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HareWatch - Week 2
Oct. 28th, 2009 04:22 pmWeight: 192.2 lbs.
I really fell off with the exercise this week. Most of the reasons I could come up with for this are excuses, so I'll just say I got lazy and talked myself out of going. That's the problem with going to the gym, or counting on that for your exercise: there are so many reasons NOT to go that are much more immediately appealing. The payoff for dedication is something that happens by degrees, and not something you're likely to notice until you find yourself going down a notch on your belt one day. It's much more gratifying to sit home, watch something on TV, and eat something that'll make you feel better.
Anyway, so that's what I did. I'd love to find ways to make my lifestyle more active -- you know, like biking down to the neighborhood store to buy groceries, or maybe even to visit friends in Santa Clara -- but that's not always the most feasible thing. Actually, now that I think about it, there's no good reason why it shouldn't be. That's something I'll have to think about. I know Ryan might dig taking the bike to more places, especially if it means being able to drink a little more. :D That'll be something we need to work up to, though.
On the topic of incidentally active lifestyles, I've found a way to sneak in a mile-long walk through downtown San Jose, through creative scheduling of my mass transit commute home. Now, I take an earlier train, write while in transit, walk while listening to tunes and podcasts downtown, and arrive at the bus stop with a few minutes to spare before the 82 comes and takes me home. Once I'm on the bus, I read. It's a really nice trifecta that I've come to be quite fond of. It doesn't get me home any earlier, alas, but it's something!
The thing that sunk me with the diet last week was candy. I always think that I have a good grip on it, like I can just have a pack of it and stop, and be content with that. It's so not true. It is a well-established fact that a rabbit in possession of candy will be in want of more candy. And, between the Star Wars: Echoes RPG and playing KOTOR over the weekend, I went admittedly overboard.
I'm also having trouble cooking in consistently. Most of the time I start the week with a strong will; this is going to be the week I only get Specialty's once for breakfast and once for dinner. That gets sunk by mid-week; a combination of a late night (and the subsequent wanting to sleep in) and running out of supplies derails me, and I end up buying my food for two out of three meals. On the bright side, I stick to oatmeal or yogurt parfaits for breakfast, and soup or salad for lunch. It's expensive, but I eat fairly healthily.
Still, there's got to be a way to enjoy good and healthy food without having to pay through the nose for it. At this point, it might be best to just take it day by day, get a good food carrier (I'm frankly tired of carrying my lunch in a ghetto used supermarket bag) and work my way up to eating in most of the time. Exercise is more important, though, so I'll be focusing on trying to be consistent with that.
I really fell off with the exercise this week. Most of the reasons I could come up with for this are excuses, so I'll just say I got lazy and talked myself out of going. That's the problem with going to the gym, or counting on that for your exercise: there are so many reasons NOT to go that are much more immediately appealing. The payoff for dedication is something that happens by degrees, and not something you're likely to notice until you find yourself going down a notch on your belt one day. It's much more gratifying to sit home, watch something on TV, and eat something that'll make you feel better.
Anyway, so that's what I did. I'd love to find ways to make my lifestyle more active -- you know, like biking down to the neighborhood store to buy groceries, or maybe even to visit friends in Santa Clara -- but that's not always the most feasible thing. Actually, now that I think about it, there's no good reason why it shouldn't be. That's something I'll have to think about. I know Ryan might dig taking the bike to more places, especially if it means being able to drink a little more. :D That'll be something we need to work up to, though.
On the topic of incidentally active lifestyles, I've found a way to sneak in a mile-long walk through downtown San Jose, through creative scheduling of my mass transit commute home. Now, I take an earlier train, write while in transit, walk while listening to tunes and podcasts downtown, and arrive at the bus stop with a few minutes to spare before the 82 comes and takes me home. Once I'm on the bus, I read. It's a really nice trifecta that I've come to be quite fond of. It doesn't get me home any earlier, alas, but it's something!
The thing that sunk me with the diet last week was candy. I always think that I have a good grip on it, like I can just have a pack of it and stop, and be content with that. It's so not true. It is a well-established fact that a rabbit in possession of candy will be in want of more candy. And, between the Star Wars: Echoes RPG and playing KOTOR over the weekend, I went admittedly overboard.
I'm also having trouble cooking in consistently. Most of the time I start the week with a strong will; this is going to be the week I only get Specialty's once for breakfast and once for dinner. That gets sunk by mid-week; a combination of a late night (and the subsequent wanting to sleep in) and running out of supplies derails me, and I end up buying my food for two out of three meals. On the bright side, I stick to oatmeal or yogurt parfaits for breakfast, and soup or salad for lunch. It's expensive, but I eat fairly healthily.
Still, there's got to be a way to enjoy good and healthy food without having to pay through the nose for it. At this point, it might be best to just take it day by day, get a good food carrier (I'm frankly tired of carrying my lunch in a ghetto used supermarket bag) and work my way up to eating in most of the time. Exercise is more important, though, so I'll be focusing on trying to be consistent with that.
