HaniHoney

So! A note: I am not going to be posting my food logs anymore as they don't have any relation to my current quests. Maybe later on if that becomes part of my quest, then I will do it. So, here I am. Days 4, 5, and 6 went smoothly. I was able to go all 3 days having only one "cup"/"drink" of coffee per day! I woke up early on day 5 I believe? Maybe day 4. I woke up early and did some short exercise (maybe 12 minutes or so). I'm starting to get into waking up earlier and earlier, bit by bit. I like it! I also have studied 2 hours total(day 5 and 6). I might alter my criteria for studying though. I'm not sure if dedicating one hour to only speaking and one hour only to listening is going to be my best bet as of right now. I might want to do 3 hours minimum for vocab and grammar only for the next 6 weeks and then start incorporating more speech and listening later, once I have a better vocabulary set to work with. I'm feeling a bit more energy lately as I've cut out most caffeine...although I start to get tired more early on in the night (probably because I wake up a bit earlier ~~~) Day 7 is also about halfway through, and then I'll have successfully completed my first week!! feeling good, feeling good

I ended up eating a slice of toast with peanut butter tonight (Day 3). I came here to log this and also to remind myself of how bad it feels after I eat a lot, especially carbs. Hani - please remember this feeling next time you think you are hungry. You might just be thirsty or bored, so please don't cave in!

I'm still working all that out myself.Hopefully a moderator can point you in the right direction!

Let's talk about the rest Day 2 and today, Day 3. I felt that overall I did a better job at eating enough, not too little. However, by the time I went to bed, my stomach was actually growling. What!? That made me upset...and I sort of overate today - so perhaps I really didn't eat enough yesterday. Anyways, let's recap what I ate yesterday (Day 2). I had a slice of toast with peanut butter and my one cup of coffee for the day~ I had a total of 2 triangle rice packets (homemade) and some sweet pumpkin soup for lunch (I ate 1 more triangle rice packet later in the day). I made homemade 콩국수 ("Bean soup") for dinner...but it wasn't to my liking, so I didn't eat a lot. My husband loved it, so at least I know it's just my palette, not my cooking skills. I got hungry later on in the night. It was pretty late actually. So I ate another slice of toast with peanut butter. WHOOPS! And even later I ate a tiny tiny bit of a hot pepper side dish - it's pictured with my dinner (like, no calories at all practically so I'm not bothered). Today on the other hand, Day 3...well, today was a carb overload. I'm a little disappointed, but at the same time, it's Friday! I ate a lot today too, yet I'm STILL hungry. This is wild. I was a little bit discouraged, but I'll put my energy into eating healthily tomorrow. This morning I had my one cup of coffee and a...a cinnamon roll. I was at a Drupal Convention and they gave out free breakfast. I know I really shouldn't have, but I wasn't expecting what came next. They gave out free pizza for lunch. I almost didn't grab it...but I took two slices at the last minute. I was going to give one to my husband, but he didn't want it. Boo - so I ate it! Haha. Then later we bought subs - Mine had turkey with mozzarella cheese and some red peppers and a light dressing. I didn't finish the sub - I maybe at 2/3s of it. We bought some weird Cappuccino flavored potato chips. They were just "okay" and I only ate about 6 or so. Nothing to fuss over. This evening my husband and I went to a rooftop pool in the city. I twas pretty awesome! So, to suit the mood we each ordered an alcoholic beverage and snack dish. Now, my husband and I only drink like 3 times a year, so I'm not angry about that and I'm not counting it against my Challenge ^.^ I only drank half anyways. I did eat a lot of those snacks though. Now here I am, feeling a bit bummed out by what I ate today - I'll just give myself more strength for tomorrow!!! Instead of putting my time and energy into worrying over this I'll use that energy to get psyched for a healthy day tomorrow! I even turned down plans with my friends because they are going to get Dim Sum tomorrow (and I LOVE Dim Sum - so for me to turn down Dim Sum shows some strength and courage!).

Yeah maybe so - I might drink tea tonight. I had some today too. I have been so hungry lately. Yesterday I ate what I thought was "enough" and more, but by the time bedtime came around, my stomach was actually growling.

Oh the UK - have fun! I lived in England for a year while I was studying. And, unfortunately, I don't live in Korea right now ã….ã… but my husband is Korean and we both make our home feel very much like being in Korea! I had a carb overload today....and it's not even dinnertime yet. I think I'm not going to eat much for dinner @.@ and if I do, there won't be many carbs, if any!!! ã… .ã…

I think I was mistaking what I meant when I said "V". I guess I was looking for more of an S shape, with just a slim waist that makes your hips look wider? Yeah :-) I was a bit off in my initial description. I also don't feel like I looked too much like a boy now exactly...I think it's definitely do-able for me! I think that shape is there inside my body somewhere, I just need to lose the extra padding to show it I suppose.

Oh! Were you born in France or do you just live there currently? I actually switched over to whole-grain/whole-wheat a while back (eating only brown rice too) but I think I was still overeating that sort of stuff ^.^ I did have my blood tested for an iron deficiency and I was okay. I think the biggest problem is that I haven't been exercising often enough and I've been drinking too much coffee/caffeine and crashing from it later. I can already feel the difference after cutting back on my caffeine intake! Fighting fighting!! Do you find that other things don't satisfy you as much as bread and carbs do? Even if I get full on salad or something, I still CRAVE a good piece of toast with peanut butter or a slice of pizza. I'm having trouble filling that void.

Thank you for the welcome and support! I definitely think that I belong in the Assassin's Guild so I'll make sure to check it out!

