June 19, 2010, 10:51 am
- It’s official. I don’t have time to post this summer. Well, it’s going to get better. After taking a couple of weeks to travel and do nothing, Wife and I got me into the new work routine and we tried to get onto a diet. After the first week on this diet, I gained weight. My response to this was to freak out and go completely strict on the diet. In the ensuing weeks, I’ve manage to lose 8 or so pounds. The diet involves a lot of clif bars (blueberry crisp and crunchy peanut butter) with a fairly restricted dinner and a popcorn snack at around 10-11. I’ve been using an app on my phone to keep track of calories and trying to stay around 1500. The exercise routine is running about 25 minutes during the week and about 30 minutes on the weekends (the time limit on the machines at school) and hitting the bikes afterwards. Wife has been joining me at the gym, and we’ve gotten good at keeping each other on track. My goal is to lose enough weight to make staying on the diet significantly easier during the school year when I will be needing all of my energy for studying.
- Research has been a little crazy. I was hoping to have a little more time for literature review and preparation for my data collection in the next couple of weeks, but there was a pretty big snafu with my IRB approval involving some misplaced paperwork. This big issue aside, everyone has been very cooperative and quick on the turnaround (which isn’t normally the case, but it is nice to know you can easily get things escalated). The IRB and the people managing summer research have been great. I was actually in the IRB office and was trying to express my appreciation for their help. I said something like to the effect that they were being very fastidious, but that was great because I also appreciate them looking out for my research subjects. However, they were also very quick on the turnaround to me when they could which helped make my approval possible. I should point out that my situation is a little unique because I am doing data collection with actual people which most people don’t try to squeeze into a summer research project. I’m also doing my collection off-site which most people aren’t stupid enough to try to get through for a short summer research project. I am also doing a pediatric study, and people under 18 automatically get the extra special scrutiny for any research project at any IRB. That all being said, I got my IRB approval on Friday!
- Wife and I have friends from my class, one of whom is moving. Not much to say here except I’m glad we did the move at night instead of during the day, and my entire body is sore two days later. I’m having a time even getting up off the couch, but I do want to workout today.
- I still have some posts that I need to finish and publish. However, I’ve lost my eye for proofing lately, so I’m going to have to wait for Wife to get home today to look over them.
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