BitterOyster

I loooooove this, I've already cooked it twice. I leave out the rice and add in fresh green beans.

I learned a HECK OF A LOT on my Epic Travel Adventure - I should do a summary but not right now. I didn't keep up much fitness other than my knee exercises from my physio and a lot of walking, but maybe that was good - it gave me a chance to step back and think a lot about my goals and reasons for training. Here's a few big realisations: I have to prioritise protecting my knees. It sucks that there might be some things I have to miss, but it's better than sticking my head in the sand and doing permanent damage. The way I was training mid last year was exciting but not healthy. I built up too fast and did too much. I made it through because I'm young, but I have to start treating my body better because I want it to last. Distance running is not for me. However there's a lot of support for sprinting over distance running for health in Paleo circles, and I'm cool with that. You can cover a fair bit of ground in a minute or two. Even though it's tough and terrifying, martial arts feed my soul, I've got to try to do one. I want to look into some options to get a better Omega 3:6 ratio without spending much more on food. Probably by making my own mayonnaise and by bulk-buying grass-fed beef. I HAVE to find a way to enjoy bicycling more. It's apparently great for knees and will save me a lot of money. It's been fun, but I'm ditching the gym membership and buying a simple home gym set.

I love this article!!!! I just wanted to share it with some folks who will get it - and are already living it!

I'm not an impulsive person, but this trip is all about getting out of my comfort zone, so in the previous week I changed my plans completely and went for a last-minute jaunt through 3 neighbouring countries. I only had one or two days in each place and normally I hate travelling like that and trying to see a city in such a limited time, but this is the last part of my trip where I can actually change my plans so I was greedy to fit a lot in. It WAS exhausting but I'm so glad I did it! I've been to Prague, Bratislava and Vienna (just missed out on Budapest due to limited time). So of course it was a struggle to keep up my challenge habits but I think I did really well considering I was on a whirlwind tour AND recovering from a cold. If I can stave off sleep for a few minutes at the end of the day I do some leg lifts in bed which helps my knees. I've been taking elevators wherever possible (my physiotherapist wants me to avoid stairs at this point) and they're feeling a lot better. Knees: 4/7 Drawing: 5/7 Workouts 2/7

From where I'm sitting it still looks like a whole lot of changes and reading through your thread there is so much self-awareness, adaptation and planning for the future, I'm inspired Hope this week went well!

Week 2 Knees 2/7 Drawing 2/7 Workouts 2/7 Week 3 Knees 4/7 Drawing 3/7 Workouts 3/7

After going back and forth at least 6 times on whether I was going to Berlin, I'm finally in Berlin Unfortunately I've come down with a cold, which tends to hit me hard for the first few days and won't go away until I have a long rest, so I'm spending most of my time in my room even though I'm in freaking Berlin... ah well, there's nothing I can do about it. I still have 2 more days so I'm going to take a bus tour so I don't have to walk around, and then hopefully I'll be well enough to wander the city on the last day. Last week was pretty strenuous with long days so in the evening I was mostly struggling to even brush my teeth before I fell asleep, let alone exercise, so I didn't get great scores but I have been getting some physical activity. I was having depression-like symptoms but mostly sleepiness and lethargy despite getting enough sleep, which was puzzling, but now I think it was a mix of being burnt out and incubating a cold, so even though I'm in Berlin (did I mention I'm in Berlin?) it's probably for the best that I'm taking some (unwilling) rest days. At least the view is great.

That's a good point! I didn't realise until I wrote it out how much I did in that one week.

Week 1 Knees - 3/7 Drawing - 5/7 Workouts - 1/7 Before berating myself about the numbers I'm going to remember that I'm ten thousand kilometers out of my comfort zone, having experiences I never would have imagined, trying to pack as much as possible into each day. There is no room for guilt, only improvement. This week I played with movement on an obstacle course I found in a forest, made it through a challenging yoga lesson, walked on the beach on an island in the North Sea, danced around a campfire and carried my suitcase up a lot of stairs. I'm doing just fine! This week I did something really simple that helped a bunch. I can't believe it took me this long. Just a simple scribbled down table so I don't have to keep all my results in my head. It's in my sketchbook so it's something I always have on hand.

Woohoo! Well done for carrying on through the crazy busy, it can be tough but it will pay off!

