Dollism

Just a quick update: Everythings going well. The hardest thing for me is just REMEMBERING to do these things. Because it's not a normal part of my routine yet I will end up forgetting and if I remember its usually last minute.

HELLO; Dollism again and I am here for my third challenge. Just to recap, my goals are directed toward getting over my over-burdensome fears of everything (effects of PTSD). I would also like to develop a fluid motion in my body mechanics. While it is true I would like to lose weight, I am more focused on not being too scared to jump from one log to the next when I go to the beach or thinking everything is unsafe. I don't want to be without a healthy amount of fear but I do want to feel as though I am fearless. To accomplish this my goals will be focused on learning Poi Spinning, Ballet, and Parkour. NOW THEN; Sadly, during the last five-week challenge I fell down a couple of stairs and broke my finger (spiral fracture). Thankfully it was just a finger but it still affects and limits my exercise choices. To head in the right direction my goals for this 5 Week Challenge (that I am starting in the midst of) will be: Diet/Fitness Quest(s): 1. Attempt to do as many reps in the following routine as I can possibly do (Maximum of 10); And do it at least twice a week (prefer every other day). Bodyweight Squats Leg Lifts ( On Back; Both Legs) 10 Reps Each; 2 Sets 2. 30-60 Minutes Jogging or Biking at least three times per week. 3. Yoga at least four times per week. Work toward daily. Avoid poses that stress hands. 4. Drink ten cups of water per day, at least. Push or sixteen for BONUS. Level Up Life Quest(s): 5. Finish the book "Fit For Life" that I just started. BONUS: Purchase Kitchen Scale. If anyone has any exercise ideas that avoid hand use but still will help with building the skills I need for parkour, let me know. For those of you who are curious about how I broke my finger (of all things) when I fell down just three stairs or how I even managed that: I shall share the story to satisfy curiosity. I was at my friend's house and it was dark out. I am night blind and can't see at all in the dark. I had told my friend several times he needed to install railing or at least a porch light but he never got around to it. It started raining and I love the rain so I decided to go outside and step into the rain so I could feel it. Bad idea. I couldn't see anything, so when I went to take a step down the stairs I missed one step and toppled down them. I landed directly on my ring finger. On top of that, to hide my shame, I pushed myself and rolled a few feet and pretended I did it on purpose so I could "lay in the rain" which I often do. My friend knows I like to lay in the grass when it's raining so I figured it was a good cover story. Sadly rolling is probably what turned the break into a spiral fracture. THE END.

Thank you! Things have since then! Definitely a win that day. Love it when I crave healthy things. Tracking is tricky. Thank you for the compliment. For me, it's mostly difficult because I snack and never actually sit for a meal until MAYBE dinner; if I even have a meal... and well, snacking I don't really even think about it when I snack. Ugh. Definitely a two-for-one! I don't have any pull-up bar. What I learned was to use not the frame but the actual top of your door and just to lay a towel on top in case of loose wood or something.... but I worry about my hinges. I was looking into the ones that install on your door frame but a tone of people kept telling me they are often faulty and to make sure it screws into the frame. Problem is if I have to get one that screws in, then I can't have one; it goes against my lease. Also, Thank you for that link! Yoga went well, though I feel it would have been better with speakers so I am planning to download the yoga videos that I follow onto my iPad.....might make it more enjoyable with sound. Hah Thank you for the encouragement!

Update 8/20/19 So yesterday I had a really rough day. I woke up to find out three different things that were just awful news. I ended up staying in that stressful rut all day. I did not do anything in relation to my goals, sadly. On a lighter note: Today I am being a bit more productive but not overdoing it (so I don't instantly burn out and decide I'm bored of this already). I did some level up your life stuff though it wasn't related to the challenge. It was stuff I needed to do but was avoiding. Helped my stress levels. I also have only eaten veggies today. I would say this is because I'm trying to be healthy but I'm actually craving veggies like a beast today. --Logged it tho, which is the important part. About to do my little routine and see how I fair; though I don't know where exactly I am going to try and do a pull up since I am scared to break any door I might try it on. Hah. -- Maybe its an opportunity to face the fear! Thinking I will do the yoga aspect of my goals before bed though I am curious if I should do it before or after the routine instead; since I remember growing up being told to stretch before any workout.

