Monday, 4 November 2013
Survived the first week, only 14 more weeks of this semester to go.
This week comes to a close with three math assignments, an electromag assignment all due on Monday. Plus there are three or four labs to prepare for and a quiz on Monday and Thursday.
Tomorrow I will complete the rest of my assignments, finish preparing for the labs and then review everything one more time. As part of the program I'm taking, there are information seminars that assist students with things such as memory and concentration, procrastination and time management and so forth. Part of this series indicated the importance of reviewing on a nightly basis, as 80% of the material is forgotten unless you keep up with this regimen.
Also, memory tricks such as the roman room method seem to work well for me. To briefly explain, if one must remember a list of items (which I will need to for digital systems and electromag) one visualizes the room they spend the most time in, and take the items they need to remember and place them in that room.
For example, three days ago, in the session I needed to remember the list:
Pumpkin, keys, envelope, shirt, stump, car, and flowers. To do so I made up a story about how I came home to find a smashed pumpkin all over my new bedspread, threw my keys down in disgust as I noticed an unpaid bill in the envelope. As if that weren't bad enough, there was a spot on my favorite blue shirt, a stump from my rose bush the dog had drug in, managed to step on a car that the grandbaby had left behind and the flowers my husband gave me (which I had dried two years ago were obliterated by the cat). While I was skeptical of the method initially, the fact that I still remember this obscure list 3/4 days later is a testimony unto itself.
I still have a few questions left, but also managed to briefly glance through the labs, and organize things into proper binders etc.
I keep reminding myself that I quit my job on account of this, and that to give it anything less than my absolute all would be both foolish and a waste of money.
Must keep focused.
Forced Downtime - 3 years ago
Ever since deciding to go back to school full-time I've been working a few jobs, and now that I've expended every possible bit of energy I've had my body has decided to mutiny. I've been forced to take a couple days off from work, as I've been coughing (among other things) so badly that there are periods when I cannot breathe.
Thankfully for me (although not for him) my sweet husband has been off work this week, and has been a gem in pampering me. Sometimes I'd prefer that he just leave me to die in peace (a bit dramatic you might think, but if you heard the coughing - you might just agree with me that I've caught the bubonic plague).
At any rate, it's forced me into some downtime, and while my body may be sick - my mind is still working out ways to organize, and gain more effectiveness in the tasks I do on a regular basis.
For instance this morning, I found myself looking for further organizational tips with respect to back-to-school for my children, and am quite happy with a couple of tips that I hadn't yet thought of myself. More specifically, having a clip on the fridge where papers that require signature can go --- already have the clip there, just haven't been using it for that!
I've also been creating a schedule which includes meals for the week, appointments, and so forth.
I've always had a workable schedule in my head, and never run late for this reason. Now though there is to be more on my plate than usual, I figure now might be the time to get an idea together as to what this looks like on paper (or a huge calendar that you can write on
)
Now that I've got this thought under control, maybe I can drink my neocitran in peace, pump myself full of vitamins and get some sleep!
Thankfully for me (although not for him) my sweet husband has been off work this week, and has been a gem in pampering me. Sometimes I'd prefer that he just leave me to die in peace (a bit dramatic you might think, but if you heard the coughing - you might just agree with me that I've caught the bubonic plague).
At any rate, it's forced me into some downtime, and while my body may be sick - my mind is still working out ways to organize, and gain more effectiveness in the tasks I do on a regular basis.
For instance this morning, I found myself looking for further organizational tips with respect to back-to-school for my children, and am quite happy with a couple of tips that I hadn't yet thought of myself. More specifically, having a clip on the fridge where papers that require signature can go --- already have the clip there, just haven't been using it for that!
I've also been creating a schedule which includes meals for the week, appointments, and so forth.
I've always had a workable schedule in my head, and never run late for this reason. Now though there is to be more on my plate than usual, I figure now might be the time to get an idea together as to what this looks like on paper (or a huge calendar that you can write on
)Now that I've got this thought under control, maybe I can drink my neocitran in peace, pump myself full of vitamins and get some sleep!
