While I am still not where I need to be on the walking, I was able to get myself out of bed and put in about three miles this morning (3.26 to be exact). Yesterday I wrote that my shins had really bothered me during my walk, which hasn’t happened in quite some time. I am sure it is a sign my shoes have worn out and need replaced, as that corrected the problem way back on Day 44. Well, as I was walking this morning I had a nice surprise: my wife hopped in the car and came to check on me to make sure I was okay. Fortunately, I was. I walked considerably slower today, about 3 miles an hour, which is almost leisurely feeling to me, but it was nice to not hurt. I will probably try picking up the pace again this weekend and see what happens.
Speaking of picking up the pace, it is about time to get back in the swing of things with the push up program. My shoulder is feeling considerably better, so I think I should be able to start again next week. When the ice storm hit that threw the world upside down I was just a week away from finishing the 100 pushups program. I guess I will probably go back to week four since I have taken a month off. I was doubting my ability to do 100 pushups after I finished the program anyhow, so I am sure the extra week will help build up the necessary stamina. After I hit that goal, I think I am going to start doing planks every other day. I will, of course, continue with the pushups, but not quite as aggressively. Maybe 60-80 two days a week and then max out on a third day. Any thoughts on this? I really want to maintain what I gain through this program, but I also want to be able to spend time on other exercises too.
Regarding time – how do you all manage that? I really struggle finding the time to fit in my normal, day-to-day tasks plus the other things I want to do. I heard a while back that the average person cannot focus on more than 5-7 things at a time. While I questioned this when I heard it, I have come to believe it is true. For example, in my life I have the following things that are time occupiers for me right now (in no certain order): my family, my job, my weight loss/blog, my church, and a civic organization that I am involved with. I also spend smaller amounts of time with my computer repair business, homework with the kids, some web-design work (mostly volunteer), and chores around the house. While the time is limited right now, I will gradually be spending more time with my garden as the weather heats up. Anyhow, I find that I often believe I can do anything, so I tend to start it. The funny thing is I do believe I can do most anything, but as I get into the project I find that I cannot do everything. In other words, once I find my time gets devoted to too many things, something begins to suffer. As a result, I have to pull back on occasion and make sure I am focusing the proper amount of energy on the big five and not taking on too many lesser projects.
Diet choices today were good overall, however, I am sure I ate too much. For example, look at my breakfast. I don’t know why I have been craving the Grape Nuts lately, I usually am not that fond of them. This mixture and amount seems to fill me up well, and I don’t feel overfull, but I am sure it is too much. My weight loss has certainly slowed over the last few months and I think that is largely because I have become lax in my diet. I am going to make a conscious effort, starting now, to eat less with every meal. Of course, that isn’t reflected in my meals choices shown below. My South Beach Diet meal journal for the day is as follows:
- Breakfast – One cup of Uncle Sam cereal and 1/4 cup of Grape Nuts with a tablespoon of flax seed and a cup and a half of ff milk. I also had two small turkey sausages.
- Mid-morning Snack – One apple and one tablespoon of natural peanut butter.
- Lunch – One pork chop, one pork steak, a cup of white beans, and a cup of broccoli slaw.
- Mid-afternoon Snack – One apple with two tablespoons of natural peanut butter.
- Supper – One pork chop, black-eyed peas, a small serving of fried sweet potatoes, and a salad with Ranch Dressing.
- Mid-evening Snack – Nothing.
Last, another quick garden update. Several more of the peppers, mostly sweet ones, have poked their heads out of the ground. So far, several more than I have expected have successfully germinated. I hope this is a good sign. The tough ones to germinate are still laying there waiting, but maybe they will break through soon. I also have quite a bit of onions, lettuce, cauliflower, and broccoli started. I start the tomatoes this Friday. I am trying several new kinds this year, many of which are supposed to be very flavorful. It won’t be long until fresh veggies are here; I cannot wait!
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This entry was posted on Wednesday, February 25th, 2009 at 8:20 pm by South Beach Steve.
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