Seabright's 2017 Battle Log of Awesomeness

[Seabright]

Sat & Sun Apr 1 & 2

 

Eating paleo:

• Breakfast - eggs w/spin, bells and onion and 3 strips bacon
• Lunch - chicken salad wraps
• Dinner - chicken teriyaki, egg rolls, lots of chicken and broccoli
• Snack - apples and a cookie

 

Daily exercise:

• On Sunday, went and took a yoga class that involved ropes! So cool. Every part of me stiff and sore the next day, though. Strrrrretched!
• Walked over 3K steps on both days. Time to update the goal, I think.

 

Taking time:

• Garden time putting bubblers on new plantings. 
• Long drive to the East Bay for the yoga class. Alone. Yay.

Bravery:

• Fought off all comers to keep Sunday all to myself. This was sort of a big deal, but I'm not going to be any good to anybody if I never get a moment's peace. 

 

Side challenges:

• Get up when the alarm goes off, every day. DONE!
• No alcohol this week. Beer on Sat, none on Sun.
• Get out my rope. DONE!
• Mando practice for 20 mins. Done on Sat, not on Sun.
• Walk 2500 steps every day. DONE!

[Seabright]

Mon Apr 3

 

Eating paleo:

• Breakfast - eggs w/spin, bells and onion
• Lunch - salad with chicken and crunchy things
• Snack - a handful of dates and macadamia nuts
• Dinner - turkey burger and a pile o' broc

 

Daily exercise:

• Yoga for 30 mins. Trying to loosen up after big rope day yesterday.
• Walked 5.3K steps.

 

Taking time:

• Baby plants arrived. Spent some time gently unpacking the little dears. They are now sitting on the table in the back garden, quietly waiting.

 

Bravery:

• Went to Aegis and put together the care plan with the care manager. 
• Prepped Dad by saying if he let these folks do a few extra things for him--even though we all know he doesn't really need the help--it will make it so that his insurance will cover part of his rent. 
• He liked the sound of that. ;-)

 

Side challenges:

• Get up when the alarm goes off, every day. DONE!
• Daily PLP. DONE!
• Mando practice for 20 mins. DONE! Learned Cherokee Shuffle--very very slowly.
• Walk 3500 steps every day. DONE!
• Research Crow Pose progression and create plan to get there. DONE!

 

Goals for the month:

• Play Cherokee Shuffle up to speed on the mandolin.
• Walk 5,000 steps a day in the last week of April.
• Do a Crow pose.

[Seabright]

Tue Apr 4

 

Eating paleo:

• Breakfast - eggs w/spin, bells and onion
• Lunch - work salad
• Snacks - 2 apples, 2 blueberry balls of awesomeness
• Dinner - lamb burgers with pistachio sauce and broc

 

Daily exercise:

• Yoga warm-up, then 3x3 kneeling push-ups, 3x5 squats with light weight, 3x4 pull-ups at the deeper angle. Stretchy, breathy cool-down.
• Wait. What? Yeah, you read that right. I just leveled-up to KNEELING PUSH-UPS!!
• Let the trumpets sound!
• Walked 6.5K steps

 

Taking time:

• Skipped that 2nd hour of Netflix and read in bed.

 

Bravery:

• Showed my work in a peer review today. Accepted all comments with a smile. Even, you know, the stupid ones. Har har.

 

Side challenges:

• Get up when the alarm goes off, every day. DONE!
• Daily PLP. DONE! 11.
• Mando practice for 20 mins. Not done. Didn't make a priority and launched right in to fixing dinner when I got home.
• Walk 3500 steps every day. DONE!
• Crow Pose progress: soften and strengthen wrists w/daily exercises. DONE! Twirled my wrists in the car.

 

Goals for the month:

• Play Cherokee Shuffle up to speed on the mandolin.
• Walk 5,000 steps a day in the last week of April.
• Do a Crow pose.

[Seabright]

Wed Apr 5

 

Eating paleo:

• Breakfast - eggs w/spin, bells and onion; 2 blueberry balls of awesomeness
• Lunch - salad w/chicken and crunchies
• Snacks - apples, 1 blueberry ball of awesomeness
• Dinner - lamb burger wipistachio sauce, broc

 

Daily exercise:

• Yoga. I told myself that I only had to do stuff for 10 minutes, but then, whaddya know? 30 minutes went by and I was still a-movin'. 
• Waled 4.2K steps

 

 

Taking time:

• Unpacked another shipment of little baby plants. 
• Didn't go out tonight, just made myself a nice dinner and puttered.

