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WHY IS THAT PHOTO SO BIG?! Also. Day Two early check in. LIFTING IS DOOOOOOOONE. It was leg day and I can barely stand and my butt is constantly twitching, so I decided my cycling days will be on NOT leg day. Leg day, hence forth, will just be Leg Day and Leg Day alone.

H'ok. So on day one, I ran for 50 minutes and then did a 30 min lifting video. It felt really good... But that much treadmill running does get boring. Luckily it doesn't get too much longer with the current training program... I plan to try to do as much of the 10k trainer after this outside. Tomorrow is lifting and a 20 min cycle! I had a much protein as I could muster today. Shake, bar, meat with lunch and dinner... I snagged some more protein waffles and Nuts n More for snacks this week, too. Onward!

LET'S GO!! kicking today off with a double cause I'm a totally sane person ... See you on the other side.

I've got an idea for a NerdFitness edition of KDB

Man I'd love to make something again but I just feel no creativity with KDB any more... But I DO drink a new beer every Twitch stream, so I keep something up at least in a small way. If I can get over my anxiety of feeling like the air outside my home wants to kill me and I can get to the liquor store... I'll see about making something. Maybe I could make a baking with beer video... And pay someone to edit it cause I still have two three year old videos I can't get myself to edit.

Fair. I may utilize voice to text more to try to keep that up.

Almost made it. Dang it. I'll give myself a C+ overall. On to the next one.

I don't know that we are DYING necessarily. I've just been quiet and offline. This new work from home world means I'm even more online than ever and I kind of hate it.

I'm trying again. I keep trying... I have a hard time logging in and checking in and checking in on others... I spend SO MUCH time online that it can be so hard to want to spend anymore on it... but I am going to try to keep up again. Goal #1: Lifting - Complete MBFA (Beachbody program) I enjoy the pace and how sore this program makes me, so I look forward to keeping it up. It's sort and effective and leaves me room to also get in a biking or running day. Goal #2: Biking - Complete 10% of the Everest Challenge on Zwift (I have no idea if this is possible, but I am going to try) I've been Zwifting twice a week and one of the in game goals is to climb the same elevation as Mt. Everest. I will not be able to do that in a single challenge... most people say it takes 6-9 months or more, so I will just keep chipping away at my percentages! I'm at 3% right now, I believe, but I haven't been riding incline courses much. Goal #3: Running - Complete the Zombies Run 5k Trainer I have never finished a 5k training app. I always start them and get bored... but usually that is because I've already been running and I feel they 'slow me down'. I am trying to come back to running without injury, and to train to be stronger as a runner, not just someone who can go a distance but is in a lot of pain and at risk of injury... so this should really help. As a side quest, I am working on getting more protein in. I had to admit to myself that I haven't been eating enough protein, just far too many carbs which leads to a lot of snacking for me, and never really feeling full. So my double days will have a protein shake after, and every day will have protein based snack instead of the junk I have been eating. Lately the P3 snack packs and Quest cookies have been decent.

Still being consistent... but work has been so busy I haven't been doing much other than passively glancing at social media now and again before logging off all night... But the new workout routine seems good. New lifting program mixed with 2 bike days and 3 run days...

HOW DID YOU KNOW. Yea, it's been snowing a bit. I need to ease back in before I go out, since I have had such a long break... but you know I'll be out there as soon as i can do a 5k again!

YOUR GIRL STARTED RUNNING AGAIN TODAYYYYYYY And guess what? IT FELT AWESOME. I started a 5k trainer over to ease back in, hoping to finish my virtual 10 miler and half marathon before the end of January.

Having a good water bottle... like a 30oz one helps. And I have water flavoring things and a big reusable straw for my bottle... It also helps if your HydroFlask is a cake.

I EAT SO MANY EGGGGGSS. We buy 36 a week. I eat like 4-6 a day usually. But not lately.

Up and at them, as they say. Water was met yesterday. I took a rest day because I was still incredibly sore from my workout on Sunday. That one was really a doozy! Food was okay. Really on point until night when I got really snacky. Not entirely certain what to do to not get so snacky in the evenings... But I realize that I did have a pretty heavy carb load during the day. I've got to find more ways to work in protein during the day as well and I'm not entirely certain how to do that without breaking the bank right now. I logged for half the day in my fitness pal. mostly I didn't have my dinner recipe log so I couldn't really log it but I know I was over slightly. And that's what an off day I'll do to you. Rest days kind of suck when you're used to eating a lot of food. I woke up this morning starving... I hate that feeling.

