The Paryl Project

[ParylPanda]

05 September:

• Daily step goal 2 200
• Day total: 2565
• Month total: 14 148

 

I've been procrastinating on my knitting - yesterday and the weekend was so very cold.

[ParylPanda]

I need to  make a counter thingy that doesn't need me to think. 

 

I'm doing some calf raises etc. while my desk is in standing position, but since I'm working while doing it, counting is problematic. I reckon that if I'm just reading at the time, I could use something like 10 beads on a string. For each calf raise, I move a bead from one end to the other - once all the beads have moved, I am done. Counting without having to mentally count - rather a physical count, if that makes sense?

 

[Qnobi]

11 hours ago, ParylPanda said:

I need to  make a counter thingy that doesn't need me to think. 

 

I'm doing some calf raises etc. while my desk is in standing position, but since I'm working while doing it, counting is problematic. I reckon that if I'm just reading at the time, I could use something like 10 beads on a string. For each calf raise, I move a bead from one end to the other - once all the beads have moved, I am done. Counting without having to mentally count - rather a physical count, if that makes sense?

 

What about an interval timer app? You could set it for 30 seconds or so, every 5 or 10 minutes or so, and then when it’s done you know you did what you programmed.

[ParylPanda]

06 September:

• Daily step goal 2 200
• Day total: 2 748
• Month total: 16 896

 

Did an extra walk around the block for the first day of the walking challenge. 

Also cast on for another go at knitting in the round - knitting has never been my needlework of choice, but on the bright side, unlike crochet, it doesn't create fake steps via my watch.

[ParylPanda]

07 September:

• Daily step goal 2 200
• Day total: 4 304
• Month total: 21 200

 

Got a lot of extra steps between going to the doctor and then pharmacy yesterday.  I'm seeing a specialist for my back on the 27th of September. I don't enjoy the thought of being in pain that long, but oh well.

I think I might need to spend my lunchtimes lying down - sitting and standing seems to steadily make the pain worse throughout the day, by 3pm focusing becomes problematic. Hopefully taking the pressure off for an hour or so in the middle of the day will be helpful.

 

Did a lap around the block again for the walking challenge - might make it a daily habit - see how it goes once it gets warmer.

[ParylPanda]

08 September:

• Daily step goal 2 300
• Day total: 2 605
• Month total: 23 805

[ParylPanda]

09 September

• Daily step goal 2 300
• Day total: 3 686
• Month total: 27 491

10 September

• Daily step goal 2 300
• Day total:  2 519
• Month total: 30 010

11 September

• Daily step goal 2 300
• Day total: 2 500
• Month total: 32 510

 

I don't think I'm going to want to weigh myself this week - was my birthday this weekend, so plenty of cake and other sweet stuff.

 

Mounted a door pull-up bar to start doing dead hangs - I can't seem to get it wedged quite tightly enough - it doesn't fall down, but it does move. 

My daughter likes it though lol.

[MaeradCase]

On 9/6/2022 at 1:07 AM, ParylPanda said:

I need to  make a counter thingy that doesn't need me to think. 

 

I'm doing some calf raises etc. while my desk is in standing position, but since I'm working while doing it, counting is problematic. I reckon that if I'm just reading at the time, I could use something like 10 beads on a string. For each calf raise, I move a bead from one end to the other - once all the beads have moved, I am done. Counting without having to mentally count - rather a physical count, if that makes sense?

 

Have you seen the clicker counters that people use to keep track of guests entering a theme park? 

They fit in the palm of your hand, and they can be reset to zero.

[ParylPanda]

I hit the wall of hopelessness hard last week. 

Been stuck in that dark hole where it feels like everything is wrong and nothing will ever get better.

Quite a few new habits (or rather all, I suppose ) went out the window in the paralyzing dark. 

 

Been feeling a little better yesterday and this morning, but it is fragile. Right now, I'm not sure what to do, but fitness (what minuscule things I had) will go on the backburner.

I'll be back at some point. Hopefully with with better goals and progress.