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It did taste amazing, it was the first time I made this. It tastes somewhat like a very filling crustless quiche with extra cheese. Recipe for 2 (free translation): Heat the oven to 200C. Fry 50g bacon cubes without any oil or butter in a non-stick skillet until almost crispy, turn off the heat and add 125g cubed chestnut mushrooms. Mix 3 eggs, 150ml whipping cream, 1 clove of garlic, 1tsp thyme, 1Tbsp mustard and 50g cheese (we used middle-mature Gouda, can also use cheddar or similar). Mix in ca. 200g of crustless (partially whole grain) bread. Mix in the bacon and mushrooms, bring to taste with pepper. Grease a pan (we used 20cm round) and pour in the mixture. Top with another 50g cheese. Bake for 30 minutes in the oven. Serve with a green salad. Otherwise, I'm still out of energy but I am somehow getting through the day. My muscles have decided to collectively tense up and weaken. Gym-time seems to somewhat help with this, but it's not fun.

You're doing well, keep up the good work! I know that feeling of struggling with motivation, and unfortunately I cannot help you there. It is best to rest your ankle, if you keep going it will only take more time to heal. And holy cow, 100 sit-ups and 100 push-ups is a huge number! Your endurance must be amazing . It does sound as not the workout plan for me though, as these high-rep workouts have a tendency to get me injured.

^^ I have to do more of it though, I feel so very stiff all the time . Last week I was absolutely exhausted all the time. I'm not sure it it is due to the dark and the winter-time, or because I want to much, but I'm shattered. My body is breaking down on me as well, my grip is very weak and all muscles decided that they cannot relax anymore at any time. Somehow I managed to achieve most of my goals last week despite of this, with a lot of back-stretches and exercises to get my grip back, and four short bursts of household chores (not that I did more than those chores, but that is okay for now). I went to the gym only once, but I am slowly but surely getting my squat-form down, although I still find it impossible to do a symmetric squat. Week 2 report: Gym 1/2 Physical self-care 5/4 Adulting 4/4 Fortunately my eating is still mostly under control, with many autumn-dishes appearing on the table. Tonight will be a savory bread-pudding with mushrooms and cheese, and a rucola-salad on the side. I love the fatty and salty food in this time of year, and it certainly helps to keep the snacking under control .

... I'll be right back, time to look up Holy Fucking Science, it sounds like exactly the kind of thing I like .

You did really well in week 1 . That class-schedule sounds tough, I hope you will be able to stay focused until the end... What can also help is to do some yoga directly after classes, and have new focus for the assignments afterwards. Good luck!

Yup, just stretching while watching . I usually get bored while stretching, and most TV-shows can also not hold my attention for 45 minutes... The combination works wonders for me!

Have you tried to have the cord of the earbuds at the back instead of in the front? For me it helps to keep them in when the 'split' is in my neck, and the cable goes down into my T-shirt there. It will get sweaty that way, but there's way less falling earpieces that way for me . That Halloween looks awesome (and hectic!). What kind of costume did you wear?

Week 1 report: Gym 2/2 Physical self-care 4/4 Adulting 4/4 The weekend went as planned, with many small jobs around the house, such as purging the air from the heating system and unpacking some boxes with books (we actually moved about a year ago). I also released a tennis ball on my upper back, which hurt a lot but did manage to get a lot of knots out. Together with some Netflix-stretching, this made me complete my week 1 missions . I must say that Netflix stretching works very well for me, especially for stretching my legs and hips.

Nice challenge! Regarding the vegetables, you generally need 200-300g per person per meal. If you do not have any starch-rich components, you might want to increase this a bit, but this is what we ate at our students house. Leftover vegetables might also be nice for lunch; I don't now what you generally eat then. Sandwiches with sauerkraut, mustard and pork are among my favourites, but there are also many other options. The 'garbage' meal is also a good idea, there are tons of options for those too .

Everything is still going well, and I can already see how much nicer my house is if I take just 5 minutes a few times per week. For example yesterday, when I decided to clear out the bedroom and now it is nice and tidy again. Thursday evening I was stretching my hips and legs out, but on the whole the stretching does not seem to make a big difference yet. The foam-rolling does help against restless feet, but only on the short term unfortunately. Next challenge I will need to focus my mobility work a bit more. I have to remind myself often that this challenge is mostly about habit-building, that anything else is a bonus . Yesterday I went to the gym even though I did not feel like going. In the end I had a nice workout, with bench-press (3x8 @50kg), inverted rows in rings (2x8+5), box jumps (3x10 @40cm) and some core work on a ball. Here again, I should start on a program at some point, but for now it is easier to go to the gym if I allow myself to just do random stuff. Goal summary (after 5 days): Gym: 2/2 Physical self-care: 2/4 Adulting: 2/4 During the weekend I have plenty of time to clean and take care of my stiffness, so all is good .

10 km is a nice distance to bike, and going to a nice place to read a book is always good .

I absolutely love your tracking system .You're having a great start achieving all your goals, keep it up!

Get better soon! I have no experience with a very healthy/unhealthy diet, but in my experience, regular exercise does help to make the common cold/flu-like symptoms go away more quickly. I hope you'll be better in time for the fair .

So glad you found a workout plan that you enjoy . Please keep us updated for how it goes, I'm kinda between workout plans as well .

Nice week! That weather sounds absolutely terrible, I hope this week will be better in that regard. What are your big bike plans?