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Oh cool, you are being a positive influence! How exciting! Sleeping is so important when you're feeling grumpy, and I routinely give it precedence, whether or not I'm on my period! But especially then. No reason to be tired and hurty at the same time.

The answer is practice falls! Start at 5 feet up, where it wouldn't hurt if she didn't catch you, then go a bit higher and fall again, and higher and fall again. But you know what, even though I am a top-roping fiend, I still get a little rush of fear and triple-check my rope system on my first climb of the day. Still, it's good to have a proven trust in the gear, otherwise it will definitely inhibit your ability to go for big moves up high. Good job on all the climbing so far!

So weird. I thought I had detected a pattern of a sort of "leveling up" based on number of posts - for example, when I hit 100, I went from Newbie to Recruit, and I noticed that 100-post threshold was fairly consistent...but now you've thrown my entire hypothesis into question.

WHAT. You've blown my mind.

Obax, how come you are still a recruit with 1871 posts??

NP, I used this recipe as a guide: http://justjessieb.blogspot.com/2013/11/sausage-egg-breakfast-bake-paleo.html But I used 8 strips of bacon instead of chorizo (only because my grocery store didn't have chorizo, I fracking LOVE chorizo) and canned, full-fat coconut milk instead of the So Delicious "coconut milk beverage" which is a little more expensive. I also only used 10 eggs so that it would fit in my little round baking pan. You are so much more hardcore than me! I live in Maryland. I wear two coats when it's 20 degrees. I can't imagine walking 45 minutes in a -40 windchill...I didn't know humans could survive that, tbh. As to the bodyweight thing, yes. I could have done that on Monday. Should have. At the time, I just kind of shrugged and figured that Tuesday would work out. Of course, this lesson is that I can't count on that, since Tuesday I was super busy until I posted, at which point I was so tired it would have been a miracle to muster a downward-facing dog. But hopefully I will get better on not taking my energy or time for granted anymore! Well. Maybe I will keep posting blurry camera phone pics of my food, then. :-) I know I need inspiration to cook sometimes, too. And I hope very much to post some climbing awesomeness! Probably no pics, though. I always feel cooler than I look when climbing. I'm not at the "hero moves" skill level yet. Thanks, you are right, milythael. My problem has been my method of calling people out, which is why I made that resolution not to criticize or embarrass - when I feel like someone is being a jerk to me, I desire public shaming in retribution. I will have satisfaction! But I want to be more compassionate about it and confront it a little more honestly, in a private conversation. I think you make a good point, though - if I am honest and speak from a place of how it makes me feel, it doesn't necessarily have to wait. He has definitely been going through some crazy changes. It started about a month ago. The weird thing is that it's been getting better - he doesn't wake up when we are asleep as much as he did a few weeks ago - but I still do! So I end up just awake for no reason at 1am, 3am, 4am...then he'll do his one night waking at 5am, lol. But yeah, hoping to break that habit. I do have a hangboard, actually! It is helpfully sitting on my side table in the living room. :-/ I need to get to a hardware store so that I can mount it. I have the perfect place and everything. But yes, I think I will start implementing those circuits the minute I realize a climbing trip is falling through. Great circuit you've laid out, too. Haha yes, looks like it's almost 30! Truly, we are blessed with tropical weather tonight.

I was wondering where you were! Thank you for translating your mind-quest for us! Glad you're back. Cool that you have a goal in your immediate future to motivate you - hmmm. I had to look up GoRuck, I'd never heard of it before - it looks really cool. The Light one looks like a gateway drug - I bet you do have a GoRuck Challenge in your future! Your 90/10 rule looks like you're working with 180% of the time the rest of us have...I'm jealous. ;-) Good luck on your first week!

