health and fitness

August 11, 2008

Why I’m not posting an 8 on the 8th report

health and fitness, running / 17 Comments

I headed out yesterday with Garmin in tow planning to do my 8 on the 10th (not quite as cool, I know, but Friday was a busy day for me). I was excited to be able to use my Garmin to ensure that I ran exactly 8 miles for the “race”, and I hung out in the little park across from my building for a few minutes with my wrist held above my head, waiting to pick up the signal so I could start. After looking like a dork for 3 minutes and 22 seconds (the length of Tim McGraw’s …

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June 24, 2008

The world is conspiring to make me lazy

health and fitness, travel / 20 Comments

Didn’t leave the office until 8:30 PM, and I had to bring a bunch of work home with me too. Tonight’s workout was just 20 minutes of mostly leg lifts in various positions to try to get my calves/butt/thighs a good workout while I reviewed some decks (deck = consultant speak for PowerPoint presentation). And then… Me: Hi, may I please get a wakeup call for 5:45?Front desk: 5:45?Me: Yes, 5:45.Front desk: Why on earth would you want to get up at 5:45?Me: Um, I want to go to the gym. It’s open then, right?Front desk: Yes, it’s open 24 …

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June 23, 2008

Tonight’s hotel workout

health and fitness, travel / 3 Comments

Too lazy to go downstairs to the gym, mainly because I’m at a new hotel and I haven’t checked it out yet and have no idea if it’s good or crappy. Is there a TV? Is there music? Are there machines or just free weights? What kind of cardio equipment is there? Are there individual TVs built into the cardio machines? So many questions! I don’t want to waste my time walking down there if it sucks – heaven forbid I actually burn a few calories walking from my room to the elevator and then to the gym! So instead, …

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June 18, 2008

Getting back on track

career, diet, health and fitness, running, travel / 15 Comments

Lately I’ve been reading this awesome book, The Wall Street Diet. I saw it featured somewhere online, and even though it was a marketing pitch and not an unbiased review, I was still intrigued. The author, Heather Bauer, promised to understand the challenges of the executive lifestyle: constantly being offered delicious food that you could never afford if it weren’t free, cocktail parties where you munch on hors d’oeuvres for hours but then still feel the need to eat dinner later, client dinners at steakhouses where you get looked at like you have two heads if you try to order …

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May 29, 2008

Wednesday night updates

diet, health and fitness, running / 7 Comments

Just got home from dinner, and I really really want dessert. We went for Indian food, and everyone decided it would be a good idea to have one person order a ton of stuff for the whole table to share. I was a complete snob and ordered something separate, so that I could ask for it without butter. I’m actually being really good about this whole “no food” list thanks to my cholesterol, and it’s making me more assertive about what I eat. However, we didn’t get dessert and I really really want it. Room service only has really unhealthy …

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