1/23/18
Tried the nasal mask last night. It didn’t bother me too much (that I noticed), however, it seemed that I did sleep a lot lighter than I normally do. Not sure if it has anything to do with the mask or not. Henry woke me up a few times and Melissa’s constant pulling of the covers woke me a few more times. According to the app, I had a decent sleep with about 7 our of 8 labelled as quality.
Workout was great too. My breathing hasn’t been an issue on the treadmill, more of a fatigue problem. This seems to be the result of being sick and a little apprehensive about pushing beyond the limits. I’m hoping that as I heal, I’ll be able to keep nudging my intensity up. Definitely feeling better though.
Yesterday was interesting because I was clearly exhausted. It came out in my teaching as my normally patient approach gave way to some anger. Not normally the case. Funny though, cause I slept well even though it was short. I also noticed that with the tiredness came a lack of self discipline. I definitely felt the hunger cravings and gave way by eating some chocolate chips. I’m not really sure how to approach this problem because I’m going to be hungry in the evenings most nights. I wonder if there’s another way to fix it.
Workout:
22 min run
3 x 500 row
10 cals on bike
3 x 10 deadlift
3 x 25 50lb KB swings
3 x 10 one arm rows
Tags: blog January 23, 2018 at 08:52AM Open in Evernote
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1/22/18
Going with the typed entry this morning because Melissa made fun of how I look at 8 am after being up destroying my body since 5. Anyway, it’s a change, nothing special. I don’t really care about how I look - to the extent that I’m anxious about it. Seems like there’s not much that I can do about it. I also chalk up my fatigued aged look to being sick for about 8 months and still trudging forward. Bound to be something that gives - I guess it ages me.
I slept great last night considering it was only about 6 hours. It was solid, filled with dreams and no overnight wake-ups. I suspect this humidity situation is really the reason I’ve been sleeping better. Glad to know that it might be fixed.
I definitely felt better this morning during the workout. Although I coughed a bit, it certainly wasn’t close to being as bad as earlier in the month or even last month. The amount of time it has taken is just ridiculous!
Tags: blog January 22, 2018 at 08:07AM Open in Evernote
1/10/17
I’ve been doing my video log for two days. Interestingly, I think that it may not last because writing seems to have more impact when reviewing old blogs. Who really knows though, could be an illusion. I’ll keep up the blogs for a month just to see how it plays out.
Compared to last year, I’m feeling great. Sleeping better and, although sick, I’m on the mend and things are looking good. I’m going with an alcohol free month which should be interesting. It’s important to make sure that you have control of the demons and they don’t have control of you.
I have a chapel talk coming up soon which I’m looking forward to. I should start getting on it now so that I’m more prepared.
Workout:
25 min run
3 x 500 row
30s hard on bike
3 x 10 NEW TRAP BAR!
3 x 7 DB complex
3 x 10 one arm row
Tags: blog January 10, 2018 at 09:41AM Open in Evernote
1/8/18
Welcome to the New Year! It’s been a couple weeks since an entry, but I’ve had this diary on my mind. Holidays were great. It’s really nice to have a job that allows me to take long intermittent breaks. I’m still sick. Although it is slowly getting better, I’ve still been frustrated as to figuring out its cause. After looking through some CPAP posts and meeting with a repirologist I’ve come to the conclusion that it’s either poor hygiene on the filter or too much dry air. I’ll continue to keep my equipment clean and hopefully get into see the people at the CPAP place to get a new filter and new masks to help with the problem. I’m sure that they’ll have some insight too. Perhaps it’s just something as simple as changing my mask.
Now that it’s the new year, I’m offically on a cut. I’m hoping that we can book this vacation on March Break and it will give me some motivation to be beach ready. I jumped on the scales yesterday and I was back up to 174. I don’t really have a goal weight, other than to get to the point where I feel comfortable with my shirt off. I’m guessing it will be closer to a weight of 165-170. I’ll keep at the intermittent fasting and hopefully my sickness will lift soon and I’ll be able to get some more quality cardio in. I got gassed last night at hockey which is incredibly unusual.
