Sha Naa Naa » exercise http://www.marteki.com The life and times of Naa Marteki Reed Mon, 31 May 2010 12:00:55 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 336. A Failure and A Success (In One Tidy Package) http://www.marteki.com/2009/02/02/336-a-failure-and-a-success-in-one-tidy-package/ http://www.marteki.com/2009/02/02/336-a-failure-and-a-success-in-one-tidy-package/#comments Tue, 03 Feb 2009 05:50:05 +0000 Marteki http://www.marteki.com/?p=384
  • I failed at everyday blogging. I think I’ll still try for “much more frequently than previously” blogging.
  • I succeeded in fixing my church’s internet.
  • I failed at not getting sick during tax season. Too many sick people handling my ballpoint pens. So now my throat is raw, yet coated in mucus. I cough when I want to  laugh and I cough when I want to cry and I cough for no reason at all, except for when I sneeze instead. And my slowly filling sinuses are foretelling a world of hurt and headache for tomorrow.
  • I succeeded at pestering various UPenn officials into approving and officially posting the completion of my undergrad degree. My transcript even says that it’s as of “12-17-08″.
  • I failed at finishing the schoolwork and freelance work that I hoped to get done today.
  • I succeeded at starting the two hundred sit-ups program, despite my tendency to cough more violently when lying horizontal. Week 1, Day 1 results: 15+18+10+10+20 (column 3).
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    ]]>     http://www.marteki.com/2009/02/02/336-a-failure-and-a-success-in-one-tidy-package/feed/ 0     337. 28 Sit-ups http://www.marteki.com/2009/01/29/337-28-sit-ups/ http://www.marteki.com/2009/01/29/337-28-sit-ups/#comments Fri, 30 Jan 2009 05:56:27 +0000 Marteki http://www.marteki.com/?p=377 I am five feet three inches tall. From the age of 18 to 25, my average weight was 95 lbs. Not healthy, not good.

    I began to put on weight two years, and have gained 35 lbs so far… which is about 5 lbs more than I’d like. I have a belly now. My husband Andrew told me, “You have to watch what you eat now and exercise like normal people.” He’s right.

    I’m starting with some basics — no more soda, drink more water, and more cardiovascular. That means no more sweet sweet Sprite, a harder working Brita filter, and lots of Dance Dance Revolution. And for the pudgy belly: the Two Hundred Sit-Ups program.

    I took the initial test of my skills tonight, with the results listed in this blog post title. I’m in the third column for Week 1 starters. (Which I interpret as “you’re not fat, you’re just out of shape”.)

    Exercises on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. I’ll keep you posted as to the results. If I’m brave, I’ll even take belly photos…

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