noxiousGnome -- Rebooting the Gnome

[noxiousGnome]

Well I came in late last challenge, deciding to start this up again ya'll.

 

Here's my goals, simple and sweet:

Overall Goal: I am at my all time high since I have started this journey: 163.2lbs, ugh. So I want to start slow and get back into the swing of things as I have messed up my stuff pretty hardcore this past year or two. I would like to reach a goal of 130lbs eventually, but not rushing it. So with that said, let's set a baseline and go from there:

 

1. Track my food/beverage intake on MFP.

I know I ain't great with food so let's see what I got here. I have my MFP set for 4 time slots: 0000 to 0600, 0600 to 1200, 1200 to 1800, 1800 to 0000. I must completely 2/3rds of each day of the challenge. 1 day missed = fail, if I can't take the time to track my food I am lying to myself. It takes a few seconds really.

 

When I first started here I was always curious as to why I was always tired and lacking energy -- found out I wasn't eating enough through MFP. Then I started to play around with food varieties and was having success and fun, but with that success the original setup didn't work for me as I was always busy at times and I never ate at regular intervals like some people. So I divided it up as best as I could and I wanted to see what I was eating and when. This way I was able to look back over the time and see what days I ate what and when.

2. Break 6.5k steps per day.

I average about 6.6k in a 7 day gap, but not all days are at that. Most days range from super low to super high. I want to aim for consistency. My weekends tend to be more active, family fun stuff and all, but I need to be more actively on an everyday basis.

3. I average about 6hours and 45 minutes a night of sleep, I want to break 7hrs consistently.

I am aiming for Sunday through Thursday nights. (which means I am prepping for Monday Through Friday). This averages to about a 2230 bedtime every night and up by 0600.

4. Become more organized.

My life is a mess. Time wise, paperwise, bill wise... etc. I need to be more diligent in this. I already use Google Calendar to track my days out, and it works well to some extent. I need to branch that out and improve my organization better. Here's my goal: Keep on using Google Calendar, but include tasks that need to be done and fit them into my calendar's slots. IE- Dishes, Laundry, Workouts, Dinner, Lunch, Breakfast, Shopping, Pay Bills, Me Time, Sleep, Transportation times, etc. I have found that I am more organized when I have my slots filled.

 

Here is what I am using to track my stuffs:

 

For 1, My Fitness Pal, it works great and I have used it in the past.

For 2 and 3: I have purchased a Jawbone Up tracker (similar to a Fitbit) and have been using it regularly, a 2 hour charge lasts for roughly 10 days. It takes about 2 hours to charge which is fine I work at a place that seems to promote exercising/healthy lifestyle AND sitting on one's arse... So. -shrugs-

For 4, Google Calendar. I have it on my phone, accessible at work, etc.

 

Here's to the Rebellion!

[Basement Cat]

Following! Good luck!

[noxiousGnome]

Week 0 Day 1

 

It is only 1518 still got more work hours to complete and got 5701 steps in. Day is still pretty young.

 

Sleep was awful last night 5h 5m.

 

I have tracked 0600-1200, and started 1200-1800, will finish out the on a couple of hours and roll into 1800-0000. Did not eat or drink between 0000-0600, so passed over it.

 

Calendar has been pretty empty so far

[noxiousGnome]

Dinner was a bad choice last night. We decided to go out and eat... Fast food... Tasty but it doubled my calories 1 meal == ~my intake yesterday from 0600-1800... Then I added insult to injury and finished off a pack of twizzlers sitting in the cupboard. Meh.

 

I went over 7k with steps yesterday yay there.

 

Calendar didn't get further populated with tasks yet... So day still in unbusy? I guess...

 

Slept about 6h10m felt nice

[Princess Pineapple]

What are twizzlers?  Remember your goal was only to track so if you have counted them, then you have done the right thing and are winning.  You need the less than perfect days too as a reminder.

 

Good luck with your quest. 

[noxiousGnome]

Twizzlers are brand of licorice

[Princess Pineapple]

Oh I love licorice!  

[noxiousGnome]

Me too pineapple. Lol. It is 2100 and I walked 11179 steps. Ugh still have 800 and something calories to eat according to mfp but not hungry. Bedtime in an hour to an hour and a half... Maybe 2 hours 

[noxiousGnome]

Recap of w0d2: walked like 12k steps. Are 800 less calories than I was expecting just wasn't hungry after 1900. Went to bed late, missed the alarm this morning.  Overslept... Got up at 0730..

[Princess Pineapple]

On 14 July 2016 at 3:35 PM, noxiousGnome said:

Recap of w0d2: walked like 12k steps. Are 800 less calories than I was expecting just wasn't hungry after 1900. Went to bed late, missed the alarm this morning.  Overslept... Got up at 0730..

Oh dear.  At least you got more than the seven hours you wanted.

[noxiousGnome]

Friday was good. Beat my step goal again, slept 8hrs, tracked meals all day. 

[noxiousGnome]

Day1 Slept 8hr. Yay. Tracked food. Check. Walked at least my goal... Not quite, still got more time so totally doable. Yay.

 

Becoming more organized... Uhh not quite. Got wife,daughter, and my schedules for the week kind of sorta in my calendar. Well wife's until Wednesday waiting on her work to post the next week schedule (they do it Thursdays to Wednesdays) so kind of check?

[SaltyDragon]

Two 8hr sleep days in a row is impressive. I can't do that, even on "vacation." Good for you. You've got a lot of tough habit-forming goals on your challenge. I'm really interested to see how you progress!

[Princess Pineapple]

Well done.  Nice going.

[noxiousGnome]

Salty: lucked out. Daughter has been sick so been sleeping.

 

Last night sleep was... Poor. 4.5hrs. 

[noxiousGnome]

Food track: check.

 

Not feeling great still got some calories available about 870...

 

Walked over 6k steps...

[Princess Pineapple]

How is your daughter doing now?

[Basement Cat]

You're doing pretty good so far. Is your kid feeling better? 

 

Keep it up!

[noxiousGnome]

Thanks guys. She had a viral infection.

[noxiousGnome]

I beat my 6.5 I steps goal again still working towards 6.7k

 

Food tracking good.

 

Sleep is meh. 6h

 

Calendar still uneventful

[Princess Pineapple]

Sick kids throw all plans out the window.  I hope she's doing ok now.

[noxiousGnome]

She saw a Dr yesterday they have her meds. She seems to be doing ok though.

[tyria]

For me it helped a lot to organize things in the way suggested by the book "getting things done" or a bit more relaxed and less complex as outline in "zen to done". I did not keep everything which was suggested in this books, but I kept some things and it lowered the mess in my life significantly.

[noxiousGnome]

What I found that worked in the past for me are to do lists and calendar reminders... Problem is I goto figure out how to organize it all into my calendar to fit my life.

 

To do lists just don't work anymore. So I need to do a deadline/eta setup now. Something that better fits my current lifestyle.

 

 

[Princess Pineapple]

If I'm really busy, I literally plan my life hour by hour.  It's the only way I cope.