Last week was... a week I needed to be mostly away from the internet. But I still tried to keep up with my workouts and food... 1. Burn at least 500 calories a day 6 days a week 6/6 I did take two rest days this week, but I did a double at the end, so I am going to be kind to myself and say I made this goal. 2. Track exercise and food in MyFitnessPal to net out at 1750 2/7 I was WORSE at logging food because there was a lot of emotional eating... and I forgot to add my recipes to the site so I could log daily. I set myself up better (I think) this week. 3. Drink 80oz water daily 5/7 I did WAY better with water! I just keep telling myself I have my 20oz with my work out, then I fill my 30oz bottle twice and I'm good. 4. Don't die off halfway through the challenge 1/1 I barely checked in, but I am still here... So I guess that counts? FINAL SCORE: 15 points Grade: C

This weekend got away from me, but let's do a summary for week one! 1. Burn at least 500 calories a day 6 days a week 6/6 This may be the easiest one for me, but I am still proud to have hit this or more all week, and I even survived rest day without going nuts. 2. Track exercise and food in MyFitnessPal to net out at 1750 4/7 I have been TERRIBLE at logging my food so here is a place for improvement this week... 3. Drink 80oz water daily 3/7 Need a major improvement here. But glad I hit at least three of them. That's better than I HAD been doing pre-challenge. 4. Don't die off halfway through the challenge 1/1 I did check in... I could be better at it though. But here's a point cause I'm still here! FINAL SCORE: 14 points Grade: D Lots of room to improve still this weeks!

This morning has started out well -- there is a Halloween event in Zwift I look forward to trying tomorrow... Today I did my FTP test. I came in at Class E (booo) with 1.23 w/kg. Class D, the first 'official' race class starts at 2.5w/kg, so I think I have a goal to work toward over the winter! Look for that in the next challenge. Cause I'm gonna keep doing challenges. Cause GOALS. I kind of half-assed my way thought a kickboxing work out cause I just wanted to ride. So maybe my Wednesdays become my ride day for a long ride? I drank enough water yesterday!!!!! But woke up feeling SO thirsty lol

I did join the ladies only group, and it's been really great! I have the other group muted so I can check in if I would like to, but not having it directly on my feed. As for my set up, I have a loaned CycleOps Fluid2 (you can find dumb trainers for under $150 on Amazon) Moofit Cadence sensor Moofit Speed sensor Wahoo HRM ANT+ dongle and USB extender Fan (was highly recommended to have two to simulate wind and keep you comfortable) Old yoga mat for the floor Cellphone mount to use the Zwift Companion app in game And, of course, my bike Well, actually, my bike is still road ready. I'm using the fiance's on the trainer.

Ooh good idea. I will do that! Right? And I don't know why I still let it get to me. I think they questioning of my intelligence and capabilities will always be a trigger point.

Warning: Venting Ahead So as a female who does fitness things, I often don't chime in on conversations in larger groups because guys tend to gatekeep or get trolly/nasty when I have in the past. I joined a group that was other people who use Zwift and posted about my first ride and asked for app tips because I was new. Mostly the comments were nice, some guys were jerks, but this gem just made me feel like why did I even bother joining here, I'll just mute the group in a week. Guy: Make sure you balance things out with weight training, too, to avoid injury! Me: Yea! I weight train 4-5 days a week and supplement with running or biking, so I should be ok. Guy: You really need to find a balance, though. If you don't you're going to get injured. You need to do more than just bike. I bike 4 days a week and do yoga and strength training otherwise. Me:................yep. Like, do you just want to say more words, or do you want to actually read my reply where I told you I already do the thing you suggested? Whenever people do this, it feels so discouraging to me. I understand you care and don't want me to get injured, but like... read my reply. Cause I told you I'm doing just fine.

So this morning I couldn't be bothered to do a 46 minute leg day workout - I actually groaned when I saw how long it was... So I did a 49 minute 8.7 mile bike ride on Zwift instead. CAUSE LOGIC AND REASON. My HRM said 595 for burn, though the game (which I don't have the super fancy smart resistance capable trainer for) was like "lol 252". In what world was a nearly hour long bike ride at a steady pace under 300 calories? Silly game. This is also why I feel like it is so hard to actually figure out how much I truly need to eat. Sticking to my goal of trying to net 1700 each day. but that's only helpful if I can get a quasi accurate calorie burn reading. ANYWAY. I still suck at water -- but yesterday as a whole was fine. I didn't track everything in MFP. I need to get better at that. I tend to give up by dinner... but I pre-log all my recipes so I should realize past me made it easy on future me...

Sounds like it was a good day!

Mouth pain is the worst! I am so sorry. Glad it is better now... And I hope the oral surgery is smooth!

So far this week it seems like it? Or at least it's better. Last week was really hard... but I had things to look forward to. I can't really afford a lot of extra right now, but I splurged on things I needed for my treadmill and bike trainer to make those work with Zwift to encourage me, and having things to look forward to helped. I still feel super overwhelmed all the time, but I am trying to work on planned down time... Which feels weird cause I go nowhere and see no one but I feel bogged down all the time.