Nanotech Systems - Day 1 - 3 years ago
As some of you know, I've recently quit my full-time job to pursue education that will open up a new career path. Today was my 'first' day school, and I found it to be quite light, with a good portion of the professors simply going over course outlines, introducing us to one another without any real work. While I know this is good in some aspects, considering we're on an extremely tight timeline, getting down to business would have made the most sense.
Unfortunately, the only professor who agreed with me was in my last class of the day and decided to go over s.i. information which made my eyes glaze over.
We've got an interesting group though, and frankly I think we're going to have some incredibly heated discussions when it comes to the ethical portion of the course. We've got everything from 18 year olds to grannies like myself. Also interesting to note, most of the students had taken the course because it 'sounded interesting'.
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
I've doled out $2000, plus another $1000 for books, quit my full-time job and made a conscious decision to enroll because the field is vast, and because it truly will impact each and every field of science.
We went over our reasoning, and I explained that I'd done three years worth of work towards a B.Sc, and that previous courses included organic and inorganic chemistry as well as genetics. It was because this course took everything I'd learned and put it together, yet still offered flexibility and the ability to think outside the box, because I am so far outside the box, it's down the street and on the corner I think....it's been a while since I visited! LOL.
Still though, had some interesting conversations with some individuals, and managed to get myself involved in a ginger beef cook-off against a bonafide chinese chef. I challenged him to the cook-off after having said that I'd never eat restaurant ginger beef because it wasn't as good as mine.
Now, perhaps I should give some background on my opponent, this fellow IS chinese, and his family owns a restaurant! Still though Jean-Pare has this to die for recipe for ginger beef that I have replicated several times, each time with great delight to myself and those who eat it. I SHALL be victorious! (It has a ginger honey glaze...mmmmn).
At the end of my rather long day, my surly husband came to get me, ranting and raving about everything under the sun and informing me that the dayhome had called asking where the hell we were because we were 2 hours late. Hence the reason why I'm planning his demise.
Methinks sometimes my husband isn't as smart as I give him credit for being, afterall who in their right mind would tick off a woman who is prone to bouts of violence during PMS week who could potentially build something so small to slip into him.
P.S. My husband's name is not Earl, but he could easily be renamed.
Unfortunately, the only professor who agreed with me was in my last class of the day and decided to go over s.i. information which made my eyes glaze over.
We've got an interesting group though, and frankly I think we're going to have some incredibly heated discussions when it comes to the ethical portion of the course. We've got everything from 18 year olds to grannies like myself. Also interesting to note, most of the students had taken the course because it 'sounded interesting'.
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
I've doled out $2000, plus another $1000 for books, quit my full-time job and made a conscious decision to enroll because the field is vast, and because it truly will impact each and every field of science.
We went over our reasoning, and I explained that I'd done three years worth of work towards a B.Sc, and that previous courses included organic and inorganic chemistry as well as genetics. It was because this course took everything I'd learned and put it together, yet still offered flexibility and the ability to think outside the box, because I am so far outside the box, it's down the street and on the corner I think....it's been a while since I visited! LOL.
Still though, had some interesting conversations with some individuals, and managed to get myself involved in a ginger beef cook-off against a bonafide chinese chef. I challenged him to the cook-off after having said that I'd never eat restaurant ginger beef because it wasn't as good as mine.
Now, perhaps I should give some background on my opponent, this fellow IS chinese, and his family owns a restaurant! Still though Jean-Pare has this to die for recipe for ginger beef that I have replicated several times, each time with great delight to myself and those who eat it. I SHALL be victorious! (It has a ginger honey glaze...mmmmn).
At the end of my rather long day, my surly husband came to get me, ranting and raving about everything under the sun and informing me that the dayhome had called asking where the hell we were because we were 2 hours late. Hence the reason why I'm planning his demise.
