Whisper’s Reboot!

[WhiteGhost]

8 hours ago, Whisper said:

My takeaway? Need to pre-portion the stuff so that next time I go off stress eating, I can account for it afterwards. 

Good learning!

[Whisper]

Challenge day 5

 

Activity: 9,804 steps. 4,000 calories out. I haven't done the warm up and cool down in a week now, been feeling to burned out.

 

Food: 1,910 cals in 49% fat, 33% carbs, 18% protein.  Had to do a bit of guessing today.

 

Sleep: Fitbit says I had the best sleep all week last night. Was extra tired all day. Scheduled the appointment with the new sleep doc for the 23rd. Found some reviews of her online. She is either the most amazing person ever, or the devil. 

 

 

Who's ready for more "Fun With Math!"?

Fitbit says I've burned 31,438 calories this week. Food log says I've eaten 15,273 cals. If both are correct, I should have burned 16,165 calories more than I've eaten, which should be 4.62 pounds of fat. We'll see what the scale says in the morning.

 

Time to practice music, then head to bed.

[Whisper]

Ok, I got up and weighed myself this morning under the same circumstances as I did last week!

.....Drumroll please....

I lost not, 1, not 2, not 3, not 4 pounds last week, but an astonishing 0.0 pounds! I'm totally ok with this for a few reasons:

 

1.  It feels like a bit of a thumb in the eye to people that oversimplify weight loss.

2.  I know for a measured fact that I made much better food choices last week than I have made most other weeks of my life.

3.  If you managed to slog through all my posts last Saturday, you saw that I didn't trust what the scale said then. I feel much more comfortable with the idea of losing 9.5 pounds over two weeks, than losing it over 1.

 

Plan for today:

1. Do warm up, go for a walk, do cool down.

2. Play through all of tomorrow's music.

3, But some more meat on the bones of my diet plan.

4. Hopefully grocery shopping, but time is limited today.

5. This afternoon, I've got a leadership training for an upcoming church retreat.

6. Training is followed by a pot-luck. Goal?Don't be stupid! Log as best I can.

7. Play through all of tomorrow's music again. There's lots of it and I want to do well.

[NicTheRugger]

Whoohoo!! I love that you're maintaining a healthy mindset regarding the weight loss. And you are killing your first challenge! Keep up the great work

[Whisper]

Plan for today:

1. Do warm up, go for a walk, do cool down.

Did NF Academy warm up. Went for a 2.86 mile walk. Did NF Yoga mini-sessions for cool down. Posture and Touch Your Toes.

2. Play through all of tomorrow's music.

Check

3, BPut some more meat on the bones of my diet plan.

I'll post this weeks plan below. 

4. Hopefully grocery shopping, but time is limited today.

Moved to 6, but got it done!

5. This afternoon, I've got a leadership training for an upcoming church retreat.

Check

6. Training is followed by a pot-luck. Goal?Don't be stupid! Log as best I can.

7. Play through all of tomorrow's music again. There's lots of it and I want to do well.

Check. I also got someone to agree to record part of it for me tomorrow.

 

Activity: 9,687 steps, 4,466 cals out.

 

Food: Best guess: 2,261 cals in 60% fat, 20% protein, 20% carbs.

If I can't figure out how to display total carb count in Fitbit, I might need to start tracking in another app.

 

The meal plan for the next week:

Breakfast 0 carbs

4 tbsp Heavy Cream in coffee

1 package microwaveable bacon.

 

Morning Snack/Lunch (depends how day is going) 17 net carbs

1 cup Fage Total 5% Greek Yogurt

¾ cup frozen berry medley

 

Lunch 68 net carbs

A chunk of protein (this’ll very)

½ cup basmati rice

1 tbsp chosen blend oil
(was gonna have some mini-peppers too, but none at store)

 

Dinner 5 net carbs

A chunk of protein (this’ll very)

2 cups spring mix

Salad dressing, low carb

¾ cup broccoli medley

 

90 total net carbs.

[BardicGarlic]

Following for the tracking example. Cool, cool!

[Whisper]

If anyone is interested, this is some of what I played this morning. Sorry, not the best quality. 

 

O Cara Mia (Portal 2)

 

 

In Dreams / This is my Father's World

 

 

[Whisper]

W2D1

 

Activity: 7,724 steps, 4,097 cals out. Went for a half hour, roughly 1.5 mile walk this afternoon.

 

Food: 3,019 cals in. 50% fat, 36% carb, 14% protein. Higher than I would have ideally liked, especially on a lower activity day. A big chunk was letting myself get too hungry, and then overeating as a reaction. Need a better plan for Sundays. If my yogurt and frozen berries plan works, it might be worth bringing that with for after church, as lunch Sunday always seems to come late.