 

Bravery:

• Didn't go out tonight, just called to chat. 
• Sometimes bravery comes in very small, subtle forms.
• Also followed-up on LTC paperwork with a Visiting Angels.

 

Side challenges:

• Get up when the alarm goes off, every day. DONE!
• Daily PLP. DONE! 12. I'm consciously dropping this here. It's a recipe for injury. 
• Mando practice for 20 mins. DONE! Got Cherokee Shuffle down by heart. I think. I need to find someone to show me how to play an Em, though.
• Walk 3500 steps every day. DONE!
• Crow Pose progress: soften and strengthen wrists w/daily exercises. DONE! Did wrist flex stretches as part of my morning yoga.

 

Goals for the month:

• Play Cherokee Shuffle up to speed on the mandolin.
• Walk 5,000 steps a day in the last week of April.
• Do a Crow pose.

[Seabright]

Thur Apr 6

 

Eating paleo:

• Breakfast - eggs w/spin, bells and onion
• Lunch - chicken salad wrap
• Dinner - chicken breast on a bed of lettuce with a couple of tomatoes
• Snack - fruit/nut bars

 

Daily exercise:

• Yoga warm-up, then 3x3 kneeling push-ups, 3x10 lunges, each leg,  3x5 pull-ups at the deeper angle, 3x11-seconds side planks, each side. Cool down worked on stretching shoulders and hips, along with working wrists.
• Walked a bunch

 

 

Taking time:

• Sat in the garden and cogitated.

 

Bravery:

• Filled in on the guitar in a friend's band tonight. Yikes! I really only play guitar in low-visibility situations, like a duet with the spousal unit or in the bedroom with the shades drawn.

 

Side challenges:

• Get up when the alarm goes off, every day. DONE!
• Mando practice for 20 mins. Guitar instead.
• Walk 3500 steps every day. DONE!
• Crow Pose progress: soften and strengthen wrists w/daily exercises. DONE! Did wrist flex stretches as part of my yoga cool-down.

 

Goals for the month:

• Play Cherokee Shuffle up to speed on the mandolin.
• Walk 5,000 steps a day in the last week of April.
• Do a Crow pose.

[Sulinar]

Yay you! Loads of good stuff happening this week (I am intrigued by chicken and crunchy things too... some kind of crispy grub type larva thing perhaps?)

 

Yoga with ropes! (out of interest, what was this?)

Good tactics with your Dad!

Kneeling push-ups! (I levelled up to these about a month ago... I am SO proud that I can actually do a proper nose to the ground movement for the first time in my life.)

Getting the Cherokee Shuffle down!

10 minutes of yoga turning into 30!

Just general awesomeness!

 

Are you finding that keeping track on a daily basis here is giving you more insight into exactly how much you're achieving? Or are you doing the record keeping as another thing you have to do and not appreciating all of these many victories? Just wondering. I tend to do the latter, but you may not be so daft.

[Seabright]

Hey hey hey! Sulinar! I thought I felt someones's steady and supportive gaze on me. :-)

 

The updates here are absolutely crucial to moving forward and getting stuff done. Without my battle log, I'd probably just sit in the sun and dream a lot. :-)

 

 

[Seabright]

Fri - Sun Apr 7-9

 

Moved my dad!

 

This was the focus of the last three days, and that was puh-lenty. All other goals fell by the wayside, I'm afraid. (Including dietary goals - in a moment of stress, helped my brother to down the plate of chocolate kisses and cookies Aegis left in Dad's room as a welcome.)

 

Dad's in and so is most of his stuff. It's a nice place and I think we're all going to be happier. Still pictures to hang and a few things to get, but I think we're doing okay.

 

Whew!

 

That was a biggie, y'all. 

 

 

[Seabright]

Mon Apr 10

 

Called in sick so I could take a little time to rebalance. 

 

Eating paleo:

• Breakfast - turkey and avocado omelet, no cheese, with a side of bacon.
• Lunch - chicken nuggets.
• Dinner - salad with grilled chicken breast.

