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Terinatum Refocuses Determines & Creates Change I spend a lot of time assuming I know what my muscles need. I do not, however, know much of anything. So I will learn. I managed to find better foods by being curious about the changes in my taste buds since doing away with sugar junk food and some processed foods. Surely I can do that with exercise! I am really down emotionally right now about not being allowed and not being able to do my running. I can't get stuck in this mode. It isn't creating any good change, just reinforcing old doubts and self-hatred. No more! Main Quest:: Redefining My Body 1. Create new workout routine for in Gym and at Home Muscle Inventory via Mobility and Stretching To be written out and posted each week 2. Check Weight of each Exercise and Adjust for Optimal Effectiveness are my primary muscles tightening up enough and are secondary muscles taking too much of the weight? Too heavy - losing muscle instead of gaining strength? How do I mix: Heavy - Low and Light - High weight/reps To be written out and posted each week 3. Posture Correction from Glutes to Neck Neck and back stretching Close grip seated rows Lat pull down - slow release T-bar raises Prone towel pull up, prone cobra, and slow incline pushups Mountain climbers Elevated bridges Leg up, butt raises 4. Foods to Try this Challenge Yams Coconut water Oatmeal At least three more… any ideas? To be written out and posted each week EDIT:: added life goal 5. Spa Treatment once a week do a warmup for some blood flow facial shave dry skin treatment - elbows and knees full flossing foot soak hand soak nails eye drops moist heat on back and neck self massage and/or masterbation good meal plenty of water recovery day

Challenge 12 TIME 2 HOP 2 I feel pretty good about my performance last challenge. I am lookin' to add bodyweight exercises, mostly on a form check/practice level. I will get back to the gym regularly and keep up my running. To keep this momentum going, I need to be more flexible with my schedule and ensure that I'm taken care of as much as the pets I care for in my business. I am also looking to find new foods (mostly veggies) to add to my dwindling list of foods I eat. Without the sugar junk food, milk, white bread, and greasy fast food, I need to find foods I like and will actually cook/prepare and eat. For those of you who have followed me through the high brush and rocky crags of my challenges, you know this is my sensitive spot. But it has to be attempted… calculated… and learned from. That's all there is to it! HA!! Goals 1. Eating:: I tracked food last challenge and will continue that route, I like seeing it. This challenge will be finding and trying new foods that are lower in Sat Fat and Sodium than my usual go-to foods. Plus, I will again track, but not grade, all my attempts at cooking and my experiments with recipes in order to create a healthier menu to choose from. Food porn promised. +3 STA and +1 CON 15 veggies or more = A 12-14 = B 9-11 = C 6-8 = D <6 = F 2. Gym time:: get to the gym regularly to do weight workouts and long and interval runs on the treadmill. I will have to play around with times which was part of the difficulty last time. +2 DEX and +2 STR 18 or more times = A 15-17 = B 12-14= C 9-11 = D < 9 = F 3. BW exercises: do bodyweight exercises. Track exercises -on this thread- and how they are coming along regarding form, number, and sets. Form check vids likely. +3 STR and +1 DEX 12 times or more = A 9-11 = B 6-8 = C 3-5 = D <3 = F 4. Keeping a home:: I need to take complete ownership of my 'no longer new' place. I still need to find a place for everything, a living room set up that's comfy and inviting, a cleaning routine that is adhered to, and decorations to make it feel like my home, not a hotel. I will make a schedule (paste it here when it's done) and tweak it by the end of week two, and then keep to it for the rest of the challenge. Maybe even post before and after pics. +2 CHR and +1 WIS 21 or more days = A 17-20 = B 14-17 = C 7-13 = D < 7 F Okay, that's me. Gonna step on the gas and steer myself to open pastures and high mountains, free and happy! Good Luck to All.