Ellestar Posted January 15, 2019 Report Share Posted January 15, 2019 I've been a passive NF viewer for a while but this year I'm committing to change. I'm really good at and extremely motivated by short term goals and get a kick out of recording and tracking things - you name it...to do lists..reading lists...workouts... I've realised that short bursts of commitment are not leading me to sustainable success. I need consistency. I need to give up obsessing about perfection. I need to trust the process. I need to feed my inner librarian nerd and record and track data. So here I am. My plan is to use this thread in conjunction with any 4 week challenges I participate in and keep myself accountable. So here we go for 2019! 1 Quote My Character 2019 - 7th Jan - 3rd Feb Challenge 2019 - 11th Feb - 10th Mar Challenge Current Challenge I dwell in Possibility... Link to comment
Ellestar Posted January 15, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2019 7th - 13th Jan Starting Weight 96.3kg Mon - missed Yoga - too tired after work Tue - Caught up on yesterday's Yoga. Did YWA Dedicate Days 6 and 7 - Core and Surya Wed - Barre Class after work and YWA Dedicate Day 8 - Meditate Thurs - Walked home from work - 2.6 miles and YWA Dedicate Day 9 - Divine Fri - YWA Dedicate Day 10 - Expand Sat - Body Pump in morning and YWA Dedicate Day 11 - Courage Sun - Walked up Arthur's Seat in morning and YWA Dedicate Day 12 - Curate Feeling good that I'm consistently doing at home yoga practice. My hip/glute is still quite sore and not sure if Yoga's helping or exacerbating it but we'll see. 1 Quote My Character 2019 - 7th Jan - 3rd Feb Challenge 2019 - 11th Feb - 10th Mar Challenge Current Challenge I dwell in Possibility... Link to comment
Ellestar Posted January 17, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2019 Picture from my walk on Sunday: 2 Quote My Character 2019 - 7th Jan - 3rd Feb Challenge 2019 - 11th Feb - 10th Mar Challenge Current Challenge I dwell in Possibility... Link to comment
Ellestar Posted January 22, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2019 14th - 20th Jan Starting Weight - 95 kg (-1.3 kg) Mon - Did YWA Day 13 Tue - Did YWA Day 14 Wed - Barre Class after work and YWA Dedicate Day 15 Thurs - Walked home from work - 2.6 miles. Missed YWA as fell asleep on couch! Fri - YWA Dedicate Day 17 Sat - Body Pump in morning and YWA Dedicate Day 18 Sun - Walked up Craiglockhart Hills in morning and YWA Dedicate Day 19 A picture of my view from Craiglockhart Hills I'm pretty happy with my consistency - would like 1 more day in the gym so I'll try for that next week. Onwards and upwards! Quote My Character 2019 - 7th Jan - 3rd Feb Challenge 2019 - 11th Feb - 10th Mar Challenge Current Challenge I dwell in Possibility... Link to comment
Ellestar Posted January 29, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2019 21st - 28th Jan Starting Weight - 93.3 kg (-3 kg from Week 1) Mon - Did YWA Day 20 Tue - Walk around city to see Messages from the Skies, Did YWA Day 21 Wed - YWA Dedicate Day 22 Thurs - Walked home from work - 2.6 miles. Did YWA Day 23 Fri - YWA Dedicate Day 24 Sat - YWA Dedicate Day 25 Sun - Walked up Blackford Hill - missed YWA Day 26 as all evening doing chores Quote My Character 2019 - 7th Jan - 3rd Feb Challenge 2019 - 11th Feb - 10th Mar Challenge Current Challenge I dwell in Possibility... Link to comment
Ellestar Posted February 4, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2019 28th Jan -3rd Feb Starting Weight - 91.9 kg (-4.4 kg from Week 1) Mon - Did YWA Day 27 Tue - Did YWA Day 28 Wed - YWA Day 29 Thurs - Did YWA Day 30 Fri - Night our after work - no Yoga Sat - YWA February Care - Day 2 Sun - Walked up Braid Hill - did YWA February Care Day 3 Quote My Character 2019 - 7th Jan - 3rd Feb Challenge 2019 - 11th Feb - 10th Mar Challenge Current Challenge I dwell in Possibility... Link to comment
Mikey Fitpants Posted February 4, 2019 Report Share Posted February 4, 2019 You seem to be doing OK with your consistency so far this year. Well done. It looks like you are missing out days of the yoga course when you have a day off. How come you don't carry on with the next workout the next time you do one? Also, I've not heard of barre before - what's that. And I know what Body Pump is, are you going to a class to do it? 1 Quote Link to comment
