Finisterre

Sadly I'm rapidly coming down with a hell of a cold so tonight will probably be spent in a blanket moping. I do have class tomorrow night though so there'll be some reps of...things...

Wow you lot are on fire!

Well Week 1 Day 1 did not go to plan... Stayed with the boy on Saturday night, got to sleep far too late so was exhausted. Went to work. Finished the second draft of a chapter but by then was tired and grumpy so ended up going home and getting a takeaway for dinner. Seriously, first day... Today is going better though. I'm still knackered (honestly this never changes) but my eating has been much better. Assuming I am sensible and have my planned dinner...

Thanks! That gif is basically how I feel any time I have to deal with my supervisors... I'm really lucky in that there's LOADS of classes where I am. My main love is trapeze but I'm doing hoop classes at the moment.

Good job I'm the only person in work on a Sunday evening because I just hammered out some press ups!

Am I going to complete a challenge? Who knows! Let's go with yes... (This will be made pretty as and when I have time...) Joy Circus! Circus makes me happy. Minimum one class + one open training per week (they can happen on the same day) Make and use conditioning list Something about stretching? Idk Sadness Swimming. I actually really like swimming but I couldn't think of anything for sadness and water is wet...like tears.... It's a stretch, just go with it. Minimum once per week Fear Lifting! New thing = scary scary Got my first session with a coach next Thursday so basically get programme. Stick to programme. Anger PhD. Get shit done. Disgust Diet. Track calories/macros No. Fucking. Takeaways. Take lunch to work. One "naughty" dinner per week (probably Saturday night's with the boyfriend. Because I have one of those now...)

Yesyesyes I am here for this!

Still here, just being terrible about getting on the forums (so now is the perfect time since I'm meant to be working on my thesis ) I've been bad about tracking, but I'm back on that today Managed 2/3 conditioning sessions last week, so not perfect but getting there. Did not do any specific flex work (tsk tsk) Still on track with my daily yoga. Looking forward to tonight's yoga as it's a mercifully short session (they've been throwing long sessions at us left, right and centre!) which means I should also have time to get some conditioning in. Planning to have butterflied chicken with leeks, feta and minted potatoes for dinner which will hopefully be good!

I did end up going over on day 3 Week 1 Day 4 Diet: I was doing really well until I got home and ate all the things. Blegh. Conditioning: Check! 2/3 done, thanks to in-class conditioning. Yoga: Check! Week 1 Day 5 Diet: Ugh I didn't even bother tracking tbh Conditioning: Nope, rest day Yoga: Check!

Week 1 Day 3 Diet: I suspect I might just sneak over the 1800 tonight. I may or may not eat some malteasers before bed. We shall see. Conditioning: 1/3. Aiming for a M/W/F conditioning plan atm since I have class on Wednesdays which includes conditioning anyway. Yoga: Check! So that's day 41/100 done - 31 days seemed like loads at the beginning of December but now I'm almost halfway to 100 Now curled on the sofa sorting out my bullet journal. And then to bed! Plan for tomorrow: Do yoga before work Work (obviously. Though maybe sorting out some rat club stuff as well as work stuff) Home, final portion of prawn pilaf Go to class Come home, probably stopping to get some chicken nuggets on the way Bed!

I think I'm starting to lose track of what can be defined as "only"

Week 1 Day 2 Diet: Currently sitting on 1035 calories. So room for snacking in bed tonight Took some Shreddies to work for breakfast, had salad leaves with salmon for lunch, then another portion of the prawn pilaf for dinner followed by a granola yoghurt pot. Conditioning: 1/3 done! Not my most efficient session but did some core and legs. Yoga: Done. Only a 20 minute session today but my thighs were killing me afterwards!

I may not have got much done, but I went in which is half the battle!

Hahaha exactly!

So because I'm an idiot, I ended up eating an entire bag of chocolate buttons in bed last night and scuppered the whole "under 1800 calories" thing. The bonus here however is that now there are no buttons in my flat so I cannot eat any today! Did end up giving temp flatmate (TF) a lift to work, which was a little frustrating as I quite wanted to do my yoga session before work but after she'd left. It worked out for the best though as I put on a dress, changed my mind and then needed to be pulled out of it o.O First day back at work so I'm being very unproductive and I'm thinking I'm going to head home early. Do yoga, do some conditioning, maybe have a nap...

Week 1 Day 1 Finally finished sorting the flat out. It's going to stay sorted for like 10 minutes, but hey, at least I got it done! Diet: I've tracked, come in under 1800. Quite pleased with myself because I went ahead and made dinner (Sri Lankan prawn pilaf with beetroot slaw) despite being knackered after cleaning and yoga. Conditioning: None Yoga: Done! It was a reasonably chilled session today which was nice My flatmate is due to arrive today, but isn't going to get here until almost midnight. Which is annoying since I can't go to bed until she gets here since she doesn't have keys. I suspect she's also going to want a lift to work, and she'll want to be in at nine. Thanks to my spectacular mass of drugs, that it practically impossible for me, especially if I don't get to bed until after midnight. Yay sedatives...

Thanks! I'm enjoying it more than I thought, and it's a nice way of getting in some sort of physical exercise every day. Yes *highfive* 2017 is going to be everyone's year!

