Sunday, February 8, 2015
Days 7 & 8.
Tell me, what is it you
plan to do
With your one wild and precious life?
-Mary Oliver
Excellent question, Mary. One I've been asking myself more and more each day. This question gets at the heart of big, huge, systemic and existential issues. I don't have the bandwidth to find all of my answers to those, quite yet. But, as my brother recently discovered and started practicing, start small. Get some traction. Create a success and use the momentum.
So, I'm going to step outside my comfort zone and participate in a challenging athletic event. Haven't decided which one yet. Still researching. In my ideal world, I'd rock a Tough Mudder. But, this first step needs to be realistic and achievable, so I need to lower the bar a bit to create a success. I'm open for ideas if anyone knows of a challenging, yet manageable event.
Back to basics...
131.6lbs
After a week of not eating (stress and GI issues), and two days back in the real world with proper hydration and nourishment, I think this is a pretty fair number.
Nourishment has been pretty solid. I indulged two nights ago with delicious French bread (with butter!), apple pie ala mode, and a Moscow mule. ALL. AMAZING. Other than that, it's been healthy. Still trying to bump up the both food and water intake. It's a delicate balancing act between food going in and STAYING in. Fingers crossed I'm through the worst.
Exercise has been pitiful. I've had just enough energy to get through the days. Although, as I said before, my fitbit tells me that I average 5000-8000 steps per day on a non-active day, so that's not too shabby, But I'm feeling much more like myself and am ready for action. Time to do this day.
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Well you've already run a marathon, so that's out.
ReplyDeleteWhat about some kind of tangible strength goal, like a 300 pound deadlift or something like that? Hood to Coast?
Looks like most of the rest of what you're doing is getting traction though. That's positive. Rough week last week, but that happens. And while I know you know this, stressful times are only compounded by crappy eating, no water and lack of physical activity. The natural reaction is to grab cheeseburgers, beer and a lot of couch-time, but that is, of course, EXACTLY the wrong thing to do.