Silmarilliane Posted May 27, 2018 Report Share Posted May 27, 2018 Why hello there! My last challenge went well and I'm looking forward to getting back on with the focus after a week of not being optimal. Largely copying the last challenge but adding little bits in. Get those habits set in n all. Exercise plan, current habit followed by ~ what I'm adding Working days:- 25 press-ups with my feet on the bed ~ only recently upped this, so carrying on- 10 min jog around the block ~ the sprint part from the bush before the lamppost (my last challenge target) - 3x10 dumbbell reps of two exercises (bicep curl + lat flies OR bent over rows + military press) ~ remaining the same- continue with negative pull-ups on non-hair-washing days- continue pilates- continue aim for 10,000 steps per day All days:- 3 min squat while teeth brushing ~ still working on lower squat and getting length of time back on track Food planMyfitnesspal, set it to 1600 per day, but as previously mentioned, if I know I've got a reason to go over calories, I eat badly all day, not just that meal. Previous challenges have covered days as a whole, so I'm switching it up and splitting meals into their own thang. I usually allow myself four days of going over calories per challenge, and will stick to this as counting calories at tapas for example is just annoying. Points and scoringComplete full exercise plan for a week = 100 points Reduced run, missed dumbells, not 10,000 steps, missed negative chin-ups = minus 5 points for each occurrence Under calories every day for a week = 100 pointsMeal assumed over calories but other two meals as normal = minus 5 pointsMeal not calorie counted but estimated within calories in combination with other meals as normal = no loss of pointsFull day balls up of delicious delicious food = minus 25 points + all the usual associated guilt I've also discovered that attempting streaks to gain additional points is generally demotivating for me - once a day has failed I write off the whole week! So I'll stick to just week by week with no bonuses. So total possible points = 800 1 Quote Level 34 Rogue Ranger Welcome to the Dungeons of Doom; locate the Amulet of Yendor ♀ on Level 26 Challenges: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38 Link to comment
Hammlin Posted May 28, 2018 Report Share Posted May 28, 2018 Building on habits- I like it. Strong base! 1 Quote My Blog | My Story Race: Wood Elf | Class: Footpath Ranger Leader Level: 18 (STR):44.25 (DEX):37.25 (STA):30 (CON):31.25 (WIS):31.5 (CHA):25.25 "All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." -Edmund Burke "Love does not throw the book at you because love doesn't have a book to throw." -CS Lewis Link to comment
Silmarilliane Posted May 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2018 Building on habits- I like it. Strong base!Thanks though not sure I've started off so well today as it's a Bank Holiday! Quote Level 34 Rogue Ranger Welcome to the Dungeons of Doom; locate the Amulet of Yendor ♀ on Level 26 Challenges: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38 Link to comment
Hammlin Posted May 28, 2018 Report Share Posted May 28, 2018 1 hour ago, silmarilliane said: Thanks though not sure I've started off so well today as it's a Bank Holiday! Hah! I’m struggling to drink all my water today! We can do this though! 1 Quote My Blog | My Story Race: Wood Elf | Class: Footpath Ranger Leader Level: 18 (STR):44.25 (DEX):37.25 (STA):30 (CON):31.25 (WIS):31.5 (CHA):25.25 "All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." -Edmund Burke "Love does not throw the book at you because love doesn't have a book to throw." -CS Lewis Link to comment
Silmarilliane Posted May 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2018 Hah! I’m struggling to drink all my water today! We can do this though!Ooo I don't track water intake, but I definitely become aware when I haven't had enough! 1 Quote Level 34 Rogue Ranger Welcome to the Dungeons of Doom; locate the Amulet of Yendor ♀ on Level 26 Challenges: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38 Link to comment
Hammlin Posted May 28, 2018 Report Share Posted May 28, 2018 1 hour ago, silmarilliane said: 1 hour ago, Hammlin said: Hah! I’m struggling to drink all my water today! We can do this though! Ooo I don't track water intake, but I definitely become aware when I haven't had enough! The wheels fall off when I don't get enough. And if I start too late in the day, my sleep suffers because I wake up in the middle of the night to pee. Quote My Blog | My Story Race: Wood Elf | Class: Footpath Ranger Leader Level: 18 (STR):44.25 (DEX):37.25 (STA):30 (CON):31.25 (WIS):31.5 (CHA):25.25 "All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." -Edmund Burke "Love does not throw the book at you because love doesn't have a book to throw." -CS Lewis Link to comment