So I've basically ignored zero week in every way except doing yoga. Still on track with this! Did yesterday's at ten past midnight when I got home. Apparently I do have a bit of willpower, who knew?! In terms of general things: My bedroom is still a tip, but it's a different sort of tip. Turns out I own a LOT of clothes. And they all need washing. Whoops... So a full sorting of the room is going to have to be a long term plan. Kitchen - one more load of washing up to do, recycling to take out and floor to clean, and then I'm done. Living room - clean out the rat cage, bit more tidying Spare room - move the rat stuff out of it and hoover Today's yoga session is 68 minutes long so need to get on that, need to clean out the rats, and I'd quite like an early night because I'm knackered!

Yaaaaay you're back! I'm in a similar place with the aerial so following for you being awesome as usual

Still week zero, still eating like an asshole. In more positive news though: Kitchen is mostly done. I need to finish the washing up, and clear out a cupboard, but my fridge is actually not a cesspool for once. Living room is also mostly done. Few more things to put away and need to hoover, but I'll do that after I clean out the rat cage at the weekend. Yoga is done. Went for the intermediate session again. Didn't love today's option (which I thought I would because it was yin/yang spinal stuff) but that's fine because it's a different one tomorrow Bought some goggles so I can start doing some swimming. My body has told me in no uncertain terms that I can't keep running (my knees and ankles complain constantly, and I developed shin splints) so going to go for a bit of swimming instead. I've got my uni gym membership sorted. It runs out at pretty much the same time that I'm due to finish my PhD so that's convenient. Progress is being made on the lifting front. Scary but exciting! Plan for tomorrow: My bedroom. Honestly this is a terrifying proposition. However, having it done will make sorting everything else waaaaaaaaaaay easier. This needs to include a load of washing, because otherwise I won't have room in my laundry basket. Yoga. Apparently tomorrow's intermediate class is ~29 minutes so I'm expecting something short and intense. Rocky Horror Show party at a friend's tomorrow night.

She stayed for 8 weeks the summer of 2015 and it's fine but it's also MY flat y'know? I've lived on my own other than those 8 weeks (and the odd weekend here and there) for three and a half years and I like it. She's also quibbling over rent - she paid £175 a month last time, I suggested £200 a month this time and she's going for the 175 again. I know where she's coming from, but it's winter so extra heating bills, and also this is still less than half what she'd have to pay anywhere else in this city. But I can't work out a way to push for the higher number without coming across as a bitch *sigh* Thank you! 2017 can't be as bad as 2016, right??

Since I now follow you on Instagram (omg your bujos <3) I am also going to keep up here!

You say that...there'd be a lot of peace and quiet in jail to get it done! Zero Week is trundling along. Came back to my flat today so have eaten a shitload of take away (because my mum is lovely, but cooking...not her strongest point). I'm mostly enjoying not having to talk to anyone, which hasn't been possible while I've been at my parents', and is going to be less doable once my temporary flatmate moves in. I have done a little tidying, mainly reorganising my ginormous cupboard of doom so I can actually start putting things away properly. Tomorrow is going to be the kitchen and the living room (turns out I'd actually done some of the living room before I left thank god). Pushed myself with the intermediate option for today's yoga, mainly because I really don't like the teacher for the beginner option. Thought I was going to have to do a lot of modifications because my shoulder's been acting up the last few days but it actually went really well. Knackered and sweaty, but I really enjoyed it and managed to actually stay in savasana for the whole time I was meant to (I usually get bored and skip a load of it).

I shall be following for balancing awesomeness!

Why hello there 2017. 2016 was, well, shit. Mostly. Going to Brazil for a month wasn't shit. But overall, shit. Had a mental breakdown, took a three month interruption on my PhD, broke my foot, and gained a shitload of weight. These things are muchly not good. So. 2017. My mental health is somewhat more stable, my foot is healed, and I'm pretty much back on track with my PhD. Time to get the rest sorted out... Goal 1: Don't eat the cake!! Or... fix the diet OK, so I'm not going to turn into a bear if I have a bit of cake. I do, however, need to sort out my eating. This is going to be pretty much the same as the last challenge, because it worked well up until the point at which I went home for Christmas and started eating everything in sight. Track calories daily <1500 excellent <1800 acceptable >1800 tsk tsk Calorie count is gross, not net, so no "oh I can eat this much more if I work out for x minutes". If I stick to this I can then reassess at the end of the challenge and see how to proceed with this one. Goal 2: Get super strong Or, y'know, at least a little stronger. Circus is hard when you aren't strong. Plan here is conditioning and (hopefully) lifting. 3 conditioning sessions per week 1(?) lifting session per week - this is subject to change based on various things. I'm putting out feelers on getting started with this. Numbers on each are subject to increase/decrease as things progress. Goal 3: Yoga and flexibility I did the NF Yoga 31 day challenge in December, and completed every day! My aim now is for 100 days of yoga, with the current focus being a Do Yoga With Me 30 day challenge. Daily yoga session One dedicated flexibility session (non yoga) per week focusing on back and splits Goal 4 (life goal): Complete two PhD chapters Fairly self explanatory. This is my goal for my PhD this month, so it's a sensible one to have as my life goal as well! I'm also going to have a flatmate for 8 weeks (not thrilled buuuuut I could do with the extra cash. So.) so extra goal here of not murdering anyone.