Lisa Spagnolo's Journal – January 2011 Archive (5)

It seems I've veered off the UBBT road a little bit. Not irreparably so, as I'm regularly posting progress in all of the requirements, just shy of my daily goals, and a bit overtaken by other life activities, like work, which is bursting the boundaries of an 8-hour workday. With it being the end of a month, and a beginning of a new one, it's a great time to take stock of goals, so I find myself going back to my statement of intent to see what I really committed to, and re-upping.



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I'm especially excited about my cardio strides this past week.  Last Sunday, I had a short conversation with a friend of mine who is a regular long-distance runner.  Rather than having her share her experiences, and hearing them through a veil, I was able to ask her questions about my own walking/running, and how I should go about training to run more.    We were speaking from two points on the same continuum, not from completely different realms.  She suggested a good race distance--this may… Continue

At the end of this week I’m reflecting on and savoring some minor accomplishments, and getting ready for new challenges. I’m proud of what I accomplished for UBBT during the work conference, not as much as during a normal schedule, but much more than I would have ever imagined in those circumstances:  7.55 miles ; 460 crunches and modified pushups; 6 repetitions of basics; 7 acts of kindness (this was really hard because there’s so much self-management). Meditation time was also difficult to…

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I'm writing this post from San Diego (rough!), and the first professional conference of my year.  A lot of my workday involves sitting at a computer.  At conferences though, we do a lot of running--back and forth down the convention center--as well as a lot of sitting, which is often on the floor in the back of the room by the power outlet (for the dying laptop).



This is also my first conference since starting karate, and in particular, starting UBBT. It's only one day in, but I've…

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Here it is--the start of a new year! I'm doing something on this day I've never done before--reviewing UBBT numbers from December. Wow! 46,350 pushups to go....



We are saying goodbye to visiting family today, and also a good number of sugary holiday treats, some of which, I have to say, actually entered my body. I cleaned the pantry and refrigerator yesterday and had a wonderful breakfast of green tea and miso with tofu, onions and mushrooms.



I'm very glad I took time out… Continue