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The announcement that Nexus One users won’t be getting upgraded to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich led some to justifiably question Google’s support of their devices. I look at it a little differently: Nexus One owners are lucky. I’ve been researching the history of OS updates on Android phones…
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Power 90! I’ve been keeping on schedule and I’m starting to see my weight drop a little (-4 pounds so far) as I’ve worked out 6 days a week and have cut some bad eating habits.
The workouts are slowly getting easier and easier. My chin has raised a bit, my belly bump is slowly going down, and I’m liking it.
I have two days of work under my belt at my new job, and so far, so good. I’ve been in a lot of meetings with Law Faculty / Staff and IMC Staff. I’m really liking the position so far, but I haven’t really done much work yet.
I should really bring some stuff into my office. All that is in my cube right now is a stapler, some post-it notes, a legal pad, and my computer. That’s depressing. It doesn’t help that my cube is in a corner, so almost no foot traffic goes behind my back.
That being said, I haven’t procrastinated at all. I’ve been so busy wrapping my head around all of the new faces and projects that I’ve had no time to keep up with anything outside of my job.
I think I’ll do my first bit of work tomorrow, as long as I have access to the CMS system.
I almost forgot, I wanted to talk about my strange findings on my Power 90 workout jams. In the DVD menu for the videos, you can select Music On or Off. For the first couple weeks I had the music on. I like music, and I though it would help keep me on beat with Tony Horton and the kids.
Truth be told, I do much better with the music off. It’s very repetitive. It’s very repetitive. See what I did there? But seriously, it’s very repetitive.
Also, during some of the tougher workouts, I smile or focus on a random object in the condo, like my light switch. It takes my mind off of my struggles.
I could be just imagining all of this, though, and I might just be getting better at the workouts, so now it doesn’t really matter what I do. Anyways, it seems like being distracted works well for me.
I still have a bit of flab and fat to burn, but I’m sure that will come with focusing on today, and not worrying about the future. As long as I eat right and exercise correctly today, tomorrow will come easier each week.
All right, it’s time for me to get some sleep.
I’ll keep you posted, and maybe upload some pictures of my weekly fitness photos when I can see some more evident changes in my physique. Maybe.
I’m laying in bed and reflecting on the past. Really short term: Today was my last day at the Help Desk. On Monday I start me new full time job. Short term: I have one more workout this week until I’m done with week 2 of the Power 90 challenge. My balance is a little off as my muscles are growing Medium term: My girlfriend has been amazing. I’m really glad I met her just under four years ago. Our 3.5 year anniversary is coming up this month.
I will post a more detailed blogerino in the next few days about my workout struggles.
Today was day 5 of my Power 90 workout. Today, Tony Horton led me on a wonderful workout through the magic of DVDs. I felt good about the workout today. I did all of my pushups today, which was a major improvement from day 1. I did half of my pushups on Monday, 75% Wednesday, and now, well, you know.
I’ll be honest, I was pretty sore this morning. I worked 9-5 today, and it’s my last week at the Help Desk this week. I’ll start my new job next Monday.
I just need to do one more workout before Sunday night to reach my first goal, which is to workout 6 days a week. I’m really proud of myself for making it this far. I feel that I can now complete the program, as long as I keep worrying about just the day I’m living in.
I’m using some advice I found in a strange place. It goes something like this:
Staying sober is actually very simple: No matter what, I just don’t pick up the first drink, just for today. I don’t worry about not drinking tomorrow. All I need appreciate is that if I don’t pick up the first drink today, it’s impossible to get drunk today.
The advice works for any habit you may be trying to start or finish. For me, I applied this advice to working out. I know I need to workout regularly, and for a long time, to get in shape. I was a bit intimidated by the 90 day challenge that Power 90 presents.
Then I thought, if I can just worry about working out today, it will eventually be impossible for me to not workout. All I need to do is keep worrying about working out today.
I hope this helps anyone that reads it. I found it to be the advice I needed to make it through my first week of exercise.
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