Methinks sometimes my husband isn't as smart as I give him credit for being, afterall who in their right mind would tick off a woman who is prone to bouts of violence during PMS week who could potentially build something so small to slip into him.
P.S. My husband's name is not Earl, but he could easily be renamed.
Nanotech Systems - Week I - 3 years ago
Survived the first week, only 14 more weeks of this semester to go.
This week comes to a close with three math assignments, an electromag assignment all due on Monday. Plus there are three or four labs to prepare for and a quiz on Monday and Thursday.
Tomorrow I will complete the rest of my assignments, finish preparing for the labs and then review everything one more time. As part of the program I'm taking, there are information seminars that assist students with things such as memory and concentration, procrastination and time management and so forth. Part of this series indicated the importance of reviewing on a nightly basis, as 80% of the material is forgotten unless you keep up with this regimen.
Also, memory tricks such as the roman room method seem to work well for me. To briefly explain, if one must remember a list of items (which I will need to for digital systems and electromag) one visualizes the room they spend the most time in, and take the items they need to remember and place them in that room.
For example, three days ago, in the session I needed to remember the list:
Pumpkin, keys, envelope, shirt, stump, car, and flowers. To do so I made up a story about how I came home to find a smashed pumpkin all over my new bedspread, threw my keys down in disgust as I noticed an unpaid bill in the envelope. As if that weren't bad enough, there was a spot on my favorite blue shirt, a stump from my rose bush the dog had drug in, managed to step on a car that the grandbaby had left behind and the flowers my husband gave me (which I had dried two years ago were obliterated by the cat). While I was skeptical of the method initially, the fact that I still remember this obscure list 3/4 days later is a testimony unto itself.
I still have a few questions left, but also managed to briefly glance through the labs, and organize things into proper binders etc.
I keep reminding myself that I quit my job on account of this, and that to give it anything less than my absolute all would be both foolish and a waste of money.
Must keep focused.
This week comes to a close with three math assignments, an electromag assignment all due on Monday. Plus there are three or four labs to prepare for and a quiz on Monday and Thursday.
Tomorrow I will complete the rest of my assignments, finish preparing for the labs and then review everything one more time. As part of the program I'm taking, there are information seminars that assist students with things such as memory and concentration, procrastination and time management and so forth. Part of this series indicated the importance of reviewing on a nightly basis, as 80% of the material is forgotten unless you keep up with this regimen.
Also, memory tricks such as the roman room method seem to work well for me. To briefly explain, if one must remember a list of items (which I will need to for digital systems and electromag) one visualizes the room they spend the most time in, and take the items they need to remember and place them in that room.
For example, three days ago, in the session I needed to remember the list:
Pumpkin, keys, envelope, shirt, stump, car, and flowers. To do so I made up a story about how I came home to find a smashed pumpkin all over my new bedspread, threw my keys down in disgust as I noticed an unpaid bill in the envelope. As if that weren't bad enough, there was a spot on my favorite blue shirt, a stump from my rose bush the dog had drug in, managed to step on a car that the grandbaby had left behind and the flowers my husband gave me (which I had dried two years ago were obliterated by the cat). While I was skeptical of the method initially, the fact that I still remember this obscure list 3/4 days later is a testimony unto itself.
I still have a few questions left, but also managed to briefly glance through the labs, and organize things into proper binders etc.
I keep reminding myself that I quit my job on account of this, and that to give it anything less than my absolute all would be both foolish and a waste of money.
Must keep focused.
Nanotech Systems - Semester I
I did it! It's done, I've passed all my courses and am gearing up for a second semester starting January 10th.
My marks were mediocre in some areas, and I realize now that I was spending time on frivolous things and that my organizational skills, or lack thereof hindered my progress in some respect.
My marks were mediocre in some areas, and I realize now that I was spending time on frivolous things and that my organizational skills, or lack thereof hindered my progress in some respect.
Toward the end of the semester I had honed my study skills, and my note taking, as well as cut back on the frittering away of my precious, precious time.
