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On 2/13/2018 at 5:35 AM, Baldilocks said:

Monday's no food after four was easier.  

keep it up. you got this!

On 2/9/2018 at 4:46 PM, Frost of the Gloaming said:

Believe in myself, I have a hard time getting things done, because of negative self talk. which causes anxiety. so I am going to work on self positive reinforcement "Strive for Progress not Perfection"

I'm guilty of this perfectionism madness as well. I keep telling myself, 'relax, it's ok'. strangely, life still goes on after all my anxiety...

On 2/11/2018 at 4:47 PM, Lexigent said:

My Main Quest for 2018 is to do a triathlon. Doing swimming and cycling as my replacement cardio when I was injured made me realise how much I like doing both of them, and so the triathlon ambition was born. I'm going to go for sprint distance, which is a challenge but one that I feel is doable.

such an awesome goal! good luck on the triathlon. you can do this!

On 2/5/2018 at 11:35 AM, Strickland5 said:

Chicago marathon
Self explanatory - pretty sure this will push me way over the 1000 miles but can't guarantee that

good luck!

On 2/9/2018 at 4:37 PM, Radost said:

fold laundry within 48 hours of retrieving it from the dryer (I start with 100% and deduct 5% for each lingering load; pass is 80%)

i feel this too! the laundry struggle is real...

On 2/8/2018 at 9:09 PM, Syren said:

Ok, now that that is over, lets talk about how I am a badass for sticking with swimming today despite not wanting to (shut up dark side of brain, I know it's not that special).

 

awesome! here's to more swimming! dark side of the brain not needed!

I'm focusing on very few simple things so I can achieve them and optimize recovery.
Since we are almost in mid-Feb, I will still start tracking as of Feb 1st with at least a weekly check-in.
Goal 1: Run More - avoid no-running streaks and go for 115 miles in Feb.
Goal 2: Core - planks and push-ups to failure and focusing on form, 3x a week
Goal 3: Handstand - practice 3x a week
Level Up Goal: write my gratitude journal daily

Review of 2018 Challenge 1:

Running has really improved. I still get off track and had two bad streaks of no-running days in January but managed meet my monthly mileage goals.

My 5x5 core routine didn't get much traction since it just really bored me. So, will just focus on push-ups and planks and more practice time for handstand. Maybe some people like doing new things but I just get distracted if I'm doing too many things.

I will still continue with my evening stretches and journaling/gratitude practice. These are very grounding for me.

2018 Challenge 1 - Week 5 (Jan2018 mileage: 101.7 miles, secret goal: 100 miles for Jan2018)
Fitness Goal 1: Run at least 4x a week (3/4 - got derailed but managed to meet my secret goal of 100 miles in Jan2018 - yayy!!!)
Mon, 2018-Jan-29 - 5 miles gym run
Tue, 2018-Jan-31 - 6 miles gym run
Thu, 2018-Feb-01 - 6 miles gym run
Fitness Goal 2: 5x5x5 Core - not continuing this goal. I'm just not motivated to do this. Will switch to planks and push-ups to develop stronger core for handstands.
Fitness Goal 3: Evening Stretch Routine (4/4 - just been lying/relaxing in my heating mat every night)
Level Up Goal: Gratitude Practice (complete)
Extra: Handstand - Signed up for  lessons. Let's see how this goes.

just joined... started tracking 1/1/2018 since my garmin vivofit keeps my stats. the journey to 3,405.5 miles begins with a single step...

2018 Challenge 1 - Week 4 (Jan2018 mileage: 90.72 miles, secret goal: 100 miles for Jan2018)
Fitness Goal 1: Run at least 4x a week (4/4 - good but I feel I should strive to do more)
Mon, 2018-Jan-22 - 5 miles gym run in 54 mins
Tue, 2018-Jan-23 - 5 miles gym run in 55 mins
Wed, 2018-Jan-24 - 3.16 miles gym run in 40 mins. Started late at 7:11pm and gym closes at 8pm
Sat, 2018-Jan-27 - 10.4 mile Greenway Run in 2 hrs 52 mins. Wanted to check the progress of the Lake Trail Construction. Tried to run there but the mud stuck in my shoes and it was heavy and hard to run. The photo below shows the nice stairs in the trail that they are replacing with paved road totally bypassing the highest climb of the Lake Trail. I'm very sad about this development.
Fitness Goal 2: 5x5x5 Core (1/4 - not good. I'm not really feeling I'm making progress on this routine. )
Fitness Goal 3: Evening Stretch Routine (4/4 - just been lying/relaxing in my heating mat every night)
Level Up Goal: Gratitude Practice (complete)
Extra: Handstand - not good only did 1 practice

The Saturday run was also to practise on the greenway that leads to the office. I've been thinking of running to the office, maybe, at least once a week. Have to make sure there's no rain in the forecast. The good days would be this Tue, Wed, Thu, and Fri. It's a 5-mile one way and will probably take me 1.5 hours since I have to stop to cross 5 intersections. That means I have to wake up really early so I don't get run over by inconsiderate drivers during the morning rush. Then, have to leave work early like 4pm to avoid the evening rush and before it gets dark as well. Plus, this requires some preparation: running clothes for the day, bring ahead and leave at the office - toiletries, work clothes, work shoes, and lunch. That way, I don't have to bring them with me while I run.

