I am in the final weekend before my annual biometrics screening to determine how much I’ll have to pay over and above my insurance premiums for my health plan at work. So I am busy eating nothing and trying to burn as many calories as possible.
I’m recording while walking on my treadmill. Since I’m not eating, I did not want to go out on the trail and find myself undernourished a couple of miles from my car. So that’s why I’m here on the treadmill.
This treadmill only has three buttons: up, down, and stop. Ironically the “stop” button is what you press to start the motor and get the belt moving.
Often on weekends I only get 2,000 steps in, so I need to change things up a bit. I am very close to the cutoff numbers for BMI and waist size. My blood pressure, as it was last year, is also a concern since my normal measurement is right at the cutoff. Because I am so close, I am making a special effort this weekend by fasting and walking on the treadmill. I also skipped my traditional cheat meal on Friday, because I knew that would completely blow my chances at passing the screening.
If I wasn’t so close, I wouldn’t be doing this. Though I think periodic fasting is an acceptable method to manage one’s metabolism, it’s not what I usually do, which is to have a cheat meal on Friday and return to my regular routine.
One reason I don’t usually rack up the steps on weekends is that Saturday is my day to do the podcast work that doesn’t involve recording. This includes research, editing and processing the audio and video files, publishing them, writing blog posts like this one, and publishing all of the above. In addition to my podcast, I also produce two other podcasts for the Padua Podcast Network. Sundays I try to set aside for reading and writing. And other than the changes I mentioned, the weekend is otherwise a normal one.
Sometimes I need to adjust my schedule to meet the demands that come my way, and that’s what I’m doing. Hopefully the results will be worth it.
Weight 7-day Avg. (change since Jan 2018): 221 (-54)
Workout time: 10 Minutes
Total Distance (total since Nov 2017): 0 Miles (464.04)
Steps: 6,120
Muscle Mass 7-day Avg. (change since Aug 2018): 152.65 (+9)
Body Fat 7-day Avg.: 31%
Daily Sleep Duration 7-day Avg: 7 hours
2019 Goal: 15% Body Fat