 

Daily exercise:

• Yoga warm-up, then 3x3 kneeling push-ups, 3x11 deep squats, 3x5 pulls at the deeper angle, 3x11-seconds planks. Threw in 3 rounds of Half Boat Pose, holding for about 10 secs each time. Cool down worked on stretching big leg muscles and back, along with working wrists.
• Walked 8.1K steps. Holy smokes!

 

 

Taking time:

• Took a nap.

 

Bravery:

• Made a bunch of insurance-related and medication-related calls. 
• Bravely did not complain. :-)

 

Side challenges:

• Get up when the alarm goes off, every day. DONE!
• Mando practice for 20 mins. Not done. Took a nap instead.
• Walk 3500 steps every day. DONE
• Crow Pose progress: soften & stretch wrists, then add a little weight. DONE!
• Meditate for 5 minutes. DONE!
• Clean out kitchen cupboards and fridge and organize (by Friday).
• 3 things to do tomorrow:
  • Call Dr. Chen and get Dad's meds straightened out.
  • Call Aegis and make sure they put sunblock on Dad each morning.
  • Play my freakin' mandolin as soon as I get  home. 

 

Goals for the month:

• Play Cherokee Shuffle up to speed on the mandolin.
• Walk 5,000 steps a day in the last week of April.
• Do a Crow pose.

[Sulinar]

14 minutes ago, Seabright said:

Fri - Sun Apr 7-9

 

Moved my dad!

 

 

 

 

I think you're allowed to eat any crap you want on such days!

[Seabright]

Tue Apr 11

 

Eating paleo:

• Breakfast - eggs, bells, onions, spin
• Lunch - work salad w/chicken
• Snacks - handful of dried fruit and nuts
• Dinner - indian-seasoned chicken and roasted veggies (thank you, Whole Foods prepared food section)

 

Daily exercise:

• 5-minute meditation followed by 25 minutes slow yogaing in front of the fireplace. 
• Walked 4.9K steps

 

Taking time:

• Drove home down the main street of Los Gatos, in order to do some 15-mile-per-hour window shopping.

 

Bravery:

• Oh God. Awful scene at the old folks home. Meltdown averted with some quick-thinking.
• And shaming.
• As in, "I'm looking to you to be gracious. I don't want to hear that you've been unkind to someone who's just trying to do their job.'
• Crisis averted.
• Kept a cool head.
• Did not cry on the way home.
• Bravest thing I've done in a long time.

 

Side challenges:

• Get up when the alarm goes off, every day. DONE!
• Mando practice for 20 mins. DONE!
• Walk 3500 steps every day. DONE!
• Crow Pose progress: soften & stretch wrists, then add a little weight. DONE!
• Meditate for 5 minutes. DONE!
• Clean out kitchen cupboards and fridge and organize (by Friday).
• 3 things to do today:
  • Call Dr. Chen and get Dad's meds straightened out. DONE!
  • Call Aegis and make sure they put sunblock on Dad each morning. DONE!
  • Play my freakin' mandolin as soon as I get  home. DONE!
• 3 things to do tomorrow:
  • Note to the family.
  • Pay for the driveway.
  • Call State Farm about the truck insurance.

 

Goals for the month:

• Play Cherokee Shuffle up to speed on the mandolin.
• Walk 5,000 steps a day in the last week of April.
• Do a Crow pose.

[Seabright]

Wed Apr 12

 

Eating paleo:

• Breakfast - eggs, bells, onions, spin
• Lunch - work salad w/chicken
• Snacks - apples, fruit/nut bar
• Dinner - seasoned chicken w/broc, bells and onions

 

Daily exercise:

• 5-minute meditation followed by 10 minutes minimum yogaing. 
• Walked 4.1K steps.

 

Taking time:

• Found a new little secret back road to use when that one intersection in Los Gatos is backed up.

 

Bravery:

• Nothing, really. I didn't fall asleep in that one meeting. Does that count?

