January Summary:
31 days as a vegetarian
31 days into new job role
348,988 steps in January (Goal was 310,000)
4 weeks into my 10K run training
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10K Run Training
10K Run Training
10K Run Training
Got the Hidden Athlete badge on my way to 10K! 31 Min Workout.
— Read on fitness22content.com/R
Day 14
Still a vegetarian. Managed to resist a chicken kebab after my first Drinking session of the New Year with friends.
Total steps this week = 82418. Still managing at least 10K per day and still doing my 10K run training.
And finally, still got my new job. It’s all looking good.
Day 7 – Vegetarian & New Years Resolutions
Day 7 and despite everyone around me eating meat including my favourites such as Pepperoni Pizza, I am still a vegetarian.
Started day 2 of my 10K run training today.
Total weekly steps has increased from around 40K if I don’t do any exercise and in my old job role, to78064 in the past week and I expect this to be higher this week.
New Year, New Job and Resolutions
December the 31st 2018 was my last day employed as an IT Lecturer after 19 years. As of the 2nd January 2019, I started my new role as a Senior IT Engineer at the College, looking after the systems, hardware and software over three sites at Windsor, Langley and Strodes.
Just to make things more interesting, I have also decided to go vegetarian. Not sure how I’m going to do with this one. I have strong reasons for wanting to go vegetarian but I’m already a fussy eater, so choosing meals without any meat is going to be a challenge.
I’ve set myself some reasonable resolutions around health & fitness. My daily minimum steps is 10,000. I calculated that on most work days I’m lucky if I clock up 5000 steps, so since the New year I have been taking steps (pun intended) to increase this:
Taking stairs rather than lifts.
Taking the long way to get anywhere at work.
Walks at lunchtime
Walks after work.
Usually I would look to walk to work which generated 12,000 steps each way but I’m not sure if the nature of my new job role will allow that as I need the flexibility to drive between sites when needed.
Time to review this at the end of the month. Currently at 3 days with no meat eaten and around 45,000 steps in 4 days since the 31st December. 3 days in new job – still got job so far.
