Rookie Posted June 15, 2020 Report Share Posted June 15, 2020 Hey everyone! Rookie here. This go around I want to challenge myself to move more. Not only will it allow me to eat more (or rather it will help negate some of my snacking) but I am hoping it will help keep my snacking under control more. I am nervous about adding a physical element to my challenge because that is generally where I struggle the most. Or rather I should say I don't even put effort into completing them. I am going to try my best this time! Rules for challenge: - Fruits and veggies are 0 foods - 1 starch = 1 cup pasta, 1 cup rice, 2 pieces bread, 1 medium potato, 1 cup cereal - Anything horse related does not count towards Move goals - For BW exercise goal, I just need to start to get full points (Weeks 1-3) 8 Quote {Chase the wind and touch the sky; I will fly} Link to post
Rookie Posted June 15, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2020 I am keeping it small for now to try and build the habit. For my cardio it will be just a short walk or bike ride around the neighbourhood.. just getting out there will get me a completion. I also found a small workout routine that I will try to do 1 set of and work up to 3-4 sets over the course of the challenge. The Workout 1. Single Leg RDLs (x10 per side) 2. Squat (x15) 3. Reverse Lunge (x12 per side) 4. Eccentric Press Up (x5) 5. Dead Bug (x12 per side) 6 Quote {Chase the wind and touch the sky; I will fly} Link to post
ZachPSU Posted June 15, 2020 Report Share Posted June 15, 2020 I am trying the daily floss too (just accidentally typod that to “faily floss- I hope thats not a predictor for either of us!). 1 Quote Training Log/Progress Pics: Harder to Kill Current Challenge: Zach from Water, to Water Challenge History: 1 2 3 4 Link to post
Rookie Posted June 15, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2020 Good news peoples! I told my riding instructor that I am not really sure what to work on anymore during my rides without my lessons. She said shes going to start up lessons again next week. Yayyyyy! I am so excited. This weekend was crazy horse time. Our area opened up gatherings to 10 people so the barn is able to drop the strict schedule we had in place starting today... Beaches and some campgrounds finally opened as well in some areas. So that meant the barn was pretty much a ghost town this whole weekend. So I got to spend a little bit extra time each day which was nice. Saturday I helped my mom clip (give buzzcut) her miniature horse Sizzle. That went surprisingly well considering shes only 1 year old. Daisy was acting like everything was going to kill her while we were riding so I ended the ride early because being on a 1000+lb animal who is tensing up and looking for things to run away from or get scared at is not fun especially when alone! Sunday went much better we were alone again but we had our calm brain I even got time to catch up with my riding instructor and my barn bestie which was nice. I miss my barn bestie. Everything else from the weekend is a bit of a blur. I successfully got 1 of my bike tires switched... I really hope that I did it correctly. I now need to figure out how to do the back tire which seems a bit more tricky with the gears. I coordinated borrowing a tent. I took part in some barn drama I really didn't want to. I sliced my jalapenos and put them in my pickle brine in the fridge. We had a little get together with friends and hung out on their deck. I replanted cilantro and basil seeds. 2 minutes ago, ZachPSU said: I am trying the daily floss too (just accidentally typod that to “faily floss- I hope thats not a predictor for either of us!). Hahaha I sure hope not I got into the habit and maintained it for 9 months or so. But I got some splits on the corners of my mouth and I had to stop because it irritated them. They are finally healed (took forever) and I need to get back into it. Its not so bad. What has helped me is to just have floss available everywhere. Its in every bathroom and I keep some at my work desk. 5 Quote {Chase the wind and touch the sky; I will fly} Link to post
Tanktimus the Encourager Posted June 15, 2020 Report Share Posted June 15, 2020 I don't know if they are available up there, but floss sticks are the reason I floss regularly. I hate using regular floss. These require so much less skill. 5 Quote Current Challenge Original 1,2,3, R 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 "By the Most-Righteous-and-Blessed Beard of Sir Tanktimus the Encourager!" - Jarl Rurik Harrgath Link to post
Rookie Posted June 15, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2020 38 minutes ago, Tanktimus the Encourager said: I don't know if they are available up there, but floss sticks are the reason I floss regularly. I hate using regular floss. These require so much less skill. Yah I can get those here and I might actually have some in my drawer. I don't mind regular floss but these would be good to have in the car when theres something bugging me and I need to drive still lol. 2 Quote {Chase the wind and touch the sky; I will fly} Link to post