 

Side challenges:

• Get up when the alarm goes off, every day. Not done. Slept in a tad and was glad that I did.
• Mando practice for 20 mins. DONE!
• Walk 4000 steps every day from here on out. DONE!
• Crow Pose progress: soften & stretch wrists, then add a little weight. DONE!
• Meditate for 5 minutes. DONE!
• Clean out kitchen cupboards and fridge and organize (by Friday). DONE!
• 3 things to do today:
  • Note to the family. DONE!
  • Pay for the driveway. DONE!
  • Call State Farm about the truck insurance. DONE!
• 3 things to do tomorrow:
  • Finish that outline.
  • Take another pass at the FTU screen.
  • Send note to MBEC. 

 

Goals for the month:

• Play Cherokee Shuffle up to speed on the mandolin.
• Walk 5,000 steps a day in the last week of April.
• Do a Crow pose.

[Seabright]

Thur Apr 13

 

Eating paleo:

• Breakfast - eggs, bells, onions, spin

 

Daily exercise:

• 5-minute standing meditation.
• Yoga warm-up, then 3x3 kneeling push-ups, 3x10 lunges, each leg,  3x5 chin-ups at the deeper angle, 3x11-seconds side planks, each side, 3 X 11 1/2 boat poses. Cool down working wrists, stretching feet. Followed by just lying there in front of the fireplace for a few minutes with the cats.
• Walked 5.1K steps.

 

Taking time:

• Took the long way over to Dad's new place. Slow lazy drive on a lovely spring evening. 

 

Bravery:

• Didn't jump through hoops to please random requests.
• Learning how to push back a bit and keep in control of my own time.

 

Side challenges:

• Get up when the alarm goes off, every day. DONE!
• Mando practice for 20 mins. Not done.
• Walk 4000 steps every day from here on out. DONE!
• Crow Pose progress: soften & stretch wrists, then add a little weight. DONE! Put a little more weight than usual on the ol' hands. I think I might be ready to put my feet up on a block. Maybe tomorrow?
• Meditate for 5 minutes. DONE!
• 3 things to do today:
  • Finish that outline, for Pete's sake. Not done.
  • Take another pass at the FTU screen. DONE!
  • Send note to MBEC. Not done.

 

Goals for the month:

• Play Cherokee Shuffle up to speed on the mandolin.
• Walk 5,000 steps a day in the last week of April.
• Do a Crow pose.

[Seabright]

Fri Apr 14

 

Eating paleo:

• Breakfast - eggs and bacon. then I add an easter-egg-shaped butter cookie.
• Lunch - asian chicken salad wrap.
• Snacks - handful of dates, apple, blueberry smoothie
• Dinner - fail. pizza and beer. no cheese on my side, though.

 

Daily exercise:

• Walked 3.8K.

 

Taking time:

• Nice walk around the block. Chatted with the neighbor about the roses.

 

Bravery:

• Just wrote the dang outline. Yay!

 

Side challenges:

• Get up when the alarm goes off, every day. Not done. Woke up with my little boy tabby curled up on my chest, using my cheek for a pillow. Some things are more important.
• Mando practice for 20 mins. DONE!
• Walk 4000 steps every day from here on out. Not done. Just missed it at 3.8K.
• Crow Pose progress: soften & stretch wrists, then add a little weight. 
• 3 things to do today:
  • Finish that outline, for Pete's sake. DONE!
  • Start learning 'Whiskey Before Breakfast' DONE!
  • Send note to MBEC. DONE!

 

Goals for the month:

• Play Cherokee Shuffle up to speed on the mandolin.
• Walk 5,000 steps a day in the last week of April.
• Do a Crow pose.

[Seabright]

Sat Apr 15

 

Eating paleo:

• Breakfast - eggs w/spin, bells & onion
• Lunch - asian chicken wrap
• Dinner - seared tuna salad...with 2 margaritas and a few spoonfuls of apple-berry cobbler.

 

Daily exercise:

• Walked 11k steps. Holy smokes! Made up for yesterday.
• 10 hours of non-stop landscaping --- shoveling, raking, moving dirt, hauling bags of compost, and planting.

 

Taking time:

• Strolled through the nursery when I went to get the compost. 

 

Bravery:

• Bravely did not buy everything in sight at the nursery. Blooming heaven!

 

Side challenges:

• Get up when the alarm goes off, every day. Not done. Hey, it's Saturday. Up by 7:00 am, though.
• Mando practice for 20 mins. Not done. Exhausted.
• Walk 4000 steps every day from here on out. DONE!
• Crow Pose progress: soften & stretch wrists, then add a little weight. DONE!
• 3 things to do today:
  • Grocery shopping for the weekend. DONE!
  • Till the new planting bed. DONE!
  • Get those plants in the ground. DONE!