Breadpool is a little late here due to travelling through the wilderness (i.e. place without internet, even mobile) but for my Rangering Feat last week I made it back to the forest with the obstacle course! It was even a bit of a challenge because the road was closed for construction so I had to find it from the other side. Photos in the spoiler tag. There was a lot more than this scattered over a large area. My host didn't know about it but had a vague memory of some sort of charity running event in the area.

Happy challenge start day! I'm still on my Epic Travel Adventure (yes still going, that's why it's epic in the old sense of the word) and I've finally let my good habits slip, but that's ok! I've been doing great re-establishing the first 2 out of 3 of my daily goals: 1. Knee strengthening exercises (for ongoing problems) 2. Draw something every day from the world around me 3. Body care - 2 of any fitness, strength or mobility exercises I've been on the road for almost 3 months now, mostly in Germany, doing WWOOFing to earn my keep. My last farm involved a lot of manual labour which was awesome, but this one is far less physical, so it's time to start making up for that.

Ain't it always the way? Double congrats!

I hope you realise that just the fact you're still here in the Rebellion, reflecting and planning, is really awesome. My gamer brain is saying 'make combos!' - for example a bonus point if you do something from every category. But if you want to keep it simple I understand that too

Congrats on the respawn, your challenge looks great, that determination is infectious Do you think it might help to set an allowable number of 'free pass' days to miss running that don't count as breaking the streak, just in case you feel like you need a total rest day but don't want to give in to the 'I've already ruined it, might as well give up' mentality? You know your body best, so this is just an idea.

Hey guys! Something cool happened! So last year I had a big self-indulgent ramble in my thread about how I wanted to stop waiting until that magical day when I was fit enough/thin enough/not injured enough to do cool things like Parkour and Movnat and just make my own movement philosophy tailored to myself. However I was way self conscious to start practising in the city. But while travelling I went hiking in a forest and discovered an actual freaking obstacle course out in the woods with no one around. FOR REAL. And I was so excited I forgot to take photos - I know, I know. But I took off my shoes and just started playing around and experimenting and it was awesome. I was right, lowline Parkour style movement is perfect for me. I'm going to try to get back there and take photos this time.

Breadpool - because I'm not strictly Paleo right now, in fact I'm not strictly anything, I'm making it up as I go along! I've discovered I'm actually pretty good at improvising, so I'm going to be leaving my challenges a bit open. I'm still on my Epic Travel Adventure so I kind of don't have a choice. Speed Feat: Most likely timed walking at a faster pace than usual, or some aerobics to get my heart up. Distance Feat: Also walking. Not exciting, but it's what I need right now. At least 50% further than whatever I've been averaging that week. Ranger Feat: Think on my feet and find something active to do with what's around me. Recovery Feat: Relaxation meditation.

Wednesday - knees only Thursday - knees + drawing Friday - knees + drawing Saturday - knees + drawing I'm getting there slowly

I really dropped the ball on this one! I had a couple of weeks between WWOOF placements, and since my whole holiday is now booked out I had to get all my sightseeing in those two weeks but I made the mistake of trying to cram too much in and completely wore myself out. I'm still tired and my knees are flaring up from too many stairs and too little physiotherapy, so I'm going to start small with picking up these habits again, starting with knee exercises.

You know how when you're travelling abroad, you always find things you want to buy but can't fly home with? Wonder if they'll let me take it carry-on?

At least my scores for week 1 aren't zero, but I can definitely improve. I'm moving location on Friday but this place has a sturdy table that's perfect for doing pushups, so I should take advantage of that.

I know what you mean, I always get this weird pride when people I know are near my hometown. Like, that's my place! And you should know it! I'm so keen to see the North Sea, so I will get some tips from a local I'm staying with

Oh cool, I didn't realise you were in that region. I'm here until the end of May and as luck would have it I'm actually going up that way in mid April to Meldorf. Did you want to try to meet up or can you suggest something cool to see in that area?

Following on from last time - don't mess with success! Daily Knee exercises 2X bodyweight or mobility exercises Draw something Weekly (minimum) Meditate Go for a walk Week 1 Knees: 2/4 Workouts: 1/4 Drawing: 3/4 Meditate: no Walk: no