Scumspawn

New challenge posted! I'm a Druid for a bit http://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/76151-scumspawn-focusses-on-being-healthier/

Hi everyone, I'm new to the Druids - I'm 48, perimenopausal and 2 sizes bigger than I was 2 years ago. It won't shift, no matter what I do so I need to learn to accept my new size and focus on exercise and diet to make me healthier instead of obsessing about weight. I've a bit of a dodgy knee and a rotator cuff injury that puts lifting anything out of the picture for a few weeks. So, for the first challenge of the year I'm going to work on mindset, with the ultimate goal of being happy and healthy with my new size and shape. The Druids seemed like the right place to be for this month Quest 1 - Moving get to my Misfit tracker goal of 1000 points a day for 6 days out of 7. or - stretch every day for 5 minutes if I'm not up to walking. 25% for each full week achieved, STR 2, DEX 2, STA 2 Quest 2 - Mindfulness, 3.5% on stat bar every day I practice mindfulness in any situation (including eating) for at least 5 minutes a day. Quest 3 - Clean Eating sugar once a week, wheat twice, cheese 3 times, or drink my water app goal if I'm not up to cooking 25% on stat bar for every week I stick to this plan - no points if I have extra days of anything. CON3 Life Goal for January. 3.5% for each day I spend 5 minutes looking after myself somehow. CHA 3 I'm not going to weigh or measure myself, I'm not doing before photos because after photos that look much the same are demoralising. I've bought a size up in trousers and I'm going to learn to be happy with my size and work on my health instead of getting miserable because I can't lose weight or inches. Obstacles that need overcoming are: walking/running in the rain - I wear glasses and it's impossible to see when it rains. I need to sort out a hat.shoulder injury - it's loads better now but I can't lift my arm over my head yet - downward dog is a no no so most of the yoga I used to do is out of the question, I'm signed up to Instructor Live and I'll give pilates a go on there, being careful!work/friends/family - always come first, I need to be strict with myself and make sure I have 5 minutes at least to myself every daythe misfit is playing up and not tracking properly, so there might be a gap when I have no means of tracking Edited in week 2 when a horrible cold kicked in..... Back up plan for when I'm ill: Quest 1 - Stretching Do at least 5 minutes of stretching every day. 25% for each full week achieved, STR 2, DEX 2, STA 2 Quest 2 - Mindfulness, 3.5% on stat bar every day I practice mindfulness in any situation (including eating) for at least 5 minutes a day. Quest 3 - Drinking Water meeting the target on my water app daily 25% for each full week CON3 Life Goal for January. 3.5% for each day I spend 5 minutes looking after myself somehow. CHA 3

I've had my Misfit Flash for about a month now but not one person I know in real life has one - I'd really like to at least pretend I had some friends on there to compare goals with. I'm scumspawn on Misfit if you want to find me, my goal is just 1000 a day, my Misfit is actually malfunctioning so it may need replacing but I'm tracking whatever it tracks anyway.

not scrambled tofu then? or vegi sausages? :-) I love my parents but every meal is carbs carbs - breakfast is cereal, lunch is wraps, dinner is rice or oven chips......... my dad has just been diagnosed with diabetes so my mum has him on a no sugar and low fat diet - she cannot understand that carbs = sugar

I am in 'fuck it' mode. I've just been at my vegan parents which is carb central for 2 days, the only way to get a decent chunk of protein for breakfast is to find a cafe or eat nuts, and we have pizza for dinner. I will be going to bed early though :-) Happiest new year, see you on the other side :-)

well, I rocked the 3 weeks I did it for!, and since then I have been eating all the bread, and cakes and biscuits. I am really looking forward to 4 week challenges!

yes! I'm so pleased about your second opinion! that is excellent news!

Revised January challenge with new 4 week rules, I'm really happy it's 4 weeks now, I consistently flag on week 3 because it's halfway and the other 3 weeks seem a long time, 4 weeks will hopefully make it easier. Quest 1 for January - get to my Misfit tracker goal of 1000 points a day for 6 days out of 7. 24.5% for each full week achieved, STR 2, DEX 2, STA 2 Quest 2 for January - Mindfulness, 3.5% on stat bar every day I practice mindfulness in any situation (including eating) for at least 5 minutes a day. Quest 3 for January - sugar once a week, wheat twice, cheese 3 times, 24.5% on stat bar for every week I stick to this plan - no points if I have extra days of anything. CON3 Life Goal for January. 3.5% for each day I spend 5 minutes looking after myself somehow. CHA 3 I'm not going to weigh or measure myself, I've bought a size up in trousers and I'm going to learn to be happy with my size and work on my health instead of focussing on losing weight.

