Plazmotic

Ooh, awesome tip! I’ve been told that I’m a great teacher when I need to be, I’ll see if my local Michaels/yarn shop are looking for instructors.

Ooh, awesome tip! I’ve been told that I’m a great teacher when I need to be, I’ll see if my local Michaels/yarn shop are looking for instructors.

I rent at Nathan Phillips Square to skate all the time! I am down and will be there (possibly with my skating buddy but most likely just me)

I'm free, what's the plan for time/place?

[PLAZMOTIC STATUS LOG 198116.01.25 TYPE-A] Yesterday Jenkins decided to visit the local alien tribe, so I went with him. When we had first arrived on Tau Ceti 2016-X, the chief (in a gesture of goodwill), made Jenkins a sort of “honorary son†which means that he has honorary parents and sisters, plus an honorary nephew. The nephew’s just a little pod-creature right now, hasn’t sprouted his wings or talons yet, so he’s utterly adorable albeit a bit of a troublemaker. Anyway, we visited to locals yesterday, specifically to see Jenkins’ “nephewâ€. Unbeknownst to us, his nephew was extremely ill. Poor thing was whimpering and screeching with pain, violently expelling a pale pink liquid from his snout, and had no appetite. We tried using a few items from our medpacks to help, but nothing worked. The chief said this sort of condition was common amongst his people and that we shouldn’t be worried. Exo-bio-pathology is not my specialty, so I’m hoping that whatever they had does not cross species. Jenkins and I are feeling fine, no nausea or lack of appetite, we should be out of the woods. After we came back from visiting the locals, we rendezvoused with Admiral Rama. Her acclimatization regime is more intense than mine but she admitted that she often puts more priority on her objectives from Mission Control. We’ve promised to keep in touch regarding making conditioning one of our top priorities. In other news, I injured my dominant wrist late last week and it’s been getting progressively worse over the last few days. I bio-scanned my right hand and arm and sent the analysis to Mission Control, who recommended I take a break from any regiments that require lifting, focusing instead on core body movements.

I’ve been struggling to meet my exercise goals Moving is just… not appealing to me. Got to find a way to make it enticing. Or find someone to pressure me into doing it. Been enjoying my smoothies though! And my tea! It’s so easy for me to eat right, why is exercise so hard?! (I already know the answer to that: I grew up with inactive but vegetarian parents.)

[PLAZMOTIC STATUS LOG 198116.01.22 TYPE-A] Experiencing some periodic gastrointestinal discomfort and nausea this morning. Have sent a blood sample back to Mission Control for review and diagnosis. I continue to shirk my activity directives. At this rate, I’ll be in very sad shape to climb Arjuna Mons indeed. Knowing that I am the kind of person who responds better to external motivation rather than internal motivation (hence why Mission Control values my obedience), I am trying to find a partner in accountability. Lt. Jenkins would obviously be my first choice, but he views the Arjuna Mons recon as optional and doesn’t quite see the value in my conditioning program. Plus, did I mention the breakfast sausage rations? Ew. On my last mission, at the Epsilon Indi system, I rendezvoused frequently with Captain Yeng and her husband, and they were relentless in maximizing their conditioning sequence, going even beyond the recommendations of Mission Control (but within parameters, of course.) I miss that level of dedication, although I resented it at the time. My sister, Admiral Rama, recently discontinued her patrol of the Tau Ceti clusters and has taken up a leisurely post around Pollux C, and with all the free time she has I am hoping we can hold each other accountable for our respective conditioning regimes. She is, unfortunately, not a relentless type. We may make each other lazier. But it’s worth a shot. She’s visiting me at the end of this rev (yes, her craft has FTL, lucky girl) and hopefully we can hash something out.

I do crochet and paper crafts (i.e. scrapbooking, DIY cards). It’s actually quite hard to distract me once I take on a project, once I start there’s no stopping me! The only issue is that I cannot do any of my crafty hobbies when the weather gets nice, crafting is one of my indoor, winter-is-coming hobbies. I wouldn’t want to make money off of my craft, I find that doing things for money sucks the love out of them.

Oof, derailments. Where to start? It’s been super easy to keep up with my nutritional goals but with exercise, ehhhhhh. I just haven’t made it a priority, I’m more concerned about the errands I need to run, the chores I need to complete, the book I’m reading, the latest project I’m crocheting, etc.

