My schedule is starting to get to me. Going to class every day at UW and trying to figure out how to work a full day around that is draining all my energy. My eating habits have become awful. Breakfast seems to work out ok, but for lunch I had an energy bar, a carton of milk (yay for free drinks at Microsoft), and a 22oz diet Coke from 7-11. For dinner I went to Kidd Valley (again!) and had grilled cheese and onion rings. And the gym? Forget it - I haven't been there in weeks. Ugh, I need to get control of this before it gets bad. If you have any ideas, feel free to pass them along... I'm not sure how people work full time and manage to cook for their families every night - that's crazy.
Spike and I slept in the "dog bed" last night. It's actually a pretty comfy futon that the dogs are allowed to sleep on, since they're not allowed on our bed. Even though Spike is only 28 lbs, he sure takes up a lot of space.I found myself way on one side of the bed, and he was sleeping horizontally across it, perpendicular to me. Pushy dog! Now he's lying on the couch and kicking me while he tries to stretch out. He's lucky I like him so much!
Dave (no blog) sent me this article on heavy metal band umlauts that is absolutely hilarious. Relive the 80s with this comprehensive analysis of diacritics in band names.
I'm not the best one for answers since I don't manage to sleep a normal schedule, let alone eat right all of the time or exercise regularly.
ReplyDeleteBut as for eating better: I didn't work at all this Sunday and just spent the day grocery shopping and cooking several items for the week. I planned out several things I wanted to cook during the week. At the very least, I had food for a couple of days. Then on the other days, when I got home, I already had the ingredients bought from Sunday and knew what to make. (One problem I have is that even when I leave work early, if I have to stop on the grocery store on the way home and then cook dinner, I won't get to eat until 11pm.)
The second thing I've done is I have a "lunch partner" (who also happens to be a next door neighbor; lucky me). We take turns cooking lunch for each other. It's not total commitment, so it's not overwhelming. But so far 1-2 days each week I bring both of our lunches and 1-2 days a week she brings both of our lunches. Since she lives next door, we share dinners too. That way I don't get sick of my food.
And as for exercise, I was going to write a blog post about it, but basically
1) while I think going to the gym still has benefits
2) I think making a few changes to daily habits (like how one gets to work, or if one takes the stairs) can make a big difference... that's my theory anyway, and I'm going to borrow a friend's pedometer to figure out how many miles I walk every day.
3) for me, classes are more fun and I'm more likley to exercise if I had to sign up and pay extra for it. Right now I have yoga, which isn't that much of a cardio workout. But I'm going to do pilates next month, and probably try something called "gyro," and am looking for a high-intensity dance class to join. Knowing myself, I'll be more likely to do it if it's fun and it comes in the form of a class.
oh by the way I should point out I don't work full time AND take classes, so my schedule's much easier than yours...
ReplyDeleteok, more advice: I totally latch onto easy recipes. Amazingly, some really awesome Middle Eastern dishes are very simple:
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I've made the Arabian Bean Salad (perfect for summer; cheat by buying canned, pre-cooked beans), okra and tomatoes (friends say it's the best okra dish they've ever eaten), cucumber with yogurt accompaniment, and the saffron rice (cook while you make other stuff). That was big dinner, of course, but you can just make one entree... the bean salad alone takes ~10-15 minutes prep time if you buy canned beans.