Doctorake and the hobbies of DOOM!

[doctorake]

 

 

New Challenge!

 

So I skipped the last challenge due to busyness and laziness. Since the IRONMAN New Orleans 70.3 I have been eating like Kirby from Nintendo and just inhaling everything. I need to get back on track starting this week, especially since Eagleman 70.3 is Sunday. I did PR my 5k last Monday with a 7:21 mile pace which as very nice since I had not PR'd for 6 years, and I beat it by about 1:30. The training is paying off!

 

I have finally managed some good time management with training and life and I would like to invest some time into my hobbies. So I will be posting lots of image updates of me working on my new reef aquarium, cars, magic cards, building a deck, and gardening. Hopefully I can continue and really get some time in on these instead of watching TV in the evenings.

 

 

[Rurik Harrgath]

You're first, you lucky bugger!

[Tanktimus the Encourager]

Following!

[doctorake]

6/6 It Begins

 

 

Daily Habits:

• 15 Minute pick up(garage)
• Water back yard
• Log Fish
• 4 X 30 second plank
• 3 building laps
• 3 X 15 pushups
• Pills(creatine, vitamin)
• Stretching
• Brick Workout(Bike/Run)
• Cat food and water morning
• Cat Food and water evening
• New cat bowls
• Dishes

 

Chores/Hobbies:

• Fix the Garden Gate
• Cut Egg Crate for bottom of aquarium
• Reserve rental 4runner(beach trip next month!)
• Clean master bedroom toilet
• Deposit check

[doctorake]

6/6 recap

 

B+

 

I had a doctors appointment in the morning, got to work by 9:30 and worked until 6:30. Because of this I was low on time. I did work non stop on things until 9:30 or so and had a short down time before bed. I'll take this as a victory, only loss was I was literally too lazy to stretch.

 

35 minute bike and a 15 minute run went really well, I am so ready for the race Sunday.

[doctorake]

6/7 Keep it Going

 

 

Daily Habits:

• 15 Minute pick up(basement instead of garage)
• Water front yard
• Log Fish
• 4 X 30 second plank
• 3 building laps
• 3 X 15 pushups
• Pills(creatine, vitamin)
• Stretching
• 30 minute shakedown run
• Cat food and water morning
• Cat Food and water evening
• Trash out
• Dishes
• Brush Bear
• Shave Face

 

Chores/Hobbies:

• Fix the Garden Gate
• Drop bikes off for final service and race wheels rental for mine
• Cut Egg Crate for bottom of aquarium
• Finish mowing the small section of yard
• Set up doctors referral appointment(nothing serious)
• Order TP and razors
• Weed garden????

 

And after all that I have hockey tonight at 10:40. I didn't drink the past two nights and hope to keep it up all the way until race day Sunday. Usually hockey is the hardest though. I need to get undressed and home to bed quickly so I can get 5.5 hours of sleep or so.

 

I do leave work at 4 today and will not have to leave for hockey until 9:40ish so I think there is no reason not to knock everything listed out. The garden weeding is the only thing I am iffy on.

[Jarric]

Following along

[iatetheyeti]

Sounds like lots of good stuff in here, following for sure!  

[doctorake]

On ‎6‎/‎7‎/‎2016 at 9:32 AM, doctorake said:

And after all that I have hockey tonight at 10:40. I didn't drink the past two nights and hope to keep it up all the way until race day Sunday. Usually hockey is the hardest though. I need to get undressed and home to bed quickly so I can get 5.5 hours of sleep or so.

6/7 recap

 

B-

Well....   I worked my butt off after work and nailed so many things. I will weed the garden tonight and post pics of the garden in glory with its fencing finished(it is not so much a fence as it is chicken wire to prevent rabbits and deer). I really did just run out of time before hockey. Bear certainly needed a brushing, she is a cat and shedding.

 

 

 

Hockey went meh, as goalie I played average and we ended up winning 6-5 in the last minute. But I made a save very similar to this one which made my night.

 

 

I did drink my usual after hockey but I hustled and got home quicker and got to bed earlier than usual, instead of 5.5 hours of sleep I slept 5 hours. Minor win since it was good to force myself to get up and at them this morning. Now I can leave work at 4ish and not be working until 6 or 7 and cutting into my time today. I also over ate slightly, of course some alcohol calories but I ate about 4 ounces of brie and had about one ounce of mixed nuts when I got home, about 600 more calories, not terrible since I was going to be under by 200 for the day.

[raptron]

[doctorake]

6/8 Getting Dirty

 

 

Daily Habits:

• 15 Minute pick up(basement instead of garage)
• Water back yard
• Log Fish
• 4 X 30 second plank
• 3 building laps
• 3 X 15 pushups
• Pills(creatine, vitamin)
• Stretching
• 40 minute bike
• Cat food and water morning
• Cat Food and water evening
• Dishes
• Feed fish

 

Chores/Hobbies:

• Egg crate for aquarium
• Weed garden
• Replant eggplants
• Home depot run
• Pick up bikes
• make food for tomorrow

Simple day huh. Need to work my best at this since we have vidja games tonight after 8. The egg crate I can do while playing as well as my pick up since I am a measly Ranger in game and can just assign to auto shoot all monsters. Hoping to have some garden pictures to share.

[doctorake]

Picked up my bike today with the race wheels mounted, ready to go Sunday!

 

[raptron]

So fancyyy.