Welcome! I too am new to the forums. I'm sorry to hear about all your injuries and what has happened to you, but it sounds like you have a lot of motivation and are really ready to work on getting back to where you were before, albeit the difficulties. I wonder if there are any exercises programs or groups you could attend for people with injuries like yourself where you could meet others and share things that work for you, don't work, etc.? Does this fall under physical therapy? I don't really know for sure - just curious! Best of luck!!!

SIDEQUEST #1Is your overall quest achievable (over a short or long period of time)? Is it reasonable? : I definitely feel that my quest is achievable. I am breaking up my main quest of achieving an S line/ X line body (ultimately, the shape might be different depending on my genetics) into Sub Quests (which will span the course of the 6 Week Challenges). Those Sub Quests will be broken down into 3 missions. I am giving myself an ample amount of time to accomplish my Main Quest (1.5 years - before I move to California) so I'm not panicking - yet! Do your 3 quests all build towards your main quest in little ways, or are you taking on too much? Do your quests have sub-quests or is it just one thing to focus on? : My 3 missions definitely build towards my main quest in small ways. I started small so that I can ease my way into adopting a routine. I tend to drop things if I start too hard. It's just like running a marathon - if you start too hard, you will slow down and weaken by the end. However, if you start off nice and easy, you can finish strong. My missions are currently focusing on only 1 thing, so I'm not concerned that I'm taking on too much. Are your main goals realistic? Can you scale them to smaller steps to fit your life better, even if it will make it take a little longer to achieve them? : I have already created very small steps that will make my ultimate goal take a little bit longer to reach, so I think we're good here~ Are your goals able to be measured and tracked? What will you use to track them? : I'm using the forums and my log to track what I have done (recapping my previous day) and I'm also taking pictures of food that I eat. Even though none of my missions involve diet as of yet I would still like to get into the habit of logging my intake in a visible way so that I can really see how much and what I'm eating. How are you grading your goals? Are they pass/fail (“every dayâ€, “not even once over the six weeksâ€)? Is there a reward for the effort, or are you only grading yourself on whether or not you “lose the weight†or “run the distanceâ€? : I'm grading myself based on how many "weeks" I can successfully perform my missions. I'll tally up the number of days that I was successful and calculate it that way. I haven't written down a reward yet...but perhaps I should so that I have something to look forward to! What is your plan for continuing/altering/grading those goals if you become ill or injured? : I haven't thought about this yet, but I suppose that on days where I am unable to perform due to illness I will not count any missed days as a negative and will perhaps tally my grade based on days where I was able to perform. Did you take into consideration any special occasions (Labour Day, Independence Day, birthdays, anniversaries, etc) that may occur during the challenge? What modifications do you need to build into your goals for those? : This should not be a problem. I can easily work around those days if need be. I could also technically perform on those days as well since my current missions are not too extreme. Do any of your main goals conflict with each other? Will one goal make it hard to do another? : I cannot see any of them interfering with each other. In fact, I will probably benefit. Do you already have the time in your schedule to actually complete the goals you’ve set? If not, what are you planning to do to make time for them? : The only mission I'm concerned about time-wise is my morning mission. This is going to be a matter of willpower to make myself wake up earlier than normal. Are you trying to build multiple habits, or is all your energy focused on your main quest? : I am technically trying to form multiple habits which in turn will benefit my main quest.

Thank you for the support! You are definitely lucky that you were not a coffee drinker. I am so lucky as to enjoy both coffee AND diet soda. After only a couple days of drinking just one cup of coffee a day instead of two + a soda, I already feel more energized ^.^

It is now day 2 of my first 6 week challenge. Yesterday, I drank only 1 cup of coffee (YAY!) and I also tried for a more healthy diet. I ate kimbap (김밥) for lunch, a small bowl of sweet pumpkin porridge (단호박죽) for a snack, and acorn jelly salad (ë„í† ë¦¬ë¬µë¬´ì¹¨) for dinner. Unfortunately, I became extremely hungry later on in the night (around 10:00 pm) and ate a piece of toast with peanut butter. Although...I don't really feel too guilty about that one. I didn't take care of my body well and I hadn't eaten enough, so I was okay with the late night bite. Tonight I'm going to aim to stop eating a bit earlier than that ^.^ Perhaps by 8 pm? This morning I tried to wake up early. One of my "goals" (although it is not an official goal for this month) is to start waking up earlier on a regular basis. I sort of failed myself today. I was going to get up at around 7:15 or 7:30, but it ended up being more like 7:45/7:50 by the time I got out of bed. I was upset at first...but baby steps, right? After I woke up I did 7 minutes of strength exercises and then followed the Korean Morning Exercise Routine (a really light and fresh routine to help you stretch and feel energized for the day) In total, I only did about 12 minutes of morning exercises. On a normal day I would have felt really guilty about only doing 12 minutes of exercise. However, I am trying to work my way into a routine as seamlessly and easily as possible. As I've mentioned many times before, if I try to go into something too hard, I crash and burn and give up. Perhaps over the next 6 weeks I'll be able to increase the duration that I exercise in the morning, the intensity, and start waking up earlier and earlier. If I have to increase that over a longer duration of time, that is fine as well ^.^ Slow and Steady wins the race, right?

Thank you for the tips! I'm trying to make that extra curve in my waist for a more feminine look since I tended to have a more straight down figure growing up.

This is a great idea! Sometimes I try to go too full-force in the beginning and I cave really early. Eating something healthier at night rather than cutting it out straight away sounds like a great way for me to work my way into this lifestyle habit. Thank you!!!