Asa Pond Returns from the Dead

[raptron]

1 hour ago, Asa Pond said:

At this point, I think I'm dropping my goals and they are now just - "get healthier." 😂

Looool. TELL ME YOUR METRICS FOR THIS NEW GOAL. 😜

[Asa Pond]

22 hours ago, raptron said:

Looool. TELL ME YOUR METRICS FOR THIS NEW GOAL. 😜

 

Lollll Fair.

 

Metrics for new goal:

 

Work out 3 times a week.

Drink more water than coffee.

Be more conscientious about eating? (I don't like counting calories because I can get unhealthy while doing so or let going over really upset me so I don't want to make that a goal. But taking pictures doesn't seem appealing either. I think I just want to be more mindful about what I'm eating/drinking and can move towards a more specific goal later?)

[Asa Pond]

I'm really proud of my lizard brain lately because weirdly enough, it is the part of me that is keeping me working out. My conscious brain keeps telling me I don't have to and then I'll find myself queuing up a workout and doing it anyway. Last night was 45 minutes of easy yoga followed by a 10 minute meditation session.

 

Lunch was pad cashew with tofu and was 90% vegetables and delicious. Breakfast was avocado toast with eggs. And dinner was just a piece of rustic bread because I wasn't actually hungry and I wasn't going to force myself to eat when I didn't want to.

 

I'm also doing really well with my water goal. I constantly just have bottles of water with me and refill them whenever they are empty. Having the Plant Nanny app is helpful too because those plants are too cute. 

 

Finally - I'm completely unpacked in my apartment! I've got all of my clothes and those random boxes/bags of stuff unpacked and put away and I'm thrilled. I won't have a couch for another month and a half so I need to go get a bean bag chair or something but until then my bed will do.   

[RogueLibrarian]

1 hour ago, Asa Pond said:

I'm really proud of my lizard brain lately because weirdly enough, it is the part of me that is keeping me working out. My conscious brain keeps telling me I don't have to and then I'll find myself queuing up a workout and doing it anyway. 

 

That is AMAZING.

[tei_]

Unpacking after moving is pretty much the single hardest task any human being has ever accomplished *eyes all the things in my apartment that are Just There because that's where I put them when I moved in* so CONGRATS ON UNPACKING

[Asa Pond]

Ya'll I got a peloton over the weekend and it's amazing. I've missed cardio so bad but don't feel comfortable going to the gym in my apartment or public gyms just yet. So I splurged and am considering it a graduation/congrats on my new job gift for myself.

 

Anyways - expect lot's of spin updates.  

[Asa Pond]

I realize this challenge doesn't end for another 2 days but obviously I haven't been super active so I'm wrapping up here.

I love my Peloton and I'm already on workout 3 of this week and have 2 more planned. I missed cardio and enjoying physical workouts so much. In fact, I already did a workout this morning and see many more morning workouts ahead of me. 

 

I'm drinking a ton of water and sticking with my goal. Also am eating a lot more mindfully and trying to make *better* choices if not the best. 

 

Overall, I'm feeling like I've made a great dive back into the world of fitness and I'm excited to see where I go from here.