I love the problem-solving aspect as well! That's why I like the slab top-rope routes (slanting in instead of overhanging) - they usually have a lot of smearing and twisting moves and require more balance, flexibility, and problem-solving, as opposed to the overhanging routes. I totally sympathize with the warm bed and freezing temps outside! I have been tempted to call in more than once, when I had to go out to work. I think we're supposed to get a bit of a thaw here in the next few days, as a reward for your perseverance!

Love for your sketches!!

So are there trapezes above the couches and entertainment center? lol. How does that work?

I wouldn't beat yourself up about spending on food - when you find you want to do something, just do it. So much time being depressed is spent not wanting to do anything. How long was your handstand? I can't even hold one yet.

Great first couple of days! I have just started making batches of things like soup and chicken breasts on Sunday for the week, which works well for me. I tried the whole "reading fiction in bed to fall asleep" but then I just end up falling asleep at 2am with my face on the page. Ever gotten the words in ink on your cheek? Not as easy to clean off as you would hope. ;-)

The top-roping routes really build endurance, which I found extended my bouldering sessions! I'm not a great boulderer (?) though, I just don't have that upper body power required for frequent dynos and campusing yet, so I kind of feel like both have their place in a climbing routine. Showing off is a great motivator, btw, and I am so glad to see someone else say it! lol. Sometimes it backfires if there are a bunch of ripped guys bouldering and I know I can barely send a V2, though. It's that introvert thing, for me.

Oh, cool! I used to have something that was similar to an indoboard but easier - it had tracks for the roller thing underneath. It looks hard! That's got to be good for core strength, too.

I love this, and second the 9 days going quickly for you. I hope you are able to do some piano practice or just have some fun!

Wow, great job! :-) The way you describe your eating is pretty much exactly how I meditate (when I do that, which is unfortunately rare). But it's exactly how it's supposed to be done - just keep coming back to the breath, or in this case, back to the bite. ;-) And it gets easier and easier! Sounds very successful to me!

Thanks. Looks like we are firmly in the the above 0 range today - it's 14 degrees right now with very little wind. Never thought I would be excited about 14 degree weather in the Mid Atlantic! But I'm hoping to get out tonight for a workout. Fingers crossed.

Today was pretty much yesterday, but to add to it, I was exhausted. I didn't get to the gym, as I had planned, because my husband begged me not to go out in the cold. Instead, I planned on doing yoga, but a friend called and needed to talk, which I am happy to do - but by the time we got off the phone, it was 9pm and I also realized that my yoga mat was in the car, which is parked about four blocks away. The temperature, as you all likely well know, is subzero. And I wanted to be in bed by now. So it didn't happen. It's a little frustrating on the first week, because more than anything I just want to be able to move around a little. I ate the same thing as yesterday but with a pork roast instead of chicken for dinner. Here's what I'm having for lunch until I die: It's good. I like it. But I haven't left the house in two days (I guess that's what happens when you telecommute 9am-5pm then work as a mom 5pm-9am without any help for a couple of days). I'm really not feeling good about that at all. It's making me want comfort food - ice cream, pizza, television. Television! That's laughable. I'm sacrificing sleep to take a shower right now. Hoping tomorrow is a little better.

It kind of amazes me how much we walk without meaning to. I mean, I know we're supposed to do 5 miles per day or whatever, and we're supposed to feel really bad if we are bad at it, but a mile! Just by doing your thing! Whatever, I don't care what they say, I'm counting it a win.

Thank you for your honesty and for trusting this community for at least a modicum of support. You are always welcome to post on my thread and count it as interaction. I deeply understand this feeling of isolation you're describing and just don't like seeing anyone feeling that way.

