Move/make: Week 4

Weight (as of Wednesday evening): 184.0.

Workouts:
Monday: Off day
Tuesday: Off day
Wednesday: Walk 2 miles
Thursday: Walk 2.5 miles, run 35 minutes
Friday: Run 50 minutes
Saturday: Off day
Sunday: Off day

Thoughts on food:
Things still haven't been great. I went to a two-day conference that had excellent, if not rich, food. I ate way too much of it. My eating habits at home have been pretty shoddy -- case in point: tonight I had Diet Coke and gummy candy for dinner. I feel miserable. I'm bloated.

Overall reflections:
I normally weigh-in on Sunday mornings. I have to admit, this number was disheartening. I thought about not writing at all, but I want to be honest with myself. I've been tired. I pinched a nerve in my foot, so I've been trying not to run on it, but I've also been unmotivated to go to the gym and do low-impact workouts in the mean time. Seeing my weight and the few workouts I managed to do makes me realize that I felt so much better when I first started this blog, and was working out nearly every day.

I had a great, relaxing time at the conference I attended last week, which helped pick up my spirits. But I also barely finished everything I needed to, and as a result, my workouts and eating were not the best. I did get great feedback at both my conference and my teaching observation. I also got great reviews from the students I tutor. So, at least professionally, things have been going well. I had someone important me hurt me in a pretty serious way last weekend, though, which also threw me for a loop. I'm still recovering.

Goals:
Now that I'm more caught up with grading and work, I want to get back on track. Like last week, I don't feel well, physically or mentally. I've also learned I'm bad at following through with vague goals, so here are some specific ones for what remains of this week:

- Go to the gym or for a bike ride Thursday and Friday
- Go for a long bike ride with a friend Saturday
- Go for a run with a friend on Sunday
- Have a protein shake and/or vegetarian sandwich each day for at least one meal, if not two

I'm also training for a 10K this May, so I need to see a doctor about my foot either Thursday or Friday.

We'll see how I do come Sunday. This time of the semester is always insane -- even more so because I'm graduating. But I have to take care of myself, especially considering how poorly I've been feeling lately.

I have to remember how good it feels to work out and eat well. I was feeling wonderful when I started the blog. I know there will be good and bad weeks. I know I have to move forward, to let go of the things that exhausted me last week and this week.