A Rough Week

This week was not nearly as good as the previous week.

Let's look at the goals and compare.

Week Ending January 14, 2018

• visit the gym at least twice (no visits)
• participate in at least one group class at the gym (no visits)
• visit the ROM at least once - COMPLETED
• work out at least three times (none)
• get steps goals at least three times of 5K or more (only once)
• go to work all five days (missed Friday)
• complete SBK up to June 2016 (no)
• complete HSKBK May 2017 (no)
• put 5% of received pays into my savings account (gross) (no pays this week)
• practice Spanish every day - COMPLETED
• pick up a new phone (delaying)
• cut out gluten (mostly)
• make a smoothie for breakfast at least two times this week (no)

I was having such a tough time this week with pain that I didn't want to push it so I didn't go to the gym and didn't do any workouts. I am upset about this, but I know forcing myself would have only made my body worse.

I only went over 5,000 steps one day, and that was the day I visited the ROM. However, I did get very close on 4 other occasions (4,968, 4,883, and 4,617) so I don't feel too horrible about this when taking into account my pain levels. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday were almost complete washes however during the highest levels of pain those days. Saturday I spent pretty much the entire day in bed.

I did get a new Fitbit badge though! Not too shabby having only received the Fitbit on Christmas day!

I ended up missing work Friday due to the pain levels. I am hoping my body is slowly getting used to working regularly again and will actually be able to make it through an entire 5 day work week this week.

I visited the ROM on Tuesday and chose the Wildlife Photographer of the Year as my first exhibit to visit. I really enjoyed it. I was happy to have at least one wolf picture in the exhibit and even picked up a postcard as a memento.

I have decided to delay my phone pickup for the time being until I see how my health hopefully stabilizes. No need for a new phone if I end up losing my job due to illness.

The gluten I did cut out, but then my loving husband made dinner one night and completely forgot and made something with gluten in it, and I had no idea until it was too late. Poor guy felt so horrible when we figured it out. Oh well, at least he will remember next time!

I have been enjoying learning Spanish with Duolingo. The program says I am 15% fluent now, but I highly doubt that. But I do know how to say the cat eats ducks in Spanish...although I have no idea why I would ever need to say that!

Let's hope for a better week next week, although it's not looking good at this point as the pain levels are still incredibly high... I am going to reduce them a bit for the coming week.

Week Ending January 21, 2018

• visit the gym at least once
• participate in at least one group class at the gym
• visit the ROM at least once
• work out at least three twice
• get steps goals at least three times (5K or more)
• go to work all five days
• complete SBK up to June 2016
• complete HSKBK May 2017
• put 5% of received pays into my savings account (gross)
• practice Spanish every day
• cut out gluten
• make a smoothie for breakfast at least two times this week
• study at lunch at least twice this week

I think that's it for this week! Hopefully much better results next check in!

A Good Week

This has been a good week!

To start with, this is my second blog post this year already! That's a good way to start!

Secondly, I went to work every day last week. Due to my illness and pain levels recently it's been rare when I could say that.

Thirdly, I actually went to the gym this week (today in fact) and did a full 60-minute step class!

Let's check out the weekly goals list and review:

Week Ending January 7, 2018

• get a gym membership - COMPLETED
• get a ROM membership for lunchtime walking - COMPLETED
• visit the gym at least twice
• participate in at least one group class at the gym - COMPLETED
• visit the ROM at least once
• work out at least three times
• get steps goals at least three times - COMPLETED
• weave in ends on Andrea's cowl - COMPLETED
• soak Andrea's cowl - COMPLETED
• block Andrea's cowl - COMPLETED
• go to work all four days - COMPLETED
• complete SBK up to June 2016
• complete HSKBK May 2017
• frog at least one project - COMPLETED
• put 5% of December and January received pays into my savings account (gross) - COMPLETED
• finish at least one WIP
• practice Spanish every day - COMPLETED
• complete clue #1 of the CK New Year's MKAL - COMPLETED

A few notes:

I only visited the gym once, but I am OK with that because I had to start somewhere. I almost didn't go today either, but I forced myself. This is where it needs to start!

This week getting back to work and staying at work all week was my main goal. Due to that being my main focus, and the severe cold this week, I didn't push myself to go out and visit the ROM on my lunch breaks. Hopefully this week!

I didn't work out three times this week, but I did work out twice! I am OK with that as well. One time at the gym, and one time on my elliptical in the basement.

For the steps goal I realize I didn't actually set a goal, so can't really say I met it. But! This week I hit over 2K twice, over 3K twice, and over 4K the other three days, so I am calling that a win! Today, thanks in a large part to the step class, I hit over 8K steps! They gave me a nice little badge for completing over 5K steps in a day. Working towards the 10K one!

That step class was a super awesome workout. I love how my Fitbit tracks everything and rewards me with cute little badges like the ones above. Below is the impact image from my class. Love it!

The bookkeeping goals have been a complete wash because I have been too exhausted and working on getting the right amounts of sleep. Fitbit helps me track that too!

I also didn't finish and WIPs, but that's because I have had to put them aside for a timed brioche test knit. I will go back to the WIPs after the test knit is completed and submitted.

Goals for this week!

Week Ending January 14, 2018

• visit the gym at least twice
• participate in at least one group class at the gym
• visit the ROM at least once
• work out at least three times
• get steps goals at least three times (5K or more)
• go to work all five days
• complete SBK up to June 2016
• complete HSKBK May 2017
• put 5% of received pays into my savings account (gross)
• practice Spanish every day
• pick up a new phone
• cut out gluten
• make a smoothie for breakfast at least two times this week

That's about it for this week! I hope to see everyone again next week for a new update.