We reached New York surprisingly well, considering my non-existent sense of direction (mostly thanks to Tova and GPS). I brought 4 huge boxes of books to my son, so any other modes of transportation, other than a rental car, were out of the question for me. He lives now in a large studio apartment midtown east Manhattan, practically three blocks from his work. Awesome neighborhood - practically everything you need to survive is there within 4 block radius. Though food prices are atrocious.
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
New York
Sunday, April 26, 2009
I think I am on vacation today.
I thought I would have more time last week, but I was mistaken. Grading the exams, giving make-up exams and extra-credit assignments, explaining my grading system to students individually - ate all my free time. On top of that my laptop broke, taking away all the grades, changes and notes that I made for the course, as well as all my cronometer data. Normally I am very religious about backing up, but not lately. Had to pay through the nose in terms of time and effort in restoring data.
Oh, well, life lesson I guess.
Thank you all for your birthday wishes! We celebrated it yesterday in a French restaurant and the day was just perfect. One wrinkle - I came home and checked the nutritional values of a creamy mussel soup with saffron that I ordered; and one serving of it turned out to be 566 calories. No wonder it was so tasty!
Tova and I are heading to New York today for Sharath's classes. I will have a chance to try out my new Harmony mat. This is going to be my first vacation in ages (5-6 years?). I think I will just sleep, sleep and sleep some more all the time away from yoga. Though I am taking with me my big camera and lenses, maybe I will manage some quality photography time as well.
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Things are looking up.
Things definitely got better this week. Proctored the last exam in my immunology class, graded them yesterday. Today I am battling the onslaught of e-mails with requests to boost a grade a little. Firmly holding my positions so far.
Cron report. In spite of 112% in calorie consumption, I lost 2 pounds. Maybe I miscalculated the baseline? 4 times Mysore and ~6K steps a day - I think it is quite a moderate level of activity. Perhaps it is active for my age? In any case, I am not complaining. Feels so good to be lighter. And finally I stepped into a "normal" BMI level of 24.8. Whoohoo!
Report generated by CRON-o-Meter v0.9.5
Daily Averages over 7 days
General (91%) | |||
Energy | 2008.1 | kcal | 112% |
Protein | 64.9 | g | 144% |
Carbs | 347.3 | g | 129% |
Fiber | 70.9 | g | 236% |
Fat | 48.1 | g | 65% |
Water | 3260.3 | g | 82% |
Vitamins (96%) | |||
Vitamin A | 45743.8 | IU | 1961% |
Folate | 476.0 | µg | 119% |
B1 (Thiamine) | 1.6 | mg | 147% |
B2 (Riboflavin) | 1.8 | mg | 161% |
B3 (Niacin) | 20.5 | mg | 147% |
B5 (Pantothenic Acid) | 6.0 | mg | 120% |
B6 (Pyridoxine) | 10.7 | mg | 824% |
B12 (Cyanocobalamin) | 26.8 | µg | 1116% |
Vitamin C | 1599.9 | mg | 2133% |
Vitamin D | 103.7 | IU | 52% |
Vitamin E | 14.9 | mg | 99% |
Vitamin K | 930.7 | µg | 1034% |
Minerals (96%) | |||
Calcium | 1214.1 | mg | 121% |
Copper | 2.4 | mg | 268% |
Iron | 17.6 | mg | 98% |
Magnesium | 446.2 | mg | 139% |
Manganese | 5.5 | mg | 305% |
Phosphorus | 831.2 | mg | 119% |
Potassium | 4959.2 | mg | 106% |
Selenium | 31.7 | µg | 58% |
Sodium | 2264.6 | mg | 151% |
Zinc | 9.7 | mg | 122% |
Lipids (70%) | |||
Saturated | 8.3 | g | 41% |
Omega-3 | 3.0 | g | 276% |
Omega-6 | 12.9 | g | 108% |
Cholesterol | 117.7 | mg | 39% |
Sunday, April 12, 2009
One week - done, one to go.
Food - did not pay too much attention to what I was eating, just trying not to overeat too grossly. Result - did not get enogh of folate, B3, b5, D, E, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, selenium and zinc. Weight is the same, 75.4 kg (BMI - 25.2).
