Month: January 2012

2011 has come and gone…looking back it was a very interesting year with some new experiences.  I had some good friends living with me and we had some adventures.

Work was busier than ever, but I was able to do some cool things like The Relay and Tough Mudder thanks to coworkers.

Made a trip out to Chicago and got to try Alinea and Next.

A good friend got married and I got to be his best man.

With good there’s always the downside as well.  Dopey passed away this past year.  I still miss her dearly.

 

On to this year’s goals!  I’ve left some One off Goals open for any good suggestions friends might have.

Diet:

Paleo/Primal has been working out pretty well for me so I thik I’m going to continue with them.

To add structure that makes sense for me I think I’ll be sticking to the diet except when on vacation, eating out, or when there’s sushi at work =)

 

Sleep:

I’m not changing anything here.  They worked out pretty well.

On a regular sleep cycle get at least 6 hrs a day…or at least 6 hours average.

(Stretch Goal) Polyphasic sleep

(Uber Stretch Goal) Uberman Sleep Cycle

 

Workout:

Same Goals!

3 times a week (Any physical activity counts lifting, running, cycling, sports, etc)

 

Body:

Current level is about 13%.  Goal is to lose 1% off that.

(Stretch) Lose 2%

 

Stretch:

Stretch 3 times a week.

 

Social:

I think the goals from last year were also fine to keep.

2 Social Activities a Week

 

Image:

Keep my hair in check (haircuts, wild mornign hair, etc)

(Stretch) Continue with wardrobe update.  Specifically shoes this time.

 

One off Goals:

Yearly Physical Exam

6 Events this year (Races, etc)

Swimming Lessons

12 New Books Read

1 Outdoor Adventure (Snow Camping, Half Dome Hike, etc)

Friend Suggestion Slots

(Bonus) Work on a language

(Bonus) Work on an instrument

 

I graphed out the numbers that I found interesting over the past year.

If you look at the graph there are dips in June then a downward trend Sep on.  They can be explained via the pulled hamstring in June.  Sep on was due to the constant work/personal events that all clustered around that timeframe this year.

Diet:

Actually was more structured earlier in the year.  It became more of a fuzzy guideline as the year went on.  Overall I think I’ve stuck pretty well to the Paleo.  Diet suffers the most when I’m not working or out of town.

I think a bit more structure is required for me to reach my bodyfat goals.  I will have to put in exceptions for eating out.

Sleep:

7/12 Months averaged over 6 hours, but even in the months that dipped under they only went under slightly (lowest at 5.73 hrs)

Workout:

3 times a week. ~12 times a month.  Met this goal 9/12 Months.

Most of the time I was able to meet this goal fairly easily.  I was actually able to push into the 20+ times a month about half the time.  The times I missed were only off by 2 or 3 workouts.

Body:

Goal of 3% or 12% (This was actually the same given my starting was 15%).  Rounded off the year around 13%.  Not exactly what I would have liked, but I think to make additional inroads here I might have to be stricter than I’d like. I believe that 1-2% at this point will be fairly difficult, but we’ll see.

Stretch:

5 mins a day was a bit ambitious.

Not once did I actually hit this goal.  I think next year’s goal should be to stretch with every workout or 3 times a week (greater of the two).

Social:

I did not eat upstairs more.  However I did seem to meet the 2 times a week goal.  Basketball actually ended up consisting of a large portion of the counts.  I would have struggled a lot more if I didn’t count basketball as a social activity.

Image:

I definitely was doing a much better job at this earlier in the year.  And I started bumming out in prep work as the year went on.

Ironically the stretch and really stretch goals I think were at least partially met.

I did get haircuts at more reasonable intervals and happened to update my wardrobe twice this year.