I guess you could say that I've been in hiding for awhile. I think I just went nuts when my 28-day cleanse diet was over, so I've gained some weight back (nekkid weight: 203.5). There were also two, nonconsecutive weeks where I skipped Krav, which I'm sure didn't help either.
I'm back on track now (again). Hopefully, I'll stay that way. I've recently started adding cardio on Tuesdays and Thursdays after Krav. The latest cardio they have on Monday and Wednesday is 5:00 pm, so I've been using that as an excuse to delay adding those classes in, writing it off as a conflict with work. That, and the fact that I'd like to work it in slowly. However, I am toying with the idea of sneaking out of work just early enough today to make the 5:00 cardio. I really wish they had one after Krav today, because it really wears me out, and I'd like to have some energy left for Krav. Oh well.
I plan on taking the Level 1 Krav test on October 2 at 11:00 AM. It'll be a one mile run followed by a four-hour test. I hope I'll be ready for it in time. The gym will have Krav level 2 after the test is over and there are actually some students for it. I hope I'll pass. Getting ready for that test is my short-term goal.
My long term goal:
I'd like to get in the habit of getting up a little earlier each day. I'd eventually like to be at a point where I'm well awake early enough that I can ask my boss for a schedule change: 6:30 am to 3:30 pm. That would allow me time in the afternoon to take care of my regular shrink appointments without having to take off of work. What I'd ultimately like to do, especially once the weather cools down a little more, is to go out for a short run each afternoon before I go to the gym. There's a nice park near my office called Lick Creek. It's a pretty and calming place to be, and it has natural surface trails. Many years back, I used to do some trail running, and I enjoyed it. So much better than running in the street or on sidewalks.
Anyways, that's the lifestyle and the routine I'd eventually like to adopt. I've already taken a measure to help myself get there. It's a horrible but effective invention: an alarm clock on wheels named 'Clocky' that shrieks and runs away from you. I bought it from thinkgeek.com, and it arrived yesterday. It works so much better than a standard alarm. It will only allow you one snooze. After that, the alarm goes off again and that thing takes off. I had to get to it before the dogs. My Big Bear seemed a little too intrigued by the noisy new toy.
Hopefully, when I'm ready, my boss will let me make that schedule change. I think it would help me on the road to a healthier lifestyle. On days when I would have to work late, chances are I would still be leaving early enough to make my classes at the gym. Time frame: I'd like to have that new schedule by November 1.
My other long term goal:
To get into a size 12 shirt by December. That would get me out of plus-sizes, and I'll finally cancel my Lane Bryant credit card, which I should have completely paid off by then. I don't know if I can do it (dropping the shirt size), but I'm going to try. Right now, I wear 14/16 shirts, and 16 on the bottom. I'd like to buy myself some non-plus-size clothing that fits as a Christmas gift to myself.
