kaynorski

THanks everyone, I have slipped a bit after the milestone. Still tried the protein goal mostly but failed for about 5 meals over the past 3 weeks. Grade B-, Yoga outside of class once over the past 3 weeks, grade F. Procrastination goal did not do 2out of 5 nights for the past 3 weeks, grade C. Cooking all meals for the week ahead: grade C, did not of at all the past week and a half cooked nightly or some morningly during that time. Overall I struggle to maintain momentum after about half way,

Welcome, good to have you. Good job so far.

Great goals, how is it coming? I think the first challenge is one of the hardest. I needed to get into a pattern, and I started 4 times before I am really sticking to my goals. It is exciting to check a goal off done on the list for the week, what about for you? I have to keep remembering that each week is a new challenge, it does not matter what happened in the past only what is happening right now. Good Luck

Thanks, my main protein comes from eggs, for breakfast I have Greek yogert. A handful of almonds mid morning. And cut down on snack food in the evening. If I have a salad I usually add a develed egg on the side.

Yippy, today I celebrate one of my fitness milestones. I am currently the weight on my drivers license. I have lost a total of 30 lbs in my 2 years on nerdfitness. I lost the final 5 in the last month. Here are some things I discovered about myself that helped in this long term quest. 1) eat protein with every meal. Last year, I did a food log for about 2 months. Looking at that data, made me realize that when i had a high protein lunch I lost more weight. For this challenge, I wanted every meal to have a major source of protein. I have been doing very good on this goal. I had one meal without a good protien source out of the last few weeks that I did not post (sorry druids). 2) increase veggies, I love spring time, 3) be more productive by getting off the couch. This has gone well, but still need some work, on nights something is going on at school or yoga class nights, I get home late and relax from the day. 4) cook for myself. Preparing your own food from real food is wonderful. 5) use yoga to improve posture, and strengthen muscles. Had my first weekly yoga class thismonth. As well as a home practice. However can still improve on the home practice. Only did one a week when my goal was three. Sad. 6) Sleep better by being less stressed out. Realized that I needed to put in Gods hands the things that I can't change. So instead focus on the things I can change. Thank you everyone

I have been stressed lately, this is my first year teaching, and with 5 preps as well as a after sch ool program. That takes up most of my time and energy. During college I had the 4 am to 9 am shirt for a couple of semesters. However I did not really get used to the time and could not wake up on my own for only two days a week. Made a pot of hamburger potato carrot and cabbage stew yesterday. Enough for he whole week and then some. Extra yoga last week was 1/3 times. But I practice for 30 minutes instead 15. So grade: 45%. Protein today 3/3. Productiveness: thursday- yes, Friday- special plans so does not count., Saturday- did it but reluntant. Sunday yes but rushed felt like I had mountains to do, got part done. Monday i 'm about to have my half hour now. Love feedback, (it really is what helps me stayed focused and committed to updating.)

How is it going? One week in! I'm a druid visiting the warriors to learn more about strength. Googled the boring but big 5/3/1 program. How often do you lift? One of my long term goals is to do 5 proper pushups. Anyways, good luck.

Good clear goals are a great way to keep motivated. Your goals fit that and are SMART. Do you have a plan to handle days when you fall from your routine?

OK, today went better, but still woke up at 4. Very productive tonight am about to do yoga now to clam down (thanks j as). I am procrastinating grading but did clean my bathroom cink and shower, they needed it but grading should of came first on priorities. 3/3 for protein today. That all for today thanks everyone I love to read your comments they are so supportive and insightful.

I usually go to bed around 10-10:30. I did my thirty minutes last night before bed. But getting things done is not exactly restful. But ii did sleep a little better last night. I am excited about the mini challenge this week. The protein count is already in my goals. I seem to feel more full and snack less if I have protein in my meal even if it is eggs, Greek yogert or meat. Today I am 2 of out 3 meals on that goal. I have not prepared my meals yet for the week Sunday was not very productive. Anyways going now to make chicken and veggies for the next few days and do dishes.

Good detailed goals. I like the daily work stretches. I know it is hard to break habits and not be lazy. That is actually one of my goals this time around. I am forturate that my career forces me to get up and move at least every 40 minutes. I a excited for you . Good luck

Thank you for your support, I haven't been getting solid sleep. I don't really know why I keep waking up at like 4 when I can sleep until 6:30. But this may be just an excuse for me being unproductive. I know I am more of a morning person, but I value my sleep. Alright am now getting up to be "productive". I had leftover alfedro from last week for lunch and a red leaf salad for dinner. I am not really paleo, dairy is fine ( i am from Wisconsin)some grains but limited, and overall the least processed the better.

