Apologies and short hiatus

Sorry about the lack of posting and updating this week. Starting Friday, August 15th, I'll redo Week 5, day 7, and work on from there.

Day 1, Week 6 of NEAT Plan

Day 1 activities:

1. Three 45 minute walks, 40 Core Chargers, 12 Sunrise Stretches. (2 points)

2. Establish a Plan B.  (2 points)
Plan B regarding what to do when I can't take a walk or do stretches.

3. Seven Fuel Cells. (2 points)


Breakfast - another breakfast bar.

Dinner - sushi from Asian Sushi Bistro

Plan B... Will have to think about it more tomorrow.

Day 7, Week 5 of NEAT Plan

Day 7 activities:

1. Three 45 minute walks, 30 Core Chargers, 10 Sunrise Stretches. (2 points)

2. Use your NEATercise equipment! Also, look through your logs for areas where you sit for a prolonged time. Figure out how you can stand or move more during these time next week. (2 points)

3. Seven Fuel Cells. (2 points)

I'll have to fail today. I know I drank coffee and worked late. I didn't take any photos so I don't know what I ate.

Once I get the NEATercise equipment built, I'll do some workouts with it.

Day 6, Week 5 of NEAT Plan

Day 6 activities:

1. Three 45 minute walks, 30 Core Chargers, 10 Sunrise Stretches (2 points)

2. Craft your NEATercise equipment (3 points)

3. Seven Fuel Cells (2 points)

Breakfast:

A breakfast bar!

Even though there is a bit too much peanut butter, it's still delicious!


Lunch: guac, chips and ice coffee

I still need to get the water bottles for the NEATercise... coming back from vacation and having a major deployment at work means little energy at the end of the day.

Day 5, Week 5 of NEAT Plan

Day 5 activities:

1. Three 45 minute walks, 30 Core Chargers, 10 Sunrise Stretches

2. Did you improve upon one of your planned actions from Day 2's HAY score? Why or why not? If you did, was it helpful? Difficult?

3. Seven Fuel Cells, fat free day

How I did:

Got the walks in and going to do the stretches before bed.

The only action I took was sleeping enough during the right time to switch myself back to Eastern time.

Breakfast - cup of tea

Lunch - bread with oil, balsamic vinegar, rosemary and iced coffee

Dinner - Fruit and nut pieces. I used too much peanut butter and the bars ended up being a bit crumbly. They're still tasty, though!

Day 4, Week 5 of NEAT Plan

Day 4 activities:

1. Three 45 minute walks, 30 Core Chargers and 10 Sunrise Stretches. (3 points)

2. Don't watch your weight. Worry about something other than your number on a scale! (1 points)

List 5 things that you can do instead of thinking about your weight.

3. Seven Fuel Cell day - 2 for each meal and one for a snack. (1 points)

How I did:

Instead of weight:

1. Write a report for work
2. Spend time with Eric
3. Play with the Maximus kitty
4. Create a meal plan
5. Play piano


Lunch: Tuna and iced coffee

Dinner: Went to Flying Saucer with Sarah

Had half the nachos, half the crepes, the Sweetwater Waterkeep Hefeweizen and Lost Coast 25th Anniversary beers.

Day 3, Week 5 of NEAT Plan

Day 3 activities:

1. Three 45 minute walks, 30 Core Chargers and 10 Sunrise Stretches. Complete sitting log. (3 points)

Sitting log:

Write down when and for how long you sit today.

2. Design NEATercise equipment (3 points)

NEATercise equipment:

Plan to make some equipment that will help you with your NEAT activities. What is it and what do you need to construct it? Where will you get the materials?

3. Seven Fuel Cell day - 2 for each meal and one for a snack. (2 points)

How I did:

Breakfast: Cup of coffee

Lunch: Cup of coffee and a bowl of terrible soup

Dinner: Leftover macaroni and cheese from Vin Rouge. It was excellent!!

Sitting log - I sat down during the workday but was up when I got home. I cleaned the kitchen and living room with Eric, then went grocery shopping. Didn't sit down until 10:30pm.

