Comments on: My well-measured life (part 2) https://lauravanderkam.com/2013/02/well-measured-life-part-2/ Writer, Author, Speaker Sun, 24 Feb 2013 00:54:26 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: Marcy https://lauravanderkam.com/2013/02/well-measured-life-part-2/#comment-23350 Sun, 24 Feb 2013 00:54:26 +0000 http://localhost:8888/?p=3205#comment-23350 It’s not as passive as your shoes telling your spreadsheet what you did, but for running I enjoy an app called Map My Run — if you have a phone with GPS, you just hit record and it tracks distance, time, pace. Oh, and change in elevation. I love it, especially for half marathon training. It’s probably not perfectly accurate, but it seems good enough to me.

]]> By: Laura https://lauravanderkam.com/2013/02/well-measured-life-part-2/#comment-23349 Fri, 22 Feb 2013 14:53:18 +0000 http://localhost:8888/?p=3205#comment-23349 In reply to amandamonkey.

@Amanda- thanks for the idea, and thanks for reading the blog! Love to come across IASMH alums out there.

]]> By: amandamonkey https://lauravanderkam.com/2013/02/well-measured-life-part-2/#comment-23348 Fri, 22 Feb 2013 14:41:37 +0000 http://localhost:8888/?p=3205#comment-23348 A treat I love is Whole Foods’ 365 Chocolate Cherry Trail Mix.

Love your blog! BTW, I’m a fellow IASMH alum.

]]> By: Laura https://lauravanderkam.com/2013/02/well-measured-life-part-2/#comment-23347 Fri, 22 Feb 2013 14:25:06 +0000 http://localhost:8888/?p=3205#comment-23347 In reply to Cara Marcano.

@Cara- I intend to write about this next week. I love Stephanie Coontz — she’s one of my favorite sources — but I think there are some other aspects to keep in mind. I’m in one of those 100-hour plus families… and that’s actually not that much time. Each person works 50 hours, sleeps 8 hours a night, that leaves 62 hours for other things. If women believe they can’t have a personal life and work 50 hours a week, I’m worried they’re buying into the same bad stories we discussed in that article on the lawyer who quit her job a few months ago. You also have to be a good advocate in your marriage. Obviously, there is social pressure, but a woman can call out her husband’s bad behavior and ask for things to be done differently without then launching into a “why women can’t have it all” manifesto.

]]> By: Cara Marcano https://lauravanderkam.com/2013/02/well-measured-life-part-2/#comment-23346 Thu, 21 Feb 2013 12:15:06 +0000 http://localhost:8888/?p=3205#comment-23346 I love Cloud’s contributions to Laura’s idea and love the management tips – and the idea that you get what you manage. Weight Watchers is totally about measuring what you eat. Great program totally works, if you committed to spending a decent portion of your day, time mental energy writing down what you eat… (it is a lot of work and mental energy so I don’t do it right now and yes it means I am heavier than I would be if I did). But it does work. The questions here that Laura is asking is that without technology a lot of these tracking ideas do amount to another “job” and I need one of those right now like I need… ummm… a ton of junk food ; ) IT works, but should you be doing it is a whole other question..

]]> By: Cloud https://lauravanderkam.com/2013/02/well-measured-life-part-2/#comment-23345 Thu, 21 Feb 2013 06:14:15 +0000 http://localhost:8888/?p=3205#comment-23345 There is an old adage in management: you get what you measure. The idea is that if you set up your metrics to measure one aspect of something, that is what people will work to optimize, and it leads to all sorts of unintended problems. But I find the core of that adage to be profoundly true, and that is why I like to track my time. I probably also need to start a food diary, because I, too, have some stubborn weight that isn’t shifting.

]]> By: Cara Marcano https://lauravanderkam.com/2013/02/well-measured-life-part-2/#comment-23344 Thu, 21 Feb 2013 02:36:05 +0000 http://localhost:8888/?p=3205#comment-23344 http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/17/opinion/sunday/why-gender-equality-stalled.html?pagewanted=3&_r=1&smid=fb-share

]]> By: Shannon Little https://lauravanderkam.com/2013/02/well-measured-life-part-2/#comment-23343 Wed, 20 Feb 2013 17:29:49 +0000 http://localhost:8888/?p=3205#comment-23343 I too have to have treats. My favorite it homemade banana peanut butter ice cream. You can alter the amount of banana and peanut butter you want in it. Also, feel free to add a small splash of milk to make things smooth out easier. and it has the exact consistency and flavor or ice cream! It’s crazy. Here’s a recipe I googled for it, to explain: http://www.twopeasandtheirpod.com/two-ingredient-banana-peanut-butter-ice-cream/

]]> By: Leanne https://lauravanderkam.com/2013/02/well-measured-life-part-2/#comment-23342 Wed, 20 Feb 2013 14:02:06 +0000 http://localhost:8888/?p=3205#comment-23342 I’m trying to cut down on the treats too after realizing that processed sugar negatively affects my mood. It’s so difficult to pass up a cookie or a brownie, though. Why are humans wired to desire the immediate pleasure even when we know it will have consequences hours, days and weeks later?
I’ve been treating myself with half a glass of my favorite wine every night instead of dessert. I can’t overindulge as I’m still breastfeeding, and it suffices both on the satisfaction and mood scales.

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