And, probably the most difficult is the cutting out of alcohol for a month. It needs to be done, if nothing else to prove that I can drink alcohol and not feel any ill effects. Although it’s only been two days, I’ve been feeling relatively good about not having any. One important insight is that I was drinking on the weekends out of routine and boredom. This is interesting because I found that I had so much more time and energy to do things instead of drinking. I’ll pay close attention to it as the month progresses and see if I can take notice of any postivie changes to my routine. Obviously I’m also looking to feel some physical benefits as well. I suspect that those won’t show up until I’m clean for about 2 weeks.
Tags: blog January 08, 2018 at 08:08AM Open in Evernote
How can I make sure I'm happier in 2018?
New Year’s resolutions. Good or bad? According to a Globe and Mail article, 92% of all New Year’s resolutions fail. Well, lets be nice and put it more positively: 8% of all New Year’s resolutions succeed. Yikes, not a very motivating statistic, is it?
A New Year’s resolution is a Hallmark holiday that failed. It is supposed to be this time of year where you can wipe the misery of holiday’s and the entire away in one swoop by setting a goal and going for it.
I’m going to lose 10 pounds!
I’m going to be nice to people!
Shop less, save more!
Fail. Fail. Fail.
Why is that we’re so terrible at setting and attaining goals?
If you take a naturalistic view, we’re the only animals that actually attempt to set goals. All animals in nature live in the present, spending their time seeking food, mates and not dying. That’s a bit of a cop-out explanation though. We’re clearly more sophisticated than other creatures and are the only animals that can understand the concept of the future. Naturally, we’re going to want to improve ourselves over time. So it’s not too difficult to recognize the connection between setting goals and bettering ourselves.
The challenge is that we have a difficult time constructing a pathway between the present and some future where our goals are realized. You see this all the time at the gyms in January where new people show up in flocks and work themselves to exhaustion. They’ll do it for a week, maybe two and they’re gone.
Real change requires a complete lifestyle overhaul. People want to lose weight quickly but fail to realize that they didn’t gain weight quickly. There’s this illusion that if and when you do reach your goal, you’ll get the green light to live like you want forever.
Instead of setting goals, we need to first imagine the life we’d like to live. What would you look like? How would you act? What would you wear? How would you know you’re happy?
Once you imagine this vision, write it down in as much detail as possible. This is your benchmark. Set your goals based on this benchmark.
Unfortunately, it doesn’t end here. Look for more in part 2 of New Year’s Resolutions coming soon!
Tags: blog December 19, 2017 at 01:20PM Open in Evernote
12/19/17
Talk about a limp into the holidays. I found some blood in my phlegm today. At first I thought it had something to do with what I drank this morning, but after a few hauls of phlegm, I realized it was blood. Not good. However, it went away and now I feel fine. Strange that this occurred even with a day off yesterday. My hypothesis is that my throat is extremely dry from the CPAP machine. I’m on the fence about going to the doctor tonight because what is he really going to do? I really don’t want to be on any specific medication for the holidays. I think just taking it easy and seeing if I can recover is the best course of action.
I messed up yesterday with the gift. It bothered me more than it really should have. I think it has something to do with my sickness. I feel a little off kilter and even walked into a table. Funny enough, I’m much better today even though the blood phlegm happened. I’ll get Nadia a decent gift with a secret message and hopefully that will help.
Really though there’s only 3 full days of school left. Thursday will be a bit of a write-off so in actuality I only have to wait until the end of day tomorrow.
One day at a time!
Workout:
Trying to de-load to help with recovery from sickness
22 min run at 7.0
3 x 10 front squat
3 x 25 kb swings
10 cal on bike
3 x 10 one arm rows
Tags: blog December 19, 2017 at 08:02AM Open in Evernote
12/18/17
It’s the last week of school and I feel like crap! Goodness, it’s a never ending process. I feel like my recovery rate from sickness is now so poor that I’ll never be healed. I’ve been coughing up dark phlegm and been off kilter all morning. I wonder what my body temperature is?