[doctorake]

6/8 recap

 

C

Got home and got a ton of stuff done, however I was lazy and skipped some push ups and planks, these can easily be done at home. A "c" is average though so hey it was an average day.

 

I did manage to add cages to my garden for all the growing plants, today I think I can weed and replant egg plants among a ton of other things. Sadly my strawberry tower fell over so it is now broken apart in lower sections. I really do need to get some progress on my 12 gallon saltwater reef tank I am working on starting.

 

 

 

[doctorake]

6/9 UGHHHH

 

 

Daily Habits:

• 15 Minute pick up(basement)
• Water front yard
• Log Fish
• 4 X 30 second plank
• 3 building laps
• 3 X 15 pushups
• Pills(creatine, vitamin)
• Stretching
• Swim
• Cat food and water morning
• Cat Food and water evening
• Dishes
• Brush Moo
• Brush Bear
• New food bowls for kitties
• Fish water change
• Bills
• Dishes

 

Chores/Hobbies:

• Egg crate for aquarium???
• Work on filter plumbing?
• Weed garden
• Replant eggplants
• Home depot run
• Pack Tri Gear
• Plant marigolds
• Order new EZ Pass for new car
• Grill

Lots to do, not sure if I will finish all the chores but I really want to nail every daily habit. I also forgot my gym bag so now I have to swim at the neighborhood pool which is not 25 meters(more like 20).

[iatetheyeti]

20 hours ago, doctorake said:

 

 

 

 

^I am in envy of your garden! Sadly I'm restricted to windowsill gardening 'cause my rental contract says no to everything else.

 

Shame about your strawberry tower though... What else have you got growing in there?

[Marauder]

Sorry I'm late.  You have reminded me how much I love lists (and how much I need to work on the garden and brushing my dog).  Hope you have a good race Sunday!

[doctorake]

1 hour ago, iatetheyeti said:

 

^I am in envy of your garden! Sadly I'm restricted to windowsill gardening 'cause my rental contract says no to everything else.

 

Shame about your strawberry tower though... What else have you got growing in there?

 

The tower is ok, no broken plants. I am going to possibly find a way to mount it with stakes so it can not blow over.

 

1 watermelon, 2 egg plants, 1 cherry tomato, 4 peppers, 4 cucumbers, carrots, snap peas, beans, beets, 1 marigold(potted), lettuce and the strawberries.

 

Last night I added some stuff in pots; 1 pumpkin, 2 butternut squashes from seeds, 1 petunia, 1 marigold. I also ditched my two egg plants due to beetles and bought two new ones that are bigger.

 

 

 

 

4 minutes ago, Marauder said:

Sorry I'm late.  You have reminded me how much I love lists (and how much I need to work on the garden and brushing my dog).  Hope you have a good race Sunday!

 

 

I never finish my lists, but it is my favorite way of looking at what I need to accomplish. Thanks!

[doctorake]

6/9 recap

 

C

Did a ton of stuff on my list but I ended up with a garden beer then NHL playoffs beers, followed by an entire box of Velveeta shells and cheese. It hurt so good, my wife asked "Now have you learned your lesson" I had to tell her "I regret nothing".

 

The garden was in deed weeded but it was dark so here are some night time garden pics:

 

 

Beans in the foreground, then snap peas and carrots behind them.

 

 

 

Lettuce discus these guys?

 

 

 

Petunia, the base of the strawberry tower and then cucumbers closer and a row of peppers further.

 

 

 

Cherry tomato.

 

 

 

The cherry tomato, two new egg plants behind it and the watermelon the furthest.

 

[Evicious]

Alright, I can get into both lists and pictures of gardens!  

[doctorake]

Whelp diagnosed as slightly in the pre diabetes range. Going to have to cut alcohol and binge eating carbs out completely and I should be able to lower my levels back to normal.

[doctorake]

6/10 SHIT FORGOT!

 

 

Daily Habits:

• 15 Minute pick up(basement)
• Water back yard
• Log Fish
• 4 X 30 second plank
• 3 building laps
• 3 X 15 pushups
• Pills(creatine, vitamin)
• Stretching
• Cat food and water morning
• Cat Food and water evening
• Dishes
• Bills

 

Chores/Hobbies:

• Egg crate for aquarium???
• Work on filter plumbing?
• Pack Tri Gear
• Haircut
• Bank

Forgot to post this until today. Too busy worrying last night about the stupid prediabetes and the race.

 

My strategy to for the blood sugar is to stop drinking heavy, which I was already cutting back on somewhat. And no more binge meals. Sadly during the day I had some chips and peanut butter crackers and some pop tarts. Last time for that crap. I did have the correct calories though and I did not drink.

[doctorake]

6/10 recap

 

B-

Did not drink that night, but I did have a shit binge. Calories were correct though and I managed to read a bit and get a decent amount done.

[doctorake]

6/11 Pre Race Day!1!1!!1!!!!!

 

 

Drove to the race site and got everything checked in. Going to bed shortly, you can follow my race progress on the IRONMAN website under eagleman. Bib number 1122, I should be racing from about 7:15 - 1:15 hopefully.

[Sylvaa]

On 6/10/2016 at 6:49 PM, doctorake said:

Whelp diagnosed as slightly in the pre diabetes range. Going to have to cut alcohol and binge eating carbs out completely and I should be able to lower my levels back to normal.

 

You absolutely can! Was this fasting or non-fasting? That can completely skew results. 

 

Can wait to hear your race recap! Have an awesome time out there.