CelebrateCeleste

Day 2: This was a roughly emotional day. Exercise: 1/35 No exercise. Nutrition:3/70 I tracked and clocked 0 liquid calories, despite the opportunity to indulge! Reflection: 2/35 more dreams, more journaling Grand total: 6/140

Day 1 in the books!! Exercise: 1/35 Yoga! Nutrition:1/70 (I tracked, and had a glass of port. Ah well) Reflection: 1/35 (a long journal entry reflecting on some recent vivid dreams) Grand total: 3/140

With excellent call outs from @sarakingdom, I'm changing up the goal measurements. Goal 1: Daily Movement! The pandemic has just been hard. So my goal is to do some sort of exercise daily, extra points if I do two sessions. I don't have any requirements for duration or exertion, just getting myself together to begin one of these things is a success. Walking/running Yoga Body weight exercises Dancing Etc? Measures of success: There are 35 days in this challenge, so I will divide my number of activities by 35 to find a percentage. I will grade myself on the typical scale 90% or higher is an A, etc. Goal 2: Nutrition Tracking!! I'm returning to this old nutritional chestnut and declare myself a Level 2. So for this challenge I will focus on Tracking (consistency struggle again!) and avoiding liquid calories (I'm fairly good about this!) Measures of success: 35 days in this challenge, and 2 things to do here. So I will divide my number of positive actions by 70 to find a percentage. 90% or higher is an A, etc. Goal 3: Introspection Time Daily time with a journal, sometimes with Tarot Card or other writing prompt assistance. Just getting better at checking in with myself. Measures of success: Same as goal 1, number of days journaled over 35. Rewards: Overall: A for the 5 weeks....... a weekend in a hotel with my journal, some books, and some quality skin care products. B for the 5 weeks.... spa day, however pandemic allows C for the 5 weeks... spa day at home, foam rollers, salt scrub, the works Exercise component: Extra stretch goal of 100 miles.... new shoes A for the 5 weeks: Begin a C25K to incorporate more running in my next challenge. B for the 5 weeks: Update my JustDance game C for the 5 weeks: Yoga mat Nutrition component: B or higher: continue to Level 3 Mindset component: B or higher: a Tarot reading class

These are amazing insights! Thank you!

Yep, I can pick myself up. I just would rather stay on my feet and keep going! You're quite right here. I can sketch out a dream, but the reality is tougher. I can say that the goals don't make me anxious in themselves, it's the rest of my stressors that distract me toward "responsibilities" instead of self care. I'm working hard on the mental game, because it's brutal. So I've never wrote up my challenges like this. It seems like a pretty basic start for habit forming, but if you have advice I'd love to hear it! Thank you!

Well, I use cards in a weird way. I consider whether the drawn card is something that I want or don't want in my life. Do I want more or less of it? What should I do to make that happen? And if I have the right amount, is there anything I can do to keep it that way? I have several recurring cards that cause me to stop and evaluate whether I'm guarding too much and need to be more open-hearted (2 of swords) and to remember my blessings and how far I've come (10 of cups). But if I had to choose a favorite, it would be the Queen of Cups. She's the one who you go to with a problem or a story, who always says "sit down at the kitchen counter and tell me all about it. I'll get you something to eat, and if you want advice I'll give it."

Thank you! I will do my best.

I forgot about rewards!! Overall: A for the 5 weeks....... a weekend in a hotel with my journal, some books, and some quality skin care products. B for the 5 weeks.... spa day, however pandemic allows C for the 5 weeks... spa day at home, foam rollers, salt scrub, the works Exercise component: 100 miles.... new shoes A for the 5 weeks: Begin a C25K to incorporate more running in my next 100 miles. B for the 5 weeks: Update my Dance game C for the 5 weeks: Yoga mat Nutrition component: B or higher: continue to Level 3 Mindset component: B or higher: a Tarot reading class

