November 19, 2019
Other than getting up to take the dog out for "pottie" (2 times), I slept well last night. I actually woke up with the blankets and sheets still in place -- translate that to I was not tossing and turning all night long. But, I bet if I look at my fitbit stats I will find that I did not sleep as well as I thought. But, I know the fitbit is not accurate so I do not really give it too much thought. However, it does let me know how restful or restless I am during the night.
Speaking of fitbits, I am hoping to replace the one I have now because my band is broken and I have it super-glued. I am still using the charge 2 and bands are no longer available for it. Kohl's is having a sale for Black Friday that is making it so I am thinking this is the time to replace. I like my fitbit to track my movement during the day. Sometimes, just with my daily doing whatever it is I need to do, I meet my goal of 12,000 steps. And I like how it will track an activity if my movement and heart rate goes up for more than 10 minutes.
I am happy to report that I have lost a bit over 1-1/2 pounds since last week. I am working on getting back on track with my eating and exercise. I am working on not snacking as much - I find that when I eat between meals I am often not really hungry and am eating just for the sake of eating something. I really need to stop doing that.
Yesterday, for my exercise I got on the treadmill and set up my virtual run video (Treadily, Trail Genius, Treadmill TV, Running Video TV, Treadmiller - to name a few if you want to look them up on youtube.) The one I chose was just over 20 minutes and I thought I'd see how close I could get to 2 miles watching that one. I managed 1.72 miles. Then I just walked on it for another 1.25 miles using the incline feature and every minute I would up the incline 1/2%. I worked my way up to 12 then back down again. On the way down I changed it every 30 seconds. I walked at 3 mph. So, I managed to get in a good 45 minutes.
I used to use ifit on my treadmill where it would connect to Google maps and I could run watch the street view of my route. But, they changed their format and I did not like it after the new version of their app. Plus I have an older, bottom of the line treadmill that I am sure will not be compatible with their app. So, I dropped that and now just watch you tube videos where people either run or bike a route and record it. It helps fight the boredom of running on a treadmill and feeling like a hamster running on the spinning wheel.
Rifle season for deer is over this Sunday -- I cannot wait to get out on the road again, but I will still need to use caution because there will still be hunters out in the woods black powder and bow). Other than opening day, I have not heard too many hunters having any of what they call luck. I did have a doe and a fawn walk through my yard the other day -- I shot my deer with my camera.
Speaking of running out on the road again - Costco has a duel pack of base layers 32° brand on sale. I bought me top and bottom, a balaclava, and a down jacket (650 fill) -- I just need to get me some good running gloves and I am all set for cold weather running. The only problem with this is that the roads I run on are low priority and minimum maintenance and are not plowed in the winter. This winter, if we get lots of snow, I am going to snow shoe the trails. Plus I am going to hike into the woods and learn to use a compass. If I do it in the woods close to home, I really won't get lost, maybe just disorientated and have to walk a long way home.
I am really looking forward to getting back on track with my eating and exercise. A friend wanted to do if I want to do the half marathon in April -- I told her I'd decide by December -- at the rate I am going, I am not sure if I want to do that distance. I ran that distance twice and I really do not like to go that far. But, it would give me some motivation to get off my rear during the winter months. I usually do the 10k race at that event. But, I am wondering what my time would be now for the half since it has been almost 8 years since I last ran it and I am slower now. I think I'd be okay if I got my eating on track and stopped with all the junk.
What I plan on eating today:
coffee
apple crisp
curried squash soup
baked potato topped with salsa
I have to go to town to take my mom to the doctor so I am not sure what will happen while I am in town. I am going to bring one of my "camping" meals (dehydrated) so if I get hungry I can just add water and have a good meal that will be complicate.
Exercise --- saw a poster yesterday:
"Exercise? I thought you said extra fries."
I am going to hop on the treadmill and turn on a video and see what happens - I am setting a goal to do at least 1 mile a day -- let's see how long this streak will last.