Now though, we've experienced some considerable financial set backs, my husbands transmission went in his truck that he uses for work, and the cost of the program was slightly more than anticipated - it drained the reserves that I had set aside for this next semester.
All these set backs have left us pulling our pockets out our jeans and picking the lint off of them. So now, I'm having to leave the 'coming up' with the funding to God. I've done my part, I've put out resumes, my husband has taken on extra work and there is nothing else we can do.
I place my trust in him that he will help me to get a position that works well with the schooling and will provide me with what I need. I know to some this sort of attitude might be strange, but God has seen me through all of the incredibly hard times, so why wouldn't I trust him with something as simple as this?
Now though, we've experienced some considerable financial set backs, my husbands transmission went in his truck that he uses for work, and the cost of the program was slightly more than anticipated - it drained the reserves that I had set aside for this next semester.
All these set backs have left us pulling our pockets out our jeans and picking the lint off of them. So now, I'm having to leave the 'coming up' with the funding to God. I've done my part, I've put out resumes, my husband has taken on extra work and there is nothing else we can do.
I place my trust in him that he will help me to get a position that works well with the schooling and will provide me with what I need. I know to some this sort of attitude might be strange, but God has seen me through all of the incredibly hard times, so why wouldn't I trust him with something as simple as this?
Nanotech Systems - Semester II - from 2 years ago
Semester II is in full swing. I've been given my course load and find that I'm working on things like PCR primer creation (via computer, then in practical lab) in microbiology, statics, calculus, clean room procedures, materials science, microelectronics and organic chemistry.
I write my first exam for Calculus at the end of the month, and have already handed in five assignments for various courses. This spells the end of week one, and the beginning of the next.
Calculus seems to be interesting, I took a smattering of it before but never finished the course. Seems largely based on algebra (YAY - math I can actually do), and statics is on trigonometry (YAY - more math I can actually do!)
With this in mind, I need to keep on the right track for success.
In order to be successful, I need to have the right frame of mind, and to be willing to sacrifice fun things for my schoolwork, and to make it a priority.
I need discipline, assigning regular study and homework times, practicing good study habits, and minimizing procrastination.
Organization is crucial as well, capturing important dates in my daytimer, making a daily to-do list, and keeping my binders/notebooks/lab books up to date, legible, and neatly organized for ease of reference.
Distractions, by analyzing the things that hampered me last semester, I can avoid the same types of distractions. Time spent online is definitely not constructive if it's spent blogging (ha ha) or frittering away time by planting things in Farmville. Yes, I said it. I play Farmville. Live with it. One thing I can do to avoid this particular type of distraction is to avoid being online at all, thankfully I have large cycles of time during my week in which I can spend at the library away from my addiction muahahaha.
Focus, do I find myself day dreaming and wandering off into an unused corner of my mind during a riveting math lecture. I'd be a liar if I said NO. LMBO! Still though, I am able to recognize these weaknesses and catch myself and modify my behaviour accordingly. Note to self: Afternoon classes require coffee, and foods that provide energy.
If you've read through this thus far, sorry....this was more for me, than you. However, I'd like to point out I've just stolen 3 minutes of your life that you'll never get back. *snickers* SUCKA!
I write my first exam for Calculus at the end of the month, and have already handed in five assignments for various courses. This spells the end of week one, and the beginning of the next.
Calculus seems to be interesting, I took a smattering of it before but never finished the course. Seems largely based on algebra (YAY - math I can actually do), and statics is on trigonometry (YAY - more math I can actually do!)
With this in mind, I need to keep on the right track for success.
In order to be successful, I need to have the right frame of mind, and to be willing to sacrifice fun things for my schoolwork, and to make it a priority.
I need discipline, assigning regular study and homework times, practicing good study habits, and minimizing procrastination.
Organization is crucial as well, capturing important dates in my daytimer, making a daily to-do list, and keeping my binders/notebooks/lab books up to date, legible, and neatly organized for ease of reference.
