INSAIYAN

Just made the jump to TH8. CoC name is INSAIYAN. I'm interested in joining.

Sub'd, as I am a beginning meditator as well.

Friday, August 15th, 2014 I went to the orthopedist yesterday and after an extremely uneventful exam (good thing I guess, the injury appears to be extremely minor now), he gave me a referral to a physical therapist. I should be hearing more on that mid next week. I have been thinking more on my personal challenge and have almost finalized my goals. I can't be specific with a physical therapy goal, other than I will do the routine. Goal 1 - Calories and Protein Calorie Goal: 1750kcal Protein Goal: 160g Goal 2 - Weed Taper Start off by not medicating before work. Once my current supply is gone, do not resupply. Goal 3 - Walking 3x/week 30 minute walks around my neighborhood. Goal 4 - Daily Meditation Begin with 5 minute breathing exercises before bed. Progress from there. Goal 5 - Physical Therapy TBD My intention is for the challenge to take as long as necessary inorder for me to build strong habits (and... break one). I don't want to feel constrained by the 6 week structure, especially since I have no idea what's in store for me with PT. Once this challenge is complete, I plan to retry my druid challenge in order to work on my mind and balance in my life before rejoining the warriors to continue my quest for power.

Nice goals. Subbed to watch you check em off and get some inspiration of my own.

Thursday, August 14th, 2014 I've grown a year older since my last post here. 27, you are going to be the best year I've ever had - bolded because I'm making this my motto. I had a great time with friends, family, and my wife. My in-laws got me Bravely Default, a game that I've been meaning to play for a while. If you liked the older Final Fantasies, particuarly V, you'll love this. I dropped out of the challenge. I've been smoking a lot of marijuana and have been very lazy. I haven't counted calories, though luckily from my other challenges, I have an idea of how much I'm eating so I'm not ballooning up again. I was 218 and some change this morning, so I'm a little less than I was at the conclusion of the last challenge and my weight as sprung back from being dehydrated from the stomach bug. Plain and simple, I need to stop smoking. It saps my energy, motivation, and intellect. It's like casting a major debuff on myself. It helps with anxiety, makes food, video games and numerous other activities more enjoyable - but I'm starting to see that the negatives outway the positives for me. I want to be motivated. I want to find a new employer. I want more energy and I want my lungs to clean up. When I was hitting the weights, I didn't smoke nearly as much as I do now. I haven't been to the gym in weeks and I'm hungry to return. Luckily, I finally have my appointment with the othopedist this afternoon, so I could be in the gym sooner than I expect *crosses fingers*. So there's weed and then there's getting back to counting calories. I will do some calculations later in order determine calorie and protein goals. Calorie and protein counting will commence this Monday, August 18. I'm being taken to a Dodgers game this weekend as a belated birthday party, so I'm definitely capitalizing on the free beer and dogs. At the moment - those two goals are solidified. A fitness or physical therapy goal will likely be added after the appointment today. I'm feeling good about this.

Thanks Turtle and everyone. Structuring my goals in the traditional 6 week challenge format wasn't working this time. I need the freedom of being able to work on things on my time this time around. I'll be back I'll be making informal updates on my battle log (see signature).

Unfortunately I need to bow out of this challenge. I will likely return here for the next one. A few items in my personal life need to be focused on and resolved. Thanks for the warm welcome, druids. I will see you soon.

Ok, so I've been able to eat normally again, but I haven't been tracking or following my goals. Today I start fresh, already counted breakfast and setup my spreadsheet for the week. I will meditate this evening and do one of my walks tomorrow. I'm struggling with the weaning goal, but I'm happy to be getting back on track. Getting sick combined with birthday indulgences derailed me.

After a week+ struggle against a stomach bug, I'm back to being hydrated and eating normally. My weight is back up to 217.0lbs.

Calorie - the energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of water through 1 °C. Thermodynamics says otherwise. Sure, protein will make you feel fuller than an equal number of carbs and you can eat a ton of vegetables without stuffing yourself, but stating that different macros have a different "effective" number of calories is unscientific and a fallacy.

214.8lbs. Lots of water weight in there from being sick I think.

Back to about 85%. I'm starting to eat according to my goal again, being able to handle most normal food again. I intend to go for my walk tonight, as well as perform my meditation.

Thanks, guys. I am feeling much better. I took the day off of work yesterday to rest. I napped during the day and got an uninterrupted full night of sleep. Now it's just a matter of hydrating and letting what lingers pass.

A stomach bug has had me out of commission since Monday night. Monday I was able to practice the breathing with your belly technique and that felt great, but I wasn't able to walk or count calories yesterday. I'll report in when this passes. Thanks for checking in

Thank you everyone for your advice! I will be working out some of the final kinks in the challenge later, incorporating some of your feedback.

Floating on his back, unencumbered by his armor, Broba begins to take in his surroundings and relax.

Thanks for visiting, DD! I'm enjoying the vibe here.

Cool idea. I might have to do a mash-up challenge at some point.

Well look who decided to do a challenge after all. I spending this one with Druids because of the knee and changed priorities. I'll be back next challenge. Get it done! Also:

Subbed for the Archer gifs.

Ugh... Solo hitting that button was how I ended up in the Sarlacc Pitt in the first place. *Goes and stores all of his gadgets on Slave I and puts on his Boba Fett swimming trunks*

Wow, such a warm welcome! That's a beautiful lake, Jitters. I was thinking of sitting or reclining. I live in a three story building with roof access and is the tallest building around. There's almost always a nice breeze and a beautiful sunset to enjoy after work. I have what's called a zero-gravity chair up there that can lean back all of the way or be locked upright. 2-4 minutes seems short, but I'm here to learn and will trust in your wisdom. Thanks for the support!

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*Quietly jetpacks in, surveys the landscape, and lays down his weapons* It's time for a different kind of training.