NEATercise... I'll do some kettle balls. I'll need 3 rolls of duct tape to make the handles and to keep the rest of the material together - I'll start with six water bottles, filled with sand.

Day 2, Week 5 of NEAT Plan

Day 2 activities:

1. Three 45 minute walks, 30 Core Chargers and 10 Sunrise Stretches. Complete sitting log. (3 points)

Sitting log:

Write down when and for how long you sit today.

2. Take your "How Are You?" (HAY) score. (2 points)

HAY Score:

Rate your current happiness with life from 1 - 10, 10 being happiest. Why did you choose that number? If your number is below 7, write down three things that you can do to improve it.

3. Seven Fuel Cell day - 2 for each meal and one for a snack. (2 points)

How I did:

Needed a lot of sleep after arriving back home from a full day of flying. Didn't do much, but did have a wonderful dinner with my husband.

Sitting log:

Slept until 1pm, and sat the rest of the day.

Breakfast/Lunch: bowl of pork fried rice

Dinner:

Vin Rouge's Gratinee de Macaroni. It was super delicious!!

HAY Score: 9 - great, but a bit tired. Will feel better once I'm acclimated to Eastern time again.

Day 1, Week 5 of NEAT Plan

Day 1 activities:

1. Three 45 minute walks, 30 Core Chargers and 10 Sunrise Stretches. Complete sitting log. (3 points)

Sitting log:

Write down when and for how long you sit today.

2. Write down 8 phrases that describe you. (2 points)

3. Seven Fuel Cell day - 2 for each meal and one for a snack. (2 points)

Hmm. Today isn't a good day for a sitting log. I sat in a car for two and a half hours from Flagstaff to Phoenix, sat in a restaurant for an hour and a half, sat on a plane from Phoenix to Chicago for three and a half hours, sat in another plane from Chicago to Raleigh for two hours, sat in a car for only 15 minutes from the airport to the apartment, and I crashed into bed. Not much of a chance to stand up and walk around.

Eight phrases that describe you:

Silly
Musical
Culinarily adventurous
Creative
Dedicated
Logical
Family oriented
Kitty appreciator

Lunch/Dinner: Carne Asada Tacos at Barrio's Cafe in Phoenix.

Total points 152 out of 182 - only needed  136 points!

Looks like I'll be able to order my Paul McCartney book!

Day 7, Week 4 of NEAT Plan

Day 7 activities:

1. Three 30 minute walks, one 15 minute walk, 20 Core Chargers and 8 Sunrise Stretches (2 points)

2. Do something mentally stimulating, like a puzzle or crossword or create poetry. The author suggests Dada poetry - cut words from newspapers or magazines and toss them in a cup. Shake the cup and pull out the words one by one to make a poem.

 (2 points)

3. Two Fuel Cell breakfast, two Fuel Cell lunch, two Fuel Cell dinner, one Fuel Cell Snack. Write down how many alcoholic drinks you had today. (2 points, 1 point for all meals, 1 for alcohol tallying)

Breakfast/Lunch: Mocha Turbo coffee and a Green Chile burrito from Late for the Train in Flagstaff

After Late for the Train, we went to the Northern Arizona Museum of Art. Lots of cool stuff there!

Dinner: We went to Coppa Cafe in Flagstaff. Amazing food and experience. Just fantastic!

Amuse buche

Carla's appetizer: Carrot salad with beet sorbet

Todd's appetizer: Carrot Ginger Chilled Soup

My appetizer: Lobster and Scallop Carpaccio

 My entree: Veal Belly and Rib, peppers, sauteed onions and potato puree

 Todd's entree: halibut with vegetables and a blue corn salsa

Carla's entree: Quail Legs and Breast with multicolored carrots

Todd's dessert: Puff pastry with chocolate sauce and ice cream

Carla's dessert: Coconut Lemon Tart with Espresso

My dessert: Gelato - had Chocolate, Vanilla, Strawberry and Salted Caramel


What an amazing experience!

Alcohol tallying: 1 beer with dinner

I did the stretches when I got back to their house.

For the mentally stimulating bit, I watched Vi Hart's video on Twelve Tones and started creating my own twelve tone song. I'll continue working on it.