Thank you! I wish you the very best in accomplishing your goals.

HELLO; This is my first 5 Week Challenge in a long while. My goals before were more around weight loss and warrior training but my life and goals have changed since then. Now my goals are more along the lines of getting over my fear of everything and developing a fluid motion in my body mechanics. While it is true I would like to lose weight, I am more focused on not being too scared to jump from one log to the next when I go to the beach or thinking everything is unsafe. I don't want to be without a healthy amount of fear but I do want to feel as though I am fearless. To accomplish this my goals will be focused on learning Poi Spinning, Ballet, and Parkour. To head in the right direction my goals for this 5 Week Challenge (that I am starting in the midst of) will be: Diet/Fitness Quest(s): 1. Attempt to do as many reps in the following routine as I can possibly do (Maximum of 10); And do it at least twice a week (prefer every other day). Bodyweight Squats Push-Ups Leg Lifts ( On Back; Both Legs) Pull-ups 10 Reps Each; 2 Sets 2. Daily Yoga to help my flexibility. 3. Log Food at least nine meals a week. I would prefer every meal, however, this is a developing habit. May take time to remember. Level Up Life Quest(s): 4. Finish the book "The Case For Mars" that I just started. BONUS: Purchase a set of Poi.

Progress Report Last Six Days: Due to the Holidays (kind of obvious) I haven't had the time to post my usual progress report but I do have good news to report concerning my challenges. Drink tea not soda in the morning: 3/6 Days. Drink More Water: 6/6 Days NF Bodyweight Workout: I did this on Wednesday, the day before Thanksgiving so it worked out. Write 1000 Words: 3/6 Days (Which the original goal was only three times a week anyway so this is a success.) Smoke seven instead of nine cigarettes: 4/6 Days. I smoke more when there is stress and well.... We have a very large family; 'nough said. My Final Grading was: 24/28 Tea, 27/28 Water, 4/4 Bodyweight, 19/12 Words, and 24/28 Cigarettes. ---Looking at the scoring, I did a lot better than I thought I did. Yay!

Progress Report Day Twenty: Drink tea not soda in the morning: Another day without. Man, I hate weekends. They always through me off of my routine. I will get back on track tomorrow. I did drink water first thing, though. So at least I haven't fallen back into the soda addiction. Drink More Water: I had plenty of water today as well. I am on a roll. NF Bodyweight Workout: I was very sore all day, too. Once I am no longer sore I plan to do the DF BW Workout again. Write 1000 Words: I did succeed here, today. Smoke seven instead of nine cigarettes: I went back up to seven. At least it still hits my target.

