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2011 Goals November Update

November marks the beginning of holiday seasons…and holiday eatings!

Diet:
Overall not bad, still not as strict as in the beginning of the year.  Flagging now that I’m at the end of the year.

Sleep:
Average Sleep for November: 5.91 hours.  Ok…still below 6, but making progress again.

Workout:
10 out of 30.  Down again, didn’t do any working out during the Thanksgiving break, which probably hurt.

Body:
I’m not ashamed to say it’s actually averaging high 13% now.  It’s amazing how easy it is to destroy your own hard work.

Stretch:
3…geez.  Enough said.

Social:
18 times this month.  A good mix of friends, company events, and basketball.

Image:
Hair is growing out again, but also a bit shaggy.  In the coming month I’ll probably need a trim.  Side note, I’ll probably need to pick up a few collared shirts as well.

 

 

 

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2011 Goals October Update

Long overdue, but October had another business trip and a visit down south for some best man duties.  Overall recovering from last month.

Diet:
Diet was still recovering this past month, but it was better than last month.

Sleep:
Average Sleep for October: 5.81 hours.  Another month below 6…

Workout:
Got 13 of 31.  Slightly up from last month.  Not bad considering that I did have 2 trips this month and didn’t work out during either one.

Body:
It jumped around quite a bit, but I’d say ~13% this month.

Stretch:
5 times this month.  Pretty bad overall.

Social:
24 times this month.  Definitely kept pretty social this month.  Work travel and wedding stuff plus seeing friends is what kept the count so high this month.

Image:
On a whim I decided to cut my hair short…really short.  It’s kinda the military look…not really for me they tell me.

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2011 Goals September Update

It was a rough month for several reasons.  Overall sad times in the workout department, but the month was pretty packed as far as travel and visitors was concerned so the social count is up.  Lesson learned: travel and guests don’t mix with working out that well.

Diet:
So the bad part about doing a lot of socializing is that the health factor of the things we eat tends to go downhill a bit.  With Vegas, my Mom visiting, and Chicago I want to say 50% of the time it was something thatdidn’t fit in my normal diet.

Sleep:
Average Sleep for September: 5.82 hours.  It hasn’t dipped below 6 in a while.

Workout:
Got 9 of 30.  Pretty bad haha.  It can only go up.

Body:
I took far fewer measurements this month but I believe the readings come in still around ~12% this month.

Stretch:
8 times this month.  On par with the workouts.

Social:
22 times this month.  Hung out with some friends this month.  Mom also dropped by for a visit.  Aside from that there was quite a bit of travel and weekend stuff this month.  This includes Tough Mudder, recruiting trips, bachelor party, and Chicago vacation.

Image:
Normal basics here.

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On Dopey

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Dear Dopey,

I’ve thought about writing this a few times.  Started and stopped in my head many times.  This is going to be sappy, but it’s ok I guess.  It’s hard to put into words what you brought into my life.  You thrust additional responsiblity into my life and made vacations difficult and expensive.  You pooped, ate, and slept.  You were my kid and I loved you.

It’s true that at first we didn’t know each other that well, but over the past six years you’ve crept into my heart and became one of the constants in my life.  I’m glad to have met you and hope you feel the same way.  I hope that you enjoyed your life right up to the end.  Forgive us for being selfish and keeping you here so long.  You must have known that we didn’t want you to go and so you never complained.  You were always brave and gave 100% no matter what happened to you.  It was a challenge learning how to take care of you, but I’m glad we learned anyhow since it kept you with us a little bit longer.

I know you’re grateful to work and my coworkers.  Without them you probably wouldn’t have stayed with us so long.  I only wish I’d brought you in a bit earlier so they could meet you pre-wheelchair days.  Even so, they put up with your clackety wheelchair when you used to run around the office and were nice about it even when you had that accident that one time.  And then, when the wheelchair was no longer an option people didn’t judge you (or at least they kept it to themselves).  I know some people must have thought it was odd when I would take you to the restroom…I mean you’re a girl…going into the men’s restroom.  Weird right?!?  Oh and the visitors, always feeding you, especially the kids.  They all treated you so well and this past week so many came to visit you to wish you well on your way.

We knew this day was coming .  I thought that’d help, but it’s still much harder than I expected.  You’ll be glad to know everything went well and quickly.  You fell asleep in Mom’s arms and even started snoring (that was our fault haha your head was in a funny spot).  We left you in your bed and with my clothes (dirty the way you like them) so you don’t feel lonely or scared.  Just remember that you were very loved and we’ll miss you very much.

Love,

Dad

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2011 Goals August Update

Trying to get these posts back on track.  August…no more interns which is sad times.

Diet:
Diet was about the same as last month.  Slightly better maybe.  I’ve been better about it during this time, but haven’t fully cut out the pizza and beers yet.  Once that’s out I think the fried items are next.

Sleep:
Average Sleep for August: 6.05 hours.

Workout:
Got 23 of 31.  Almost back to full CFE swing.  I’m finding it hard to motivate myself to do the 2 dual workouts like I used to.

Body:
Same range of 12%-13% this month.  Officially got tested at work with the pinch method and it ranks me at 13.6%.  About where I expected, but I secretly hoped it was lower.  Must officially move it to 12 somehow.  Also got my glucose/cholesterol/blood pressure numbers.  Everything is still in the normal range as from the physical.  Total cholesterol dropped a bit, but it was due to a drop in HDL.  The only thing that changed since then was moving over to a Paleo Diet.  I’m thinking I should probably cut back on the carne and work with healthy fats in coconut and avocados again.  I ate a lot more avocado previously and think that may be a factor.