Distractions, by analyzing the things that hampered me last semester, I can avoid the same types of distractions. Time spent online is definitely not constructive if it's spent blogging (ha ha) or frittering away time by planting things in Farmville. Yes, I said it. I play Farmville. Live with it. One thing I can do to avoid this particular type of distraction is to avoid being online at all, thankfully I have large cycles of time during my week in which I can spend at the library away from my addiction muahahaha.
Focus, do I find myself day dreaming and wandering off into an unused corner of my mind during a riveting math lecture. I'd be a liar if I said NO. LMBO! Still though, I am able to recognize these weaknesses and catch myself and modify my behaviour accordingly. Note to self: Afternoon classes require coffee, and foods that provide energy.
If you've read through this thus far, sorry....this was more for me, than you. However, I'd like to point out I've just stolen 3 minutes of your life that you'll never get back. *snickers* SUCKA!
Life Decisions, Working, Studying from 2 years ago
It's been an interesting semester, and a difficult one in some aspects. Calculus caused me a great deal of difficulty, and I find myself having to redo it. C'est la vie. I'm a biologist not a mathematician! I also find myself having quite a bit of fun (tongue in cheek) with organic chemistry, with naming conventions, alkanes, alkenes, alkynes, and the sort --- those aren't half bad, but the reactions seem to confuse the hell out of me. I've studied my hind end off, and I'm set to write the exam this afternoon and I cannot help but wonder how poorly I will do on this one LOL.
When you cover 25 chapters in less than 15 weeks, you either sink or swim. I seem to be doing a belly flop, kind of head half in, head half out and there's a lot of pain involved in the whole process. I did swimmingly well at the laboratory portion of my organic chem, and had good knowledge and understanding - it's just I can't remember worth shiznit the whole....swack of naming conventions and common names each of the little bastiges have. I can say with certainty though, that I can name them.....just not properly LMBO!
I also find myself faced with a couple of decisions. I had applied for a position that pays very well, but it's in my old field and I find myself thinking about advancing age, retirement and accruing money toward it. I'm set to go to the interview tomorrow and I'm kind of hoping I DON'T get it! LOL. The money is excellent and the job security choice, but it's in a field I hate.
I love the sciences, and while I do have to work at them, nothing worth doing is ever really that easy in my estimation.
I've also discovered that I really hate anything to do with electronics. I don't care about op-amp amplifiers - yes I know they amplify small signals and turn them into larger ones, and know more about BJT's and MOSFETS than I care to. Again, refer to the statement above, I am a biologist!!!! Not an electrician, or electrically inclined. The ONLY, and only possible interest I may have in an electronic device is purely for entertainment purposes, and possibly medicinal ones. I'm thrilled by thought of a biosensor that is capable of reading levels of blood constituents without withdrawing blood, but I don't know if I will ever see that in my lifetime.
So first year is done, all but the exams and I'm at the same point I was a year ago, wanting to finish (sort of) and finding the course work difficult in some respects. The only easy thing I've done this sememster is materials science, and molecular biology. I'm not certain I'd even be a credit to this field - my mind just isn't on the same playing field sort of speak.
What to do, what to do. Praying worked last time, heh. Guess I know now what to do.
When you cover 25 chapters in less than 15 weeks, you either sink or swim. I seem to be doing a belly flop, kind of head half in, head half out and there's a lot of pain involved in the whole process. I did swimmingly well at the laboratory portion of my organic chem, and had good knowledge and understanding - it's just I can't remember worth shiznit the whole....swack of naming conventions and common names each of the little bastiges have. I can say with certainty though, that I can name them.....just not properly LMBO!
I also find myself faced with a couple of decisions. I had applied for a position that pays very well, but it's in my old field and I find myself thinking about advancing age, retirement and accruing money toward it. I'm set to go to the interview tomorrow and I'm kind of hoping I DON'T get it! LOL. The money is excellent and the job security choice, but it's in a field I hate.
I love the sciences, and while I do have to work at them, nothing worth doing is ever really that easy in my estimation.
