Keladris

Tuesday workout done! Really proud of my consistency, even when missing the odd workout. I'm seeing progress and that's super exciting!

Haha yes somehow having lost half a kilo, I've now gained 2.5 in a week. I suspect impending shark week might be to blame.

Heyo! Haven't updated for a while. Missed a few workouts here and there... But got back on it again. And my push ups are coming along nicely. I always used to collapse when Igto too low and couldn't push up back at all. Orange in the table was when I did my workout but shortened cos I didn't have enough time for a whole one.

Oops I need to weigh in! Will do it in the morning. I suspect I've gained again. I'm finding it hard to eat well as I get busier and just grabbing convenient carbs... But it's good to check back in so I can get back on track!

Down about half a kilo today, hooray! Been moving quite a lot this week, and being just awee bit more restrained in terms of indulgent food, and thinking more about eating healthy food during the day. I think. Ican keep tuning that in. Quick Q - the spreadsheet hasn't updated my percentage loss. I think it might be cos I'm using kilos instead of pounds?

Did a workout on Friday, aiming for another tomorrow (Sunday)! Determined not to lose that consistency. And I am absolutely seeing progress. I think I might even be in with a chance of getting a push up off the floor by the end of the year...

The darkness has been hitting hard lately! Well done on continued reporting, that's something I'm working on too. I have dreams of a see-through fridge so I know what is in there and waste less food...

Dance schedule has wiped me out this week. I had ballet Monday and tap and jazz tonight. So I didn't workout Tuesday and will probably require rest tomorrow. Planning to catch up on Friday and Sunday. But it feels soooooo good to be dancing again. Movement is good for my brain. I've started tracking food again too. It's amazing how moving makes me care more about what I eat. I would really like to drop a few kilos and so joined the weight loss group challenge too Why is it I am most motivated to do these things at 1am when I should be sleeping??

How's the moving and eating going? We are both twinning wanting to get back on the wagon at the same time. I'm hopeful for us both!

Oop double post. My prep work today involved reoragnising the pantry, which is a couple years overdue. Wanted to share the results as I am very pleased. I have ADHD and struggle when I can't see things to know that they exist. So I am hoping this will help me with food prep and reducing waste too.

Keladris joins the party! Time to drop a few kilos again. They just crept up a little bit in the last few months what with knee injury and comfort eating. Am able to workout consistently now but gotta dial in those portions and sugar. Look forward to venturing forth together!

Here's a little table to track my progress: It's super satisfying to go back and see those greens building up over time!

Thanks for checking in! I am very happy to experience the healing! This week went really well I got both my workouts in and I'm managing more push ups and controlling my negatives well too. Determined to keep up the consistency 🦾 I also have decided to work on dialling in my nutrition again. Gaining a little bit of a fluff and want to trim that back before feast season kicks in!

Didn't manage to catch up on Sunday, just been overwhelmed with many things at the moment. I also missed today, too busy! But I did a bar hang instead and I'm hopeful I can do the workout tomorrow. There's so many things demanding my attention right now!

Journeys are always messy, but that's what makes them journeys. After a fall forced her to double back via an unmarked track, Keladris was once again on her way. I haven't posted for a while, and each time I do I don't follow it up. BUT THIS TIME WILL BE DIFFERENT! My injury recovery has me dancing again, and I am finally able to sustain a level of workout that means I can work toward my Epic Quest goals of doing a full push up and pull up. My coach has programmed some workouts for me, now I just have to follow them consistently! Since the 10th, I am on week 3 of these workouts, and I have done 2 per week. Missed one this week, but perhaps I can make it up on Sunday. The challenge is very simple, though that doesn't mean easy: two workouts per week (alongside my dancing of course!). Will post here each time I workout and review each week too 🤘⚔️🩰

3/4 meditation. Oops! Today got busy. But there is always tomorrow. Had a big realisation in acting class today.... I had been being blown in too many directions and not listening to the core of all my work, which is solid acting technique and taking the time to really prepare and find my own point of view. I had skipped a few classes lately because I just had too much on my plate, and going to class today felt like my compass got realigned again. Doing less is going to lead to a whole lot more.

So far we are 2/2 on meditation. Meal prep didn't happen Monday because I meditated and during meditation realised I just needed to spend a day collapsed on the floor! Might go get those stickers today and maybe do some light meal prep of salads or something.

