Survival Float

I've been missing regular posts, alas. Too many damn balls in the air. So, I'll try to correct that a bit.

Eating Zone-ish

Obviously there is a connection between eating and emotional need. I'm not so much anxious just very busy. So, I'm trying to hold at something like 16 blocks. Breakfast and lunch/snack are golden. Dinner and evening snack are more free form. "P" really hates the obsessive planning that strict Zone calls for and so she is more loose about dinners too. We agree that we want to settle in and hold our 15lb loss for a while let our bodies stabilize. Then the plan is to hit it again and for me drop another 10lbs. I think that is really adequate for better health but not overly compulsive. Probably safe to aim for 2 months to achieve that. Perhaps September and October and some of November. Then just try to hold the loss through holidays and reassess in January. I've known people to drop a full 25 all at once and their bodies really resent the abruptness of it. And the loss is tough to sustain. Probably better to lose it slow and steady which is the same way I gained it.

Work outs have been pretty cool. I'm trying to give myself more rest and to not obsess to much about lifting heavy. I really am seeing the need for some additional long slow distance cardio work. But, even that is relative. If I could just create the habit of running 2 miles a day additional to what I'm already doing I think that would go a long way. Busy as I am trying to start a new habit is no easy thing so it isn't happening. But, I'm confident I'll figure it out. I like doing the yoga once a week the relaxation is really valuable and so is the stretching and balance work. I'm kinda Meh on it as a source of strength training, but, there is some benefit.

We got all excited about the Maine Fittest Games and trained a bit for those. But, that training coincided with a change in the schedule and accordingly with an emotional let down, so, rather than beat myself up I just enjoyed the rest. I can't actually attend the event, bummer, but I've got a cool trip planned for that weekend so that compensates. Going to hike Mt. Katahdin in Baxter State Park. Last time I did that was 15 years ago. It is a beautiful view on a clear day and it really is a day hike. Going up the Abol trail this time rather than Chimney pond, but, I'd still like to go out on the Knifes edge even if we don't go all the way to Pamola. Plus, July has lots of travel and events and so pretending that I can hold together a regular work out schedule would be foolish. Just relax and enjoy it.