 

Goals for the month:

• Play Cherokee Shuffle up to speed on the mandolin.
• Walk 5,000 steps a day in the last week of April.
• Do a Crow pose.

[Seabright]

Mon Apr 17

 

Eating paleo:

• Breakfast - eggs w/spin, bells & onion
• Snack - chocolate egg fail. just found a bunch of little chocolate eggs someone dropped in our tip basket yesterday. ate 'em without thinking.
• Lunch - salad with chicken and crunchy things (I think they may be little wanton strips)
• Snack - apple
• Dinner - crunchy captain chicken w/bacon, almonds, bells, onions and steamed broc.

 

Daily exercise:

• Yoga warm-up, then 3x3 kneeling push-ups, 3x11 deep squats, 3x5 pulls at the deeper angle, 3x11-seconds planks, 3 x 11 sec 1/2 boat poses. Cool down was basically just lying there. Exhausted. Must still be wiped out from Saturday's mega-gardening session.
• Walked 4K steps. Just barely squeezed it in.

 

Taking time:

• Precious stolen minutes trying on the jeans I ordered.

 

Bravery:

• Rained all day. Kept my cool, and put my walking time in marching around our 700 sq ft house. 

 

Side challenges:

• Get up when the alarm goes off, every day except WFH days (Fri-Sun). DONE!
• Meditate for 5 mins every day. DONE!
• Mando practice for 20 mins. Not done.
• Walk 4000 steps every day from here on out. DONE!
• Crow Pose progress: soften & stretch wrists, then add a little weight. DONE!
• Identify 3 opportunities for self-care improvement, implement this week:
  • Face-care routine each evening. DONE!
  • Floss each evening. DONE!
  • Cut out alcohol Sunday - Thursday. DONE!

 

Goals for the month:

• Play Cherokee Shuffle up to speed on the mandolin.
• Walk 5,000 steps a day in the last week of April.
• Do a Crow pose.

[Seabright]

Tues Apr 18

 

Eating paleo:

• Breakfast - eggs w/spin, bells & onion
• Snack - second fail of the week. snagged an apple danish as I was walking by the pastry-laden table at work.
• Lunch - work salad
• Snack - apple
• Dinner - teriyaki chicken, some sort of meat ball, and roasted veggies

 

Daily exercise:

• Yoga for 10 mins. The bare minimum.
• Walked 6.1K steps.

 

Taking time:

• Left work early and stopped in at the nursery. Bought a catmint.

 

Bravery:

• Showed up for biometric screening. Too bad i forgot to fast.

 

Side challenges:

• Get up when the alarm goes off, every day except WFH days (Fri-Sun). DONE!
• Meditate for 5 mins every day. DONE!
• Mando practice for 20 mins. DONE!
• Walk 4000 steps every day from here on out. DONE!
• Crow Pose progress: soften & stretch wrists, then add a little weight. DONE!
• Identify 3 opportunities for self-care improvement, implement this week:
  • Face-care routine each evening. DONE!
  • Floss each evening. DONE!
  • Cut out alcohol Sunday - Thursday. DONE!

 

Goals for the month:

• Play Cherokee Shuffle up to speed on the mandolin.
• Walk 5,000 steps a day in the last week of April.
• Do a Crow pose.

[Seabright]

Wed Apr 19

 

Eating paleo:

• Breakfast - had to fast this morning because of a blood test thingie. came out of the room to face the mountain o' pastries. oh, the sugar-laden horror. We shall not speak of it
• Lunch - chicken sandwich. A freakin' sandwich??? 
• Dinner - oy. chicken teriyaki bowl and an egg roll. Ate all the rice.

 

Lesson learned: Breakfast really is the most important meal of the day. A breakfast fail makes me vulnerable the rest of the day. Now I don't feel quite so guilty about getting the spousal unit to scramble me those eggs every morning. 

 

Daily exercise:

• Walked 4,500 steps! Had to take a few circles around the kitchen before bed to tuck those last few in, but did it!

