Adjusted Reality

“Reality can be beaten with enough imagination.” – Mark Twain

Emerging Gently

I expect the want to do these type of weekly/monthly/etc goal setting posts will drop off as they typically do, but, here we are at the first full week of the year.  I don’t typically 100% go off the rails in December, but there are treats to go with good healthy food, there is slothiness to match the running, there is lots of indulgences and staying up late to celebrate and unwind, and it can’t go on forever in exactly those ratios.

January, when a lot of other folks are in the same mindset, is a good excuse for me to essentially hit the reset button on goals and progress, and bring things more in line with the 80/20 rule than the 50/50 rule. It’s always nice not to be the only weirdo trying to eat clean in December. I have company in January!:)

This week is about establishing a regular routine after 20 days of vacation, but not expecting to be firing on all cylinders in all areas (this way lies burnout).  Training is probably the most rigorous because I have a marathon in 9 weeks, a half I’d like to take a shot at PR’ing in 3 weeks, and I lifted weights ONCE in December and it hurt me bad.  With everything else, it’s a gentle shift.

Training:

Jan5-2

While I won’t be doing much serious cycling until later in the year, I have indeed joined the ranks of alien headed aero helmet dorks as of Dec 24th! 🙂

This is actually where I excelled over break.  I did a 40 mile week last week!  That’s not bad for the “whatever, whenever” running plan.  Streaking is the best.

This week, I’m all about just a TOUCH more structure, simply because I at least have to plan when I’m going to run, instead of just heading out the door around 4pm because I was done slacking for the day.

Goals:

  • 40-45 miles, running every day.
  • Long run of 15 with the last 3-5 closer to half marathon pace than easy run pace.
  • One speedwork session
  • One fartlek run
  • At least 1 swim
  • At least 1 weights session (2 preferably)
  • Stretch and/or roll 5 mins a day after work

Food/Scale:

Jan5-1

Lunch today was healthy, delicious, and someone else (My Fit Foods) cooked it for me.  Win!

This is resetting what is actually a correct portion and healthy food.  I certainly don’t want to do a meal service for a long time, but 2-3 weeks will make me a) able to eat healthy without stressing this month and b) make me really look forward to batch cooking again!  The cost seems to be slightly above what I normally pay in groceries but the time savings and convenience is worth it.

Goals:

  • All lunches and dinners are MyFitFoods or Snap Kitchen for the week minus two (planned meals out with family or friends).
  • The majority of the rest of my intake should be fruits and vegetables, with a little bit of carb supplement around runs (cereal, pretzels and hummus, popcorn, etc).
  • Track my food with the attempt to hit my normal macros (60g fat, 100g protein, 25g fiber), and examine where my calories and carbs are and adjust according to training levels on the daily.
  • No scale yet.  Let’s get 1 week of healthy food down before I do that to myself.

Work/Life:

Jan5-3

Be less like my cat, but not TOO much unlike my cat to shock the system.

I’m just looking to adjust gently to getting back to work, regular life, and a normal schedule.  Not looking to tackle any huge projects, totally revert my sleep schedule, or do anything drastic.

  • Looking to be a pretty mellow week between the myriad of meetings.  Work on getting caught up on my game!
  • Set up a weekly to do list.  Figure out a place it can be shared with Zliten so we can collaborate.
  • No drinks until Saturday night, and be a reasonable human being about length of partying and consumption.
  • Color, read, and/or play KingsQuest.  In other words, something besides the netflix and social media binge all the days.

I’m hoping this is just the right mix of gentle change and return to routine that will set the stage for a great January!

 

 

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2 Comments

  1. I SOO thought I was emerging GANGBUSTERS until it hit me yesterday that everyone else wasnt wrong.
    IT WAS TUESDAY.
    *I* was confused 🙂

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