As of December 10th, I will no longer be employed. I have mixed feelings about this. If you read through my previous posts, you'll see that I rarely eat much on the days that I work, so I believe I will do better with taking care of myself. Also, this gives me the opportunity to develop my business, Redshift Designs. On the other hand, there is going to be a lot of stress in my life during the transition.
I would appreciate any tips people have about handling the stress of being unemployed and also any tips on the stresses of venturing out on my own business.
One thing that really helps me when I am stressed is baseball. In light of that, my lovely wife helped me set a sheet up over the swing to practice throwing. Also, I think it is more important than ever to go to the gym and get in some cardio.
Here are the stats for today:
Date: November 26, 2010
Weight: 290 pounds
Went to bed last night at: 1:00am
Got up at: 11:00am
Exercise: Sanding and mudding kitchen wall. 20 minutes throwing baseball.
Food:
Breakfast - oatmeal raisin cookies
Lunch - turkey, applesauce, apple pie
Dinner - quesadilla
Drink: Sporadic drinks of water. Two glasses of apple juice.
UPDATE: My wife would have you know that the oatmeal raisin cookies I had for breakfast were whole wheat and sweetened with succanet instead of sugar. Consider yourself informed...
Those cookies sound like my ideal breakfast:D Would Katie mind sharing the recipe?
ReplyDeleteThey are delicious cookies! You need to eat more! Eat more! Eat more! It's awesome to eat stuff.
ReplyDeleteFor the weight, try weight lifting a bit. I know muscle weighs more yham fat, but it makes you sweat a lot and can tone you pretty good. Drink much water (they recommend something like a gallon a day), go no high fructose corn syrup, and "cleanse" every so often.
ReplyDeleteNot sure if you said no tips in past posts, but haven't read them all yet.
For stress, your wife being there for you is the best thing you can have. Simple touches, talking, just knowing she's there. That's the only thing that helps me with the stress of the military. Just remember buddy, we all believe in you. :-)
I had some thoughts while reading this and after talking to Katie when I was asking why the heck you hadn't posted in a while.
ReplyDeleteOne thing you might try is breaking down your goals into more manageable things. Instead of trying to do everything at once, eat right, drink right, exercise etc. Pick one and focus on it for a while. Once it's a habit (3 weeks to make a habit!) then add in something else. For example, you might say, I'm going to drink 64+ ounces of water every day. Then to make it easier, get a 64 ounce cup/jug that you fill with water at the beginning of the day and drink your way through it.
Also, reward yourself when you have done well. I don't know what would motivate you, but for me books, a trip to the movies, a fun date, a pair of shoes would be a good reward. Goals should have rewards. You know, aside from the ultimate end reward.
Also, if you haven't already you might consider getting your blood work done and making sure you aren't deficient in anything. Being deficient in things like thyroid, vitamin D, or B vitamins can contribute to weight gain or retention, depression, lack of energy etc. And you live in Oregon which has one of the highest rates of low vitamin D, and seasonal affective disorder due to the lack of sunshine.
for me, combatting stress involves lots of exercise. i find that i want to run, even though my body just laughs at that thought. so, i go for walks or do a ton of pushups and squats and situps. Also, anytime you can hammer something or violently deconstruct something, that helps.
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