 

Taking time:

• After the blood test, I took those pastries and a cup of coffee out to the little patio at the side of the building, and sat in the sun, leisurely sipping and chomping. Watched a little phoebe swooping around above the pond. Took deep breaths. Calmed down and felt good.

 

Bravery:

• Got biometric screening done at work. Let them draw blood and did not faint.

 

Side challenges:

• Get up when the alarm goes off, every day except WFH days (Fri-Sun). Not done. Rough night and took an extra hour in bed this am.
• Meditate for 5 mins every day. Not done. See above.
• Mando practice for 20 mins. Not done. Spaced out in front of the TV instead.
• Walk 4,500 steps every day from here on out. Up from yesterday by another 500 steps. DONE!
• Crow Pose progress: soften & stretch wrists, then add a little weight. DONE!
• Identify 3 opportunities for self-care improvement, implement this week:
  • Face-care routine each evening. DONE!
  • Floss each evening. DONE!
  • Cut out alcohol Sunday - Thursday. DONE!

 

Goals for the month:

• Play Cherokee Shuffle up to speed on the mandolin.
• Walk 5,000 steps a day in the last week of April.
• Do a Crow pose.

[Seabright]

Thur Apr 20

 

Eating paleo:

• Breakfast - apple and a banana
• Lunch - weird fish and weird veggies with white rice.
• Snack - chocolate peanut butter chip brownie.
• Dinner - fish tacos with rice and chips, no beans.

 

Not the best eating day, again. I just realized that having to  report these food-fails keep me from making an update, or moving forward with other goals. 

 

 

Daily exercise:

• Fast warm-up, then 3x3 kneeling push-ups, 3x11 lunges, each leg,  3x5 chin-ups at the deeper angle, 3x11-seconds side planks, each side, 3 X 11 1/2 boat poses. Cool down working wrists, and twisting. Followed by just lying there.
• Walked 7.1K steps.

 

Taking time:

• Walk at lunchtime. Lovely day!

 

Bravery:

• Sort of rebuked my new manager for jumping to conclusions. Not sure this was brave...it might simply have been not smart. :-)

 

Side challenges:

• Get up when the alarm goes off, every day except WFH days (Fri-Sun). Not done. But I still forced myself to do my morning BWW. I was just late for work. Fair trade.
• Meditate for 5 mins every day. DONE!
• Mando practice for 20 mins. Not done.
• Walk 4,500 steps every day from here on out. Up from yesterday by another 500 steps. DONE!
• Crow Pose progress: soften & stretch wrists, then add a little weight. DONE!
• Identify 3 opportunities for self-care improvement, implement this week:
  • Face-care routine each evening. DONE!
  • Floss each evening. DONE!
  • Cut out alcohol Sunday - Thursday. DONE!

 

Goals for the month:

• Play Cherokee Shuffle up to speed on the mandolin.
• Walk 5,000 steps a day in the last week of April.
• Do a Crow pose.

[Seabright]

Fri Apr 21 - Sun Apr 23

 

Eating paleo:

• Breakfast - eggs and bacon for the most part, but did have a croissant, too.
• Lunch - stuck to salads and wraps.
• Dinner - Mexican twice, including beans and rice. No cheese.
• Alcohol - kept it to Fri and Sat, per the plan. But had lots on Sat.
• Snacks - cookies here and there, all weekend.

 

 

Daily exercise:

• Walking - got my steps in every day.
• BWW on Sat.
• Some serious landscaping action on Sat.

 

Taking time:

• Quiet moments in the morning, just me and a cup of coffee and the little graykins.

 

Bravery:

• Meeting w/Dad's care manager on Sat, and all that went with it.
• Strategized on how to introduce a walker into the mix. Think we'll go with a rollator, and position it as a device to help you go faster.

 

Side challenges: Pretty good on all the below. 2 out of 3 for everything but the practicing (which was nada). 

• Get up when the alarm goes off, every day except WFH days (Fri-Sun).
• Meditate for 5 mins every day. 
• Mando practice for 20 mins. 
• Walk 4,500 steps every day from here on out. 
• Crow Pose progress: soften & stretch wrists, then add a little weight.
• Identify 3 opportunities for self-care improvement, implement this week:
  • Face-care routine each evening.
  • Floss each evening. 
  • Cut out alcohol Sunday - Thursday. 

