Week 2 started strong but has ultimately proven to be quite challenging. Early in the week I decided to shift my focus to cardio and started a new training plan in Garmin with the goal of running a personal record pace half marathon in April. I shifted workouts due to some violent storms and maintained my consistency and focus. Then on Thursday, I got a message from my dad that I needed to leave work to take him to the hospital as he was having difficulty breathing. It is Saturday and he is still there with what appears to be pneumonia. My stress is at it’s near max at this point but I am trying to keep it together and continue to focus on being healthier so I can be there for him.
What went right: Logged all meals, trained consistently.
What didn’t: Life.
Useful tools: I shifted my focus on the Happy Scale app (great app for data focused people) to have four small milestones, instead of just one big one at the end. My goal weights (which I will be rewarding myself at) are 158.5, 152.3, 146.2 and 140. Trying to gamify the process always seems to work for me.
Final Score: 10/10.
I did what I could when I could. Couldn’t ask for more from myself.