tourennatrix

Man that parkour class sounds like so much fun :3 I really like how structured it sounds. And especially good on you for going even after a bleh day. Hopefully it helped lift your spirits a bit!

Glad to hear everything is going well with Dad And also glad that you came back to us, but refuse to feel guilty about taking time away from the forums. Priorities: You has them!

Taking a brief moment... Just got back from capoeira (~45 minutes of activity and omg I'm declaring this "winter asthma." Is that a thing? If it is, I'm sorry for appropriating the term. I'm really just quite deconditioned for what I'm trying to do). I think unless I'm feeling stellar by bedtime, I might skip PT tonight. Capoeira has a way of making my arm "turn off" sometimes, and I don't want to overdo it. Food today is being logged as it should. For lunch I tried having leftover rice and chicken and peppers and it was gross. How could this be gross? It tasted fine the first time around! I don't get iiiiiit. Aside from that, Mondays are my "day off" - I don't have to be at work or at any classes or at my clinical site. Which means it's the day where I have to hunker down and cram all the material I slacked on preparing for since class ended on Thursday. I am learning that I am not the best at managing time for online classes, however I'm kinda stuck with them, so I hope I figure that out soon! Ok dinner seems to be about done, time to finish that up and get back to learning about lymph nodes x_x

PT and 5 minutes filled with marches, high-knees, and various core stuff. That'll feel great tomorrow

Ok, so I started logging stuff for this "challenge" before I decided to get back on NF, so my logs go from 1/11 to 1/20 for this first update. In this first just-over-a-week: PT: ... I've done twice. And none of those were the last few days since I posted my battle log here. *ahem* There's still tonight! Action: I've walked around the block in the freshly fallen snow (a few hours before walking over to the gas station for some awful breakfast and totally biffing it on the edge of the street). I've done an evening of capoeira. I counted my clinical day because I was on my feet pretty much the whole time and running around a nursing home like crazy... And, well... I guess the night isn't over yet? Food: I've written down all the gross stuff I've been eating, as well as the not-so-gross stuff too. I DID make a real chicken-and-veg meal that didn't taste completely awful. and I DID make some peanut butter balls, but they're only really portable if I, y'no, port them with me >_> I do have some insights about my challenges with food: 1. It's winter. Winter is a time of stillness and slowing down. My body definitely settles into this yearly rhythm, but "society" doesn't. For "society," winter is a bustling time of activity and stressors. Dealing with that takes its toll, and when I get home for the day, I tend to crash pretty hard. Meals that require 'effort' are the hardest thing in the world. 1.5. also, mornings are also the hardest thing in the world 2. It's winter. It's friggin cold. I could be slamming pre-prepared salad kits and topping them with tuna or other pre-cooked meats, but when it's cold, I want warm cooked food. But, see #1. Cooking is effort! 3. I don't tolerate leftovers well. I've never been a huge fan, but lately it's been worse. Probably #4 has a lot to do with it, and #1. I don't have (nor do I want) a microwave, so reheating things is a bit of a chore. Then it's just a question of whether or not I can stomach the food after it's been reheated. 4. I hate my stove. I've been using a gas stove for the last 12 years and when I moved out of the house I've been surrounded by glass top electrics and they're just the worst. I can't quickly reduce heat when I realize I'm going to char the outside of my chicken while leaving the inside juicy, or when I realize that my rice water is going to boil over yet again. (Okay so a lot of this also comes down to just being 'out of practice' but damn I miss my old gas stove. There's not really anything I think I can do on the short term for #1 and #2, but I hope that over the course of the year I'll be able to streamline stuff so that next year things will be made easier and simpler. Hopefully also #3 will improve again as well. I kinda think success seems to hinge mostly on #4. Just getting in there and trying to make things again when I *do* have the energy to do it. With enough practice I'll get my mojo back and actually start enjoying making food again! No big changes to make over the next week. Just.. y'no... Actually do my PT and 5+ minutes of activity. Speaking of...

OMG yes. I knew the word "transition" was coming up a lot lately, but looking at my summary of the past year, I'd say that was ab-so-lutely my overarching theme for the year. AND IT KEEPS GOING! I'll have a "challenge update" tomorrow evening. It's been... not a complete failure :p

(edit, i didn't look long enough for the perfectest gif. this is far superior)

Ask and you shall receive~ (battle log initiate) Super cool about taking on new stuff at work That's the kind of thing I *wish* I could do (taking initiative and expressing ideas and asking for what I want, etc). Perhaps some day