yep, that makes sense and thanks :-) I'm just reading old articles about dealing with injury and starting again now. A few years ago I could lose weght so easily, not now though. I have to accept I'm bigger and that is the way it is. Happiest Holidays Tanktimus, see you next challenge :-)

updating everthing - I've pulled a rotator cuff, so no moving my arm over my head for a few weeks, no lifting anything heavier than a tin of beans. My knee is a bit iffy if I do anything over 3 minutes, though I am concentrating on squats and stretches to strengthen it. Also it's raining almost constantly, I need to get a baseball cap so I can run in the rain! so January's challenge will be more about sorting out food, I was doing really well then weeks and weeks of the flu scuppered me - when I can't taste anything I go for textures, and that was (and still is bread). My eating is not out of control, I'm not binging on anything but I'm not making good choices. Original Challenge Quest 1 - Pandora as often as I can, gym once a week (apart from on school holidays). 16% on stat bar for each week I exercise at least twice a week. STR 2, DEX 2, STA 2 I got 48% for this so I'm going to give my self half points, STR1, DEX 1, STA1. Revised Quest 1 for January - get to my Misfit tracker goal of 1000 points a day for 6 days out of 7. 16% for each full week achieved, STR 2, DEX 2, STA 2 Quest 2 - Change my eating habits for the better, One meal that contains sugar on one day a week, wheat twice, cheese 3 times. I need to menu plan to make this happen so I can diary in wheat/cheese/sugar days. 16% on stat bar for every week I stick to this plan - no points if I have extra days of anything. CON 3, Again 48% so half points CON1.5. This worked well for me when I was well. Revised Quest for January - sugar once a week, wheat twice, cheese 3 times, 16% on stat bar for every week I stick to this plan - no points if I have extra days of anything. CON3 Quest 3 - Smaller portions and stopping eating when I'm full. Smaller plates for 2 meals a day. 2.5% on stat bar each day this is achieved WIS 3 I got 40% for this so I'm going to give myself a third of the points - WIS1. Revised Quest for January - Mindfulness, 2.5% on stat bar every day I practice mindfulness in any situation (including eating) for at least 5 minutes a day. Life Goal - self care, using moisturiser and conditioner, looking after myself, taking proper breaks away from work. 2.5% for each day I spend 5 minutes looking after myself somehow. CHA 3 This was a full on 100%, for the whole challenge. CHA 3 I really did look after myself, when I got ill I stopped. No revision to this Goal for January. 2.5% for each day I spend 5 minutes looking after myself somehow. CHA 3 Totals for Nov Challenge - STR1, DEX 1, STA1, CON1.5, WIS1, CHA 3 Quest 1 for January - get to my Misfit tracker goal of 1000 points a day for 6 days out of 7. 16% for each full week achieved, STR 2, DEX 2, STA 2 Quest 2 for January - sugar once a week, wheat twice, cheese 3 times, 16% on stat bar for every week I stick to this plan - no points if I have extra days of anything. CON3 Quest 3 for January - sugar once a week, wheat twice, cheese 3 times, 16% on stat bar for every week I stick to this plan - no points if I have extra days of anything. CON3 Life Goal for January. 2.5% for each day I spend 5 minutes looking after myself somehow. CHA 3 I'm not going to weigh or measure myself, I've bought a size up in trousers and I'm going to learn to be happy with my size and work on my health instead of focussing on losing weight. The rules for challenges are changing though so I may have to adjust these again.

Just come on here for a big blah blah moan - I've pulled a rotator cuff something or other in my shoulder - so I can't lift anything or put my arm over my head for a few weeks. This puts a big damper on my xmas project which was to floor the attic :-( My knee is ok ish, much better but I need to take it easy, so I can run a little, small bursts then walk. It's raining anyway, almost constantly and I wear glasses, so - no running because I can't see anything. I did warn you this was going to be a moan. So, I'm doing squats, running when possible, using the stairs more than I need (making 2 journeys instead of one) Food is terrible - I really don't like xmas, it's all chores and pressure to me but even though I'm boycotting the family xmas and it will just be me and my 12 year old until after xmas I still feel compelled to buy and eat crap. Which I have been doing since for the past few weeks as practice, since the flu stopped me mid six week challenge - not being able to taste anything means I went for texture instead - aka bread. I got cold after cold and I'm just recovering properly now 4 weeks later. So, I feel sorry for myself, I'm busy not feeling guilty for failing everything, could do with words of wisdom to cope with the shoulder injury which is pissing me off because little things like washing my hair hurt, and with the xmas hell. /moan

