One week in
One week ago today I returned to work after a 2 1/2 week vacation. One week ago today I recommitted to a healthy lifestyle. Let's see how I have done, shall we?
-7 for 7 on the exercise front which means I rode my stationary bike for at least 30 minutes each day
-7 for 7 on tracking my food intake on SparkPeople and no major slipups foodwise
-Lost 1.5 pounds
So what does it all mean? It means I'm still in the honeymoon phase where everything is easy and I'm really enthusiastic and committed. Starting isn't an issue for me. Continuing is. Staying in it for the long haul has always been my problem.
Coping with stress without food is also a problem for me and I have major stress coming up in the next few weeks. I have an accreditation visit coming up in a week and a half at one of my campuses. Those suck and are very stressful but I am determined not to get wrapped up in the hysteria.
The other stress is related to my dad and not so easily managed. He had a colonoscopy 2 days after Christmas and they found "something." They did a biopsy and he's having some other tests this week. On the 18th, the Big B, Dad and I are meeting with the doctor, getting all the test results and deciding on a course of action. The doctor already told Big B and I that regardless of whether Dad has cancer or not, the "something" must be removed along with "a significant portion of his colon." The implications are monumental and life altering and there are so many questions to be answered and details to be worked out that I don't even know where to begin.
So I focus on controlling the only things that I can: my diet and exercise.
-7 for 7 on the exercise front which means I rode my stationary bike for at least 30 minutes each day
-7 for 7 on tracking my food intake on SparkPeople and no major slipups foodwise
-Lost 1.5 pounds
So what does it all mean? It means I'm still in the honeymoon phase where everything is easy and I'm really enthusiastic and committed. Starting isn't an issue for me. Continuing is. Staying in it for the long haul has always been my problem.
Coping with stress without food is also a problem for me and I have major stress coming up in the next few weeks. I have an accreditation visit coming up in a week and a half at one of my campuses. Those suck and are very stressful but I am determined not to get wrapped up in the hysteria.
The other stress is related to my dad and not so easily managed. He had a colonoscopy 2 days after Christmas and they found "something." They did a biopsy and he's having some other tests this week. On the 18th, the Big B, Dad and I are meeting with the doctor, getting all the test results and deciding on a course of action. The doctor already told Big B and I that regardless of whether Dad has cancer or not, the "something" must be removed along with "a significant portion of his colon." The implications are monumental and life altering and there are so many questions to be answered and details to be worked out that I don't even know where to begin.
So I focus on controlling the only things that I can: my diet and exercise.
Labels: Dad, progress report
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