Hello! I went to Camp 2015 and 2016, and now visions of 2021 are dancing in my head.... Time to get back to business. Here's the thing. I'm really good at Respawning, great at goal setting, and terrible at follow through. I get distracted, anxious, and start procrastinating. I'm working on the mental game, so hopefully the rest of the wellness will follow. Goal 1: Daily Movement! The pandemic has just been hard. So my goal is to do some sort of exercise daily, extra pride if I do two sessions. I don't have any requirements for duration or exertion, just getting myself together to begin one of these things is a success. Walking/running Yoga Body weight exercises Dancing Etc? Measures of success: 100 miles in 5 weeks would be a star-spangled success! A for the day any time I do 2 of the above B for the day when I do 1 of the above Goal 2: Nutrition Tracking!! I'm returning to this old nutritional chestnut and declare myself a Level 2. So for this challenge I will focus on Tracking (consistency struggle again!) and avoiding liquid calories (I'm fairly good about this!) Measures of success: A for the day if I do both things: track my intake and avoid liquid calories. B for the day if I only do one. Goal 3: Introspection Time Daily time with a journal, sometimes with Tarot Card or other writing prompt assistance. Just getting better at checking in with myself. Measures of success: A for the day if I write anything at all

great work for doing the thing anyway! And for learning one thing that doesn’t work so well! wishing you better sleep next time!

Day 2: monday nutrition: tracked! exercise: 5k walk at lunch YNAB: yep!

Absolutely! YNAB (or You Need A Budget) is a budgeting app where you plan with the money you have, instead of reconciling backwards. It takes a little bit to set up, but then you just enter each transaction as you spend, and make little budget/behavior adjustments in real time. The theory is that every dollar that you get has a purpose. You budget it for food or rent or bills, or (if you’re lucky) vacation, etc. When you go to the grocery store, you check the grocery budget and keep that in mind. If you overspend, you might need to shift budget from “dining out” or “music.” Seeing that when I choose an expensive meal I have less for movie tickets keeps me pretty dialed in. You can pre-set transactions, so I get a weekly vegetable box from my local farm coalition. YNAB is set up with that weekly charge. If I haven’t budgeted enough for that expense, it notifies me. There is a gauge “age of Money” which I find inspiring. It tells you how long money stays in your possession before you spend it. Seeing that number rise over time is really satisfying.

Nutrition: tracked and didn’t drink calories. Could have had more water. Will work on that tomorrow. exercise: centergy class with a friend. finance tracking: done!

Thanks Harriet! Good luck to you too, and Happy New Year!

Hi Nerd Fitness family! I’m CelebrateCeleste, sometimes called Poison, and I lost my path hard in the past couple years. So I’m beginning low key, and hoping to ramp up. My main goal is pretty ethereal right now, so I’m going to set a weight loss goal and develop quantifiable benchmarks for the way I want to feel. Main Goal: get back down to 140 pounds, the weight I was when I left Camp Nerd Fitness in 2015. Small goals: 1) maintain NF nutrition Level 2. This means tracking and reducing liquid calories. 2) exercise habit: doing some activity at lunch time, either taking a class at the gym or going for a walk. lifestyle goal: tracking finances using YNAB. this works really well for me when I keep it up. If I succeed (at least 90% of the days in this challenge), I’ll get the joy of moving up a level in nutrition and buy myself new walking shoes.

Thank you!!

Hey assassins, I'm joining late, and can't find a link to the spreadsheet. Will someone help me out?

Thank you! I do primarily swing dancing, a bit of salsa and tango, and a whole lot of expressive limb-flailing in my kitchen! And yes, Camp was glorious. If you put it on your goal list for a future year, I will cheer you on the whole way!!