Rookie Posted June 16, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2020 I am pooped. I still have so many things to do but I got a big chunk of weeding done today in the backyard. BF and I decided to also get rid of the spikey shrub; so we hacked away and I need to get a good shovel now so we can fully remove it. That all took about 2hrs. - Order sisters birthday gift - Mail out horse hair for sisters birthday gift - Pay bills - Get jalapenos and pickle them for Fathers day I feel I have more but this is all my brain is letting me remember right now. 3 Quote {Chase the wind and touch the sky; I will fly} Link to post
RedStone Posted June 16, 2020 Report Share Posted June 16, 2020 Yay for riding lessons again! And I hope there will be garden picts??? 1 Quote ~Peace Be The Journey~ one - two - three - four - five - six - seven- eight - nine - ten - eleven - twelve - thirteen - fourteen - fifteen - sixteen - seventeen - eighteen - nineteen - twenty - twenty one - twenty two - twenty three - twenty four - twenty five - twenty six - twenty seven - twenty eight - twenty nine - thirty - thirty one - thirty two - thirty three - thirty four - thirty five - thirty six Link to post
Tateman Posted June 16, 2020 Report Share Posted June 16, 2020 17 hours ago, Rookie said: Yah I can get those here and I might actually have some in my drawer. I don't mind regular floss but these would be good to have in the car when theres something bugging me and I need to drive still lol. Yeah, I have some of those types for travel. I keep some at my desk too. Easy to grab and use after I eat something 1 Quote Current Challenge#52: Tateman - Sleep, Eat, Walk, Repeat Tateland.com, Instagram, Fitbit Link to post
Rookie Posted June 16, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2020 12 hours ago, RedStone said: Yay for riding lessons again! And I hope there will be garden picts??? Oh gosh lol I am sure I could find some. It probably doesn't look like we did a lot other than hack down a bush right now. Spoiler After... tah dah lol Lots of weeding done. We have started getting random vines that are not the same as the vines from last year. So I was trying to get those under control. And as I was doing that the red bush with giant thorns kept scratching my back so BF was like "Why don't we just get rid of it?" So that is what we are in the process of but I need a better shovel to get the root system out. Roomy even came out and helped finish my weeding while I helped put the thorny death branches in yard bags. I cleaned up my random weed piles as well. We filled 5 yard waste bags. 2 of which were strictly weeds. Also the owners before us have so many random rebars just sticking out of the ground... I feel they were supposed to help prevent the pavers from moving but eesh they are a hazard so we have been pulling them. A few things I want to take care of in the backyard is.... to remove the random pavers, rocks and that laundry dry rack thing, to fill in the random holes from removing rocks, pulling tree roots out, from the shrub and just level around the fence. I need to figure out how to fix that white fence that's bulging... The people who have the backyard behind ours have these trees growing between their shed and my fence. Its breaking the post that the fence panels go on and pushing it into our backyard 😕 Then maybe after all that I might rebuild the flower bed in the back left corner and maybe add a nice flowering bush of some sort that doesn't have thorns. 4 hours ago, Tateman said: Yeah, I have some of those types for travel. I keep some at my desk too. Easy to grab and use after I eat something I also have some gum stimulater things my dentist said is good to use to massage the gums. 2 Quote {Chase the wind and touch the sky; I will fly} Link to post
RedStone Posted June 16, 2020 Report Share Posted June 16, 2020 YESSS Looks great! Gardening is deceiving that way lol but I know how hard it is, I tried to pull up a 3'X5' patch of grass and it took HOURS 😮 Looks like a wonderful Summer haven! 1 Quote ~Peace Be The Journey~ one - two - three - four - five - six - seven- eight - nine - ten - eleven - twelve - thirteen - fourteen - fifteen - sixteen - seventeen - eighteen - nineteen - twenty - twenty one - twenty two - twenty three - twenty four - twenty five - twenty six - twenty seven - twenty eight - twenty nine - thirty - thirty one - thirty two - thirty three - thirty four - thirty five - thirty six Link to post
Tanktimus the Encourager Posted June 16, 2020 Report Share Posted June 16, 2020 The back yard looks great. That's a wonderful grill you have, PLEASE get a grill cover for it 1 Quote Current Challenge Original 1,2,3, R 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 "By the Most-Righteous-and-Blessed Beard of Sir Tanktimus the Encourager!" - Jarl Rurik Harrgath Link to post
Rookie Posted June 16, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2020 5 minutes ago, RedStone said: YESSS Looks great! Gardening is deceiving that way lol but I know how hard it is, I tried to pull up a 3'X5' patch of grass and it took HOURS 😮 Looks like a wonderful Summer haven! Thank you Our front yard also has these random rocks which were used to make a makeshift flower bed that lined the driveway. It had cedar mulch with hostas.. it was simple but nice! Well it is now weeds and grass lol about 8" x 2" ... so I will know your pain if I decide to do it I want to replace the rocks with something flat too because it was hard to mow the lawn. I just need to figure out how to get a cover for our little ugly cabana thinger so we have shade. Our canvas keeps getting ripped and its a bit much to repair but I think a replacement is $100-200. I would love a more permanent one but we aren't sure how long we will stay at this house. Quote {Chase the wind and touch the sky; I will fly} Link to post