[PLAZMOTIC STATUS LOG 198116.01.20 TYPE-A] I finally seem to be recovering from my illness, I’d say that I’m at 80% normal capacity. Dietary modifications are going extremely well. My training regimen is much more of a struggle, as I have yet to meet either of my activity requirements. I keep getting bogged down by craft maintenance, or I’ll completed 3 experiments for Mission Control and their response is: “Great, here’s 5 more.†Just realized that Mission Control sent me a portable VR helmet as part of the annual restocking initiative a couple weeks ago, maybe I can take that with me to the engine room or cockpit next time while I’m doing repairs, spice up the mundane duties with some very necessary training.

[PLAZMOTIC STATUS LOG 198116.01.18 TYPE-A] Apologies to Mission Control for my lack of reports, I'll try to be more diligent in the future. The rendezvous with Captain Brandene went excellently in some ways, poorly in others. From a purely psychological standpoint, it was a thousand times more effective than a whole day in the VR simulator. Nothing beats real human interaction, and it was great to catch up with a friend. We only covered one of 2016-X-Coledge's quadrants searching for a suitable home base but it was significant ground to cover; despite using Cpt. Brandene's rover we still had a lot of walking to do, approximately 4 hours worth. That much movement in a higher gravity was a great workout for my otherwise unused muscles. On the negative side of things, none of the sites we visited ended up being viable home bases. Brandene's last comm to me was despondent and I'm trying to keep her optimism up. Unfortunately, I've been ill for the last two days. The longer you've been in space, the longer merely sharing the same air as another human will destroy your immune system. Likely a digestive parasite, as I shared Cpt. Brandene's rations. I've been unable to move or stand much without feeling nauseous or wracked with stomach cramps. Needless to say, this throws a wrench in my conditioning regiment. Jenkins has been phenomenal in picking up the slack now that I'm out of commission. He's out for the day, gathering the necessary data for both of our planetary risk metrics. Trying to take my own advice to remain optimistic, I'll recover soon enough.

That’s encouraging! I’m actually much stronger and healthier now than I was in my teens/twenties, but I’m 20 pounds heavier too. Back then, I was twig skinny but tired and weak all the time. It’s hard to accept that I can be heavier AND healthier but it’s the truth. Yes, brain transplants! Brain transplants for everyone who wants one! It’s a double-edged sword honestly. On one hand, I’m never disappointed in myself enough to make changes, but on the other hand I think I’m a pretty awesome human being. And I know everyone else here is too!

This actually makes me think of a great long-term goal for myself: to be able to tire out my four year old nephew. He's a bundle of energy though, don't know how feasible that is! My motivation is actually pretty low, which sucks. I am basically the opposite of a lot of other Rebels; I don't care to impress others with my body (except my husband, who thinks I already look great) and if I fail my reaction is "... Meh?" I'm finding it a lot easier to control my diet than to get moving.

[PLAZMOTIC STATUS LOG 198116.01.15 TYPE-A] Meant to log a supplemental report last night but things have been a little hectic. Lt. Jenkins had a bug up his butt and kept snapping at me the moment he came back from repairing the craft's navigational lens. Then he got fixated on filing some statistical reports to Mission Control, which we needed to do together. Didn't have time to initiate the strength training protocol or the mood to enjoy five minutes in the VR simulator, which is disappointing. Thankfully, I did manage to go through the cargo hold and secure all the ingredients I needed to create a personalized detoxification digestive. Cracked open the brand new nutritive materializer when Jenkins was still out and now I have my first capsule ready to go. I also replaced my morning caffiene booster with a herbal derivitive! Tonight, I am taking the shuttle up to 2016-X-Coledge to rendezvous with Captain Brandene; she's requested my assistance in scouting for a new home base up there on that moon. It's a two day mission, Jenkins has plans to test all the craft's exhaust ports while I'm gone. Looking forward to a lot of trekking around in my space suit with my best bud from our training days.

It's a generic President's Choice brand tea we have up here in Canada, but it's delicious! Last night I had it with orange blossom honey and dark chocolate milk.

I was just about to post YOU MADE GHEE?? Damn girl! My mom tried to teach me but the kitchen and I do not get along very well. It’s never too late to get back on target! I’m basically strolling in at the halfway mark and hoping for the best. And if I fail, I’ll try harder next time.

Are you me? LOL. I too have never been able to stay active when there wasn’t someone else to push me along. My workout buddies are either fun people to chat with, or they make it their mission to see me succeed and act as a trainer of sorts. I’m also EST (Toronto!) and I’ll totally check up on your thread, and you can check up on mine too (I’m gonna need it, haha!)

