Thursday, August 9, 2007

What good is an exercise diary if you dont make the entries?

Hit the Gym today.. I'm down about 15 lbs from the 257 I started at..
I'd been only saying I've lost over 10 lbs .. but now I guess I can move that to 15.

Writing papers is NOT good for your exercise schedule.
Finished the second one monday.. so I didn't ride to work at ALL this week. but maybe I can do a righteous ride tomorrow morning before the company picnic (-- uhoh.. FOOOD..).

One of the really bad things about missing the exercise while completing a really intense project is that when you try to go to sleep, you mind runs overtime.. and with less sleep you make poor decisions, like not going to sleep.. Really!

I made sure I did a 45 min+ walk last night, and as a result my sleep quotient is back on track. Hit the gym before going to the office, so I'm finally back to human.
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Recently - week before last I rode to work 3 days in a row.. then got a new light system at performance bike, since I broke the lamp bracket on one of the lamps on my old system.
Really pretty much the same light system (dual halogen lights 10 & 20(15) watts, 7v NmH(NiCad) battey.. the old charger was really basic, and the connection to the cords often didn't work.. I'd been using my Fluke DMM to ensure it was actually charging..
the NmH requires more care in charging, and battery charge monitor chips are a lot cheaper now.. so this new unit tells me if it has charged up all the way - but keeps it on trickle if needed.
Nicely the new battery is SMALLER and I can hang it from the top tube rather than put it in the water bottle cage.. so now I can keep both water bottles handy.. - OK I really only drink 1 bottle in the hour to home.. (which is the directions when I need the lights anyway) but hey - its still nicer.. But due to the paper work, I only rode once last week, and I was using up the charge on the OLD battery.. so I haven't really tested the new one.. and this week is over already..
I guess there is always NEXT week!
Keep on trucking!