The soccer team needed a player, and I risked it, despite still-fragile foot. We got spanked, but the foot held, more or less. Soccer is truly exhausting, but the post game high is sublime. There's exercise, and then there's exercising to exhaustion. Not quiet comparable, and I think the health benefits of the latter must be big. Assuming you don't get injured...
Back from Texas, and straight to the gym. Airplanes are bad for your health. Yeehaw!
Amazing: Sprained foot does not mind the elliptical machine. Basically, if I can't do cardio, I don't really know how to work out. Cardio is always the first thing, and then come pushups and situps, etc. Working out without cardio, for me, is like eating tuna casserole for breakfast.
Evening yoga and workout. Sprained ankle complaining a little, but rest of body pleased. Settling in for another virtuous, sober Friday. At this rate, I'll soon be staying home to do 1000 piece puzzles featuring great works of Impressionist art. And baking banana bread. Oh, I already did that.... Count it.
Here's what happens when you stop drinking: You start baking. Sometimes it happens that you buy a bunch of bananas and then you forget that you put them on top of the fridge at work. When you discover this a week later, they're brown and way overripe.
Old me would have tossed the bunch out, and felt guilty. New sober, well-rested me realizes he has all the time in the world to make banana bread on Sunday evening. It's a simple as dialing up a recipe on TheKitchn.com.
See, now I'm that guy that brings baked goods to work. For better or worse. Count it.
Is it the winter, or is it me: I'm sleeping SO much. I feel guilty for being a person without children, who gets to sleep until they wake naturally on the weekend, but I'm sort of alarmed by how much sleep I'm consuming at the moment. Yes, there's jet lag to blame, but perhaps also the lack of drinking. Hmm. Well, at least I'm crushing that part of the SW101. Wish I could say as much for "Plyometric Jumps." What are Plyometric Jumps, by the way?
Quickie workout pre virgin happy hour yesterday eve. Have started to run on the treadmill from time to time, and it's not so bad. I can't really watch TV (and definitely not read a magazine like some people do), but it's good for doing intervals. I use the treadmill that shows a track on the screen, and a red line moving around the track. What's weird is it seems like I'm running pretty fast on the treadmill: I crank it up to "10" or "11" by the end, but then when I look at my pace for the whole workout, it's just 7:40 / mile. I don't think of a nearly 8 minute mile as fast, but maybe I'm getting old. Treadmills are weird. If I keep using them, I've got to start running backwards and sideways and stuff, like Tracy Anderson and OK Go....
Brisk morning run on Saturday, followed by lot's of walking — much of it at the Museum of Art and Design (MAD) where I went with C. to see the very cool exhibit "The Art of Scent." The MAD curators have collected the dozen or so most iconic and important human-made scents (read: perfumes) created since 1890. It's very clever how they've done it, and amusing to see people sniffing the special air lock display pods in the wall. Also, fun to share memories of times gone by when people you knew wore Anais Anais or Drakkar Noir.....
Jan Plan: Cruising without turbulence!
See:
http://www.madmuseum.org/exhibition/the-art-of-scent
Woh! Got way behind on logging — unforeseen travel — and it's time for mega catch up. Jan Plan sobriety is translating into more consistent workouts and healthier eating. Also, a strong appreciation for coffee, my remaining vice, and sleep. Go figure.
Catching up on my Christmas Eve Day run, and basic reps for my 1000s. Wasn't my strongest run ever, but satisfying given the holiday inertia!
Challenge History |
% | Rank |
| The Monthly Standard | 46% | 11 |
| 30 DAY SUMMER BODY CAMP | 0% | 3 |
| Musical April | 0% | 3 |
| DIY Health | 79% | 64 |
| The Oprah and Deepak 21-Day Meditation Challenge | 14% | 4 |
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