Hi Assassin team! I just got back from CNF2016, and it was a glorious time! It's time to respawn in the forums and keep my energy moving! My giant goal is a squishy thing about energy and power and fluidity. If I can focus it down to something measurable, you'll be among the first to know. Here are my small goals for these four weeks: 1. Foundation. Work those feets! For many reasons: I need ankle flexibility for horseback riding, because dancing is an important way that I express myself, and because the barefoot hike to the waterfall felt amazing. Goal: start each day with foot and ankle mobility exercises. 2. Strength. Power for the rest of me! This goal needs to be tiny, because every week I'm physically someplace else. I need to build my strength with a consistent system but that requires very little, because not all hotel fitness centers are created equal. Goal: Beginners Body Weight Workout 3x a week. 3. Diet: Airport Behavior Change I travel for work a lot. I find when I'm at the airport I'm likely to have a glass of wine (or other alcohol) with my meal. This is sometimes because I want to try something on the menu I've never had before, but more often because it prolongs the amount of time it's socially acceptable to stay at the bar talking with people. It's expensive, and drinking for loneliness is not aligned with my goals. Goal: No alcohol at airports. Life Goal: Tracking Took Kate M's class "Ignite Your Power" and she talked about understanding where your high energy and low energy seasons are (daily, monthly, yearly). So I will track this, using the indicators she mentioned, and learn about myself. Thanks, team!

Love the goals! Here is a Gif for you!

Nothing to report on the other goals yet, but thanks for asking! I need to revise my lifestyle goal, because it's one of two - and both should be mentioned.

Woke up later than I planned, and still did some mobility check-in. One ankle a little tight, the other crackling a bit. I'll keep an eye on them today.

After some time away, I'm returning to the forums as a Rebel. I'm normally an assassin, but this time it feels important to just get back into the habit of building habits. I'm so glad this team is here to help with that! I'm actually going to build this challenge off some of my favorite things from Camp Nerd Fitness. Long Term Goal: Drop to 130 pounds, and then re-evaluate. More broadly - to follow my epic quest and become more heroic, most of which will be easier when I'm a bit lighter. Each of the goals below contributes to the weight loss, or to a part of my epic quest that will effect my body composition. Goal 1: Maddie's "Living and Eating Like a Sexual Beast" Food is sexy stuff. Without the right foods we can't be our sexiest selves. I personally feel best when I'm doing a keto diet. Fat is delectable, sugar makes me hurt, and I lose weight when I'm invested in it. So for these 4 weeks, I will track my foods via MyFitnessPal, and I will endeavor to stay within the keto balance. I don't expect perfection, but I know that I will feel the difference. Goal 2: Kate's Mobility Classes I spent a lot of time learning from Kate G about what the body CAN do. Mobility isn't something I often think about, but being someone who loves to dance, it's important. This goal is a little weird to define, but I will endeavor to do a small mobility check-in with myself at the end of each major thing. For instance, at the end of my sleep, at the end of an argument, at the end of a hike. Just a few minutes to ask myself "How am I feeling? How can I put myself in order for the next thing?" Goal 3: Jason's Running Form Class I never think of myself as a runner. Mostly because I've never found joy in running. But I do see lots of fellow Nerds having a good time at race events, and I wish I could participate. Wait a second....I CAN participate! I SHOULD participate! So I looked up the minimum speed for a couple of events that look fun. I can get the minimum, but I'd like to do better than that. I figure walking with some running is OK. So my goal is to do 3 walk/runs a week, with the intention of getting my mile time down a bit. Life Quest: Lent for Finances and TV No major non-emergency purchases till April 15. Then I can use the money I didn't spend on future epicness, like buying training from one of the wonderful camp instructors.... or taking the dance classes I yearn for... or epic travel..... Also for Lent I gave up watching TV alone. Watching one episode while eating dinner grew into wasting most of a night, and that's not the way I want to spend my time. So I'm only sitting down to watch if I'm spending the time with another person. It really boils down to using my time with most consciousness (Edited to add TV project)

Isn't that the truth! I spent a chunk of time this past summer doing serious inflammation reduction, with the advice of a fantastic acupuncturist. Got to a fantastic place, but I forgot that I have to work to maintain the status - I can't just get there and STOP. Readdressing that journey will be good for my body.