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Problem, solution.
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Sleep: Last night, I took a long, hot shower before bed & applied a ton of Biofreeze to my shoulders & triceps. SH says I went to sleep at 10:20 PM, Facebook Messenger says 10:26 PM, all agree I woke up at 6:00 AM. Call it 7½ hours of sleep. Deep sleep. I woke up feeling rested & my arms weren’t hurting.
Program: Kneeling prayer this morning, meditation this afternoon. I’ve now meditated three days in a row, which (lately) is a big deal. My longest streak ever was 17 days in a row. I should try to beat that. I called my sponsor this evening – got voice mail. Sigh.
Work: Another decent day. I got to the office early & then my BioWatch client called me & we scheduled a meeting at EPA HQ for 1 PM. Held the meeting then worked from home the rest of the day.
Food: I had early coffee w/cream, then ate standard breakfast (casserole, keto biscuit) around 10:30 AM. Celery & almond butter snack around 5 PM. Wasn’t hungry for dinner, but finally ate a freezer meal (pork tenderloin/kale/squash) just before 9 PM. I’ve been thirsty all day.
Exercise: I followed yesterday’s plan this morning: I did the pre-hab exercises & Day 1 of Core Play. I’m only doing about half of it – any exercise that calls for 10 repetitions, I’m generally doing 5. I’m not going to finish this program in 4 weeks – it will be more like 8 weeks. That’s fine. The wrist-stretching exercises both feel good & thoroughly demonstrate how messed up my left wrist is. Moves like plank & lunge show how weak my left triceps is. I have an appointment with Dr. Spallone for tomorrow to see if an adjustment helps.
Mood: I’ve been in a good mood today. Is it the fish? The sleep? The exercise? Getting back on lithium orotate? All of the above? I did have a bit of a Sad over the fact that I decorated my apartment for Christmas, alone. But alas. The life of a single person.
Grats: 1. Six days in a row I’ve worked out. I’ve identified a problem (left arm weakness) but I’m working on a solution (chiropractor appointment tomorrow). 2. Got through the EPA client meeting today & now have some firm deadlines. 3. A* thinks I'm beautiful.
Sleep: Last night, I took a long, hot shower before bed & applied a ton of Biofreeze to my shoulders & triceps. SH says I went to sleep at 10:20 PM, Facebook Messenger says 10:26 PM, all agree I woke up at 6:00 AM. Call it 7½ hours of sleep. Deep sleep. I woke up feeling rested & my arms weren’t hurting.
Program: Kneeling prayer this morning, meditation this afternoon. I’ve now meditated three days in a row, which (lately) is a big deal. My longest streak ever was 17 days in a row. I should try to beat that. I called my sponsor this evening – got voice mail. Sigh.
Work: Another decent day. I got to the office early & then my BioWatch client called me & we scheduled a meeting at EPA HQ for 1 PM. Held the meeting then worked from home the rest of the day.
Food: I had early coffee w/cream, then ate standard breakfast (casserole, keto biscuit) around 10:30 AM. Celery & almond butter snack around 5 PM. Wasn’t hungry for dinner, but finally ate a freezer meal (pork tenderloin/kale/squash) just before 9 PM. I’ve been thirsty all day.
Exercise: I followed yesterday’s plan this morning: I did the pre-hab exercises & Day 1 of Core Play. I’m only doing about half of it – any exercise that calls for 10 repetitions, I’m generally doing 5. I’m not going to finish this program in 4 weeks – it will be more like 8 weeks. That’s fine. The wrist-stretching exercises both feel good & thoroughly demonstrate how messed up my left wrist is. Moves like plank & lunge show how weak my left triceps is. I have an appointment with Dr. Spallone for tomorrow to see if an adjustment helps.
Mood: I’ve been in a good mood today. Is it the fish? The sleep? The exercise? Getting back on lithium orotate? All of the above? I did have a bit of a Sad over the fact that I decorated my apartment for Christmas, alone. But alas. The life of a single person.
Grats: 1. Six days in a row I’ve worked out. I’ve identified a problem (left arm weakness) but I’m working on a solution (chiropractor appointment tomorrow). 2. Got through the EPA client meeting today & now have some firm deadlines. 3. A* thinks I'm beautiful.