Tau Ceti 2016-X is a barren and soulless planet, but beneath its cold and alien surface I can see great potential. Right now all I have is my wits to survive, looks like I’ll have to implement a conditioning program in order to fight the many perils that await. I’ve already integrated most of the regiment recommended by Mission Control: no soda pop, no takeout food, daily consumption of fruits and vegetables. Still, there’s room for improvement. I need to develop an activity routine quickly to combat the gravitational decrease, focusing on muscle growth and strength training. Now that I’m awake, my co-pilot Lieutenant Jenkins is around to distract me with complex statistical analysis, long briefings from Command, and the unhealthiest rations we were left with. Seriously, breakfast sausage? Ew. We’ve also had to ingratiate ourselves to the local population by participating in their holy feasts. Needless to say, I’ve got a long way to go before I’m in good enough condition to climb Arjuna Mons in 4 revs. Wish me luck, I’m going to need it!

Hi all, I’m Plazmotic (or Plaz for short), I just turned 35 and I’ve been lurking on the boards since late 2015 looking for inspiration. 2015 was a big year for me, got married and bought a house. I’m in definite need for some lifestyle changes; I’m pretty healty food-wise but being active has never come easy to me. Accountability buddies are the only way I can stay fit (otherwise Netflix and Youtube take over my life!) The only meditation that I’ve ever really liked is Metta meditation. Meditation, like anything else, takes practice. It’s not about having the perfect meditation experience, but trying your best each time.

I’m excited about trying to break the 30 minute mark when I do the CN Tower Climb this April!

[NEW USER ONLINE. VITAL SIGNS WITHIN NORMAL RANGE. CONDITIONING REGIMENT INITIATED.] Welp, the holidays were a complete gong-show where I pretty much forgot all my healthy eating rules. 4 months til my annual climb up the CN Tower, so now is a good time to get back in the zone. My Rebel Challenge: Quest #1 – Substitute one sugary drink per day for herbal tea (chocolate chai or toasted walnut, yum!) Quest #2 - Take one processed snack each day and replace it with a healthy protein smoothie (can’t wait to bust out my new blender!) Quest #3 - Complete the NF bodyweight workout at least 1x a week (this is such a lowkey goal, super realistic for my lazy ass) Quest #4 – Daily 5 minute dance minute partaaaaaay (more motivation to find THE BEST deep house on YouTube) I’m printing my quests out so that I can carry them with me at all times as a physical reminder of what I’m doing. Regarding my smoothie; there’s a smoothie wave going around work that started with my team and is spreading throughout the department! I’ve been inspired by my coworkers and plan on making a smoothie that contains… Spinach leavesFrozen mango and blueberriesRipe bananas (if I’ve got them on hand)Chia seedsAlmond milkProtein powderCan’t wait to try it out! To be honest I have always sucked at being healthy/active and I am swimming through a garbage pile of self-doubt right now. Fingers crossed the sweet siren call of SWGoH doesn’t sabotage my goals entirely.

I'm in Toronto as well, would love to meet up!

Greetings, fellow Rebels! Newbie by the name of Plazmotic here, excited to do this. Quick backstory: I was an extremely skinny child with a high metabolism, grew up into a badly underweight and weak/tired young adult who hated food/eating/cooking, am now an average weight adult who is making up for lost time by eating All The Things. I've never been able to hold an exercise routine on my own. The three times in my adult life I have been active, it was because I had a workout buddy who wouldn't take any of my crap excuses and pushed me to exceed. I've tried running, yoga, Pilates, Zumba, etc. but nothing quite speaks to me yet. Every April I do participate in the CN Tower Climb (yep, I climb 1,776 steps/144 flights in 30 minutes!) and I'd love to crack the 30 minute mark in 2016. I'm already doing a lot of the right things food-wise; I don't drink pop (gave it up almost 10 years ago), I don't really have a sweet tooth so cakes/cookies/candy aren't a problem, fast food and takeout are not a regular occurrence, I drink a lot of water, don't have a big breakfast, and I LOVE all vegetables. My weakness is salty/savory snacks; I am a potato chip monster, LOL. I've set myself a modest goal of not eating chips Monday to Friday for now, small steps and all that. I think my biggest obstacle will be my husband hahaha. He isn't really interested in getting fit, tells me I don't need to change how I look, thinks breakfast is incomplete without heaps of bacon, etc. But I'm the primary cook during the week, which means I can slowly introduce healthy food and he has no choice but to eat it.