ADF Hardcore, Day 10: Halfway There

First of all, serious props to Jake for getting below the 2xx mark.    It also seems that through him, we’ve set off another wave of ADF proselytes.  He has a friend who has decided to try it, and we have apparently inspired two people on a forum we both frequent to give it a try too.  Jake thinks I should write a book.

ADF Hardcore, Day 3: The Second Day Phenomenon

I don’t suppose I’ve ever mentioned this here, but I grew up Lutheran.  That doesn’t really have much bearing on this, except that as religious denominations go, Lutherans are decidedly less evangelistic than some.  This is actually one of the things I appreciate about the church, because I myself hate pushy people, and pushy religious people especially.  You will typically not find pairs of Lutherans canvassing neighborhoods to bring the Good Word to the masses, and it would be surprising to me to hear that a Lutheran was found on a street corner or a college campus beating a Bible or handing out tracts.  That’s just not our way.   Our outreaches tend to be more passive and more service-oriented, providing some benefit or other with evangelism offered in an ‘If you’d like to know more about who we are, just ask and we’ll tell you.’ fashion.  While I guess this might sound like a kind of bait-and-switch approach, the simple fact is that someone could pretty much take advantage of Lutheran outreach programs indefinitely and never once have to listen to a sermon or hear what horrible danger their soul is in.   Response is a matter of choice, and as someone who values my personal freedom and dislikes outside intrusion, I respect that a lot.

This all comes to mind right now because it’s occurred to me that my views on my diet are much the same.  I really hate talking about it unless someone approaches me and shows a genuine interest.   ADF is not an easy way to go in practice, but in theory it sounds even worse.  NOT EAT AT ALL for a WHOLE DAY?  Are you CRAZY?   What about metabolic slowdown?  What about nutrition?  Isn’t it just horribly miserable?  Oh, I could never do it!  I love food too much!

Cleaning, Day 12: Derailed…

This entry will be short…  I’ve had a long, pretty horrible day, and even though I’m walking right now, I don’t feel like writing much.  I’ve spent most of today talking and analyzing and explaining and crying, and I just don’t have it in me to write stuff out too.

Suffice it to say, though, that I did actually make my bed.  And I did actually clean the kitchen.  Much of what went on today took place on the phone, and needed to keep my hands busy while I dealt with it.  Cleaning worked well enough, so I guess in spite of everything I can count today a success.

More tomorrow.  Maybe.

Sleep, Day 6: Bunco Night

I failed again.  Maybe I should just push this back by a whole week at this point?   I mean, this time I had an excuse, since last night was Bunco Night, and I came home late enough that I couldn’t really get in any walking WITHOUT blowing my bedtime, but still.  I really had hoped to do better than this.

Sleep, Day 5: Dreams

I failed again. :/   I mean, of course I did…  I sort of set myself up for that, didn’t I?  I even forgave myself ahead of time.  Meh.

But yeah..same kind of thing.  Talking to someone, conversation was just too engrossing.  I couldn’t tear myself away, and before I knew it, I hadn’t just blown my 11:30 bedtime; I had stayed up until something like 2:00 am.  BAD JEN!

And really, that’s not just bad for me. It’s bad for whomever I’m talking to, too.  Even my West Coast pals would be hitting midnight at that point.  Must find some way to stop doing that.

Sleep, Day 3: Woo, Sleep!

Well, that’s two days down.  How far did I get last time?  I can’t even remember.

Unfortunately, I can’t say that I’m actually getting more SLEEP this way.   Even though I tend to go to bed kind of late, the kids usually let me sleep (or at least doze) in enough that I generally get between 6 and 8 hours per night.  Well, on AVERAGE, anyway.  There are outliers.

Weight Check, Week 4.5

Starting Weight Overall:  241 (Wii Fit), 245 (Bathroom Scale)

Last week: 185.4 (Wii Fit), 186.4 (Bathroom Scale)

This week: 184.2 (Wii Fit), 187.2 (Bathroom Scale)

Uh…. NOOOOO!  No, no no no no!

Not only didn’t I lose, I GAINED.  Well, okay, that depends on which scale you’re going by, but STILL….  I tend to rely on the Bathroom Scale moreso than the Wii Fit, so …

Man, why is it that when I think I’m doing really badly, I lose?  This week I really didn’t think I was doing badly.  I thought I was more or less okay, even Friday Night notwithstanding.  I guess this teaches me.

Sleep, Day 15: Emotional Impact

Emotions are funny things…

Sleep, Day 14: Switching Gears

Well, as I said…the sleep thing is a bust.  I’m keeping it in my title because I figure I owe it to myself to be consistent and admit to it.   But only until Wednesday.  Wednesday begins Lent.

Sleep, Day 3: Calculated Decisions

Well, I’m in the thick of cleaning now, although I am frustrated to report that not having Zack or Noah here these three days has not turned out to be the ‘break’ it was touted to be.   Without their older brothers to entertain them, the younger two are now completely reliant on me to keep them busy and out of trouble, and as a result I’m having an even harder time cleaning than I would be otherwise.  As of this writing, I have finished with Noah’s room and I am about 3/4ths of the way through Zack’s, with the entire rest of the house left to go.