Week 8 (Saturday)

Week-at-a-Glance (May 20-26)

Weight: 153.7 as of 05/22 (8.7 to go) [Goal for Friday - 152.5 or less]

Exercise (week): Walk: 4 (6.0 miles) [goal: 12 miles]
Jumping Jacks: 550 [goal: 350] // Situps: 220 [goal: 150] // Pushups: 220 [goal: 150]

Remember the Milk: 25 repeating + M 23; T 18; W 15; R 10; F 8; A 46; S 61 (175r+181nr)

Sunday, May 26 - 11:13 pm - It was not a good day.  There were lots of good elements, but I did not do well today.  I have some ideas of what I should have done differently, it's just now the problem of catching it sooner and making correction.  As far as this process is concerned, it was a good week.  I left a lot on the table but I am smarter about what is possible in a week - like the weekends - I should expect to get less done, not more.  But overall, I should expect to get less done.  That I got as much done as I did was the result of a lot of simpler tasks being repeated.  I'm unsure about calories.
Lose-It: 1,658 calories available; ? consumed; ? earned exercise; ? remaining.

Email: 31 (Inbox: 1; Mailbox: 30) // Feedly: zero! // TED Talks: 11

Remember the Milk: 57 completed 

Remember the Milk this week: 393 completed
Reading since last night: 20 minutes book, 0 minutes magazine
Bed last night: 11:40 pm 

Saturday, May 25 - 10:18 pm - A good day.  Played with Ben, had quiet time with coffee, read some in a book, worked in the yard, now watching a movie with Lori and about to close up the computer.
Lose-It: 1,658 calories available; 1,715 consumed; 494 earned exercise; 437 remaining.

Email: 45 (Inbox: 15; Mailbox: 31) // Feedly: zero! // TED Talks: 11(?)

Remember the Milk: 98 completed; ? items postponed 

Remember the Milk this week: 336 completed (100 remain)
Reading since last night: 20 minutes book, 0 minutes magazine
Bed last night: 12:10 am 

Friday, May 24 - 11:58 pm - I didn't meet my weight goal this week.  I'm also out of the running (er, walking) to meet my walking goal this week as well.  Lots of rain and a busy week.  I did meet my jumping jack goal and will meet my situp and pushup goal tomorrow.  There's that, at least.
Lose-It: 1,658 calories available; 1,945 consumed; 522 earned exercise; 235 remaining.

Email: 40 (Inbox: 7; Mailbox: 33) // Feedly: 95 // TED Talks: zero

Remember the Milk: 45 completed; ? items postponed 

Remember the Milk this week: 244 completed (144 remain)
Reading since last night: 0 minutes book, 0 minutes magazine
Bed last night: 11:30 pm 

Thursday, May 23 - 10:29 pm - No walk today. I think the rain qualified as at least torrential. A walk today would probably qualify as a swim. I didn't put a lot of stuff on my to do list today because I've struggled to get a lot done the past few days and because I had a dentist appointment. I didn't actually get home any later than usual, but for some reason still not a lot checked off. Though some of the stuff was one-time or had lengthy repeat cycles.  Reading has suffered lately between walking with others at lunch and a really difficult book I've been working on (and trying to get to bed earlier).  The book asks me to do a lot of writing and since I've only been reading at night, I don't want to go find the laptop and do some writing, so I've kinda gotten stuck. I'm wondering if I have the time in my life at the moment to do the work necessary to do this book. (It's a fiction writing book my dad got me longer ago than I'd like to admit.)
Lose-It: 1,658 calories available; 1,660 consumed; 260 earned exercise; 258 remaining.

Email: 34 (Inbox: 0; Mailbox: 34) // Feedly: 129 // TED Talks: zero

Remember the Milk: 43 completed; 4 items postponed 

Remember the Milk this week: 193 completed (150 remain)
Reading since last night: 0 minutes book, 0 minutes magazine
Bed last night: 11:35 pm 

Wednesday, May 22 - 10:39 pm - This week feels like it's going slowly.  I did not get a lot done today.  Lots to postpone.  Heavy rain today, so no walk at lunch, just a brief walk after work.
Lose-It: 1,658 calories available; 1,735 consumed; 320 earned exercise; 243 remaining.

Email: 37 (Inbox: 3; Mailbox: 34) // Feedly: 159 // TED Talks: zero

Remember the Milk: 32 completed; 24 items postponed 

Remember the Milk this week: 147 completed (157 remain)
Reading since last night: 0 minutes book, 0 minutes magazine
Bed last night: 11:30 pm (but some wakefulness)

Tuesday, May 21 - 10:09 pm - Another good day. Worked from home in the afternoon so we could have a plumber come and look at an issue. Wasn't sure if it was going to be a big deal or not - grateful to learn it was actually quite minor. There's a point in the future where I'll need to rip out some drywall and insulation.  Won't be easy to fix, but I think I can do it. I didn't finish all the stuff I had on my list, but I did some other stuff, some big stuff.  Weighed myself and was disappointed with the results, so not updating the chart. Maybe tomorrow.
Lose-It: 1,659 calories available; 1,619 consumed; 369 earned exercise; 409 remaining.

Email: 36 (Inbox: 5; Mailbox: 31) // Feedly: 214 // TED Talks: 2

Remember the Milk: 51 completed; 7 items postponed 

Remember the Milk this week: 115 completed (164 remain)
Reading since last night: 20 minutes book, 20 minutes magazine
Bed last night: 11:35 pm

Monday, May 20 - 10:46 pm - Good first day - though it feels more like Wednesday than Monday. Tasks completed exceeds starting amount because I did some from later in the week and because some tasks I did more than once.  Things look better in a number of categories, but not email. Yikes. I'll try to get a walk in tomorrow, but I have to be at home in the afternoon for the plumbers, so not sure if I'll hav time to get one in tomorrow.
Lose-It: 1,659 calories available; 1,288 consumed; 584 earned exercise; 955 remaining.

Email: 42 (Inbox: 7; Mailbox: 35) // Feedly: 97 // TED Talks: 2

Remember the Milk: 64 completed; zero! items postponed 

Remember the Milk this week: 64 completed (180 remain)
Reading since last night: 10 minutes book, 10 minutes magazine
Bed last night: 11:40 pm

Sunday, May 19 - 9:52 pm - Getting set for the new week.  Much, much shorter list for each of the work days.  Left a lot on the weekend.  Some can be done early if I get ahead of the game.  Some still might not get done.  But trying to simplify this whole thing.  I'm overdue for a weigh-in, but my last one had me up, and I'm only going to report when I go down.  If it takes a long time, that will just look bad.