 

Goals for the month:

• Play Cherokee Shuffle up to speed on the mandolin. Update: know it by heart. Still working on speed.
• Walk 5,000 steps a day in the last week of April. Update: getting there. Reliably up to 4.5K steps.
• Do a Crow pose. Update: this is a pretty hard pose. I'm working towards it, but might not be able to do one by end of April.

[Seabright]

Mon Apr 24

 

Whoa. Slowly but steadily gaining weight this past month. Sad faces abound.

 

Experiment this week: just eat very very cleanly. Don't do anything other than the stuff I'm already doing, but eat and drink cleanly. Let's see if any weight comes off with just that action. An experiment, if you will.

 

Starting weight on Mon morning: 134.4

 

Let the games begin!

 

Eating paleo:

• Breakfast - eggs and spinach.
• Snack - nuts and dried fruit.
• Lunch - work salad.
• Snack - apple.
• Dinner - chicken fajita and broc.

 

 

Daily exercise:

• Walked 7.7K steps

 

Taking time:

• Quiet walk at lunchtime. About to rain, so no one out there. Saw a pair of Canada geese in the tall grass! Mr. Goose was watching over Mrs. Goose while she was eating.

 

Bravery:

• Sent note to brother to ask if he would come down and sell Dad's truck. I just don't want to do it. No other reason than that.

 

Side challenges for the week: 

• Walking meditation for 5 mins every day. DONE!
• Mando practice for 20 mins. Not done. Sigh.
• Walk 5,00 steps every day. DONE!
• Crow Pose progress: take feet off the ground. Not done.
• Nutrition Boss Battle
  • Plan meals from now through Wednesday dinnertime. DONE!
  • Plan shopping and prep. DONE!
  • Execute against the plan. 

 

Goals for the month:

• Play Cherokee Shuffle up to speed on the mandolin. 
• Walk 5,000 steps a day in the last week of April. 
• Do a Crow pose. 

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Mon - Wed Meal Plan

 

Day                  Breakfast                                   Lunch                             Dinner                                         Snack                               

Monday            Eggs & spinach                          Salad bar at work            Chicken Fajita & broc                   Apples, dried fruit, nuts    

Tuesday            Eggs, onion , bells, spinach       Salad bar at work            Turkey burger & broc                    Apples, dried fruit, nuts    

Wednesday       Eggs, onions, bells, spinach      Lunch meeting -              Turkey burger & veggie mix          Apples, dried fruit, nuts    

                                                                             create a paleo option

 

Shopping list:

 

Eggs

2 Onions

3 Bell peppers

Spinach

Chicken fajita mix

2 bunches of broc

1 pound turkey burger

Apples

 

Notes:

• Give shopping list to spousal unit.
• Leave 1 onion and 1 bell pepper unchopped on Tues am. Use in veggie mix on Wed.
• On-my-owning it for dinner on Tues & Wed (spousal unit has gigs) - okay to eat the same thing.
• Hold fast - make and eat dinner before going to visit Dad.

 

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Tues Apr 25

 

Eating paleo:

• Breakfast - eggs, onions, bells, and spinach.
• Snack - apple.
• Lunch - work salad.
• Snack - pecan and a couple of dates
• Dinner - turkey burger with grill veggies. Yum!

 

 

Daily exercise:

• Yoga warm-up, then 3x4 kneeling push-ups, 3x11 lunges, each leg,  3x5 chin-ups at the deeper angle, 3x11-seconds side planks, each side, 3 X 11 1/2 boat poses, working toward a full one. Cool down working wrists, and twisting in front of the fireplace with Emma.
• Walked 7.1K steps.

 

Taking time:

• I took a walk at lunchtime, but I was going to do that anyway, so I'm only noting it here, not counting it as, you know, spayshell.
• Walked through the garden when I got home. Pretty Lady Rose is in full bloom and smells fantastic!

 

Bravery:

• Called Aegis and called them on the carpet about Dad's bedding. This is a big deal for me, and part of me thought, 'oh, i'm sure this was just because someone was new/busy/on-vacation/forgetful/ignorant. But then I thought, 'Bullshit. No excuse.' 
• The conversation went well, I was matter-of-fact but pointed, and remained calm. The care manager felt bad. 
• When I said, 'If this is just too much trouble for someone to get done, just tell me and I'll come over and do it myself,' she really fell apart apologizing. 
• 'Nuff said. I hope.