Battle Log; Date 11.20.2016 Diet: Breakfast: One Biscuit, White Gray, and Two Scrambled Eggs: 431 Calories Snack: Nothing Lunch: Half of an Apple and Peanut Butter: 428 Calories Snack: Nothing Dinner: "Organic Girl 50% Spinach - 50% Spring Mix" Salad, with Cheese and Tomatoes on Top: 141 Total Calories: 1,000 (425 Under) ----I know it's weird, isn't it? I didn't plan it but somehow I landed on exactly 1000 Calories. I think that is pretty cool to have it exactly even like that. Another thing I know is I kind of ate an unhealthy breakfast with the biscuit and gravy. But, on Sundays sometimes my mother's husband will make biscuits and gravy and he literally will not take no for an answer.... Like he has this constant idea (ever since I met him) that I try and starve myself - which isn't and has never been true. Exercise: I actually was still sore today, for some reason so I kind of took it easy. I know I will get back in routine on monday; I usually do. Kind of sucks I feel so restricted on the weekends but at least I exercised on Friday and I still feel the afterburn, so I have a good reason not to this weekend (Reason being: LISTEN TO YOUR BODY. Haha.) Study: I read this article as my study today. I know it isn't much, but considering it is the weekend it is better than nothing. After Thoughts and new goals/ideas for the future: I write this as a reminder for myself (which I reread a lot of my battle log posts as a track record of my hopes and dreams). Something I have planned on but keep forgetting about is that when I get a new phone I want and plan on getting the "MyFitnessPal" App. I also plan to buy the "You Are Your Own Gym" app but that isn't as important as the former. I also plan to buy a really fancy journal (I am obsessed with office supplies) and start tracking what I want to actually look like fit wise, what my goals are for total Body Fat % Thingy and all that. I asked for a waist measure for Christmas (most people think that is weird) and I hope that when I get it I can ue all the tools online to measure things more accurately. I have no idea what my Body Fat % is nor how much muscle I have except for the obvious muffin top and the tiredness I feel when holding only 30 lbs. Haha. Anyway, wish me luck in my future endeavors, Please. Thank you! I love you guys.

Battle Log; Date 11.19.2016 Diet: Breakfast: Nothing Snack: Nothing Lunch: Nothing Snack: Half a Can of Green Beans and Some Cheese: 85 Dinner: Tuna Sandwich with Cheese: 520 Calories Drink(s): Half a Can of Soda: 75 Calories Total Calories: 680 (745 Under) Exercise: Today I was too sore to work out BW again. I wanted to do yoga but sadly I didn't have time. I rarely get a chance to do yoga on the weekends which is a real bummer. That's life, though, for now. Study: Today I sadly didn't study anything. I rarely get a chance to study on weekends either (just like no chance to exercise) because those are the only days off for the rest of the household and due to my anxiety I freak out when it breaks my routine. Also, I get paranoid when they are home. I have no real reason to be, but that's the way I am. Eventually, I will get over it, I am sure.

Progress Report Day Nineteen: Drink tea not soda in the morning: Back into the tea. I did this today. I had a little soda but not even a whole can. Drink More Water: I had plenty of water today as well. I am on a roll. NF Bodyweight Workout: I was very sore all day. Once I am no longer sore I plan to do the DF BW Workout again. Write 1000 Words: I did not succeed here today. Was too busy. Smoke seven instead of nine cigarettes: I went back down to five. This was mainly because I was busy but still a win/win.

@Trixie Falsae, Thank you for the post. I really like those lunch ideas and stuff. I ended up asking for some salad today, which he willingly bought for me (which was very nice ). I think next time they mention shopping I will ask for another healthy thing and see if they get it. I would have asked for mushrooms and stuff as well but the one who took me to the store made it clear he would not buy anything else that wasn't "mandatory" in his eyes. I figure if they actually see me eating the salad and that it's not going to waste they will be more apt to buy healthier foods; Especially since he bought a pizza for dinner and I refused to eat it. Haha. I have requested the services for "Early Childhood Intervention". My son is very smart and he seems to be on time with everything. But, as a first-time mother, I really don't know if he is or isn't on time. I had the evaluation a couple days ago and haven't heard back yet. I also applied for a taxi service voucher to get around town but there is apparently a very long wait list. The lady who came to evaluate my son actually told me about the free phone option but I am not sure how soon it'll happen. Though I am in a rough situation, I know it is getting better with each day. Somehow. I know that eventually, something has to give as long as I keep trying. I know exactly what you mean. When I am able to make it to my appointments I feel so blessed that the people I am seeing actually want to help me. It is empowering to know that you are taking steps to do that for yourself and your children. I also know that every step I take to move a little bit forward, every person I see for assistance is a step toward a better life for my family. It is very inspiring to know that you were "a charity case," as you say, and made it so far as to own a home and finish two college degrees. It helps me to know that maybe someday I can get there. I mean, I am not blind, I know that there are plenty of "charity cases" out there that end up bettering themselves. But, it's different when you speak (or rather type) to someone personally rather than read about it in a book or see it in a movie. Thank you again, so much for your post!

