Wednesday, August 13, 2014
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.
Saturday, August 9, 2014
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.
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.
Friday, August 8, 2014
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.
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.
Thursday, August 7, 2014
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.
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
Wednesday, August 6, 2014
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!
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!
Tuesday, August 5, 2014
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.
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.
Monday, August 4, 2014
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.
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.
Sunday, August 3, 2014
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.
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.
Saturday, August 2, 2014
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!
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!
Friday, August 1, 2014
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.
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!
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.
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