 

Side challenges for the week: 

• Walking meditation for 5 mins every day. DONE!
• Mando practice for 20 mins. DONE!
• Walk 5,00 steps every day. DONE!
• Crow Pose progress: take feet off the ground. DONE! Got knees behind forearms, and weight up to my very tippy tippy toes.
• Nutrition Boss Battle
  • Plan meals from now through Wednesday dinnertime. DONE!
  • Plan shopping and prep. DONE!
  • Execute against the plan. 

 

Goals for the month:

• Play Cherokee Shuffle up to speed on the mandolin. 
• Walk 5,000 steps a day in the last week of April. 
• Do a Crow pose. 

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Wed Apr 26

 

Eating paleo:

 

Working lunch today with sandwiches. Let's see if I can figure something out! It's a chaaaaaaalllllllenge!

 

• Breakfast - eggs, onions, bells, and spinach.
• Snack - apple, a few nuts.
• Lunch - deconstructed club sandwich (pulled it apart and used the lettuce for 'bread'). Win!
• Snack - apple, a few pecans
• Dinner - turkey burger w/bacon, steamed broc.

 

Daily exercise:

• Yoga for 20 minutes. Realized that I haven't done a full sun salutation in a while. Felt good, but I could tell I've been letting this slide a bit.
• Walked 7.1K steps

 

Taking time:

• Picked up Dad and took him down to the beach. Leaned on a rail and watched the sun go down. Didn't do nuthin' else. Just chatted about this and that and let the day quietly end.

 

Bravery:

• Almost fell apart at one point when I had some wild scheduling snafus. Took a walk instead of going to the parking garage to cry. Win!

 

Side challenges for the week: 

• Walking meditation for 5 mins every day. DONE!
• Mando practice for 20 mins. 
• Walk 5,00 steps every day. DONE!
• Crow Pose progress: take feet off the ground. DONE! Got knees behind forearms, and weight up to my very tippy tippy toes again. It was just as hard as it was, yesterday. I think I need to review how to get up there -- the way i'm going at it right now, it feels far more about strength than about balance.
• Nutrition Boss Battle
  • Plan meals from now through Wednesday dinnertime. DONE!
  • Plan shopping and prep. DONE!
  • Execute against the plan. DONE!

 

Goals for the month:

• Play Cherokee Shuffle up to speed on the mandolin. 
• Walk 5,000 steps a day in the last week of April. 
• Do a Crow pose. 

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Thur Apr 27

 

Eating paleo:

 

Team lunch today at a local Mexican restaurant. The most yummy restaurant 

 

• Breakfast - eggs, onions, bells, and spinach.
• Snack - apple, a few nuts.
• Lunch - bent a little and had margaritas with the gang. I know there was peer pressure involved, but I think it was the right thing. Food-wise, stuck to the salad with chicken on top.
• Dinner - seasoned chicken and broc.

 

Daily exercise:

• Whoa. Next injury site REALLY acting up-- pain and numbness all the way down to my fingertips. I think the crow-pose efforts are the root cause. 
• Did yoga for 35 mins, focussing on releasing my neck and shoulders.  Counted this as today's workout (see note on goal-setting page about listening to the ol' body talk). 
• Walked 5.1K steps. Got it in but just barely.

 

Taking time:

• Strolled meditatively around the garden. And volunteered to run to the grocery store.

 

Bravery:

• Did not cry when I realized my fingers had pain and numbness from the old neck thingie. It is what it is. Now it's time to adjust things to get to recovery fast.

 

Side challenges for the week: 

• Walking meditation for 5 mins every day. DONE!
• Mando practice for 20 mins. Not done. Again.
• Walk 5,00 steps every day. DONE!
• Crow Pose progress: take feet off the ground. Bailed.  important to recognize when something isn't right for your body. I'm actually calling this a win, because for the first freakin' time in my life, I listened and responded instead of just "powering through" to the detriment of my physical health (can you say 'ruptured disk'?). 

 

Goals for the month:

• Play Cherokee Shuffle up to speed on the mandolin. 
• Walk 5,000 steps a day in the last week of April. 
• Do a Crow pose.