I've also discovered that I really hate anything to do with electronics. I don't care about op-amp amplifiers - yes I know they amplify small signals and turn them into larger ones, and know more about BJT's and MOSFETS than I care to. Again, refer to the statement above, I am a biologist!!!! Not an electrician, or electrically inclined. The ONLY, and only possible interest I may have in an electronic device is purely for entertainment purposes, and possibly medicinal ones. I'm thrilled by thought of a biosensor that is capable of reading levels of blood constituents without withdrawing blood, but I don't know if I will ever see that in my lifetime.
So first year is done, all but the exams and I'm at the same point I was a year ago, wanting to finish (sort of) and finding the course work difficult in some respects. The only easy thing I've done this sememster is materials science, and molecular biology. I'm not certain I'd even be a credit to this field - my mind just isn't on the same playing field sort of speak.
What to do, what to do. Praying worked last time, heh. Guess I know now what to do.
Still losing it....
One month ago I wrote that I was down 16lbs from my current starting weight, since January has passed I thought I'd update further. I've lost a total of 25lbs, but have gained back a few (total loss 21lbs) as I iron out my poor nutritional habits, and deal with some of the emotional eating I'd been doing.
I've recently read a book called Super Brain by Deepak Chopra, and a couple of doctors from the Harvard Neurobiological Department. In it, I have discovered a few things that has helped me in my goal. Over eating in particular is a habit, and emotional eating could be termed a habit too. In the book they described how one might move away from this mindset.
Two of the largest thoughts that I took away were these two.
Ask yourself why you're eating whatever it is you're eating, and then EAT what it is you want without further thought. Free yourself from guilt.
What they found, and what I had discovered on my own (since I had adopted a similar strategy a few months back prior to reading the book) was that if you ate what you wanted, but asked yourself why you were eating it, at some point you would become cognizant of the emotions that drove you to over eat. I had began doing this in June of last year, when I decided I wanted to start working on my weight. Asking myself.....am I really hungry, or am I eating this because I'm (bored, upset, trying to fill some other void, etc).
What happened about a month later was a shock to me, I've got my hand in a chip bag, and I'm getting ready to go into shovel mode.....and a thought popped into my head.... 'Um, why are you even eating this? You're not hungry, you're super duper peeved at your husband and the son of a biscuit needs to be freaking yelled at instead of you IGNORING what's going on'.
So for the first time instead of internalizing how upset I was by eating, I went and I let him have it. Did I mention when I get really angry I want to throw things? Who knew.
I've also been logging food and exercise activity at a different website, and after having burned 49,500 cals for the month of January, and 44,000 for the month of December and not really losing a pound, I came face to face with a stark realization that a friend had pointed out quite simply with the words - you cannot outrun the fork.
So...I went back through the food roster to see what foods were causing me the most issue. I knew I was eating 'okay' but what I didn't realize is that I had eaten another 25lbs worth of useless (junk food) calories in the past 6 months as well.
Which is why the weight hadn't been moving like it should have. So I've been working on a hit list of foods that I'd typically eat and seeing some great results.
I have been keeping track of photos, so maybe when I'm completely done, I'll post them here. They inspire me daily to keep going, who knows, maybe they'll inspire someone else enough to either keep going.....or get started.
Update: Not losing anything these days, but car keys and my mind.
March 2013 Update
Time flies when you're having fun. My Vegas trip approaches, and I can't believe how fast the past few months have gone by. Looking forward to playing in a tournament with my team, and checking out some of the sights.
I've never been to the Hoover Dam, nor the Grand Canyon, or even Vegas, it promises to be an interesting trip. I've seen photos of the hotel we're booked into and I'm just floored by the opulence of it. Most of all I can't wait to slip into the pool.
We have 4 or 5 games booked, then it's 9 women hitting the town. I've got to be super restrictive with my diet this remaining month. I've done well dropping, but I'd like to lose at least 12-15lbs more just because it speeds up my game immensely.