Hello again, Life goal: take 30 minutes a week day of non-TV, -computer, -or book time to get other things done. I have come into lately a bad habit of coming to my apt tired after work eating dinner then doing nothing productive until bedtime. Other things include laundry, cleaning, dishes, cooking for tomorrow, and grading papers. ( I am a teacher.) Food goal: make 5 lunches on Sunday for the week ahead. I can make something the night before if I don't want what I made on Sunday but I need something ready to grab for each day on Sunday Part 2 food goal: All meals I eat need to have a protein source and veggies. Fitness goal: Strengthen ankles through yoga, I have weak ankles especially the right one, in fact just sprained it again on a patch of ice ( and I thought spring was suppose to come early this year.) Balancing poses and standing poses, should be the bulk of my practice, as well as stretching calves and hamstrings. 15 minutes 3 days a week practice outside of Thursday's beginners class.

MMMmm just reading this post makes me hungray, Great job this first week. I love Endangered Species chocolate my favorite is dark chocolate with raspberries.

Hello everyone, thank you for your support. So I am at a small school so I teach a bit of everything. I am mainly a Science Teacher, my courses are Physics and Chemistry for Juniors and Seniors, Seventh grade Civics (social studies), and Sixth grade Math. I also coordinate an afterschool physical activity program for elementary grades. Being a first year teacher who during college only had to handle a Single prep this year has been challenging. But something I need to do is force myself to take time for myself. Hence balancing. I picked a pose that I always wanted to be good at but I am sometimes too grounded (scared) to try. This challenge lets me balance out my life hopefully a bit better. Progress, I have been picking practices that force on core and upper body for 2 of my 3 practices. This week I have done my three but I wait for my personal deadline to do it. Procrastination is so easy to do. On top of that I have caught a cold this weekend so did not get everything done that I wanted to. I read two young adult books instead. I have been keeping up with grades daily but a have a few long term projects that I was putting off before this challenge even began that I really just need to do. I appreciate the reminders to update Thanks: BambiKhan and LuckyMe. Micmac- I hadn't thought of that goal in that way. But it will sure be a great way to do that. I have been forgetting my lunch every few days so I am using this goal to also say no school lunches. This week was good. I made a big pot of chill that should last until Wednesday for this week. Spider- thanks for the suggestions of videos. I have looked into a few and one of my practices last week was from gaiam. I also use yogajournal.com they have great free practices. Last time for my six week practice I did a video a day from that site. Also, any suggestions for getting grades done and back to students. Livingroovy- My plan has been to make sure I find a priority for the things that help me. Like not having a stack of paper but taking a little at a time. Also I put a sticky note on my door that I see when I leave reminding me to grab lunch. For crane pose I know I need to increase upper body strength, but I have also never done a single pose goal. I am looking up progressions, but any suggestions are welcome. Thanks everyone~Kaynorski

Hello, I'm back again after a long while. My goals this time is about balance. One, I hope to balance exercise by actually doing it. First goal, 20 min. Yoga 3x a week. Two, hold crane pose for 30 sec. Three, prepare my own meals 5 out of 7 days a week. Life goal: grade all papers by the second day that after I collected them. I do not like grading papers very much but it is a necessary evil this goal is for timely feedback for students and so the stack does not get overwhelming. A little about me I am a first year teacher who have yet to complete a full six week challenge. I usually have given up after about 3 weeks. So I will need all of your help to help me stay committed. Thank you kaynorski

Hello everyone, I am still alive after seemingly forever. There was a about a week where I fell off the wagon on my yoga and am still sacking a bit. I started my summer job three weeks ago and have applied to about seven jobs and even one interview:smug: The hardest I find for the processed food goal is the bread and pasta. When I cook for myself it is no problem however when meals are prepared together as a staff it is tough to be the only one who does not eat something. I also need to remember portion sizes. I do not need to eat everything that is set before me it is OK to have leftovers. The two recipes that I tried out where amazing!!! I loved the roasted veggies with the orange chicken. I also through something together as a stirfry thing that was great for my third meal. Yay for having something done! My green meals and nature walks have been good. I have for the most part kept those goals however the other goals will not be getting there full points. One week left lets see this to the end.

ok so if this is a go I think it would be good to make a new thread on lining the challenge and provided the link to the spreadsheet that Unicornassassin made (nice job!) This way we can have a collective goal of 24 hours for the group and also see the individual leaders.

I like the 24 hour yoga practice since most of us do some yoga, and not as many people meditate. We can start keeping track on Monday and go through 24 hours. We should make a 24 hour challenge thread, so we can post our times on there. Once I here back from a few people I can create the thread if this is what we want to do.

Hello everyone and thanks for the feedback: After looking into some options I decided that my race is a forest spirit. Sort of a cross between a dryad or a ent. On to this week sort far. I ate my salads, and did yoga everyday. I got one walk but hope to get one tonight. I applied to two school districts this week, One for a Chemistry in high school and in the other district there were a few openings including two Chem and one Physical Science in 7th grade. I would love to teach Middle School. I feel I can make the most difference. Processed food has been better than in the past but still needs work. I hope to get cooking the recipes early next week. Let me know if you have one of the two you want me to make or if you have a favorite one let me know. Tomorrow I pack up my room will be sleeping on an air bed for the next two weeks.

