Making the Most of a Busy Week

Week #8, or the second week of round number 2, has been a long week. My food and exercise journal entries have been sporadic and the bulk of my exercise was done over the weekend. I won't post the weekly analysis as their isn't much to show.

The lack of focus on my fitness challenge suffered and my weight was still at 195 - the same weight as the past two weeks.

Through most of the week I prepared for my Mom arriving from Florida for a visit. My house needed cleaning. If you think single guys have messy homes - you should see the homes of single Dads raising teenagers. Being a Mom and a Dad at the same time leaves little time for the finer details, so, I had a lot of catching up to do.

During week #2 of round #2 I wore my heart rate monitor that records calories burned. While cleaning carpets, re-arranging furniture, scrubbing showers and general tidying I was able to burn over 4500 calories over 3 days. The HR zone was moderate, about level 2, so more than a pound of fat was burned. This was good because I got in no exercise during this time.

By the time the weekend rolled around I was itching for a workout and had some great 60 - 90 minute workouts from Friday to Sunday. They felt good and made sleeping much easier.

As the week unfolded I didn't record many days of food intake. I did record a few days to ensure that I wasn't going to far off target and noticed that without this accountability - the journal - I was more easily tempted by cookies and apple fritters(2 fritters consumed this week).

The week didn't go as planned but I made the most of it and at least maintained my weight and turned my cleaning duties into one long exercise session. I am sure as the next week gets going and workouts and eating plans begin to normalize I will find that last weeks activities will contribute to a few pounds lost by next Sunday.

We'll soon find out in 6 days.