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The Great Experiment Oh Nine, part 3

Okay, so I wanted to post an official list of what is apart of my experiment! Here are the things not covered in the official schedule below:

Always put things away in my room
Shave every day. If I grow out my beard then I'll still shave my neck.
Not program in bed. It hurts my back!
Finish all my showers with a cold water for a count of 30.
Drink more water.
No more soda pop
Record my perceived level of health and energy every day (so we can see if the experiment is going any where)

Things that got nixed:

Wear reading glasses while I am at my computer. I tried this and didn't like the reading glasses.
Using an exercise ball instead of a desk chair. I tried this and my back hurt all the time.
Sleeping on my back. I tried this but sleeping on my side is basically a million times more comfortable.

All of it is (based off of last week) hard for me to do. Mostly the sleeping and eating regularly. So, I have come up with a strict regimine for making sure I stay on track.

5:30 wake up. This is probably the hardest part of the whole darn thing.
Take my heart rate
Get up and put on my exercise clothes
Weigh myself and brush my teeth
Exercise
Finish by 7. Yes, I realize that is close to an hour and a half of exercise, but with my new stretching regime (as recommended by my PT) where I stretch each musch 2-3 times it takes forever! Hopefully, as my body starts to ~~suck less~~ heal, I can cut this time down some.
Put Bram Muffins in Oven and go take a shower
Ice knee while I...
Eat breakfast. Three servings of fruit here. At least one of those servings is going to be from some fruit juice.
Take Advil and Vitamins
Do whatever it is I do during the day. Most days that is program.
Bring a glass of water with me. I am usually dehydrated (using the urine test) and I don't want to be anymore.
Have a snack at 10:30, probably most often carrots.
Have lunch at 1:30. One or two servings of vegetables and carrots. Take more advil. Bring a glass of water with me back up to the computer
Have a snack at 4:30. Again another glass of water
Eat dinner at 8. 2-3 servings of vegetables. More advil
Do something other than work
At 9:00, stretch some more.
When done, take more advil, floss and brush
Get in bed at 9:30. Read.
Lights out at 10:00.

All the advil is to make sure I keep all inflammation down in my knee so it can heal. I won't be doing that one forever.

Well, what do you think? I'll keep you posted on how I do!

(Because I am up late tonight, I will be sleeping in till 8 tomorrow. And because it is hard to start randomly waking up 2 hours earlier I will wake up at 6:45 on Sunday. But Monday is no fun and games. Down to business!)

31 January 2009 08:24am UTC • 294 views • 6 comments

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Sailing Master Keri

31 January 2009 04:43pm UTC

Good luck!
Cabin Boy Farluffo

31 January 2009 06:28pm UTC

You can do it!
Dread Pirate Benjamin

1 February 2009 08:17am UTC

Thanks Mike! That was fantastic!
Dread Pirate Benjamin

1 February 2009 09:27am UTC

I've failed already. It is 1:30am. ☹
Boots

2 February 2009 08:13pm UTC

Why is sleeping on your back better than sleeping on your side?
Dread Pirate Benjamin

3 February 2009 09:08pm UTC

I'm not sure if it is. I just heard it some where once long ago and it stuck. So, now I want to find out if it makes me feel better!