time to evaluate

I have all but abandoned the projects on here. I still update my weight and stuff, but I don't exercise. I never get anything done off the lists and I don't add items. It looks like this month is another loss. How long does it take to take 30 days of dinner? Apparently more then 3 months. Great isn't it? I think it's time for me to reevaluate some of the items on the list. It might not be really feasible to do some of it.

I think I'm doing ok with some of the on-going projects. The ones that are left pending are mostly related to my website. I'm not too concerned about it. One of the great thing about these projects is that it help me figure out what I'm really interested in and what sort of content I want to put in my website. It has been really helpful. Maybe at this point I have hit my upper limits.

Books, photography, travel, food, exercise, crafts. These are the different main sections to my site. There will be some crossovers, especially between photography, travel, and food. I think I can start writing my requirements document base on that.

I need to buck up and finish my 30 day dinner project. It's getting a bit ridiculous at this point. It's been four and a half month at this point. It doesn't matter how boring the subject is, I need to finish it. And remember to do it.

I started a wish list simply because I have stuff I want and ran out of ideas of what to do. I guess saving money for those stuff so I can use them for more projects would count at part of projects? At least this is a good place to centralize my ideas.

I need more ideas!!!

May

I know I haven't made much progress on the projects this month. I mainly focused on running and reading, both of which are on going things. I just don't feel the motivation to start new things or come up with new things to do. I did a whole bunch of organizational little tasks in the last couple of months. Inevitably the things I have left are the larger projects. Maybe I should start on one or two of them.

I have been trying to run more often. My goal is to be able to run about five days per week for at least 5k (3.11 mi). It would be better if I can use one of those days as a long run. Last week I managed to run a 10k. I feel like I have been building some muscle. My heart rate is lower, and I have to work a bit harder to sweat. I feel my lung capacity is higher. I just want my stomach to go away.

I've been good on reading. I try to read more then one book per month. Which will put me way ahead of my quota. I doubt I will get to 52 this year, but I will try. I have been influenced to make my bookshelf pretty. It's time I get rid of some of the books I will never read.

lazy week

This week has been admittedly been the laziest week I have had in a while. I slept in, refused to go to the gym, and did not work out in the evening. My quads were very sore for a few days after my 5k outdoor run last Sunday morning. I took that as an excuse to recover. I'm at the point where I want to regroup what I am doing and refocus my efforts.

I lost a little tiny bit of weight this week. It's so small it should not count. But the good thing is I did not gain any weight. I have been eating well the past week. Despite the lack of physical activity I did not balloon. That is good. I cut out carbohydrates at dinner. Not strictly, but I don't reach for the rice and pasta.

I have a whole workout plan already written up. The main thing is I need to build my workout over time and not over-work my body. Not a good idea to injure myself over time. I finally found out the problem with my knees. It turns out my quads are not strong enough to hold it together. I rested a whole week to let my quads completely recover. My goal is to work until it is sore but not hurting. I should be able to do longer and harder workouts soon following my own advise. It is so hard to scale back on the amount of work I put on myself when I follow the no-pain no-gain mantra. In reality, my body is not strong enough to take the beating I have been putting on myself. I need patience.