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W1D3 - Hump Day/half way through the week report the good: I've been doing headspace daily and I've been cleaning the house (and my cars). I've done one goodwill run already this week! the bad: haven't been to the gym this week (too busy cleaning!) not inactive though - I have been walking in the morning after drop off (I'm on spring break, my boys are not) the ugly: *sighs* beers at home. it's happened. in my defense I was kinda being social. I was helping my son with a writing assignment. we watched a movie (Secret Window) and then he had to write about it for a psych class. he's a very reluctant writer...

Definitely check out C25K. I'm a reluctant runner but really wanted to do a 5K so I tried C25K. I had to repeat a week or two in the midst which extended the program from 9 to 12 weeks I think but in the end I ran that 5K without stopping!!

Something fun to do with your little one is the nerd fitness playground workout. bonus: playgrounds are great for handstand practice! here are some ideas for veggies at every meal...

Week One Day One Cleaning Goal: Clean the house Good Habits: no beers at home I have placed post it notes near beer in the garage to remind me of my goals exercise M/F - strength on machines Sun/T/TH - C25K treadmill W - machine cardio (low key/like an off day) Sat - hydro fitness headspace got the app on my phone! Starting weight: 143lbs

Starting the challenge on spring break so I thought I'd work it into the theme. Time to clean things up! Each week I'll have a "cleaning goal" but also work on rebuilding good habits by focusing on: 1. no beers at home (except on Sunday - GOT!!). I've been lazy, having beers at home while I'm folding laundry? I can do better than that! It'll be good to get out and be social with my people!! The GOT exception is for me and the husband unit because we do watch it together. 2. daily exercise I have an add-on membership to the pro club courtesy of my son so it's important to me that he sees me use it. I gotta show up! the struggle for me is motivation because I'm not loving the traditional gym environment after years at a crossfit gym. 3. headspace my idea here under construction, but big picture: I need to stop stressing. meditation apps. maybe yoga? still thinking...

Thinking hard about the upcoming challenge: It's hard because I'm not loving the gym*, but it's a free membership so i'm going. *I'll probably like the gym better once I get into classes however, for right now I don't want to re-injure the arm so I'm sticking with machine work. Sketchy Exercise thoughts here Mon/Fri: strength on machines T/TH/Sun - treadmill C2-5K Sat: pool activity (hydro cardio or fitness class) Wed: eventually it'll turn into another strength day but for now I'm open to ideas. going for low intensity because it's like an off day but I'm still at the gym. Food Plan thoughts here breakfast: working towards making my own eggs again... got to get up earlier order salads for school lunch instead of hot lunch sodas are almost gone so I can go for the no soda. beers out only (on date w/husband or out with friends) no beers at home unless it's during GOT which I watch with the husband unit so it's kinda like a date the long term goal is to lose 15 pounds. short term goal is to get thru the end of the school year w/o emotional eating & drinking which is why I'm 15 pounds overweight to begin with. so I'll probably also put some goals in there for relaxation and stress relief. maybe headspace? journaling? taking time for art? not sure. still thinking.

Day 7 Those three beers last night didn't do me any favors today... but it happens sometimes. Food breakfast - eggs benedict w/hashbrown and 12oz coke AM snack - saltines and cheese lunch - ivar's clam chowder PM snack - 12oz coke dinner - we'll see. maybe tacos. Exercise 30 minutes cardio Goals for the week - avoided the take out: YAY! I did exercise at the gym everyday: YAY! Goals for next week - no beers at home. all it does is lead to cheese snacking, a crappy sleep, and then an unproductive morning when I had so-so many things to do...

Day 6 Food breakfast - jimmy dean breakfast bowl. water. am snack - 2x cheese snack, 12oz coke lunch - can of nalley chili, 12oz coke pm snack - grande hot chocolate (starbucks) dinner - leftovers from son's cooking class - rice, beef/noodles, some kind of crap w/shrimp late night snack - cheese, fruit, and nut tray later night - 3x 12oz beers, 2x cheese snack Exercise Pokemon Go community day (3 hours walking) followed by 20 minutes in whirlpool at proclub

Day 5 Food breakfast - jimmy dean bk sand w/water am snack - 90c coke lunch - baked potato w/1oz cups sour cream, butter, bacon and 2oz cup shredded cheese. water. pm snack - 90c coke dinner - 2 fish tacos w/water date night snacks: a few fries w/ketchup and two beers Exercise 30 minutes Pro Club = 20 mins strength training on machines. squats/push/pull. 10 mins warm/cool on tread

I'm loving this gif! I need to bring it to mind when I come home from school and I go over and over the negative. It's been a rough week with this one family and it keeps me up at night how frustrating they are. I need to...

You always play some fun ones. Anything new? The last board game I played was with my students, Kingdomino. Quick and fun!

Day 4 Food breakfast - jimmy dean egg bowl. water am snack - 90c coke lunch - school lunch BBQ chicken wrap w/doritos. water. pm snack - 90c coke dinner - leftovers from son's cooking class. pad thai (korea). 90c coke after workout snack: protein bar. water Exercise 45 minutes cardio at proclub

How I've missed this group! I hope someday to return to the challenge (stupid tennis elbow injury) but for now just want to say

I too have been away from the NF but now I'm back! Keep checking in!

It can be hard to get motivated to exercise when you can't find a place you enjoy. Hang in there!!

I too had a day that got to me. It happens, hang in there!

