Thoughts on Living the Life Creative
A holiday week did some damage. Not unexpected, so I'm not worried about it. Could have been much worse. Exercise has been off a little, eating was off a lot. On the diabetes front, all is quiet. Got a new finger sticker! Just did the longest bike ride in about 7+ years. Went well, overcame... Continue Reading →
Wherein, I rat myself out. One of the great things about New Year's resolutions is that, by this time of year, everyone has forgotten that you ever made any. But I did make some (HERE), and the idea was to work towards them all. So with half the year behind me, it's time to see... Continue Reading →
What worried me turned out great, and what I thought would be great became a problem. I'm still learning as I go. First, the good news. The semi-annual check-up with my Primary Care Physician went as well as any visit to the doctor in my life. The test results were entirely positive. A1C, DOWN! In... Continue Reading →
This was a high-stress week. Which makes the outcome a little better The second round interview dominated the first half of the week. And wondering if I would get the job has dominated the second. I feel all the usual stress related symptoms - poor sleep, poor focus, strong desire to binge eat. I'm happy... Continue Reading →
Not a lot happening this week. Not a lot has changed either. The main number went down by one. I'm not convinced I have my eating locked down again, but it's OK. My head is in a bit of an uproar. Last week's phone interview turned into a second round interview on Tuesday. I have... Continue Reading →
till learning all the ins and outs of riding the city vs. the country. There is one piece of equipment on my bike that I have to remind myself to use. My mirror. Riding in the country, traffic overtaking you is relatively infrequent. Plus, the overall noise level there is lower. I usually heard the cars/trucks... Continue Reading →
I mentioned before that the grind of my employment situation has been weighing heavily on me. Those kinds of mental/emotional burdens have a profound effect on my weight loss. Emotional eating, lack of inspiration or energy to follow through on the plan, just a general feeling of "Oh hell, why bother?" become obstacles to be... Continue Reading →
At the encouragement of my parish priest, I started cycling about fifteen years ago. It wasn't a brand new activity. I had biked in college. Two of my friends were serious cyclists and I tagged along with them. These two chapters of my biking life have two things in common. Then and now, I was... Continue Reading →
No resolutions this year, just simple definable goals. Health Goals: Lose the last 20 pounds (be The Guy) Keep my blood glucose within ADA ranges and work toward the lower ranges Maintain a minimum of 150 active minutes a week Creativity Goals: Add six more songs to my guitar competence list Finish a writing project... Continue Reading →
I posted last week about hanging out and watching the World Championship bicycle races here Richmond. Then late last week I saw another portion of the race on TV. Suddenly there was this great desire to get back on my bike. I have only ridden once in the year plus that we've lived here. I... Continue Reading →
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