Dot Posted January 6, 2019 Report Share Posted January 6, 2019 Hi , I am Dot! I have been a member of nerd fitness for years but this my first time posting in the forums. I love scifi, books, history and music. I work the night shift in a hospital. My long-term goals are to become more consistent with exercise and healthy eating, I also want to become more social, I've become a hermit and want to spend less time cooped up in my house. So for this challenge, my goals are: 1. Workout 2 times a week. 2. Bring my own lunch to work instead of eating from the cafeteria. 3. Go to 3 social events a month. 5 Quote Link to comment
RES Posted January 6, 2019 Report Share Posted January 6, 2019 Night shifts make it tough to be a social person. Seems like everyone plans things for when you're working and if you're not working you're too pooped to party. Nice and manageable goals. Welcome to the rebellion!! Quote RES...and I want to live days worth dying for Current: RES: Still in the Struggle Spoiler Really Eclectic Scorpio, Level 79 |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|39|40|41|42|43|44|45|46|47|48|49|50|51|52|53|54|55|56|57|58|59|60|61|62|63|64|65|66|67|68|69|70|71|72|73|74|75|76|77|78|79|80|81|82|83|84| | My Character Page | Tracking Spreadsheet | My Blog | Growth happens when you care more about the well being of your future self than the comfort of your present self! "Pass on what you have learned. Strength, mastery. But weakness, folly, failure also. Yes, failure most of all. The greatest teacher, failure is." -Yoda Link to comment
karinajean Posted January 7, 2019 Report Share Posted January 7, 2019 Hey and welcome! I like your goals. What do you like to do for workouts? Quote 2014! #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 2015! #6 | #7 | #8 | #9 | #10 | #11 | #12 | 2016! #13 | #14 | #15 | #16 | #17 | #18 | #19 | #20 | #21 | #22 | #23 | 2017! #24 | #25 | #26 | #27 | #28 | #29 | #30 | #31 | #32 | #33 | 2018! #34 | #35 | #36 | #37v1 | #37v2 | 2019! #38 | #39 | #40 | reference materials | academy battle log mermaid ninja assassin. on a motorcycle. with swords. and knitting needles. and kittens. Link to comment
Dot Posted January 8, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2019 On 1/6/2019 at 11:10 AM, RES said: Night shifts make it tough to be a social person. Seems like everyone plans things for when you're working and if you're not working you're too pooped to party. Nice and manageable goals. Welcome to the rebellion!! Yes! I have flaked on many events because I was tired and wanted to sleep-in, unfortunately, not too many people want to hang out at 1 am on a Wednesday! Thank you! On 1/6/2019 at 8:51 PM, karinajean said: Hey and welcome! I like your goals. What do you like to do for workouts? Thank you! I am doing strength training program with dumb bells at home for now. I used to do crossfit but stopped last year because they changed their schedule so it really wasn't compatible with mine anymore. 1 Quote Link to comment
JessFit Posted January 9, 2019 Report Share Posted January 9, 2019 Oh, what books and what periods of history are you in to? I love reading, and I'm a total civil war geek. You seem to have achievable goals that will stretch you but still be feasible, congrats on great goal setting. I can't wait to see you own them. Quote Warrior, Ravenclaw, book lover, history nerd, Red Sonja wannabe Current Challenge Battle Log Link to comment
T2sarahconnor Posted January 12, 2019 Report Share Posted January 12, 2019 Great goals! Can't wait to see how week one went for you. 1 Quote Level 36 Ranger Sorcerer Current challenge Link to comment
Jka14 Posted January 13, 2019 Report Share Posted January 13, 2019 Really good goal choices. Having done nights they can drain you in so many ways, not just physically. Getting yourself back out and socialising will do wonders for your mental health and therefore everything else! I really look forward to hearing how you're doing. 1 Quote Link to comment
Dot Posted January 14, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2019 Week 1 is finished! I managed to workout 4 times this week and had a bonus frantic snow-shoveling session! I also brought my lunch to work everyday, I made turkey meatloaf with a baked sweet potato and a side of peas.There was a snowstorm in the middle of my 3 day work week so I did end up going to the cafeteria to buy a slice of chocolate pie after my car was stuck in the driveway and I ended up using Uber to get to work!. No social events yet, I am on meetup and everything seems to be scheduled on the days I work at this point but I found a few events coming up in a couple of weeks that I have signed up for. 4 Quote Link to comment
Dot Posted January 14, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2019 On 1/9/2019 at 10:51 AM, JessFit said: Oh, what books and what periods of history are you in to? I love reading, and I'm a total civil war geek. You seem to have achievable goals that will stretch you but still be feasible, congrats on great goal setting. I can't wait to see you own them. Thank you! I particularly love classical music history, it's a genre of music most consider mundane and boring now but all the controversies and scandals composers had to deal with during their time , I just find it all interesting but I also enjoy reading about any history in general. Steven Ambrose is my favorite historian, I think I've read all of his books! I also enjoy any Ken Burns documentaries on PBS! 1 Quote Link to comment
Whisper Posted January 14, 2019 Report Share Posted January 14, 2019 12 hours ago, Dot said: I found a few events coming up in a couple of weeks that I have signed up for. I hope those work out and you are able to have fun with people! Go job hitting your other goals too. 1 Quote We are not sinners trespassing in the garden of an angry God. We are prodigals come home; fully seen and deeply loved. Put together enough small wins over a long enough period of time, and you’ll find yourself in high level gear fighting dragons before you know it. Spoiler Unused for now, Quest Log: Not Silence in the Library but a Whisper in the Academy Link to comment
Dot Posted January 21, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2019 Week 2 down! I managed 4 days of exercising again even with a lot of stress and bad weather!. I also took my lunch to work again, this week was chicken brocolli and rice with a salad. my first social event was cancelled this weekend due to weather but I have another one this Thursday! 3 Quote Link to comment
RES Posted January 21, 2019 Report Share Posted January 21, 2019 6 hours ago, Dot said: Week 2 down! I managed 4 days of exercising again even with a lot of stress and bad weather!. I also took my lunch to work again, this week was chicken brocolli and rice with a salad. my first social event was cancelled this weekend due to weather but I have another one this Thursday! That sounds yummy! Have fun Thursday! 1 Quote RES...and I want to live days worth dying for Current: RES: Still in the Struggle Spoiler Really Eclectic Scorpio, Level 79 |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|39|40|41|42|43|44|45|46|47|48|49|50|51|52|53|54|55|56|57|58|59|60|61|62|63|64|65|66|67|68|69|70|71|72|73|74|75|76|77|78|79|80|81|82|83|84| | My Character Page | Tracking Spreadsheet | My Blog | Growth happens when you care more about the well being of your future self than the comfort of your present self! "Pass on what you have learned. Strength, mastery. But weakness, folly, failure also. Yes, failure most of all. The greatest teacher, failure is." -Yoda Link to comment
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