Progress Report Day Eighteen: Drink tea not soda in the morning: I missed out on this today. I didn't drink soda but I didn't drink tea either. I drank water. Because this goal was to avoid soda first thing in the morning I will still consider it a success, though; especially since there was Dr. Pepper in the house today, but didn't drink it right away. Drink More Water: I succeeded here but not as well as the past two days. I ended up only drinking six cups (which is still better than before). NF Bodyweight Workout: Oddly enough I wasn't actually sore today so I went and did another bodyweight exercise today. It was not the NF bodyweight Workout but it was still a Bodyweight Workout. Write 1000 Words: I did succeed here. Smoke seven instead of nine cigarettes: Due to drinking beer (which causes me to smoke even more, sadly) I ended up failing here. I smoked 12 cigarettes (most of which were after I started drinking the beer). I don't drink very often. Maybe once ever four months so I know this won't be a very common drawback. I just had such a good day that I wanted to kind of enjoy it more with a couple beers. Hehe.

Battle Log; Date 11.18.2016 Diet: Breakfast: One Slice of Toast with Peanut Butter: 165 Snack: Nothing Lunch: Cottage Cheese and Green Beans: 305 Snack: Nothing Dinner: Two Potatoes with Cheese and Butter and Green Beans: 385 Drink(s): Four Beers: 408 Total Calories: 1236 (189 Under) Exercise: Today I did Seven and a Half Minutes of four different bodyweight exercises for a total of 30 minutes of Bodyweight Workout. Yay. I wanted to do yoga too but I didn't have time for that as well. Study: Today I sadly didn't study anything. I was in such a good mood (I am usually always depressed) that I didn't want to do anything but enjoy myself (hence the four beers). At least I got exercise in. I also went to a psych appointment. I will be starting new meds tomorrow. Thankfully they respected my weight loss (not gain) wishes and prescribed pills that don't cause weight gain (like the last meds I was on).

All we have in the house, canned veggies wise, is Green Beans and corn which they don't mind buying. They aren't big fans of other canned veggies, though. Other than that they usually keep fresh grapes and bananas on hand for my son so I guess I could start eating some of those myself. They would replace even if they are gone twice as fast. The meat I put in the sandwich is prepackaged deli meat. I have thought of maybe doing tortillas instead of bread but I didn't know if that would be better or worse. We are out of ramen now and that was the only thing that was bought per my request (because it was so cheap) but because I don't want it anymore we aren't getting any more of it. As for the chips. I know I shouldn't eat them -- I cut out all the other chips (which my family keeps high stock of such as Pringles and Cheddar Ruffles, etc) -- but I get so desperate for SOMETHING other than bread that I end up eating tortilla chips for dinner. I am trying to get on food stamps so I can start buying my own food again but I don't have a phone so I can't get on food stamps until I get a new phone and the ability to drive to go off-island for the interviewing process. I am located in a tourist town (so everything is more expensive) on an island in Washington State. My son is going to be two years old in February. There is a WIC program here but because I can not drive I am unable to get on WIC until someone makes time to take me there. I figure WIC would be good until food stamps because they focus on nutrition. I also can not get a job until I get a drivers license because I live so far out of town. Even then it is going to be hard at first getting daycare situated with him and everything. I have no local friends so I don't really have babysitter options. I have thought of starting a business online or something to negate the whole "daycare" and "drivers license" thing but I wouldn't know what it would be as, since I can not very well ship items to sell without a drivers license to get to the post office. I cook for the family on the weekends already, which is the only time they buy extra veggies and meats (because they work all day every day except weekends and they don't eat dinner at home). I never thought of "I want to try this new recipe", though, so maybe I can try that. I would love to learn how to coupon but without the newspaper I really don't know where to begin on it. Thank you for your post. It really got me thinking about it. Maybe, if I am lucky: the family said no low carb diet, but if I can get a ride with them to the grocery store (which is hard to do but I can certainly try) maybe I can at least persuade them to buy more fruits, veggies, and meat. They like buying meat as is because they freeze it and stockpile it but if canned and frozen veggies are better than no veggies than maybe I can just convince them of canned. I do have a question, though: What should I do for lunch, if given an option? Lunch is my biggest problem meal. I feel that it shouldn't be too heavy, but at the same time, most of the healthier foods in the house are heavy meats like Beef and some heavy veggies like Potatoes (which my family stockpiles those too. Haha.). I am thinking of trying to ask my family to at least get some apples or something like that (to share wth my son) but that isn't really a "lunch".