Will be focusing on weights, plyometrics and HIIT types of exercises, as well as some more running. Ran again tonight, although it's hard though to try to run when the sun sets before I even get home.
Here's to reaching my goal(ie) weight before I lift off!
Never reached my goal weight, and now I'm up 10lbs. Blargh.
Stalled Motivation
I've been plugging ahead with my fitness journey but find myself feeling not very motivated. I am incredibly frustrated with the interference from my husband of late. His snide comments, and the rolled eyes I keep getting when I want to do any of my activities. I'm prepping for a belly dance show in less than two weeks, I'm performing two different routines. One for a beginner class, another for an intermediate/advanced class. I haven't been able to practice a whole lot because he's taken up the area I generally practice in with his hobby; n-scale model trains.
Part of the reasoning behind this is the place where we're living. About 3 months ago the roof started leaking like a freaking sieve, and while we've been looking to move, nothing suitable has really come up with in our price range. I suspect I'm actually more frustrated with that than him, but it still ticks me off that I am even having to have these conversations with him.
You'd think that if your wife or significant other wanted to work on themselves, or even want to have a life outside of the one that they have with you, it would only benefit your relationship in other ways. Namely since the partner would be happy and fulfilled.
I'm not entirely sure how to handle this, but I'm going to keep looking for another place. I think that would sort out a lot of the issue.
Written over 7 months ago - update, we moved to a different place, and I have my own exercise room, and he has a garage. Both of us are happy campers.
Do what you can, when you can
I cannot stress the importance of just getting up and moving. One of the biggest things I've noticed on my journey to enhance my fitness, is to not over think it. Just get up and start moving.
I'm very much the type of person who likes tracking things. I like knowing how many km's I've walked. I like knowing how many calories that sort of thing. I wrote earlier about stalled motivation, but have found that I'm using this sort of thing to help motivate me to do more.
I don't keep track of the time at work, but I do track things like doing the stairs. I have a choice to take the elevator (and sometimes I do), but since starting my job back in July of last year I have taken the stairs way more than I've taken the elevators. I have noticed a huge reduction in cellulite, I have noticed a reduction in the hip and thigh area in particular.
I found a site called Stairway to Health, which is put out by the Federal Government (if memory serves) and it gives a caloric value for taking the stairs. I do several sets of stairs per day, sometimes up to 500 or more stairs daily. This is because I work in two different buildings. I burn a whopping 26 calories doing this alone (2 mins up - 85 stairs) and 13 cals for (1 min up - 53 stairs) now these values are extremely small.
However, I track them via Lose It.... and over the course of the several months I've been there, I have burned enough calories to have lost 2lbs. My cardiovascular fitness has improved dramatically, as has my leg strength. This goes to prove that doing what you can, when you can has the power to propel you into doing bigger and better things.
I've been thinking about doing couch to 5K. I mean I already walk 5 km, and I know I can run 25 mins straight on a treadmill, so I don't think I'd fare too badly doing a 5K run.
I found a site called Stairway to Health, which is put out by the Federal Government (if memory serves) and it gives a caloric value for taking the stairs. I do several sets of stairs per day, sometimes up to 500 or more stairs daily. This is because I work in two different buildings. I burn a whopping 26 calories doing this alone (2 mins up - 85 stairs) and 13 cals for (1 min up - 53 stairs) now these values are extremely small.
However, I track them via Lose It.... and over the course of the several months I've been there, I have burned enough calories to have lost 2lbs. My cardiovascular fitness has improved dramatically, as has my leg strength. This goes to prove that doing what you can, when you can has the power to propel you into doing bigger and better things.
I've been thinking about doing couch to 5K. I mean I already walk 5 km, and I know I can run 25 mins straight on a treadmill, so I don't think I'd fare too badly doing a 5K run.
I'm going to go see what's out there.... maybe I can find a worthy cause and raise some funds while I'm at it too.
Written 6 months ago on another site, transferring to e-blogger
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