CM enters muddy waters

[CourtnieMarie]

folx, we're getting dirty for this one

 

 

i probably should be doing this challenge with the assassins but i'm a warrior at heart and like it here so deal with it. this challenge i'll be training for my first tough mudder - i have done short spartan races but these obstacles look crazyyyyy

 

 

sooooooo goals!

 

1. 5 workouts per week
2. go outside once per week – a deliberate outdoor walk or activity
3. don’t buy a drink at a bar unless out for a meal; keep restaurant food to less than 3x per week

 

roll over goals:

track fiber

track yoga

 

Other things.

5/25: dinner and bowling

5/27: light hike?

6/5: mom’s birthday

6/9: dress fitting, boston pride

6/10: meet with photog., book club

6/15: friends bday party

6/17: Spartan workout class

6/23: tough mudder

buy wedding shoes, moar décor, and gift for brothers

practice handfasting

 

let's do this

 

 

[Pickle6415]

This sounds amazing! I have always wanted to do a muddy course, but was not in good shape physically... I going to have to watch for them this year!

Good luck, but more importantly have fun!

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[CourtnieMarie]

19 minutes ago, Pickle6415 said:

This sounds amazing! I have always wanted to do a muddy course, but was not in good shape physically... I going to have to watch for them this year!

Good luck, but more importantly have fun!

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you absolutely should! it's such a fun time and just makes you feel great (at least it does for me ) i skipped the Spartans this year because they got soo expensive. the tough mudder was a bit cheaper. we'll see!

[Grumble]

Get ready for that electro shock therapy.

[Juni0r83]

Stalking again.

[Mike Wazowski]

Following! I wholeheartedly support just staying in the warriors without any warrior goals (if we all do it, they can't kick us all out?) cause I'm perpetually riding that train!

 

Also, kickass goals all around!

^^^This is a tough mudder, right? Lol

[Grumble]

2 minutes ago, MikeW said:

Following! I wholeheartedly support just staying in the warriors without any warrior goals (if we all do it, they can't kick us all out?) cause I'm perpetually riding that train!

 

Also, kickass goals all around!

^^^This is a tough mudder, right? Lol

 

More tough mud bath than tough mudder, but you get the idea.

[CourtnieMarie]

20 minutes ago, MikeW said:

Following! I wholeheartedly support just staying in the warriors without any warrior goals (if we all do it, they can't kick us all out?) cause I'm perpetually riding that train!

 

Also, kickass goals all around!

^^^This is a tough mudder, right? Lol

 

haha but really that's probably pretty close to what i'll look like about a mile in

[Jord]

i'm pretty sure that tackling muddy dangerous obstacles is at the heart of a warrior

[CourtnieMarie]

58 minutes ago, Taddea Zhaan said:

i'm pretty sure that tackling muddy dangerous obstacles is at the heart of a warrior

YOU'RE RIGHT!

 

Week 0 – Monday

 

I’m on my own most of this week which usually means a bit of extra stress as I’m not used to doing allll the chores. despite that, I made sure to get Monday and zero week off to a good start!

 

warm up, each move for 30s

crossover punch in squat

shoulder taps in knee plank

lunges

x2

 

circuit, each move for 30s

fast feet

high knees

jump squats

skaters

rest 45s

inchworm

BW squat

jump lunges - these were like 4 jump lunges then the rest of time just regular ol' lunges

spidermans

rest 45s

x3

then did a few minutes of yoga, took the dog out, and made 5 breakfast smoothies for the week

 

got some laundry done after work along with more yoga and a dinner of leftover broccoli soup with spicy sausage.

 

weekly tracker

workouts: 1

restaurant food: 0

avg daily fiber (g): 47

yoga: 14

 

i can't figure out this stupid font. i just want to easily copy and paste from my outlook draft email without too much trouble. is that so much to ask??

[Grumble]

1 hour ago, CourtnieMarie said:

i can't figure out this stupid font. i just want to easily copy and paste from my outlook draft email without too much trouble. is that so much to ask??

 

Make sure it's set as rich text in outlook, then you should be able to copy/paste and maintain formatting.

 

1 hour ago, CourtnieMarie said:

circuit, each move for 30s

 

That made me tired, but good on you!

[Mike Wazowski]

2 hours ago, CourtnieMarie said:

Week 0 – Monday

 

I’m on my own most of this week which usually means a bit of extra stress as I’m not used to doing allll the chores. despite that, I made sure to get Monday and zero week off to a good start!

 

circuit, each move for 30s

I got tired just reading this. Props!

 

2 hours ago, CourtnieMarie said:

got some laundry done after work along with more yoga and a dinner of leftover broccoli soup with spicy sausage.

Sounds like a magical soup! Filing that away for 6 months from now when it's finally cold enough for soup in texas.

 

2 hours ago, CourtnieMarie said:

i can't figure out this stupid font. i just want to easily copy and paste from my outlook draft email without too much trouble. is that so much to ask??

Glad I'm not the only one who struggles to edit posts sometimes - technology is hard, yo.

 

Looks like zero week is off to a great start for you though!!