Love Mulan, I use that song to get me pumped to workout. Good goals, and welcome to the druids. We can conquer anything, with the right mindset. After this you will rock that race "with all the force of a great typhoon." Be a WOman!

Hello, Day 1 Went for a walk 50 minutes before sunset. It was beautiful today 80+ degrees. a bit humid but good. I tried to ID some wild flowers but by the time I got back to a computer I had forgotten the features. I looked up some recipes since Stareyedgirl and Francesoliver were interested. I have two that look good and different than what I usually have but I would only have to buy a couple ingredients. here are the links for the two choices: I would be using chicken breasts for both of the meats. If anyone has an opinion on which one I should do let me know. http://www.health-bent.com/poultry/fajita-frittata http://www.health-bent.com/salads/roasted-vegetable-salad-with-crispy-tangerine-duck Thank you for all the other posts, I know that this s going to be a challenge. However I am going to try to front load the recipes so they should be done before camp. I meant to post this last night after my yoga practice, however 20 min. in I took a brake from a harder sequence for me, and fell asleep in corspe pose. When I came to a half hour later I went straight to bed. I did notice a mistake in my intro post. I graduated in Dec. 2011, not 2012. Also, I would like to change my race but don't now many besides Tolkein's classic races. Does anyone know of others? (I just got a tablet and still getting used to it. So if things are off that is why, I am currently struggling to scroll within the post.)

Hello, I am going to try this again for the next 6 weeks. This is going to be an interesting six weeks in my life. I am moving week 3, starting a camp job where food is made for you during the last 3 weeks. However the first weeks is staff training and as a staff we cook, so this is going to be possible. I finish College in December. I have been looking for a fall Teaching job but with the political unknowns and uncertain job market there is not much until now. I would like to be a Science Teacher either Physics or Chemistry in Middle or High School. For this challenge my race is Human- 5'8 175lbs. I would like to lose 10 more lbs, and increase my flexiblity. So on to the Goals: Food: limit processed foods. dairy is ok, meat is good in small amounts. eat a green salad a least 2x a week for a meal. Learn and make 3 new recipe Fitness: do yoga at least 10minutes a day. go for a walk/bike in nature at least 2x a week. Life: Apply for at least 2 jobs a week. *get an interview. *get an job. finish peace corp app as a back up. get a passport. *ok so these goals are not totally in my control but would be really nice to complete. For my attribute points here is my starting and my goals Starting: Strength (STR) - 1 physical strength Dexterity (DEX) - 2 agility and speed Stamina (STA) - 3 Endurance and Energy Constitution (CON) - 3 ability to resist damage and disease Wisdom (WIS) - 4 intuition and sense of things around himself Charisma (CHA) - 2 force of personality and physical attractiveness Goals: Green food: 3 CON (.25 points per meal replaced no more then .5 per week can be gained in this level.) New food: 1 CON, 1 WIS Yoga: 4 DEX, 1 STR Nature: 1 WIS, 1 STA Apply: 3 CHA (one for each catagory) so if completed all goals my stats would be STR 2 DEX 6 STA 4 CON 7 WIS 6 CHA 5

Hello everyone, A few things to update. This post will be also on my blog but I want all of you to know as well. One, I got my time back for the 5k a few weeks back and I was certinly under 40mins, 38:36 was my time! Two, I have not really working specificly at my goals I set back in beginning of this challenge but changed them to meet my new goals. For exercise, I finished the 3 week yoga beginner level at yogajournal.com and after a week break I have started the 3 week intermediate level. I am doing this everynight (unless it says that it is a morning routine then I save it for the morning and do two the next day.) But my flexablity has improved! Three, Getting out there and walking and jogging I find weather and want to be a problem. (I know I need to be like Yoda= "there is no try.") Four, my goal of applying for a job(s), is better this week after I found a school and position I am really excited about. This find has been desire to get things done. Five, weight. I have been slowly dropping my weight. My total since september is 17 lbs. but only 2 lbs since december. Finally six, my diet has also been a bit rough especially with Easter and leftovers. All right done with my rant. Suggestions welcome.

Ran the 5k yesterday. I fell into step with someone and jogged the first 2 miles without stopping. I ran/walked the rest. I don't know my time exactly yet forgot to look I was tired but should know when results are posted. I know it was under 40 so yay! I was tired all day and was doing good with my diet until I helped to bake for a bake sale. Special K bars uses Special K cereal not Chex, which was for the puppy chow. which prompted taste testing the rejects batch by the bakers. Thirster- Larping is a workout. Adding variety to your workouts is necessary every once in a while to keep things interesting.