing. I must have made some progress because I felt sore after my last workout.

Stress: I think I'm coming to accept that there's more work to be done than there used to be, and I'm not as fast at it as I once was. Now to think about how to respond to that reality....

 

On 2/6/2020 at 9:49 AM, AverageFish said:

 

Week 4:

Nutrition: done

Strength: not done, an unusually busy week. I need to get back on track this week, starting this afternoon

Stress: I haven't done anything specific about this. I think my goal for the rest of this challenge will be thinking about next steps for next challenge....

 

And week 5:

Nutrition: mostly done; lots of veggies, a little cheese

Strength: only done once;  I had to take a sick day off

Stress: this is still the biggest problem; thinking about how to address it next challenge