My head and my tummy have not been good. I look at my blank journal and can't get my thoughts together to plan the rest of my week. What a friggin' mess. 'Need to stop this insanity!!!

On 1/23/2018 at 9:23 AM, Mike_d85 said:

Ah.  You can't eat.  I hope you've been to an allergist about those foods making you itchy.  My mother did find (and I'm not advocating you try anything that might kill you) that after following all her allergy restrictions strictly for a few years, some of her allergies vanished.  Her doctor supposed celiac's was the root cause (immune system going haywire and attacking everything), but obviously this isn't something you should bank on.  Just saying following a strict diet can have long-term payoffs.

 

Well... there is one thing that might help with your bread cravings for breakfast.  I saw a recipe from the Buff Dudes on Youtube (protein bread?) that I wanted to try: separate egg whites and yolks, stir yogurt (Daiya has a good plain vegan yogurt- not sure if it's soy free) in with the yolk and whisk baking powder in the whites with a mixer until stiff peaks form.  Fold the two mixtures together, bake and it appears to give you something vaguely resembling a flatbread that tastes a little like an omlette.  Sorry, I don't have any measurements at hand and I'm at work so I can't pull up the video.

 

Have you tried non-cow dairy?  Sheep's milk and goat's milk both make some good cheeses and yogurt that some lactose intolerant people can manage (my wife can't).

I don't really drink milk so I'm not really searching for alternative. I think we all get too much calcium already from other food sources. For whipping or heavy cream while I'm baking, I use coconut cream instead - a bit soggy and doesn't emulsify as well as real cream, but it works. Strangely, I can use Nestle canned table cream and Carnation canned evaporated milk and I don't have bad reaction like fresh milk. So, I use both in my baking as well.

On 1/22/2018 at 8:43 AM, Karma Krishok said:

You live in an amazing area! Very, very beautiful!

Thanks! It's a beautiful place. So much to discover. I try to run at different parks/places on weekends.

12 hours ago, Mike_d85 said:

 

Just plan on eating meals that happen to not include bread, pasta or the like at first.  Eating gluten-free stir-fry (watch the soy sauce) without feeling like you're missing out is a lot easier than going for sandwiches and pizza.  Repeat with tacos (watch the spice mix), meatloaf (use gf breadcrumbs or oats), roasted chicken, ribs, turkey breast, and so on.  I also try to think about WHY I crave things and try to head off the cravings.  Like if I crave cheese it's really because I love creamyness so yogurt scratches that itch. 

 

After doing this for 10 years I've pretty much forgotten what real bread tastes like and can happily consume things made from the substitutes.  I will say that I have found nothing that replaces the feel of a thick bread roll in your hands.

I've been having sensitivities to certain foods, so I've been logging what I ate and my reactions. Lactose intolerant, so absolutely no fresh milk/cream/half and half/frosting, etc. No soy - too much GMO. So far, bananas give me stomach cramps. Oranges too. Watermelon and spinach makes me sick. Never again! No oats, I don't really like them. Raw cocoa and nuts make me itchy - so no more almonds, pistachios, cashews, peanuts has lectins so I'm staying away. I love bread but it makes me feel sluggish. So, I'm experimenting with making yellow sweet potato pancakes with a bit of gf flour. That didn't work too well either. So, just sticking with steamed sweet potatoes for now. Tea makes me bloated and gives me gas, so just having coffee with some collagen powder. I basically eat the same breakfast everyday - coffee, eggs (sadly no more buttered toast). I cook one big lunch on Sundays which I eat on the next 5 workdays - like grilled tuna/salmon with steamed sweet potatoes with kimchi for sides. For dinner, maybe white rice or cauliflower rice with chicken, yes, every night until I run out of chicken. Lol, very boring. That's why sometimes I crave for bread mostly after my evening workouts. If I don't get lazy, then I make a fruit smoothie with magnesium powder for recovery. And, I occasionally have pizza or tuna/salmon sashimi with beer on Friday nights. Burgers, sandwiches, tacos, spaghetti/pasta, yogurt, cheese, turkey are not really my thing. I don't crave them so I never cook/buy them. I weigh myself every morning and last year my average weight was 103.6 lbs and this morning I weighed 102 lbs. I think as long as I keep my running, weight is not an issue. I need to perfect the sweet potato pancake or make a gf sweet potato bread, at least, as a substitute like you suggested. I love baking. I bake a cake/dessert and share it with my officemates couple times a month or whenever somebody has a birthday. There are 14 people in our team, so, that's a lot of birthday cakes! I just eat a slice or two just to appease my craving. 