Battle Log; Date 11.17.2016 Diet: Breakfast: Two Scrambled Eggs with Cheese & Ketchup: 257 Calories Snack: Nothing Lunch: Half a Chicken Breast with some Cooked Onions: 100 Calories Snack: Nothing Dinner: 22 Tortilla Chips with Cheese, Sour Cream, and Tomatoes: 490 Calories Drink(s): None Total Calories: 847 (578 Under) Exercise: Today I did the NF Bodyweight Beginner Circuit. I wanted to do more but I was so busy and still kind of ache from Pilates (done the day before yesterday). Study: Today I read up a lot more on building your own workout and different Bodyweight Workout routines like HIIT and regular Interval and stuff. I am still trying to figure out what I should do but I think I finally figured it out. I just need to write it all down. Working on all the loose ends of all of it tomorrow when I have time (I have a psych appointment tomorrow so I am not sure when that would be).

Progress Report Day Seventeen: Drink tea not soda in the morning: A twelve-day streak. All I drank today was tea and water. Woohoo~ Drink More Water: I succeeded here very well today. I actually counted my cups (and measured them) and I turned out to drink nine cups of water today. NF Bodyweight Workout: I did do this today so I won't have to do it again this week. Write 1000 Words: I succeeded here, as well. Smoke seven instead of nine cigarettes: I jinxed myself and ended up going back up to seven today but at least it still hits my goal; so success.

Thanks! I plan to get myfitnesspal whenever I get a phone. I don't know if they have a computer version of the app or not... But, in any case, I still plan to strength train as my form of exercise simply because I like it.

Well, I am currently unemployed and live with family until I get my drivers license and get acquainted with my medications. Due to being unemployed, I am unable to purchase any food. All food that is brought into the house by the family, they share with me. It is chosen completely by the family members I live with. I have asked for a diet change but they explained because they have no desire to eat the way I do it would cost them extra money to buy food specifically designed for my desires, which they just can not afford at this point in time. I keep track of my food intake at my "Daily Battle Log" and calculate the calories myself by reading the labels, writing it down, and adding it all up at night before I post. Otherwise, during the day I just keep track on a written journal I keep with me all day. I also use it to monitor my water intake and stuff. Well, since I started counting calories I have cut back a little over 500 calories. I have lost 2 lbs in two weeks just watching my calories. I know that if I was able to go back on the carb diet I would probably be losing only twice that but I really liked that diet and I didn't feel as restricted on the carb diet as I do counting calories (mainly because the house is full of potato chips I refuse to eat and tones of other high-calorie foods. Haha). The calories I try to cut the most when able are the calories from fats.

@Anim07734, Thank you so much for your post. It was extremely informative and it has helped me to view things a little different with my goals. I think my main goal will be weight loss first (and some exercise just for the fun of it) and then once I get to my target weight, start building muscle. I figure this is the only way to avoid an extremely strict diet that I just can't do in my current circumstances. After getting to my target weight, using a calorie deficit, I will adjust to calories needed to build muscle through bodyweight training and save up money to eventually do weight training. Once I get to my desired weight and then start building muscle I will need to figure out a way to find out how many calories I need to gain muscle. Also, the information you gave me on protein was much needed and much appreciated. Thanks again!