 

I didn't get as much done this weekend as I would have liked (damn you YouTube!), but I do feel like I've set myself up to succeed during the coming work week.

[Whimsy]

14 minutes ago, Whisper said:

A big chunk was letting myself get too hungry, and then overeating as a reaction.

 

Guilty of this myself. I find planning my meals, pre-cooking, and prepping helps definitely. And I'm amazed at your violin playing, always wanted to play one. I'm loving the videos.

[Whisper]

Ok, I made a place for me to keep track of my Academy Quests Not Silence in the Library but a Whisper in the Academy.

 

I also put an explanation for my name there, if you want to know.

[Whisper]

W2D2 (Monday)

 

This is why I can't have nice things junk food. I got a small amount of candy that I was going to divide up to have with my lunches, and some chex mix to do the same. Got tired, took sleep meds Sunday night. Meds knocked out the rational part of my brain, so instead of sleeping I watched more YouTube videos (on Medieval Weaponry) and then I...

So, maybe not a good plan. I can still have candy, just not more than I'll eat in a single sitting, 'cause night me is kind of dumb.

 

Activity: 14,662 steps, 5,347 cals out. Went for a roughly half mile walk with a friend. Also had bell choir practice. Have you seen the size of my bells? (profile pic) That counts as a workout too!

 

Food: 2,147 cals in 60% fat, 22% carb, 18% protein. This does not count whatever I ate Sunday night, 'cause I don't really know.

 

Today I also learned that I HATE Tapatalk! Apparently it harvests images posted inside threads, and then posts those images on the landing page. I was ok with having my before pictures where and how I had posted them. I was not ok seeing them as soon as I searched for "Nerd Fitness" on that app...

 

Final note: the Academy has a poorly named quest of "Walk to Mordor" to do this, you need to walk outside for at least 5 minutes, three days in a row, with a second quest to do it 30 days in a row. I'm working on doing that now, but I also want to ACTUALLY walk to Mordor, so I'm keeping track of my outside walking on WalkToMordor.com and I'm going to couple that with reading The Lord of the Rings, matching my reading to my walking.

[WhiteGhost]

Not binge-eating ALL THE CANDY in the house has been a lifelong struggle for me and I am only now getting it under control.

 

12 hours ago, Whisper said:

Final note: the Academy has a poorly named quest of "Walk to Mordor" to do this, you need to walk outside for at least 5 minutes, three days in a row, with a second quest to do it 30 days in a row. I'm working on doing that now, but I also want to ACTUALLY walk to Mordor, so I'm keeping track of my outside walking on WalkToMordor.com and I'm going to couple that with reading The Lord of the Rings, matching my reading to my walking.

@Hazard did his walk to Morder using that app last year, and it was fun to follow along with it.  I like the idea of reading along with it, but you will probably have to take long breaks for when they did all the walking, but there was very little associated story (like Rivendell to Khazad Dum)

[Whisper]

I like the idea of reading along with it, but you will probably have to take long breaks for when they did all the walking, but there was very little associated story (like Rivendell to Khazad Dum)

Ah, but that is part of the brilliance of my plan! Get through the long slog and not only do I reach a virtual location, I get to advance the plot too!

[Whisper]

I like the idea of reading along with it, but you will probably have to take long breaks for when they did all the walking, but there was very little associated story (like Rivendell to Khazad Dum)

Ah, but that is part of the brilliance of my plan! Get through the long slog and not only do I reach a virtual location, I get to advance the plot too!

[BardicGarlic]

Yes, there is a reason I don't have any candy in the house.

Because when I have some, I eat all... so... 

[Hazard]

10 hours ago, WhiteGhost said:

@Hazard did his walk to Morder using that app last year, and it was fun to follow along with it.

 

I didn't use an app.  I tracked my mileage using my own googlesheet.

 

That being said, completing a Walk to Mordor was one of the best fitness things I've ever done for myself.   It set the stage and prepared my body for what I'm doing right now.

 

[Scaly Freak]

On 1/15/2019 at 9:03 AM, Whisper said:

I also want to ACTUALLY walk to Mordor

 

In case you want to add a social aspect to this, there is a Walk to Mordor challenge over in the PvP forum...

 

We track progress on a spread sheet, but last year a couple of the participants used WalktoMordor.com as well. I enter the daily miles from my FitBit, and  I am getting closer to Mordor every day...!

[Whisper]

21 minutes ago, scalyfreak said:

 

In case you want to add a social aspect to this, there is a Walk to Mordor challenge over in the PvP forum...