Stretch:
20 times this month.  Continue to stress stretching!

Social:
18 times this month.  Had a few friends come up for various reasons this month and was able to hang out with them for a bit.  Work continued to have some fun events this month which I made sure to partake in.

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Got my usual haircut.  Due to a sale at AEO I also decided to purchase some new jeans that fit better and aren’t quite as baggy as my usual fare (took a couple trips to return items, but finally got it).  I thought I should expand my jeans types haha.  Guess those Hulu commercials got me to check the site out after all.

 

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2011 Goals July Update

Now that it’s almost the end of August I thought I should probably put up the July Update haha.  This month recovered from the hamstring pull and moved back to the CFE workouts.

Diet:
Diet was average/below average this month.  Like last month it was partially due to heading down south for July 4th.  I should probably strict it up when I’m up here and drop all pizza and beers again.

Sleep:
Average Sleep for July: 6.23 hours.

Workout:
Got 20 of 31.  Now that I’m back to CFE the workout #’s should pop back up a bit.  Again, no working out during my trip down for the 4th.

Body:
Same range of 12%-13% this month.

Stretch:
24 times this month.  More stretching to work out that hamstring.  Also more stretching so I don’t pull it again =)

Social:
22 times this month.  Actually went out and did stuff more this month.  Saw some friends and family during my trip down south.  Also work had a higher # of outings due to the interns that were around.

Image:
Neutral again.  I guess haircut counts.

 

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2011 Goals June Update

For June the major changes occurred around the workout.  Deciding that I’m pretty much too weaksauce to do many of the CFE workouts I moved over to do the Starting Strength Regimen for a bit.

Diet:
Diet suffered a bit this month.  Especially from the stint I had in OC going back for a few graduations.  It’s apparent that I can’t really stick to a diet while I’m down south.  Overall just not a great paleo month.  I also tried to do the Starting Strength drink milk everyday.  I did 1 glass per day for about a week.  It didn’t seem to make much difference one way or the other.  Note that the program suggests 1 gallon of milk a day and I wasn’t going to do that.

Sleep:
Average Sleep for June: 6.24 hours.

Workout:
Got 13 in 30.  So a couple things really hurt the workouts this month.  The short stint back home limited the workouts.  I also pulled my hamstring (sign of old age?)  That was actually really crappy.  Took me out for about two weeks where I could only do upper body lifting.  I was expecting a slight decline though since Starting Strength cuts the workouts down to 3 times a week.  I will note that my lifting numbers did go up in the past month from what I could do when I was just doing the CFE workouts.  The concentration on doing the same lifting will obviously garner gains, but I’m glad it worked anyways even if it was only a bit.

Body:
Stabalized around the usual 12%-13% this month.  I’d like to see it move, but am unsure how I want to do it yet.  At least it isn’t going up.

Stretch:
10 times…what?  More than I worked out.  Nice!  Will try to keep it up.

Social:
15 times this month.  Staying pretty much on par.

Image:
Got my haircut for the month.

 

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F you Netflix

 Got this nice email from Netflix today.  This is after they raised prices earlier in the year.

We are separating unlimited DVDs by mail and unlimited streaming into two separate plans to better reflect the costs of each. Now our members have a choice: a streaming only plan, a DVD only plan, or both.

Your current $9.99 a month membership for unlimited streaming and unlimited DVDs will be split into 2 distinct plans:

   Plan 1: Unlimited Streaming (no DVDs) for $7.99 a month

   Plan 2: Unlimited DVDs, 1 out at-a-time (no streaming) for $7.99 a month

Your price for getting both of these plans will be $15.98 a month ($7.99 + $7.99). You don’t need to do anything to continue your memberships for both unlimited streaming and unlimited DVDs.

These prices will start for charges on or after September 1, 2011.

Screw you Netflix.  If you’re going to do this work harder on streaming.  I could have been ok if you limited DVDs to 2 a month or something, but you lost your Showtime and Sony streaming and now you think this is a good idea?  Why would I pay you 8 dollars for 1 dvd out at a time when I can go to Safeway to those 1 dollar box kiosks.  Screw you guys.

 

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2011 Goals May Update

This comes a bit late, but finally found some time to do this.  May was good, mostly a bit of recovery from the relay then back into the usual.

Diet:
This month was an improvement from last months attempt at Paleo.  Caloric intake seems to have normalized a bit this month, still on the higher side.  I blame the beer more than anything else.  I also found and purchased some raw milk to try.  Really good, but also really expensive haha.  I have more thoughts on this, but I’ll save it for another post.

Sleep:
Average Sleep for May: 6.28 hours.  Keepin it real.

Workout:
Got 21 in 31 days month.  Had a rough start to the month when I was still recovering, but work has got Ultimate goin every Thursday which gives me a lazy out day.  Summer is coming up and I’d like to try working some swimming into my workouts (first gotta learn to swim though haha).

Body:
Bounced a bit more this month 11%-14%.  Still more or less the same though.

Stretch:
22 times…what?  More than I worked out.  Nice!  Will try to keep it up.

Social:
16 times this month.  Ultimate counts =)

Image:
Work has made this earlier by bringing on the Onsite Haircuts.  Now I have no excuse for not getting a trim!