Battle Log; Date 11.16.2016 Diet: Breakfast: Two Scrambled Eggs with Cheese & Ketchup: 257 Calories Snack: Nothing Lunch: Tuna Sandwich with Cheese: 520 Calories Snack: Nothing Dinner: Two Potatoes with Cheese and Butter: 425 Calories Drink(s): None Total Calories: 1202 (223 Under) Exercise: Today I did Yoga specifically meant for a sore body since I have been sore today from Pilates. I only did it once and spent the rest of the day taking Tylenol and studying. Haha. Study: Today I read up on building your own Workout Routine. I read about different training methods such as interval training. I am still having some troubles figuring out exactly what I should do. If I had my own copy of "You Are Your Own Gym" I would just follow the workout plan in there. Sadly the only copy I have is from the library and it is due on the 22nd. Until I can afford my own copy I do believe I am stuck figuring it out on my own. Better myself anyway, I suppose; after all, there is no one-size-fits-all when it comes to fitness.

Progress Report Day Sixteen: Drink tea not soda in the morning: A ten-day streak. All I drank today was tea and water. Woohoo~ Drink More Water: I succeeded here very well today. I actually counted my cups (and measured them) and I turned out to drink eight cups of water today. NF Bodyweight Workout: I did not do this today but I plan to tomorrow. Today I just did yoga because I was sore from Pilates yesterday. Write 1000 Words: I actually just finished up my 1000 words a few minutes ago. I was writing in my journal different health tricks I want to try in future challenges (when I get a job and can afford them) and I was writing out different workout plans. Smoke seven instead of nine cigarettes: I smoked five cigarettes today so another success. I actually just noticed that I smoked the same amount today as I did yesterday. This is a good sign of the cut back being more stable. Yay.

Help Wanted: I am attempting to build an exercise routine. ---It will be for building muscle and gaining the lean and firm body I desire ---I would also like it to be something to assist me in my mental recovery. My preferred exercises are Yoga, Pilates, Bodyweight Training, and Weight Lifting. My resources are all at home. I do not have a gym membership nor money for equipment. I desire a progressive workout routine that starts at the bottom and works its way up. I am building this workout Routine in Googe Spread Sheets. A link will be provided down below. Current Questions: What weight should I start at? (Dumbbell, Kettlebell, Etc.) Where should I begin on Bodyweight Training? (Exercises, etc) Past Questions and The Answers: How much protein should someone take in if trying to build muscle? "Protein requirements vary by person, but the general rule of thumb is 1-gram per pound of lean mass. You can calculate your percent body fat (BF%) with simple measurements (see this and this for explanations). Your lean mass is then total mass x (1 - BF%). You can also get a ballpark goal with less math by aiming for 0.8-gram of protein per pound of total mass." Resource List: DareBee Starting Strength StrongLifts BodyForLife YouTube Old "Workout Plan" Thread My Fitness Level So Far: I have been dong yoga 3-5 times a week for two weeks now. I am not very flexible. My balance is iffy. My 30 lb son is heavy to me. I do not have much in the way of endurance. My day is spent sitting or chasing after my son. The Workout Plan Thus Far: Click Here

Battle Log; Date 11.15.2016 Diet: Breakfast: Two Scrambled Eggs with Cheese & Ketchup: 257 Calories Snack: Nothing Lunch: Chicken Wrap: 210 Calories Snack: Nine Tortilla Chips with Cheese & Ranch Dressing: 325 Calories Dinner: Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich: 295 Calories Drink(s): None Total Calories: 1087 (338 Under) Exercise: Today I did Yoga twice and some Pilates. The Pilates ended up making me feel like I was going to die. I thought Pilates was going to be more relaxed like yoga or something. Study: Today I just studied nutrition. I don't have much to report because I didn't study much, just different diet plans that people try and the benefits and/or side effects that may result.