Good ideas, Aeryn! I will have to see if we can have a chat about this. I don't know if he will feel like he needs to stop (I have to remind myself that it's not really my call, as much as I may want him to), but maybe he will at least support me in trying to stop. You are probably right about just ignoring it and talking to someone else or doing something else. I just have noticed that I have developed a Pavlovian response to it - "Oh, an opportunity to check Feedly/FB/whatever!" and BAM I'm reading a Dinosaur Comic before I have time to say "Stay in the moment." Anyway, I will have to work on breaking that link. Exercise did not work out today. I was planning on meeting my climbing buddy at the gym after I put my son down to sleep, but he just...wouldn't sleep. I didn't get him settled until after 9:30 (bedtime is usually 7pm). So I'm just now organizing myself, and it's already past my bedtime! I seriously hope he sleeps okay tonight, or tomorrow is going to be rough. Diet was great, though. I was able to pre-cook a ton of meals yesterday for the week. Here's my breakfast: I have no idea how to make this photograph a reasonable size. Anyway, I did a 10-egg bake yesterday and divided it into 4 pieces - so I have about 2.5 eggs per serving, along with red pepper, green pepper, mushrooms, and bacon. That was frozen for the week. I guess I can do eggs on weekdays if only if they involve nothing more than defrosting in the microwave for a few minutes. Fry eggs on a skillet? Moi? Don't we 'ave help for zat? (The answer is non. We do not.) I warmed that up along with ranchero beans to go with my coffee and coconut milk. In a related story, a canned food made my week: these "ranchero beans." I bought them not fully understanding that they were pre-spiced pinto beans, which is perfect. Anyway, this meal was so filling that I wasn't hungry for lunch until 1pm. I didn't take a pic of lunch, because of the hunger monster - as you can see from the bestial bite marks in the above meal, I barely got this pic before it was brutally devoured by a creature mostly made of teeth and stomach. It's truly disturbing. As a result of said ungodly creature, you'll have to take my word for it that lunch was even prettier than breakfast - a spinach salad with tomato, avocado, lime juice, spicy black beans, and three chicken drumsticks (I got like 20 of them for $3.50 at the store - so the drumsticks are on the menu much all week). Then I made a chicken for dinner, along with zucchini and yellow squash. I don't even want to know how far these poor squash traveled to get to my plate. Probably from like Chili or New Zealand or something ludicrous like that. I usually try to stay somewhat seasonal, but the heart wants what it wants, I suppose. I got hungry after dinner, so I ate the rest of the chicken and some leftover slices of red and green pepper, followed now by my nightly cup of Kava tea. Very de-stressing. I can keep this up for four more days, I reckon.

I am geeking out over all the climbing challenges. I love that you are doing this to improve your climbing. I tried a Whole30 for last challenge - it was not the time, over the holidays. It's tough, especially for so long! Anyway, you know, if you mess up, they say to start over again - so if it happens within the first two weeks, you may still have time to restart and finish a Whole30 within the challenge timeframe. Just a thought. Also, the Japanese life quest is a good one. I have no reason to do so (you totally do!), but I like the idea of focusing on a language for one of these challenges. I could use a brush up on Spanish or German.

Hey! I love your goals and the descriptions. So much fun. And all those goals are great. I accidentally dehydrate myself sometimes, too. I have been drinking a lot of coffee and tea lately, I never want water when it's cold. Haha. And the Sherlock goal is great. I actually play that game with TV shows with my husband - we try to figure out what's going to happen based on clues and standard TV tropes. Are you a server? I always had tables that I thought were having an affair when I was serving. I sucked at the whole "remembering people's ketchup" thing, though. Was not a good server at all, lol. I'm shifting my focus toward weight loss right now, too, to try to get better at climbing. Solidarity. :-) Good luck with this challenge!

Nice challenge! I con friends into climbing quite frequently. I like to think I'm doing them a favor. :-) "First dose is free, man! You know where to find me!" A friend of mine went through that whole process to get into the state police recently. It's such a long process and you just have to maintain the PT stuff until it's time for the academy. I know I was impressed by the whole thing, so good luck! This is a good time to get serious again, in the new year.

So cool that you have been doing this a year! It is so cool to see progress like that! Also, your strength goals are very cool. I am still doing assassin-y stuff right now, but I've always been interested in just getting stronger, generally, so I'm interested to see your challenge goals! Good luck!