As I write this today both Cicely and Zoey are sleeping which is great. Not in the sense that I am glad they are in the other room taking a nap but in the sense that they both need their sleep, especially Cicely. She has been non-stop and working her ass off since giving birth and I don't want her to wear herself out and get sick, hurt or frustrated.
Cizzle is a super patient person and normally does not get frustrated and her head is screwed on much tighter than mine so-to-speak, but it takes a toll on her body no matter and that is something she does not need after all she went through.
All said and done I am happy to report that I am feeling nearly 100% again and the nagging headache is pretty much gone. For some reason it kept coming back off/on last night and throughout the day yesterday so hopefully that was just it running its course. Done with that crap for as long as possible!
Lazy
I will tell you one thing, I have been really lazy the past few weekends STILL and cannot seem to shake it. I mean I am still doing my workouts and that sort of thing but I just don't want to think about working in the garage, working in the lawn and those kinds of projects that I normally enjoy. Its almost like a switch turned off about a year ago and I am enjoying sitting on the couch messing with my computer, watching YouTube videos or learning about something new.
In the past I am more of a go-go-go type person and need to be doing something all the time. Sitting down to watch a long movie or TV show usually meant I was going to fall asleep and turn that time into a nap before I started messing with the next project.
At the moment I have MANY projects that I need to work on and honestly want to work on but I look at the clock and the days fly-by so my motivation goes out the window thinking that I don't have the time so why bother getting started. I know that is a bad way to look at things and the frustrating part is that mentality is 100% not me - even more frustrating as mentioned and as you can image.
I will not bother to list out every single item that is on my to-do list but if I did it would be a long list and only stress me out that much more I think. I know I am not the only one that goes through stuff like this but when I do it pisses me off and I really want to snap out of it. I guess the only real way to do that is to get off the computer, off my ass and get to it.
Fitness
I am focusing big-time on my fitness goals again. I always exercise, try to watch what I eat and all of that jazz but as I get older I am realizing that those simple guidelines are not necessarily enough. I have a really bad habit of grabbing a handful of chips or a slice of Swiss cheese if I am in a snacking mood or just walking in the door from work. I never would have done such a thing in the past, rather just wait for dinner because I am the type that only sees those quick snacks as empty calories that I now need to figure out how to burn.
Lately I have been aware of it, but have not worried about it as much and my waistline is revealing the issue behind my lack of attention to the problem at hand. If I had to guess and put a number on it my guess would be that I am consuming anywhere from 200-800 extra calories a day that I am not factoring in. Sure I only eat lean meats, steamed veggies and so on, but the handful of chips when I get home, a few chugs of juice throughout the morning and so on really add up.
Because of this I am going to get myself a Fitbit One and really focus on my steps per day as well as the full cardio that I am doing. I am also already starting to log all of my food and exercise in this really cool application and program called My Fitness Pal. It's thankfully both online and has an app on the iPhone which is super helpful to input information. The only real issue is that it can be a real pain in the ass to put food into it. No fault of the app, as mentioned its the best I have ever seen of its kind and it's free on top of it if you can believe that!
I was leery at first wondering what the catch was for something so powerful to be 100% free and you know what, there is absolutely no hidden agenda behind the website/app and they are both 100% free of charge as promised. I even searched around "just in case" there were people complaining about costs that come up later on or if you wanted to print you data and so on. Nope, not the case at all with these so I am stoked. The fitness pal website will also tap into my Fitbit, or vice-verse and allow the device to auto upload my exercise information into the database - very cool, one less thing that I will have to manually enter!
Anyway, we will see how it all goes and if I like the program. It's really only for me to get a big picture of what I am consuming and when. I also want to have the data on hand in case I ever need to give it to my doctor to figure out what is going on with something, heck anything, health-wise. Not sure how much they could get out of the data but its worth it to me if it helps as a positive side affect. I would use them both anyhow for my own personal information and data collecting.
That's 'Nuff
I could rabble about a lot of things today in reality but I think I will stop for now and call this post good enough. As I mentioned and complained about, I have a lot of things that I want and need to get done so the more time I am spending here the less time I am spending to get things done. Until next time, OK tomorrow, enjoy your Sunday and whatever you are doing with the time!
Photo: My cool new Fitbit toy, tool, device and/or gadget (black model) that I hope to have by the end of the day Tuesday when I get home from work and then hopefully using it by Wednesday depending on the complexity of the setup and how much energy I have to mess with it after a full day of work. I cant wait, I have wanted one of these since they fist came out with the bracelet version - I hope its work the near $100 price tag!
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