What were your goals last week and did you meet them?
What are your goals for this week?
Managed 12 hours of training last week which is about where I want to be.
I will aim to do about the same this week. First day of winter today and it certainly felt like it. I managed to get some outdoor jobs done before the rain and wind arrived. I wanted to hit up a 2 hour mountain bike but pulled the pin at 1 h 40. It was ugly out there. Temp was 7 C but with 30 to 40 kph wind gusts the windchill was tough. Constant heavy rain. Muddy/greasy conditions. It’s going to be cold wet and windy at least until Thursday so might be a challenging week.
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My goals were
- be on day 37 in a row without use of a particular unhealthy coping skill - DONE! And didn’t use that skill all of May, which is the first full calendar month w/o it for 2026. I am very proud of myself.
- get enough calcium - I did on 5 days, and yesterday was about 70%. Calcium can only be absorbed about 500 mg at a time and you have to space it out, so even though I drink a lot of almond and soy milk in the AM I have to remember to get Ca in the PM, which has been the harder thing to remember.
- journal daily: done
- visualization skill daily: 6/7
Goals for the coming week
- be on day 44 next week
- journal daily
- visualization skill daily
- foam roll a few times
- adequate Ca daily
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Tues AM report
38 days in a row! Had to fight some urges yesterday to use the unhealthy mechanism but I won.
1/1 journal, visualize
calcium intake yesterday was half of needed. Again had a lot of soymilk in the AM but no Ca in the PM
Wed AM report
all goals met yesterday! 39 days in a row!!!
Th AM report
all goals met yesterday - 40 days in a row!
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Fri AM report
all goals met yesterday - 41 days in a row!!
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I’m glad you’re doing so well TC. (It also looks like you’re getting up earlier.)
Still working on Project Svelte Hippo, and making progress.
But now I have changed the way I manage my days. I’ve always had trouble changing what I’m working on, so in the past I would work on one thing all day, then a different the next day, etc. My “ideal” has always been to complete something in 10 days. But then I would run out of steam before finishing, and would waste a lot of time getting back up to speed when picking it up again.
Now the goal is to work on 8 different things each day, ideally each for an hour. (Doing this also forces me to write my daily goals, which is very helpful.) While I have yet to hit 8, I’ve done 6 for 5 days of the last 7, with 5 for another and a lazy day (that we won’t talk about). Right now running is not a priority, so I haven’t done much of that. But biking is close to 100 miles in the last week, and I’ve gone swimming 4-5 times in the last 10 days; yesterday I could swim 1000 yds before the shoulder acted up. (I do have to confess to the cardinal sin of swimming, however: dropping the elbow in the pull (for my right arm) to let me get more distance before the shoulder complains.)
PT almost every day; I practiced violin last night for the first time in a long time; some organization (although not enough); academic progress in about 5 disciplines (within math and physics); lots of stuff in relation to property rentals (I have 2), issues with kids’ registrations (college for 2 and summer camps for another), and issues with utilities. (I know their music by heart.)
Project Svelte Hippo is coming along, and this morning I was 1 lb over the target weight of 165; hopefully it’s not due to dehydration. (I don’t think it is.) I will have completed the Project when I get to 165 and don’t go over it for 2 weeks; that will leave me in a race down to 153 (the max weight for my wetsuit) in the hopes of completing an Iron distance in my 60s (i.e. by November 20th.) It’s almost certainly going to be Ironman Maryland, which is less than 200 miles from here.
Time to get my day started. I’ll try to check in more often.
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swim - get some Finis Forearm Fulcrum paddles to fix the dropped elbow.
I like the 8 x 1 hr thing. They say the best way to change a habit is to make a NEW habit.
my Sat AM report: congratulations are in order because I am now at SIX WEEKS! 42 days in a row.
all goals met for yesterday so 5/5 week on everything
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Pretty much nailed the training goals for the week so far.
Tuesday was 80 plus minutes of random hiking , jogging, running, striding and a few hill surges. Wednesday was a nice long 90 plus min kayak session in cold windy conditions. Thursday was steep hill hiking reps with poles 10 reps 600 plus metres elevation, 100 mins total. Cold, wet windy. Friday a mixed terrain 2 hour mountain bike ride in windy conditions. Today was another 80 plus minute mixed bag of hiking, jogging, running, striding and hill surges. I have also done 3 brief strength sessions for the week.
Well done Dr T and Mike.
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I guess I wasn’t clear. I’m dropping the elbow because it’s too painful to swim properly. (I’d get maybe 100 yards if done properly.)
Yesterday wasn’t very good, as my shoulder was telling me that the swimming and violin playing from the day before was too much, so I took Advil for the first time in a long time. (It’s also possible I aggravated it early yesterday doing repairs at a rental.) So I only did a little academics and other errands yesterday. I relaxed control as far as eating as well, although not disastrously so.
A little off-kilter so far today, but getting something done. I expect to get on the treadmill and study for part of the day, and study over at the pool as well. (I need the sun.)
And congrats Dr T!
Got all six workouts in. Missed the chest sets on Thursday, but I think my elbow needed time off.
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Ah, ok. Definitely do not use forearm paddles (or any other type of paddle). Don’t be afraid to sidestroke or elementary backstroke or do “old lady breaststroke” if it lets you swim w/o pain. There are other things than freestyle if that hurts and you want to swim.
43 days in a row!
6/6 on all goals this week