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Hello there! Consider this a re-spawn of a sort. I started the NF challenges back in August of 2015, and had an amazing time, and great results- including finding capoeira, almost achieving a proper handstand, having a period of really clean eating, and of course having some pretty bomb friends to share the journey with <3 However over time, obstacles got in the way, and it came time to step away from the forums for a while. My last attempt at a decent challenge was August of 2017. A lot has happened since then. SO. Here we are. It's January, and as much as I dislike resolutions, after doing some pondering, I think I've come up with a few larger goals, which I will break down into smaller chunks for easier digestion: (I will try to update these as I progress on the main goals) Goal #1: Mostly Paleo by the end of June Food has been one of my biggest struggles since I moved out, and again especially since I started school. I do not have (nor do I want) a microwave, and I don't always tolerate leftovers well anyway. Oh and the random spikes of anxiety that pop up when I think about cooking real food. That's a thing that drives me bonkers >_> BUT, I know I can work with my limitations and get back to having a good relationship with food again! Since it is still the dark part of the year, I'm not going to start with any grandiose changes. Small things like: Task 1: Until the end of January, write down all the food. Don't worry about tracking calories, just write it down. Form a habit, and don't beat yourself up for eating an entire box of mac n cheese. This is objective data, ffs! Task 2: Prepare one meal of fresh meat and veg per week (start with something like a stir fry, or chicken and steamed broc. Keep. It. Simple.) Task 3: find/make snacks that are portable and healthy, but which I won't be tempted to eat instead of dinner. Goal #2: Handstands, Bichez (arbitrary date, by end of September) Well this sounds loads more fun than that other goal! Let me just hop right into - No, wait hold it. Baby steps remember? The first step to getting those elusive handstands is to not jack up your shoulder any worse than it already is. The second step is to make it better. (Also, point to note, shoulders are rather important in the physical therapy profession, as we need to be ready to catch falling patients or help them stand up, or scoot them across their bed. But that's much less fun of a focus for this goal.) Task 1: Do PT daily. If I miss one, don't miss the next day. Never miss 2 in a row. You can do the thing. Task 2: Do at least 5 minutes of activity daily to get my conditioning back up. (Capoeira, walk around the block, simple core exercises, run up and down the stairs in the freezing cold stairwell...) Task 0: (yes I know it's out of order) DON'T FRIGGIN HURT YOURSELF. As much as it pains me to say this: STAY AWAY FROM YOGA AND RUNNING, at least for a bit, while you get back on your PT and conditioning. I've got loads of other areas of my life that need to be worked on, but I think this is good enough for trying to track publicly I will be trying to keep up with this post on a regular basis, but as stated above I'm also in school and working part time so "free time" is extremely limited! Here's hoping it goes well!

Holy butts, that was all the way back in June of 2015 XD I remember because Chu twisted his ankle helping me get this fancy moving photo under a train bridge:

I like where this is going XD

I'm only a few months in, but it's only a 2 year program. I think I'll get a battle log posted Thurs or Friday evening and I'll share more about it

I love the sheer whimsy of the hunt XD

Omg, one, you and Mrs rogue are adorable. Two, FRIGGIN EXCITE. Go you man! Such dedicate. Very promote.

Oh btw the flexy thing you described is very relevant to my interests. Not so much because I'm super interested in flexibility right now, but because you mentioned it uses physio- which is what I'm studying now! XD

Holy butts that class sounds like fun!

I think I'm considering either starting a battle log, or just seeing how well I can balance school and keeping up with all yous guys [emoji14] if it goes well I might have a challenge prepared for next month

So badass!

Oh mannn KJ! (a) my ceiling currently kinda looks like yours, except I'm in a rental, and the roofer supposedly fixed the issue, and I'm waiting for my landlord to finally get me new ceiling tiles, but I'm a little nervous about when all our fresh snow melts... (b) super cool that you tried reiki! The center I go to for therapy has a bunch of private practitioners of "the healing arts" which includes psychotherapy, massage therapy, acupuncture, reiki, and probably more fun things like that <3<3<3 glad to see you're back too!

so cool as always <3 *lurks*

Oh my goodness, I have far too much school work to properly read everything, but I saw puffins and parkour and I'm sure you can get this beginner's mindset thing down and rock 2019 like the badass you are <3 <3 <3

Hey! It me! I'm considering starting a battle log but I need to get back to doing actual school work before I fracture my attention even further XD

so much excitement and adventure! Glad to see you're doing so well

I'm working on setting myself some goals, and one has crossed my notes: Eat 90% paleo by end of June (which probably means by the end of June I should have about 90% compliance for 30 days. Ew, I hate the word 'compliance'... anyway). I'm breaking this goal down into actionable pieces, and identifying challenges. I thought I might lay them out here to see if anyone has any suggestions! facets of the larger goal: * Hold the sugar beast at bay * Establish simple recipes (so far, my go-to is just a "stir fry") * DON'T LET FOOD GO BAD * healthy, cheap, quick, sustainable snacks which I actually only eat for snacks instead of just eating them all for dinner because they're there and then being stuck at square one when the next snack urge hits. *ahem* Challenges (not excuses!): * I do not have, nor do I want, a microwave (I have access to one for lunch about 4 days a week, but I just don't like 'em that much) * Emotional/physical disruptions (days where I just don't wanna so hard that I can't (i.e. periods of anxiety or depression), deadlines at school, moving to a different house with roommates in the spring) * Inability to eat the same thing over and over - I usually get only one use out of leftovers, and can't really make the exact same meal fresh more than 2-3 times in as many weeks -> * this girl needs variety, but variety in veggies tends to mean spoilage I did mostly-paleo pretty successfully a couple years back, but I was also bringing in a lot more moolah so I think I was a bit better about variety? Now I have less cash and less time (yay student life!) so figuring this out seems to be taking a lot more energy than it did before :P Things I already go/will be doing shortly: Individual applesauce cups (from costco) - comparatively inexpensive and don't go bad (like when I get 2 servings into a jar and decide I don't want any more for 3 months) spiralizer (for replacement 'noodles' and to vary the texture of meals) frozen veggies (peas, broccoli, ... I've got frozen brussels sprouts but haven't figured out how to cook them so they aren't just mush) frozen chicken (I literally don't know how to cook any other meat, unless it's ground, but meat's usually expensive anyway >_> Whew. Thoughts? :x