Day 6, Week 4 of NEAT Plan

Day 6 activities:

1. Three 30 minute walks, one 15 minute walk, 20 Core Chargers and 8 Sunrise Stretches (2 points for everything)

2. How did your planned NEAT activities go? What would you do differently?

 (2 points)

3. Two Fuel Cell breakfast, two Fuel Cell lunch, two Fuel Cell dinner, one Fuel Cell Snack. Write down the number of alcoholic drinks you had today. (2 points, 1 point for all meals, 1 for alcohol tallying)

How I did:

Scale: 156

Breakfast / Lunch: fruit and nut bar.

Dinner: We shared three pizzas at Pizzacletta in Flagstaff.

Didn't do much today - it was rainy and we were tired from Coalmine Canyon.

Did do the stretches though.

Day 5, Week 4 of NEAT Plan

Day 5 activities:

1. Three 30 minute walks, 20 Core Chargers and 8 Sunrise Stretches (3 points, 2 for all walks and 1 for the NEAT stretches)

2. Take your molding from yesterday and reshape it into something positive. Promise to yourself that you'll put the negative experience behind you.

 (2 points)

3. Two Fuel Cell breakfast, two Fuel Cell lunch, two Fuel Cell dinner, one Fuel Cell Snack  (2 points, 1 point for all meals, 1 for fat free eating)

How I did:

Scale: 156

Breakfast/Lunch - Bagel with egg, cheese, bacon and two cups of coffee

Dinner: guac with blue corn chips and rolled tortilla chips, shrimp quesdillas

Walked around Coalmine Canyon

Didn't remake the clay - I wanted to keep the piano to remind me of positive interactions I wrote down  few posts ago.

Day 4, Week 4 of NEAT Plan

Day 4 activities:

1. Three 30 minute walks, 20 Core Chargers and 8 Sunrise Stretches (3 points, 2 for all walks and 1 for the NEAT stretches)

2. Take the modeling clay and mold a representation of one of your bad experiences you wrote down on Tuesday. Once satisfied, put it on a shelf to deal with tomorrow.

Plan another NEAT activity for Thursday.

 (2 points)

3. Two Fuel Cell breakfast, two Fuel Cell lunch, two Fuel Cell dinner, continue Neat Fuel Cell Snack Challenge, and tally up how many drinks you consume, on average, per day and per week. (2 points, 1 point for all meals, 1 for alcohol tallying)

How I did:

Scale: 156.2

Breakfast was light. Just a protein bar and a cup of coffee

Lunch was at Diablo Burger. I had the Senor Smoke - burger with cheddar, smoked ancho grilled onions, grilled avocado, bacon, cilantro and sriracha mayo.

 I shall attack you!!!

Grraarrrrrrghghmmmmphh!!! Nom nom nom.....

After lunch, we went to a craft store to pick up some modelling clay. For losing the ability to play piano, I molded a piano. For feeling lost when I was doing my first degree, I molded a globe. Sadly, when I was putting Asia down, it smashed the Yucatan peninsula and Florida together.Instead of the Gulf of Mexico, it's a rather large lake. Oh well.

Dinner - brother made delicious hake and mixed vegetables. They were so delicious, I forgot to take a picture!

I doubt I did enough walking to get a point, but I'll do the stretches before I go to bed.

Day 3, Week 4 of NEAT Plan

Day 3 activities:

1. Three 30 minute walks, 20 Core Chargers and 8 Sunrise Stretches (3 points, 2 for all walks and 1 for the NEAT stretches)

2. Go buy some modeling clay. (You'll see why tomorrow.)

Plan a NEAT activity for Thursday. Connect the activity around the person you admire.

 (1 point)

3. Two Fuel Cell breakfast, two Fuel Cell lunch, two Fuel Cell dinner, one Neat Fuel Cell Snack Challenge. (2 points, 1 point for all meals, 1 for no fast food)

How I did:

Didn't get to the modelling clay. Will have to do that tomorrow.

Got the walks in at the Grand Canyon!

Breakfast/Lunch:

Delicious, delicious omelette with cheese blanket and toast.

Dinner:

Absolutely wonderful sushi!