end of week 3 of being ill, end of challenge :-( I'm coming out of it now so next week I can be back on track, 1 day of sugar, 2 of wheat, 3 of cheese, though I might lighten up a little over xmas holiday. Good things about being sick and giving up the challenge are: Self care was totally nailed 100% I didn't drink for 3 weeks. I have slept 8 hours consistently for weeks now! I'll do the same challenge in the new year because it was really working before I got felled by the flu. I think I did the right thing stopping though.

I still feel horrible, I think I'm getting new colds on top of the tail end of the old colds. I think this challenge is pretty much over for me. I can't taste anything so I'm going for texture, which is bread and biscuits. I have rocked the self care element though! New start with full health next year.

Oh Silverwitch, how awful, yes I agree a second opinion can't hurt at all, I'm not sure I'm convinced about 'if in doubt get it out' at all. I'm more inclined to think 'if it's not killing you leave it alone' but then I'm not living with whatever you have going on x I'm so pleased the St Johns Wort worked out for you and you have turned into a decluttering queen! Happy crocheting!

Gig was hard work but worth going to, I went sober so I could drive home, I haven't had a drink for about 3 weeks now. Still don't feel like it. At the moment I'm totally off plan so I really admire that your only un paleo thing was chocolate! Just off to check your thread now...

Tuesday, I've had a whole week off everything, work, exercise, eating plans and I still don't feel great. I'm just eating whatever I feel like and walking a lot for the forseeable. I've been doing some light stretches, weights are beyond me right now. Good news is that I went supermarket shopping yesterday (Lidl) with the idea of buying something sweet to eat over xmas - I just didn't fancy any of it, stollen, ginger biscuits, mince pies..... I'm just not interested.

I hope next week you are back to normal and full of bounce againx

about all I am doing is self care. I've done about ten minutes of vital work this week (I'm self employed so no work means no money which is a worry but self care is more important.) I'm starting to feel a lot better (but I still feel awful so that tells how bad I was feeling) but I'm still resting today, I have a gig to go to tonight - the Zombies! expensive tickets and I want to go, but I don't want to drink at all. good things about 6 days of illness - not drinking, not eating that much bad things - being ill, eating whatever I felt like - weirdly toast felt like the right choice, I can't taste much but you can crunch toast. Ice cream helps sore throat...... I think I will just not mark this week down on the challenge at all and I'll extend my challenge for a week after. hard to focus to type. blurgh

I've lost my voice, my eyes and nose are streaming and my head hurts. I'm signing off until I feel better. Sorry folks and thanks for the support. I will mostly be in bed as much as possible.

good point, not being able to drink alcohol is a benchmark for being properly ill, I'll see what tomorrow brings.

I've blown it now, all I want is cold creamy things, which is what I have eaten, puddings for my son that were in the fridge. Oh well, tomorrow is a new day. I've spent all day in and out of sleep on the sofa, catching up on the Big Bang Theory, watching my son program a robot and fending off cats who are just waiting for me to die so they can eat my face, that's what cats do :-) I've tried a tiny swig of alcohol in the honey, lemon and ginger drink but it made me retch. I really am not well!

ice cream helps, gargling with salt water helps too but it's vile, nose running, head aches, hurts to swallow, can't talk without it hurting, I have man flu. too ill to go shopping so this weeks eating plan might go wrong - I have loads of food in the house that it would be good to eat anyway. I think I'll count the ice cream as medicinal and give myself the food points for this week, I've been ace otherwise. I haven't done 2 decent sessions of exercise though, fail.

I hope it gets easier for you and I'm astounded that you are still tracking, eating well and running! That is HUGE! Be kind to yourself, get some space to think straight if at all possible and the best advice I ever had (that isn't that easy to follow) is to not react immediately, delay, then react. x

yep, and I don't feel like drinking the half bottle of rum I have left, or eating chocolate biscuits, so that is good. I am going to have mashed potato though, with gravy!

Oh dear, Oh dear! I look away for 5 minutes and look what happens!