Nutrition Summary
Report generated by CRON-o-Meter v0.9.5
Nutrition Summary
April 5, 2009 to April 11, 2009
Daily Averages over 7 days
General (89%) | |||
Energy | 2034.0 | kcal | 113% |
Protein | 75.3 | g | 167% |
Carbs | 291.2 | g | 108% |
Fiber | 44.5 | g | 148% |
Fat | 57.6 | g | 78% |
Water | 2150.9 | g | 54% |
Vitamins (89%) | |||
Vitamin A | 19213.1 | IU | 824% |
Folate | 302.4 | µg | 76% |
B1 (Thiamine) | 1.2 | mg | 109% |
B2 (Riboflavin) | 1.3 | mg | 115% |
B3 (Niacin) | 12.5 | mg | 90% |
B5 (Pantothenic Acid) | 4.1 | mg | 83% |
B6 (Pyridoxine) | 7.2 | mg | 557% |
B12 (Cyanocobalamin) | 15.0 | µg | 626% |
Vitamin C | 814.7 | mg | 1086% |
Vitamin D | 142.0 | IU | 71% |
Vitamin E | 8.0 | mg | 53% |
Vitamin K | 312.4 | µg | 347% |
Minerals (87%) | |||
Calcium | 998.1 | mg | 100% |
Copper | 1.4 | mg | 154% |
Iron | 13.8 | mg | 77% |
Magnesium | 306.4 | mg | 96% |
Manganese | 4.6 | mg | 253% |
Phosphorus | 646.8 | mg | 92% |
Potassium | 3362.7 | mg | 72% |
Selenium | 31.8 | µg | 58% |
Sodium | 2071.2 | mg | 138% |
Zinc | 6.3 | mg | 79% |
Lipids (76%) | |||
Saturated | 13.7 | g | 68% |
Omega-3 | 2.0 | g | 183% |
Omega-6 | 9.8 | g | 82% |
Cholesterol | 155.6 | mg | 52% |
Sunday, April 5, 2009
Another week is gone.
The week zipped through, felt like a day. This is the final stretch in my immunology course; only 3 lectures and 1 exam left. My students are nervous and are constantly asking to give them some extra work to improve the grades. For me this extra work is what it is - extra work, and lots of it. Next time around I will do things a little differentlly.
It seems the DMV tickets became a part of my weekly routine. This time I got a speeding ticket. I do feel the need to slow down,which is now monetarily reinforced. Breathe...
Yoga - again, a 3 day Mysore week. I am not going to beat myself up for that. Of course, 3 days are far from ideal, but it is 3 times better than no Mysore at all. Leg is aching, lower back - too. Got myself a portable ultrasound (thank you, Boodiba!); we'll see if it makes any difference. Practically no home practice this week.
On a positive news - my son graduated from his school! Whew. He already got a job, found an apartment and moved to NYC. We might all go to his commencement ceremony in June. I will get to see him and his apartment when I go to Sharath's week in the end of April. So excited!
Nothing changed in my eating patterns, except now I am lacking iron and potassium. 5K steps weekly average. Need to move my ass more! :)
Report generated by CRON-o-Meter v0.9.5
Nutrition Summary
March 16, 2009 to March 22, 2009
Daily Averages over 7 days
Energy | 2170.5 | kcal | 121% |
Protein | 115.5 | g | 257% |
Carbs | 305.7 | g | 114% |
Fiber | 52.5 | g | 175% |
Fat | 62.0 | g | 84% |
Water | 1747.4 | g | 44% |
Vitamins (100%) | |||
Vitamin A | 24621.5 | IU | 1055% |
Folate | 561.2 | µg | 140% |
B1 (Thiamine) | 5.1 | mg | 460% |
B2 (Riboflavin) | 5.6 | mg | 513% |
B3 (Niacin) | 21.8 | mg | 156% |
B5 (Pantothenic Acid) | 13.4 | mg | 268% |
B6 (Pyridoxine) | 15.2 | mg | 1166% |
B12 (Cyanocobalamin) | 58.7 | µg | 2446% |
Vitamin C | 1787.5 | mg | 2383% |
Vitamin D | 410.9 | IU | 205% |
Vitamin E | 28.9 | mg | 193% |
Vitamin K | 386.0 | µg | 429% |
Minerals (97%) | |||
Calcium | 1144.1 | mg | 114% |
Copper | 1.6 | mg | 178% |
Iron | 16.1 | mg | 89% |
Magnesium | 401.9 | mg | 126% |
Manganese | 3.8 | mg | 209% |
Phosphorus | 775.7 | mg | 111% |
Potassium | 3579.2 | mg | 76% |
Selenium | 77.6 | µg | 141% |
Sodium | 2708.8 | mg | 181% |
Zinc | 9.9 | mg | 124% |
Lipids (87%) | |||
Saturated | 13.8 | g | 69% |
Omega-3 | 4.1 | g | 372% |
Omega-6 | 14.7 | g | 122% |
Cholesterol | 237.0 | mg | 79% |
Happy Sunday!