Thursday, April 23, 2009
Pilchuck
I noticed that one of my more recent (but very old) posts I'm complaining that I haven't been to the top of Pilchuck. turns out I finally made it to the top last summer with a girlfriend I dated for a few months - she'd never been hiking but seriously kicked ass on the trail.
...Dusts this thing off...
Out of the blue I was wondering "I wonder what Devon is up to", saw she was online and chatted for a few minutes. She cut me short, she had to catch a flight home, but we're going to get coffee tomorrow morning.
Knowing she's flying home can only mean one thing with Devon - she was running a race somewhere. If you are *not* like me and are a little more aware of the news you already know this meant the Boston Marathon. took me about a minute to figure it out. She ran it in 2:53:20 *boggle*.
Devon is an inspiration to anyone interested in fitness - she's a rock star yet at the same time super supportive of anyone trying to be healthy at any level (she's not a snob). You can read about her here: http://devoncrosbyhelms.com/
Anyway, reading her blog reminded me that I haven't been posting here for a while, but it is time to start again - here's why.
4 weeks ago I started exercising regularly with my friend KC. We met on exercisefriends.com about two years ago, and out of the blue I started chatting with her again asking if she was interested in mutually motivating each other with extra emphasis on being consistent. She is - we both prefer mornings - but due to her schedule (I'm unemployed at the moment) this means 5 am three days a week, and a few hours later monday and friday. A little harsh, but I'd prefer 5am to the afternoon simply because that early in the morning I only have ONE priority - If I tried to do this during the day I'd be too much of a flake.
Current NUTRITION goal: Eat Breakfast - any breakfast is better than no breakfast. When I'm being organized, I buy these $3.50 nut and fruit bricks at PCC - I'm sure they have tons of calories, but the point is making sure I eat something healthy while still being a complete slacker (zero preparation). I'll see if Devon has any ideas what else I can use.
Okay, that's not enough - I also need to have fruit and veggies available to grab and munch on any time. I'll give myself a "C" over the past month, looks like I need to go grocery shopping today.
Current FITNESS Goal: Consistency, consistency, consistency. I figure exercising 3 times a week is ok, but the minimum. 4 is twice as good as 3. 5 is twice as good as 4. I really don't care (yet) how intense the exercise is - so long as I can feel that my limbs and fingers are fully warmed up by time I'm done (chilly mornings, really easy to tell).
Last night I tried going to bed at 10 (this blog IS called nutrition/SLEEP/fitness after all...) but simply could not sleep till after 1am. I had decided I am getting up at 4:40 sleep or no - and I did. So I basically skipped a week, but now that KC is back and I showed up, I'm optimistic I am back on board. This week my grade is a "D".
Current SLEEP goal
Perhaps I'll be able to sleep tonight considering I am running on ~3 hours today. This past week is taking its toll, and if I don't start falling asleep soon I'm going to hit a wall. Not there yet. Ideally I need to be going to bed at 9... we'll call 9 an A, 10 a B, 11 a C.
I might want to consider being hard core even on days I don't have to get up early... regular sleep schedule is f'n hard to get on, but when I've done it I have noticed it is every bit as important as good nutrition or exercise.
Crap, going to be late for class. Ta-ta.
Knowing she's flying home can only mean one thing with Devon - she was running a race somewhere. If you are *not* like me and are a little more aware of the news you already know this meant the Boston Marathon. took me about a minute to figure it out. She ran it in 2:53:20 *boggle*.
Devon is an inspiration to anyone interested in fitness - she's a rock star yet at the same time super supportive of anyone trying to be healthy at any level (she's not a snob). You can read about her here: http://devoncrosbyhelms.com/
Anyway, reading her blog reminded me that I haven't been posting here for a while, but it is time to start again - here's why.
4 weeks ago I started exercising regularly with my friend KC. We met on exercisefriends.com about two years ago, and out of the blue I started chatting with her again asking if she was interested in mutually motivating each other with extra emphasis on being consistent. She is - we both prefer mornings - but due to her schedule (I'm unemployed at the moment) this means 5 am three days a week, and a few hours later monday and friday. A little harsh, but I'd prefer 5am to the afternoon simply because that early in the morning I only have ONE priority - If I tried to do this during the day I'd be too much of a flake.
Current NUTRITION goal: Eat Breakfast - any breakfast is better than no breakfast. When I'm being organized, I buy these $3.50 nut and fruit bricks at PCC - I'm sure they have tons of calories, but the point is making sure I eat something healthy while still being a complete slacker (zero preparation). I'll see if Devon has any ideas what else I can use.
Okay, that's not enough - I also need to have fruit and veggies available to grab and munch on any time. I'll give myself a "C" over the past month, looks like I need to go grocery shopping today.
Current FITNESS Goal: Consistency, consistency, consistency. I figure exercising 3 times a week is ok, but the minimum. 4 is twice as good as 3. 5 is twice as good as 4. I really don't care (yet) how intense the exercise is - so long as I can feel that my limbs and fingers are fully warmed up by time I'm done (chilly mornings, really easy to tell).
- First week we started on a Tuesday (March 31) and managed 3 mornings. "C".
- Second week I was outta town sunday night, so we did 4 mornings. "B".
- Third week we did M, Tu, W - then KC went outta town and I slept in the rest of the week. "C".
Last night I tried going to bed at 10 (this blog IS called nutrition/SLEEP/fitness after all...) but simply could not sleep till after 1am. I had decided I am getting up at 4:40 sleep or no - and I did. So I basically skipped a week, but now that KC is back and I showed up, I'm optimistic I am back on board. This week my grade is a "D".
Current SLEEP goal
Perhaps I'll be able to sleep tonight considering I am running on ~3 hours today. This past week is taking its toll, and if I don't start falling asleep soon I'm going to hit a wall. Not there yet. Ideally I need to be going to bed at 9... we'll call 9 an A, 10 a B, 11 a C.
I might want to consider being hard core even on days I don't have to get up early... regular sleep schedule is f'n hard to get on, but when I've done it I have noticed it is every bit as important as good nutrition or exercise.
Crap, going to be late for class. Ta-ta.
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