You're on a roll. Great job! Keep it up!

3 hours ago, Adventuresarah said:

Thanks! I believe it's April 28.

 

Contact lens goal: has been fine, but I'll be out before the end of the week so I guess that goal goes away.

Food was great since last post, except one day when I went a good 600 calories over. oops!

I have gotten in all my planned strength work! Even when I had to do it at home because I couldn't get tot the gym. 

Great job on your goals and training! Good luck on the race!

On 1/19/2018 at 9:00 AM, Mike_d85 said:

Maintain running and weightlifting – Nope.  I was sick Monday, my wife was sick Wednesday and the dog was sick yesterday.  I got one good lifting session in and 2 short runs. 

Hope you all get better soon!

On 1/19/2018 at 9:00 AM, Mike_d85 said:

Finish the Batcave – Still pining for a pull up bar, but I'm pretty comfortable with the setup I have.  I even sorted out that some of my 1" plates have a 2" ridge on them that clamps my 2" plates on.  I might find a way to mark the settings for bench, squat, etc.  I've lost some time trying to switch from bench press to overhead press.  I'm sure I'll get it memorized in a few months, but a paint pen and some notes would speed things along for now.

Great that the duck gym is finally seeing some action!!!

On 1/16/2018 at 10:33 AM, Frost of the Gloaming said:

Did something that I have been dreading for a long time and actually spent and hour on the treadmill and did not die or boredom; managed 6.7 miles which puts me almost exactly where I was 8 years ago when I was training for another spring half marathon

 

So I'm going to keep on doing my weekday runs as is and for the next month run an hour on the treadmill and try to up the mileage 

Good job on the dreadmill. I usually watch some race videos on youtube while running. I feel like I'm running on trail with them.

2018 Challenge 1 - Week 3 (Jan2018 mileage: 67.16 miles, secret goal: 100 miles for Jan2018)
Fitness Goal 1: Run at least 4x a week (2/4 - not too good)
Mon, 2018-Jan-15 - 4.4 miles run at Durant Nature Preserve
Sat, 2018-Jan-20 - 2.5 miles run at Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve
Fitness Goal 2: 5x5x5 Core (2/4 - not too good)
Fitness Goal 3: Evening Stretch Routine (2/4 - not too good)
Level Up Goal: Gratitude Practice (complete)

Extra: Handstand (secret goal - to be able to do a handstand by end of June! shhh!!!) - did 2 practices

The only good thing this week has been my two trail runs. Monday we didn't have the snow yet. Durant NP is an gem of a park in the middle of the city. Hemlock Bluff is a trail runner's paradise. All soft squishy trail and fun boardwalks even in the snow last Saturday.

Otherwise, this week has not been very good. I've slipped up rested more than I ran. The snow and the gym being closed for 2 days didn't help either. I'm feeling tired, bloated, gassy, achy, and lazy. Quick to anger and very impatient. 'Need to dial up on my nutrition and remove gluten from my diet. The more I think about not eating bread, the more I crave it.

On 1/14/2018 at 4:37 PM, Rubik'sCat said:

2. Run a minimum of 1 mile for one day out of the week.....I will admit looking back on this I made a mistake. I set the bar too low for myself. I am consistently running 1-2 times a week between 2-4 miles. But consistency is still consistency as long as it's the good kind right?

Running is running. I wanted to do a running streak but somehow always end up missing a couple of days or so... But, I ran 1,165 miles last year, my best running year yet. So, let's just run!!!

On 1/14/2018 at 4:37 PM, Rubik'sCat said:

1. Spend my current challenge not drinking all types of soda.....I am so far successful which is AMAZING because I never spent more than 5 or 6 days in 2015, 2016, and 2017 without drinking some kind of soda.

Your willpower is amazing! Keep up the excellent work. Soda is just bad!!!

On 1/13/2018 at 9:39 PM, elinox said:

Walking: 23/50 (2 miles walking around Ellis Island and Liberty Island)

 

French: I didn't get to practice my French today on DuoLingo, however while on Liberty Island, a gentleman dressed as the architect for the Statue of Liberty called out "Bonjour!" To which I replied "Bonjour, comment allez-vous?" He replied that he was good and asked how I was. When I said "bon" he asked, in French, how much French I spoke. I said "un petite" and then we switched to English. He told me I spoke it well! It was a good exercise in speaking it live and I did great!

Instant feedback is just great, isn't it? Now you got me thinking of checking out DuoLingo.

15 hours ago, Baldilocks said:

The trip to the ice rink was just what I needed.  Actual exercise I enjoy.  And they resurfaced the ice with 2 zambonis, how awesome is that.  

I love ice skating and watching hockey, but ice skating does not like me! The rink looks all nice and shiny! Have fun!!!

Loving the rewards system. Great way to boost motivation!