Hello Rebels! Have been forum absent for a while but alive and well in discord. I also signed up for NF coaching which has been wonderful. But I'm back here to announce a clear challenge for the next few weeks. I have been burning too many candles at too many ends and needed to stage a self intervention! So here it is. Laying a foundation For this week, I am going to do only the minimum of my commitments, which are: - Choir rehearsals Monday, Wednesday, Sunday - Acting class Thursday - Musical rehearsals Tuesday and Friday This means no dance for me this week, no workouts, and no additional classes or meetings. I'm going to see how my energy is by the end of this week and gradually add stuff in again throughout the month. Campfire cooking I am going to make Mondays a meal prep day. I need some really good and healthy fuel to get me through all my many activities! Will post photos in here to track progress. A safe shelter I am going to challenge myself to meditate every weekday. I need to relax, and meditation has helped a lot in the past. I think I might even buy some stickers and track this with a sticker chart, because I have the mind of a 5 year old 🤣

Where had the summer gone? Keladris looked out at the large maple tree in the middle of the square of the village she'd stopped in. She had meant to pack up months ago, but now the tree, once so green, had lost all but a handful of its golden leaves. She had some catching up to do if she was going to meet her destination by the year's end. ___ So, yeah... I have not completed many challenges this year! And I wanted to get my push up and splits this year! Not sure if I'll get the whole way there in two months, but as @Jarricreminded me over in the discord server, with consistent work, I could be a heck of a lot closer than I am now. My major challenge has been fitting in additional fitness work alongside my dance and all the acting classes I am taking, which are quite draining energetically (but also wonderful!). I know I do well when I have a nice chart to tick boxes on, so I think I might just go with that as my plan of action. Got to tick 3 boxes for push up practice, and 5 for splits training each week! Will update as I go! I think I might use my resistance bands as part of push up practice, just cos they look cool and fun and get me more motivated! So I'll do some pushes, some pulls, and then some negative push ups and elevated push ups. Gunna start small with 1 set of each, 8 reps each. Splits training I have a set little routine I do, either after dance or after a bit of a warm up in front of the TV.

I think that is a very good idea, today I am back down another half kilo lol!

Yesterday I weighed in at 72.65kg and today at 73.45... I think I will log the higher amount for now! It is quite wild how much my weight fluctuates over a day or two. Need to figure out how to track averages instead probably. I do always weigh myself at the same time of day before eating.

Snuck in some more push ups today... Once a week is better than nothing! So, wrapping up... I feel like this is something I can focus on for the next challenge. It's just enough of a challenge to fit it in alongside dance but still be doable, And I really want that upper body strength!

Just weight in at 73.6KG. Which is wild cos 10 days ago I was down to 72kg... Weight does seem to be a bit random sometimes! I also took photos and you can see if I have gained a little fat (although lost KGs weirdly) since a year ago. I suspect its because I haven't been doing my full strength circuit workouts so maybe I lost a bit of muscle and gained fat? In other news, my arms and chest are killing me after push up training yesterday!!

Hello gang, I'm back! Last year's weight loss was a great success and I am happy to say I have kept it off. Thank you all to your support in that journey! I have decided I would like to lose the extra couple of kilos and get down to 70kg. That's ~3kg/6lbs of loss. I would love to manage that by the end of this challenge (which also coincides with a trip I am taking to visit home in the UK). I'll be calorie counting (~1800/day) and upping my exercise a little bit (more dance classes and working on my push ups). Will weigh in in the morning, and add my measurements to the sheet

Time is flying! Physio gave me cobra exercises to work on to encourage a better curvature in my spine. So that's been my main focus since my last post and I am managing to do that consistently. It's funny, I also recently went to the dentist and the hygienist told me I really have to start flossing because my gums are starting to recede, and even though I have never been able to develop good teeth hygeine habits, I now suddenly am able to. I think there is something about really feeling what the consequences are if I don't do it. With both my teeth and my back, I really want to take good care of them to ensure longevity of both! And hey presto, consistent habit building hasn't been an issue because the motivation is strong enough. Today I started on my new push up challenge. I am going to follow NF's guide (see here). Today I was impressed that I actually haven't lost upper body strength since I stopped regularly training it. I think the cobras and also the increased dance is helping with that. Even though dance is mostly legs and trunk, we do hold our arms out for a lot of the time and that in itself builds strength. So I am doing elevated push ups, with the bar somewhere between my knees and hips. I managed 2 sets of 10 plus a 3rd set of 4 today. Then I did negatives on my knees, and a 60 second hold at the top of the push up. Not bad! Especially pleased with the 60s hold! Will do my next push up training on Tuesday Not sure whether C25K or the push ups will be my main focus for the upcoming challenge. Will decide this week! I am taking even more dance classes (starting contemporary on Mondays!) so will see where my energy is at.