Ellestar Posted February 4, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2019 41 minutes ago, Mikey Fitpants said: You seem to be doing OK with your consistency so far this year. Well done. It looks like you are missing out days of the yoga course when you have a day off. How come you don't carry on with the next workout the next time you do one? Also, I've not heard of barre before - what's that. And I know what Body Pump is, are you going to a class to do it? The YOGA I was following was date specific so I just did the workout for the relevant day - I didn't go back and "catch up" as it were. I'm often crippled by perfectionism so I wanted to allow myself "off" days and not just give up because I'd missed something, or obsess about doing ALL the sessions. I decided to follow the "never miss two in a row" rule and it seems to work for me. I usually missed a practice if I was really busy or out for the night as I normally do it just before bed. Barre is a Ballet style exercise class - using ballet moves for strengthening. Yeah I go to a Body Pump class at my local gym. I'd like to aim for 300 days of Yoga this year - so that would allow about 5 days off per month. Aiming for sustainable consistency. Quote My Character 2019 - 7th Jan - 3rd Feb Challenge 2019 - 11th Feb - 10th Mar Challenge Current Challenge I dwell in Possibility... Link to comment
Ellestar Posted February 14, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2019 CHALLENGE 2 11th Feb - 10th Mar 11th - 17th Feb Starting Weight - 91.1 kg (-5.2 kg from Jan 7th) End weight 89.6kg (-6.7kg from Jan 7th) Mon 11th - YWA Feb Care Calendar - Day 11. C25K ran 25 mins. Tue 12th - YWA Feb Care Calendar - Day 12 Wed 13th - YWA Feb Care Calendar - Day 13 Thurs 14th - YWA Feb Care Calendar - Day 14. C25K ran home from work 25 mins. Fri 15th - YWA Feb Care Calendar - Day 15 (amended to fit) Sat 16th - YWA Feb Care Calendar - Day 16 (amended to fit) Sun 17th - YWA Feb Care Calendar - Day 17. C25K ran 27 mins. Quote My Character 2019 - 7th Jan - 3rd Feb Challenge 2019 - 11th Feb - 10th Mar Challenge Current Challenge I dwell in Possibility... Link to comment
Ellestar Posted March 14, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2019 18th - 24th Feb Starting Weight - 89.6 kg (-6.7kg from Jan 7th) End weight - 89.3kg (-7kg from Jan 7th) Mon 18th - Walked home via the Castle (3 miles). Feb CARE day 18 Yoga Tue 19th - Feb CARE Day 19 Yoga Wed 20th - 1 m walk to Barre. 40 min Barre Class, C25k run home from Barre - 2.5 miles. Feb CARE Day 20 Yoga Thurs 21st - C25k run home from work 2.4 miles. Feb CARE day 21 Yoga Fri 22nd - Feb CARE day 22 Yoga Sat 23rd - Ben Chonzie hike - 8.26 miles, 2300ft ascent. Sun 24th - Feb CARE day 24 Yoga Quote My Character 2019 - 7th Jan - 3rd Feb Challenge 2019 - 11th Feb - 10th Mar Challenge Current Challenge I dwell in Possibility... Link to comment
Ellestar Posted March 14, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2019 25th Feb - 3rd Mar Starting Weight - 89.3kg (-7kg from Jan 7th) End weight - 87.9kg (-8.4kg from Jan 7th) Mon 25th - Lunch walk 1.7 miles. Feb CARE day 25 Yoga Tue 26th - Feb CARE day 26 Yoga Wed 27th - Feb CARE day 27 Yoga Thurs 28th - After work walk 2.8 miles. Feb Care day 28 Yoga Fri 1st - Mar RESET (did day 11) Yoga Sat 2nd - Mar RESET day 2 Yoga Sun 3rd - Lentran Walk 2.7 miles Quote My Character 2019 - 7th Jan - 3rd Feb Challenge 2019 - 11th Feb - 10th Mar Challenge Current Challenge I dwell in Possibility... Link to comment
Ellestar Posted March 14, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2019 4th - 10th Mar Starting Weight - 87.9kg (-8.4kg from Jan 7th) End weight - 87.9kg (-8.4kg from Jan 7th) No change in weight this week as was home from 1st - 5th for Dad's 70th. Diet suffered a little! Mon 4th - Mar RESET day 4 Yoga Tue 5th - March RESET (did day 19) Yoga Wed 6th - Gym Lifting class - 1 hour. March RESET day 6 Yoga Thurs 7th - Walk home 2.6 miles. March RESET day 7 Yoga Fri 8th - March RESET day 8 Yoga Sat 9th - Gym programme 1 hour. Sun 10th - March RESET day 10 Yoga Total weight lost this challenge 91.1 -87.9 = 3.2 kgs Keeping up with consistent habits - particularly the Yoga. Quote My Character 2019 - 7th Jan - 3rd Feb Challenge 2019 - 11th Feb - 10th Mar Challenge Current Challenge I dwell in Possibility... Link to comment
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