This is week eleven on my get fit journey. As I said I realize I have to take a long view on this. I want to be healthy and fit so I am committed to the plan. I also know that my plan will need to evolve as I learn more about health and how my body responds to different experiments I put myself through. So far I have learned that the standard american diet is definitely not for me, Paleo was better but still not enough or maybe it was the “sometimes” things I would eat was enough to thwart my efforts. Learning about keto was helpful but too many rules so this meat only thing is easier to follow and I like meat so that helps. So right now I am eating meat, eggs, butter, and drinking water sometimes with salt added in. I haven’t been taking any supplements but am considering adding some desiccated organ meat capsules. I have continued with a minimum four work-outs per week but my goal is five or six. I am making a point to move every hour even when I am working on school stuff for hours at a time research shows improved cognitive function with more frequent moderate intensity exercise. I have also been trying to get enough sleep. Dr. Matthew Walker is a sleep researcher who calls sleep the “swiss army knife of health” so I guess it is pretty important. Stress is also a big part of why people get sick, stay sick and can’t get healthy so I think I should work on that but not sure where to start. Being healthy and fit will also help with having a good immune system which is always important but even more now. Sleep, Exercise, Nutrition, Stress four things that have a lot of stuff that can either make me stronger or make me weaker. I want to do the things that will make me stronger. Sometimes these choices are hard to make because they aren’t the normal choice a lot of the time.
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Griffin 2/22/21This is my first blog entry for my genius hour project . I am getting together my food plans. All of my workouts planned, also which days I will be working out and what will be working out for that day. Also which days I will be running and/or biking. As well as planning out when and how many times I will be measuring my body composition. My food schedule will also cycle throughout the course of time but all sticking to low carbohydrates modest to high fat and moderate protein. I think I will be able to achieve these macros through modified ketogenic or paleo type diet types. I am also taking a high quality multivitamin-mineral and Omega. Keeping a schedule of daily work outs mixing Cardio and resistance training with flexibility sessions. I do not like the flexibility part but I will try to get that in at least one to two times per week. ArchivesCategories |