Posts Tagged ‘challenge’

A Couple of Challenging Days

Fitness Challenge | Posted by Dean
Feb 05 2012

I have just had a couple of challenging days in succession where sticking to a healthy meal programme has been severely challenged. This all started on Friday, which is Little Nannas birthday. As is tradition the birthday celebrant gets to choose what meal is on the cards. Little Nanna chose a Chinese meal. Instantly any chance of maintaining my healthy eating ways was put on the back foot.

Today was also challenged by a road trip to Canberra. Whilst I chose a sandwich it did have brie cheese on it. On it’s own not a problem, however I compounded the problem with a flavoured milk and a milk tea. Dinner was also cleaning up some of the left overs from Friday, so doubly screwed.

Across both days I have burnt 1000+ calories to counteract, in part, the intake. Time will tell if that has been enough.

Challenging Day

Fitness Challenge, General | Posted by Dean
Mar 15 2011

Today has been a rather challenging day. I have had to juggle work and family commitments at the last minute. Dad had to go to hospital and was planning to walk there. I felt that was simply a bad solution and decided to do a two part work day and get dad to the hospital in the middle.

At this point I have managed 3.5 hours of work and to get Dad to the hospital. Now waiting to call the hoapital then go see Dad before heading home. The procedure he is in for is his usual procedure, it is nothing major, so no need to worry.

I seriously suspct the 15 minutes on my sisters exercise machine will be the extent of my activity today for Fat Attack 2011. In terms of food I have had yoghurts and a chilli chicken wrap. So not too much crap going in. I did weigh myself this morning and Wii Fit had my BMI heading down and the weight down by 200 grams, though that means nearly nothing as I hadn’t eaten or drunk anything.

In terms of work it looks like I will be working late tonight to make up the remaining 4 hours. I have a couple of tasks in mind that sould fill that time nicely. Basically monitoring of update publications for a endpoint protection platform. Won’t say it will be fun, but it will be a kind of perverse pleasure.