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Feb. 17th, 2008
End of the Recovery
Feb. 17th, 2008 09:12 pm
Weight: 165.2 lbs.
Weight Last Time: 166.4 lbs.
Change: -0.8 lbs.
Time: 30 minutes
Speed: 6.0 mph
Distance: 2.70 miles
Calories: 276
Chest Press: 60 lbs.
Cable Pulldown: 30 lbs.
This was my first session in a little while, I'm ashamed to admit; first the con and then the flu really took it out of me, and then I just got used to not doing it for a week or two. Now that the last of the cough is gone, though, there really is no excuse to avoid it any longer.
I did all right; this was also the first session since I've changed my diet, and I was worried about what strenuous activity would do. Last time, when I wasn't exactly eating correctly, I would start to hyperventilate and my extremities would tingle if I exercised for a prolonged period. This time wasn't anything like that. My heart rate went up, breathing got heavy, and now that it's over I'm starving. Nothing's changed. :)
Haven't been keeping up either journal as well as I'd like; sorry about that. I've been keeping busy, though, and there's a lot to talk about. Ash Wednesday came and went, and I've given up meat and fish for Lent. What's odd is that I don't really miss it. There's no craving for fast food or even sit down burgers. I don't even really miss chicken, and that's saying something. I'm doing pretty well.
The biggest challenge so far is making sure I'm eating properly. I've found that listening to my body is a pretty good way to figure out what it is I'm needing. This might be a bit of mental projection, but if I feel like eating a salad (and I do quite a bit these days) I'll figure my body needs something there and I'll have a salad. If I have a craving for beans or cheese, I'll be sure to eat something that includes that. So forth and so on.
For Valentine's Day Ryan picked me up from work. We went home, exchanged gifts and watched a movie, then went to Tanglewood for dinner. I gave Ryan chocolates and, er, something else. Ryan gave me a balloon(!) and two books: The Best Places to Kiss in California and Veggie Food, a (surprise!) vegetarian cookbook. He recommended we try cooking things from it at least once a week. This means an awful lot to me; it's a big show of support, and tremendously sweet. I have the best boyfriend ever. :D
At Tanglewood I briefly suspended my vegetarianism. I only feel mildly guilty about this. I got to experience oyster for the first time (I really didn't like it), lobster ravioli with shaved truffles in a wild mushroom sauce (not bad!), prime New York steak with bacon-wrapped mashed potatoes (wow, this was awesome!) and baked Alaskan with homemade strawberry-vanilla ice cream. We added a wine tasting menu thing; I got a chardonnay with the ravioli, and a really great cabernet with the steak. All in all it was just an excellent dinner, though our server wasn't quite as cool as the other fellow last year.
On Saturday we went to Napa Valley/Sonoma County! Hooray!![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-syndicated.gif)
timsusman and his lovely partner Rolo were our guides, and we had the best time ever. It's very easy to be intimidated, not only by the company but by the environment. Wine is one of those subjects that you can be incredibly involved with, but no matter how far in you get there's always going to be someone snobbier than you. (Read: "When Dean Young Talks About Wine")
Thankfully, though, everyone was patient with my constant barrage of questions. It really is neat to learn about the process of winemaking, how and why people become so passionate about it. Like, say, writing, or mathematics, it's a pursuit of exacting perfection that relies on just the right confluence of small, complicated factors. The more you try to control and shape it, the more you discover there to control and shape. It's a fascinating world to get into, and I learned quite a bit. I could talk about it a bit more, but I'm already worried about people imagining me typing with my pinky up.
Work has been stressful for a variety of reasons, but I'm learning how to deal with the stress a little better all the time. I'm very grateful for this. I would say more, but there are other things I have to do before the evening's over. :)
Weight Last Time: 166.4 lbs.
Change: -0.8 lbs.
Time: 30 minutes
Speed: 6.0 mph
Distance: 2.70 miles
Calories: 276
Chest Press: 60 lbs.
Cable Pulldown: 30 lbs.
This was my first session in a little while, I'm ashamed to admit; first the con and then the flu really took it out of me, and then I just got used to not doing it for a week or two. Now that the last of the cough is gone, though, there really is no excuse to avoid it any longer.
I did all right; this was also the first session since I've changed my diet, and I was worried about what strenuous activity would do. Last time, when I wasn't exactly eating correctly, I would start to hyperventilate and my extremities would tingle if I exercised for a prolonged period. This time wasn't anything like that. My heart rate went up, breathing got heavy, and now that it's over I'm starving. Nothing's changed. :)
Haven't been keeping up either journal as well as I'd like; sorry about that. I've been keeping busy, though, and there's a lot to talk about. Ash Wednesday came and went, and I've given up meat and fish for Lent. What's odd is that I don't really miss it. There's no craving for fast food or even sit down burgers. I don't even really miss chicken, and that's saying something. I'm doing pretty well.
The biggest challenge so far is making sure I'm eating properly. I've found that listening to my body is a pretty good way to figure out what it is I'm needing. This might be a bit of mental projection, but if I feel like eating a salad (and I do quite a bit these days) I'll figure my body needs something there and I'll have a salad. If I have a craving for beans or cheese, I'll be sure to eat something that includes that. So forth and so on.
For Valentine's Day Ryan picked me up from work. We went home, exchanged gifts and watched a movie, then went to Tanglewood for dinner. I gave Ryan chocolates and, er, something else. Ryan gave me a balloon(!) and two books: The Best Places to Kiss in California and Veggie Food, a (surprise!) vegetarian cookbook. He recommended we try cooking things from it at least once a week. This means an awful lot to me; it's a big show of support, and tremendously sweet. I have the best boyfriend ever. :D
At Tanglewood I briefly suspended my vegetarianism. I only feel mildly guilty about this. I got to experience oyster for the first time (I really didn't like it), lobster ravioli with shaved truffles in a wild mushroom sauce (not bad!), prime New York steak with bacon-wrapped mashed potatoes (wow, this was awesome!) and baked Alaskan with homemade strawberry-vanilla ice cream. We added a wine tasting menu thing; I got a chardonnay with the ravioli, and a really great cabernet with the steak. All in all it was just an excellent dinner, though our server wasn't quite as cool as the other fellow last year.
On Saturday we went to Napa Valley/Sonoma County! Hooray!
timsusman and his lovely partner Rolo were our guides, and we had the best time ever. It's very easy to be intimidated, not only by the company but by the environment. Wine is one of those subjects that you can be incredibly involved with, but no matter how far in you get there's always going to be someone snobbier than you. (Read: "When Dean Young Talks About Wine")Thankfully, though, everyone was patient with my constant barrage of questions. It really is neat to learn about the process of winemaking, how and why people become so passionate about it. Like, say, writing, or mathematics, it's a pursuit of exacting perfection that relies on just the right confluence of small, complicated factors. The more you try to control and shape it, the more you discover there to control and shape. It's a fascinating world to get into, and I learned quite a bit. I could talk about it a bit more, but I'm already worried about people imagining me typing with my pinky up.
Work has been stressful for a variety of reasons, but I'm learning how to deal with the stress a little better all the time. I'm very grateful for this. I would say more, but there are other things I have to do before the evening's over. :)