 

We track progress on a spread sheet, but last year a couple of the participants used WalktoMordor.com as well. I enter the daily miles from my FitBit, and  I am getting closer to Mordor every day...!

 

I thought about using me total mileage, but I do a LOT of walking at work, and somehow it didn't feel fair, or motivating for me to walk more, so I'm only counting when I'm walking outside towards the goal.

[Scaly Freak]

That makes perfect sense. I count everything because I sit at a desk at work, and knowing it counts towards the Mordor goal helps me remember to get up and walk around a couple of times every day.

[Jean]

I'm late to the party, so let me just start by saying I love how you reflect on things, focus on keeping on progressing and reflect on the setbacks without letting it stop you in the least. So, keep it on, you rock!

 

 

On 1/9/2019 at 2:56 PM, Whisper said:

My questions are:

1. Should I do that, or just post that stuff here too?

2. Should I upload my before pictures? 

 

I've been debating the second question for a while. I wasn't going to do it if they just showed up, because it seems really damn mean to make people look at them; but I've just satisfied myself that I can indeed upload images, but keep them from displaying without active choice by the viewer.  There is a part of me that thinks it could be an important part of "owning" where I am now, and my Big WHY of why I am trying to change, but I'm not sure if it is a good idea or not.

 

It can take quite some time and energy to keep both a battle log and challenge thread active at the same time so, don't be afraid to drop one to focus on the other from time to time if you feel the need to. I find that there are different people and a different atmosphere there and here, I hope you'll enjoy it too.

 

As for the before pictures, just as the Ghost said: nothing wrong in showing them, nothing wrong in not doing it. As you state it, posting them can help accountability. As you've tested, you can spoiler tag them if you want people to be able to choose whether they want to see them or not before they show on their screen.

 

 

On 1/11/2019 at 3:17 AM, Whisper said:

music for the "Traditional" service this Sunday. I'm going to be doing a medley of the hymn "This is Our Father's World" and "In Dreams" (Lord of the Rings) for the Offertory song, and she and I are going to play "O Cara Mia" (Portal 2 Turret Opera) for the postlude. She's also going to have me do "Sad Romance" (Final Fantasy X) during Lent, and I'll be working on "Concerning Hobbits" for sometime this summer. 

 

And now, I really want to attend one of the "Traditional" services at your church... thanks for the peeks through your videos.

 

 

On 1/15/2019 at 5:03 PM, Whisper said:

I'm going to couple that with reading The Lord of the Rings, matching my reading to my walking.

 

This... is both a demented and AWESOME way to tie your interest in walking to reading and the other way around. You, sir, are my new hero. Keep going and make this be a great story.

[Whisper]

W2D3 (Tuesday)

 

Activity: 13,235 steps, 5,310 cals out. Went for 1.34 mile walk after work.

 

Food: 2,123 cals in, 54% fat,  26% carb,  20% protien.

[Whisper]

W2D4 (Wednesday)

 

Activity: 13,681 steps, 4,722 cals out. Went for 1.34 mile walk, same one as yesterday, but I remembered headphones today, so it was better.

 

Food: 2,798 cals in, 48% fat,  37% carb,  16% protein. Decided to have fast food tonight. Maybe not the best choice, but not the end of the world either. Still logging everything the best I can.

[Whisper]

I had a LOT of trouble with foot pain last night, and I'm still a bit sore with every step today. I might go for a shorter walk this afternoon.

 

18 hours ago, Jean said:

This... is both a demented and AWESOME

Demented and awesome, or awesomely demented, that's me! 

 

18 hours ago, Jean said:

It can take quite some time and energy to keep both a battle log and challenge thread active at the same time

I'm mostly using the log as a place to keep track of my academy quests (like a place to keep my homework), and using this space for more day to day updates. I think it is working for me thus far.

 

21 hours ago, scalyfreak said:

That makes perfect sense. I count everything because I sit at a desk at work, and knowing it counts towards the Mordor goal helps me remember to get up and walk around a couple of times every day.

I don't think I could survive having a desk job! Lots of respect for the people that have one and work to build activity into their days. I've got it easy, I bounce around a big production facility all day.

 

 

[Whisper]

W2D5 (Thursday)

 

Activity: 12,000 steps, 4,549 cals out. Went for a 0.5 mile walk with my friend in the rain. I like rain.

 

Food: 2,372 cals in, 51% fat,  33% carb,  16% protein.

[BardicGarlic]

On 1/18/2019 at 9:44 AM, Whisper said:

W2D5 (Thursday)

 

Activity: 12,000 steps, 4,549 cals out. Went for a 0.5 mile walk with my friend in the rain. I like rain.

 

Food: 2,372 cals in, 51% fat,  33% carb,  16% protein.

 

Rain is cool!