Silmarilliane Posted June 3, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2018 Week one summary!Monday was a bank holiday but I managed to get plenty of steps in by doing a nice walk around London Town. Annoyingly calories went over by about 30, but as a lot of that was good eaten out and estimated, I won't mark myself down.Tuesday - Thursday I did all good with exercise and calories, and Friday I was going to a friends for dinner. The day started well but someone brought cookies and, well, cookies. Docking myself 25 points for that indeed.Yesterday I didn't get nearly enough steps in and forgot to do the chin-ups, and managed to go 16 over calories because I forgot to add something from earlier in the day. However, I said no to packs of crisps, other snacks and Chinese takeaway, so I won't stock myself for that. Still ten points down for the exercise though. Today my steps don't say there were enough, but I went to a three hour exercise class without my phone on me so I'm pretty sure I got that done. Food a good too, yeay!Summary: food = 75, exercise = 90, total 165 for the week 1 Quote Level 34 Rogue Ranger Welcome to the Dungeons of Doom; locate the Amulet of Yendor ♀ on Level 26 Challenges: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38 Link to comment
Elastigirl Posted June 11, 2018 Report Share Posted June 11, 2018 16 points over for the calories is pretty close, it's hard to be exact. Congrats on awesome willpower and saying no to all that stuff. How did week 2 go? 1 Quote Wisdom 22.5 Dexterity 13 Charisma 15 Strength 21 Constitution-13 "Love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind' Luke 10; 27 Link to comment
Silmarilliane Posted June 11, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2018 16 points over for the calories is pretty close, it's hard to be exact. Congrats on awesome willpower and saying no to all that stuff. How did week 2 go?Thanks, yes I'm not sure how exact my exact counting is, but it tends to be predetermined things so I don't have to weigh things!Week two didn't go as that well due to mainly work stress and the like. I'm not letting it sink the whole challenge though and will do a full review shortly. At least the exercise was all good! 1 Quote Level 34 Rogue Ranger Welcome to the Dungeons of Doom; locate the Amulet of Yendor ♀ on Level 26 Challenges: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38 Link to comment
Elastigirl Posted June 11, 2018 Report Share Posted June 11, 2018 4 minutes ago, silmarilliane said: Thanks, yes I'm not sure how exact my exact counting is, but it tends to be predetermined things so I don't have to weigh things! Week two didn't go as that well due to mainly work stress and the like. I'm not letting it sink the whole challenge though and will do a full review shortly. At least the exercise was all good! Great attitude on not letting it sink the whole challenge. That can be super tempting. Yay for getting the exercise in! 1 Quote Wisdom 22.5 Dexterity 13 Charisma 15 Strength 21 Constitution-13 "Love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind' Luke 10; 27 Link to comment
Silmarilliane Posted June 11, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2018 So week two summary...Exercise was pretty much on point - all full runs, dumbells and even remembered all the negative chin ups! The one day I was slightly under was Saturday at 9500 by midnight, but as I'd already done 7500 by the time I got home at half three in the morning (yay dancing) I'll allow that!Food though... I do tend to eat my stress. Monday, Wednesday and Thursday were all good, and Tuesday was around 100 over due to miscalculation of a graze punnet. All healthy stuff though so only a five point deduction for that.Friday, tbh I'd just had enough of the week at work and went to some leaving drinks. A few g&t's and Five Guys burger and chips for dinner. I ate relatively well earlier in the day but still snacked more than I would have. Saturday then for a hen do (hence the dancing) and yesterday a meal out for my dad's birthday. No calorie counting, though I guess I could have done a lot worse.All in all I think my week was about a third on track so I'm giving myself 33 1/3 points for food.Total points 133 1/3 1 Quote Level 34 Rogue Ranger Welcome to the Dungeons of Doom; locate the Amulet of Yendor ♀ on Level 26 Challenges: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38 Link to comment
Silmarilliane Posted June 11, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2018 Great attitude on not letting it sink the whole challenge. That can be super tempting. Yay for getting the exercise in!Thanks, it's so hard not to eat all the foods sometimes... 1 Quote Level 34 Rogue Ranger Welcome to the Dungeons of Doom; locate the Amulet of Yendor ♀ on Level 26 Challenges: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38 Link to comment
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