Hey there, Sharing is Caring People!
Well, we’re doin’ this! Let the updating commence.
Mini-goals for the week starting Thursday Oct 8, 2020:
Increase physical fitness activities.
Target 1: Do one 20 – 30 min cardio session (bike or treadmill). Accomplished. 20 min bike session. Plus, added a 60 min walk with Roy on Sunday, and…it was too much, my hip gave out in the end. Should have stayed around the 30/40 min mark. Also added a 40 min walk with Roy on Wednesday. Had leg cramps at the end, but wasn’t so bad.
Target 2: Do one yoga/mindfulness session. Accomplished. Completed one 20 min yoga/mindfulness session. It was PAINFUL, especially in the shoulder area. Here’s the link if you are interested.
Prepare gardens for winter.
Target: Clean out two garden beds before Monday. Accomplished. Cleaned out all five garden beds, and…it was too much. Paid for it big time with a sore back and shoulders for the remainder of the week.
Reduce physical pain.
Target 1: Move into modified Keto diet (no bread, no sugar). Mostly accomplished. Ate some dark chocolate.
Target 2: Reduce Diet Coke consumption to no more than 3 cans for the week. Accomplished. Drank all three cans from Friday night to Sunday morning. Need to work on my approach! Can NOT WAIT to have a can tonight! LOL.
Work towards completion of current work in progress.
Target: Write one to five pages this week. Accomplished! Wrote more than five pages and completed a new scene. Happy. Happy. Happy!
Lose COVID weight plus the twenty pounds of pre COVID weight gain.
Target: Lose one pound this week. Accomplished! Lost 2 pounds. Current weight is 194.
Figure out what a calcific tendonitis diagnosis means for me.
Target: Call to make a follow up doctor appointment. Accomplished. Phone appointment scheduled.
Lessons Learned
Keep physical targets small. Trying to do too much is TOO MUCH! Yes, it was nice to get all the gardens done in one day, but the physical toll on my body was too high. Same goes for the extra long walk. Some weekends I may be able to do all that and more, but this past weekend wasn’t that weekend, and I knew it when I started.
Happy for the weight loss. Not doing much, other than watching what I eat. So, we’ll see if the downward trend continues.
On that note…
Goals for the next week:
Physical fitness activities.
Target 1: Do two 20 – 30 min cardio session (includes walking).
Target 2: Do one yoga/mindfulness session
House cleaning.
Target: Clean main floor.
Work towards the completion of the current work in progress.
Target: Write one to five pages this week.
Lose the COVID weight plus the twenty pounds of pre COVID weight gain.
Target: Lose one pound.
Blog.
Target: Write and post blog number two for October.
That’s it for now, friends. Hope everyone is staying COVID safe and being mindful of your mental and physical health. If you’re up for participating, drop us a line to tell us how you’re doing with your personal goals! Would love to cheer you on.
Until the next update—peace out pain sufferers.
Current pain level 7/10.
You are absolutely right…. setting smaller goals will hopefully ease your pain a bit.
As usual, when the water calls my name I must go, even on a dark and dreary day as the clouds threatened to let loose. I went armed with my umbrella and spent an hour in nature and by the water.
As I started on my walk the clouds were dripping, and then… they decided to hold the rain and I made it home… dry.
As I sit here eating my turkey and rice soup, I am watching and listening to the rain, so very relaxing.
Have a fantastic day!
Thanks, Lyse!
Wishing you a low pain weekend!
Congratulations on another week of successful goal attainment! Can’t wait to read the newest book pages!! I’ll be first in line to buy when you self-publish.
Here’s a suggestions for your next round of goal attainment: the 5 P’s
Prioritize
Plan
Pace (a short walk and one garden bed is plenty for one day!)
Problem solve (work smarter not harder)
Positioning (find a better position to do the task….what’s the best way for your body to clean a garden bed? Kneel, sit, squat, stand??)
Love you – D
Thanks, Diane!
The 5 P’s…got it!
Can I lay down to clean the garden bed?
Actually…I did lay down at one point!
Grass was dry, the sun was shining, and the leaves were brilliant!