[CourtnieMarie]

1 hour ago, Grumble said:

 

Make sure it's set as rich text in outlook, then you should be able to copy/paste and maintain formatting.

7 minutes ago, MikeW said:

Glad I'm not the only one who struggles to edit posts sometimes - technology is hard, yo.

 

it issss hard lol i guess i was in HTML text format so i'll try rich. i had copied and pasted from here to get the right font which was helvitica but that's when i got that weird looking text above pasting it back into here. pffffffffft.

 

1 hour ago, Grumble said:

 

That made me tired, but good on you!

 

7 minutes ago, MikeW said:

I got tired just reading this. Props!

some of these circuits are REALLY tiring. they say do 2-5 circuits but for this one i was so done after 3.

 

7 minutes ago, MikeW said:

Sounds like a magical soup! Filing that away for 6 months from now when it's finally cold enough for soup in texas.

it is! it's nomnom's curried broccoli soup and i just add whatever protein i have on hand to it. it's still cool enough here in the mornings and evenings and in my office (so everywhere) to have soup

 

7 minutes ago, MikeW said:

Looks like zero week is off to a great start for you though!!

it feels it! thanks!

[Gemma]

23 hours ago, CourtnieMarie said:

Other things.

5/25: dinner and bowling

5/27: light hike?

6/5: mom’s birthday

6/9: dress fitting, boston pride

6/10: meet with photog., book club

6/15: friends bday party

6/17: Spartan workout class

6/23: tough mudder

buy wedding shoes, moar décor, and gift for brothers

practice handfasting

 

 

Funsies!  Also, there's a shoe theme running through this challenge period? Shoes randomly came up in @MikeW's post, and I plan on targeting some cute red flats as loot if ever I get around to posting my own mess ... there's a weird synchronicity thing here that becomes more weirder the more I hang around.

 

 

42 minutes ago, CourtnieMarie said:

it's nomnom's curried broccoli soup and i just add whatever protein i have on hand to it. it's still cool enough here in the mornings and evenings and in my office (so everywhere) to have soup

Now on my list, sounds delightful. It's warm here, and I understand the general consensus that soup is a cool weather thing, but I'm up for convenient batch-cooked comfort foods just whenever.  I just made a giant crock pot o' chili last weekend, so sue me.

[Grumble]

1 minute ago, Gemma said:

Also, there's a shoe theme running through this challenge period?

 

Stop trying to make shoes happen.

[Gemma]

6 minutes ago, Grumble said:

 

Stop trying to make shoes happen.

 

Shoes happen, dude.

[JustCallMeAmber]

22 hours ago, MikeW said:

^^^This is a tough mudder, right? Lol

I think this guy was at the Kentucky Derby.

 

Personally I just hope that's mud..

[JustCallMeAmber]

1 hour ago, Gemma said:

It's warm here, and I understand the general consensus that soup is a cool weather thing, but I'm up for convenient batch-cooked comfort foods just whenever.  I just made a giant crock pot o' chili last weekend, so sue me.

Samesies. Plus having leftovers in the freezer is perfect for when you don't feel like cooking.

[CourtnieMarie]

1 hour ago, Gemma said:

 

Funsies!  Also, there's a shoe theme running through this challenge period? Shoes randomly came up in @MikeW's post, and I plan on targeting some cute red flats as loot if ever I get around to posting my own mess ... there's a weird synchronicity thing here that becomes more weirder the more I hang around.

 

oh yes! i saw that! i know what i want, it's just biting the bullet on $200 shoes and then not wearing them for another three months! like if i get these shoes now i'm totally going to want to wear them.

 

1 hour ago, Grumble said:

 

Stop trying to make shoes happen.

 

 

1 hour ago, Gemma said:

Now on my list, sounds delightful. It's warm here, and I understand the general consensus that soup is a cool weather thing, but I'm up for convenient batch-cooked comfort foods just whenever.  I just made a giant crock pot o' chili last weekend, so sue me.

 

21 minutes ago, JustCallMeAmber said:

Samesies. Plus having leftovers in the freezer is perfect for when you don't feel like cooking.

yes! i typically pay no attention to weather appropriate food. margaritas happen in the winter and chili happens in summer - 

[Grumble]

Thank you @CourtnieMarie for getting the reference.

[raptron]

How does Mr. Waters feel about all this?

[CourtnieMarie]

8 minutes ago, raptron said:

How does Mr. Waters feel about all this?

YAY! i was hoping someone would reference him

[Gemma]

5 hours ago, CourtnieMarie said:

 

oh yes! i saw that! i know what i want, it's just biting the bullet on $200 shoes and then not wearing them for another three months! like if i get these shoes now i'm totally going to want to wear them.

 

Oh, those!!!

(I couldn't see the image on my work computer)

 

So very awesome! Which ones?  (I have the lavender snake. Gorgeous!) 

[ladyofthebog]

following! always wanted to do a tough mudder....

[ixaera]

I always think I want ballet flats but then I remember how freaking cold my feet get without good thick socks and the thought of trying to get socks that work with ballet flats exhausts me

 

And then I stick with my high tops

 

MUD