I did some learning about chest colds and running this morning. Seems like it’s imperative that you rest during a chest cold because it affects the sympathetic nervous system and can make things worse over the long term. I wonder if this is what happened to me in the summer?
I’ve scheduled a deload week this week and perhaps it might be a good idea to follow it through just to see what happens. If I can take some time off and recover than when I get back at it, I’ll be in way better shape than trying to gut through it sick for twice as long.
I plan on getting up tomorrow morning and perhaps just going easy. I think the secret is to not push it too much. A day at a time!
Workout:
Day off due to sickness.
Tags: blog December 18, 2017 at 07:58AM Open in Evernote
12/15/17
I made it to Friday! Amazing how that works, eh? Henry’s b-day too. It’s offically a piece of cake from here on in. I can lighten the load on the diet and fitness until Xmas. I’ll still get up early next week, just won’t put so much pressure on and perhaps even try to do some different exercises. The goal is to experience some downtime/relaxation before Xmas. I really want to take it in this year and be completely mindful of the world around me.
I woke up coughing a few times last night, but had a generally decent sleep. CPAP said 8.5 hours which I’m completely good with.
Today I’d I need to:
Workout:
DAY OFF!
Tags: blog December 15, 2017 at 08:11AM Open in Evernote
12/14/17
Well, I made it to Thursday! The day off on Tuesday really helped recharge the batteries. I’m certainly not the wreck I have been in years past, especially since I’m also sick. I’ve really toned down the cardio too. I still feel like I’m getting a decent workout, almost seems like I’ve pulled back from overtraining. The plan is to kick up the cardio again over the break as I transition my diet to something more reasonable.
That being said, I should take advantage of the last week or so before Xmas. Strange how you’re naturally set to a certain amount of calories though. I’ve really enjoyed not drinking during the week too. Don’t even really notice it. And, it’s nice to have something to look forward to by the end of the week.
Today I’d like to get the basketball letters photocopied and the team set so the kids know who is going. I’d also like to fix the mobile version of my blog and create another post so that I can keep the momentum rolling.
Workout:
17 min run
3 x 500 row
3 x 10 cal on bike
3 x 7 back squat (2 pies)
3 x 7 DB complex
3 x 10 one arm press
Tags: blog December 14, 2017 at 07:56AM Open in Evernote
12/11/17
Mondays. Blah.
Another short night’s sleep, but I’m not worse for the wear considering my guts and lungs are destroyed. I find my current streak of illness perplexing. I can’t imagine that my CPAP has everything to do with it, but who knows. I’m guessing that the two issues are connected, but have no idea why. I’ll get through this week and really start to wind it back next week in terms of diet. On Dec 26th, it’s game on, again. Eliminate sugar and watch my carbs in the hopes that I’ll regain some energy and reduce my gut inflammation. As for my lungs, I think some time off will do the trick. All in all though, I’m nowhere near the fatigue level of last year at this time. Quite the opposite in fact. My sleep is definitely improving in spite of the sickness.
I came up with a new book idea that I can concurrently write with my entrepreneurship book. I’m thinking right this moment about Seth’s idea of making work and putting it in the world. I seem tentative on that front. Yet, I can easily get up in front of a crowd and give it my all. Strange. I suspect that a book would be easier to market and distribute than trying to sell my services as a public speaker. Who knows, just roll with it!
Things I’d like to accomplish today:
Fix Grade 3 classroom stream class management.
Fix my website
Create another blog post
Workout
15 min run
3 x 500 row
3 x 12 cals on bike
3 x 10 deadlift with straps
3 x 7 DB complex
3 x 10 BenchPress
Tags: blog December 11, 2017 at 09:08AM Open in Evernote |
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