Do the strike outs mean you've accomplished the task for today? If so, nice job! Although it's already in progress, something to look out for during the next 4-week challenge would be the Darebee Daily Dare PVP. It's great for accountability (and fun!).

ooph! just as I set my goal to "stay away from take out" (aka no drive-thru) you know that was allllll that was on my mind this afternoon. had such a crappy day at work, this one student (and his parents...) argh!!!!. on the way home I really wanted to drive thru mcdonalds and get a coke. but I'd already had my school cokes today plus I stated my goals... it was so hard but I did it. ok. now I'm ready to check in. Day 3 Food breakfast - jimmy dean breakfast sandwich and water am snack - nut/berry pack from star bucks after pe (and the student incident/parent response to email...) - 90c coke lunch - school lunch: meatball sub, 2 oz cup cut up strawberries, fudge brownie (2x2 square - so yummy!!) pm snack - 90c coke dinner - leftovers from son's cooking class. today the menu featured items from Korea - fried rice, noodle/veggie mix, some yummy beef strips. water. after workout snack - chocolate brownie protein bar (costco) more water exercise 40 minutes intervals on treadmill a la couch to 5k

Day 2 Food breakfast - jimmy dean egg bowl with water snack AM - whole chocolate brownie protein bar (costco). water. lunch - school lunch chicken w/rice bowl, chips w/2oz cup salsa, churro, 90c coke/water. snack pm - 90c coke dinner - miso soup from son's cooking class (4oz?) plus 4 crab/avocado sushi rolls and one peanut butter cookie (he also made the cookie. spring break...). with water. later snack - nut/fruit pack from starbucks, snack cheese. water Exercise did a weight equipment version of "cindy" at the pro club. it went okay despite people getting in my way. got recommendations on which things to use for the push/pull moves. used a leg press machine for the squats just to keep it all equipmenty. think it went okay. we'll see how the elbow liked it later... Goal for this Week food - stay away from take out. I know the jimmy dean isn't the greatest replacement for the drive-thru breakfasts that I normally have, but it's a start. kind of weird dinners this week with the leftovers from the son's cooking class. I already ordered all my lunches for the month but in may I can switch to salads (which never come with dessert!!). do not buy new soda for school once my current supply runs out. exercise - go to the gym every day M-F. this saturday is pokemon go community day so I'll do that (3 hours of walking. slow walking but it's outside...).

Day 1: Food breakfast - normally I drive thru starbucks and get a breakfast sandwich and a tea (or, even worse, thru mcdonads for the BS and a coke...). today I grabbed a jimmy dean's breakfast sandwich from the freezer. with water. snack AM - 1/2 chocolate brownie protein bar (costco) lunch - our school provides lunch to teachers. it's homemade and kid size portions. today I had the baked potato w/1oz cup of each: sour cream, bacon, butter and a 2 oz cup of shredded cheese. also a very yummy m&m cookie and a three apple slices. again - kid sized portions. with water. snack PM - 12oz can of coke dinner - youngest son is taking a cooking class this week during his spring break. I ate what he brought home: 1 bowl wonton soup with a side of some kind of noodle salad. chinese food so I'll be hungry again in an hour, right? we'll see... with water. later snack - starbucks fruit/nut thing. more water. Day 1: Exercise Other son just started working at the PRO club and with his employment gets one add-one membership. that's me, just got my card on Saturday! Since it's an add on membership I can't go during "prime time" M-F so I have to wait to exercise until 7pm!! When I did xfit I usually did the 4pm class so I wouldn't talk myself out of going. But I'm going to really try. Tonight I did 30 minutes on the treadmill, 10 on a bike, and 5 on this stair thing. I went into the "cardio theater" which was very dark so it was a hot mess trying to see the buttons and make all the things work.

recrudescence breaking out afresh or into renewed activity; revival or reappearance in active existence. I'm back! It's been a couple of years since I've been active on Nerd Fitness. I went back to work in 2017 after 16 years as a SAHM and every spare moment has gone into my re-education and re-acclimation to the working world. Now I'm in a place where I'm looking to return to a life of balance. Work at work, home at home, self-care prioritized. Until the start of the next 4-week challenge, I'll check in daily on this battle log thread to report where I'm at. What I'm eating and how I'm being active so I can plan out a good challenge. I am looking for suggestions for strength training. I'm coming off of a very painful 18 month tennis elbow injury. I dropped xfit, tried medication, did about a year of PT/acupuncture, a round of cortisone, and also a round of PRP. I fear the return of the pain but know I need to strength training. So ideas - please!!

Can't believe my last NF challenge was April 2017!! About this time two years ago, I went back to work after being a SAHM for 16 years. It's been great being back in the classroom but it has definitely wreaked havoc on my fitness and diet. I'm back up to 142lbs!! So many snacks in the staff room... I know what I need to do for the diet part but I'm lost for the fitness piece! I've spent the last 18 months dealing with incredible pain from tennis elbow. Dropped xfit completely, did about a year of PT, and even a round of cortisone. There has been healing, but earlier today I did some push ups to see where things were at and NOW there is tingling in the elbow! Just a little and I've got ice on it, but now I have NO idea what to do for fitness. I really, really fear the return of the elbow pain. Check me out in the battle logs as I try to figure things out. Thanks for the support and encouragement

Getting closer! A little over a year into it and I've finally made it to Rauros...

one year later and I'm still trying to reach mordor... thanks for the new spreadsheet to keep me on track!!

Finally made it to Lothlorien. Now I'm heading towards Rauros!