Rookie Posted June 16, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2020 3 minutes ago, Tanktimus the Encourager said: The back yard looks great. That's a wonderful grill you have, PLEASE get a grill cover for it Hahaha its really not a great grill... it might of been in its hayday But I do have one if it makes you feel any better..... its just in the garage and I tend to only think about using it in the winter. I should use it more. Quote {Chase the wind and touch the sky; I will fly} Link to post
Tanktimus the Encourager Posted June 16, 2020 Report Share Posted June 16, 2020 2 minutes ago, Rookie said: Hahaha its really not a great grill... it might of been in its hayday But I do have one if it makes you feel any better..... its just in the garage and I tend to only think about using it in the winter. I should use it more. YES. Have the cover on when it's not in use. That would keep a grill in good condition. Quote Current Challenge Original 1,2,3, R 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 "By the Most-Righteous-and-Blessed Beard of Sir Tanktimus the Encourager!" - Jarl Rurik Harrgath Link to post
Rookie Posted June 16, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2020 7 minutes ago, Tanktimus the Encourager said: YES. Have the cover on when it's not in use. That would keep a grill in good condition. Finnnnne T_T I might upgrade grills come fathers day if I find a really good one lol I need to scavenge some new parts anyways. Fire comes out the front of this one. Quote {Chase the wind and touch the sky; I will fly} Link to post
Tanktimus the Encourager Posted June 16, 2020 Report Share Posted June 16, 2020 4 minutes ago, Rookie said: Finnnnne T_T I might upgrade grills come fathers day if I find a really good one lol I need to scavenge some new parts anyways. Fire comes out the front of this one. Ok. So that is not a good grill anymore, but the model is good. Fire out the front means fix or get new. 1 Quote Current Challenge Original 1,2,3, R 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 "By the Most-Righteous-and-Blessed Beard of Sir Tanktimus the Encourager!" - Jarl Rurik Harrgath Link to post
Jupiter Posted June 16, 2020 Report Share Posted June 16, 2020 The backyard looks great! Following! 1 Quote Battle Log, Current Challenge 2021 Challenges: Challenge 1, Challenge 2 2020 Challenges: Challenge 1, Challenge 2, Challenge 3, Challenge 4, Challenge 5, Challenge 6, Challenge 7 Link to post
Tobbe Posted June 16, 2020 Report Share Posted June 16, 2020 The double line floss picks are my favorite But yeah, I need to get back on that habit too! All this working from home business has made me neglect my mouth hygiene a little bit 2 Quote Challenge 19 - Tobbe has Nutrition and Fitness Goals | Challenge 18 - Tobbe is like Jace | Challenge 17 - Tobbe Keeps a Journal | Challenge 16 - Tobbe Builds an E-commerce Site | Challenge 15 - Tobbe and the Journey | Challenge 14 - Tobbe Goes to Sleep | Challenge 13 - Tobbe Kills Zombies | PvP - DailyDare NerdFitness Edition | Challenge 12 - Tobbe tries not to do all the things | Challenge 11 - Tobbe Becomes a Yogi in South East Asia | Challenge 10 - Tobbe Becomes a Yogi | Challenge 9 - Tobbe Gets Productive | PVP - The Last Darebender | Challenge 8 - Tobbe's 100 days of food freedom (part 2) | Challenge 7 - Tobbe's 100 days of food freedom (part 1) | Challenge 6 - Tobbe becomes a Recovery Warrior | Challenge 5 - Tobbe fights the dinosaur | Challenge 4 - Tobbe catches up and pleases his wife | PVP - Rise above the pull-up bar | Challenge 3 - Tobbe eats like a ... | Mini challenge - Students gonna ranger | Challenge 2 - The Necessities | Challenge 1 - Let's get this challenge thing going | The Intuitive Eating Support Group | TODO 2019 PvP | Battle Log (>>) Link to post
Rookie Posted June 17, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2020 I am glad to report that so far flossing is back on track! I have a dentist appointment tomorrow. The exercise part is not ideal Because as I suspected....... I haven't done it yet. But I willllll do it. Not today though because today is riding day So far the weather is beautiful. Yesterday we tried our sauerkraut (it was good but still crunchy and not so sour yet), I did groceries, I pickled the jalapenos for my dads gift (I hope he likes them!), cooked the beef for today's slowcooker lasagna and I made banana bread. Today I also hope to mail out my sisters horses hair for her bracelet that I bought for her birthday present. I hope everyone else is having a great day. I will need to venture out and visit some of your threads. Weigh in: 263.2lbs 3 Quote {Chase the wind and touch the sky; I will fly} Link to post
Rookie Posted June 18, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2020 My hamstrings are a bit sore from the giant yard work that happened Monday, but they are not as sore as the first time! So yay. Those garden squat gains. Yesterdays ride went pretty well. I wasn't sure how well it would go because while walking in the field to get her I almost rolled the ankle I sprained and I felt a very not nice stretch; it seems to be okay though. We rode inside because damn that sun was hot and not a cloud in the sky. The arena had no jumps in it which is my favourite because then you can use the WHOLE arena! Daisy was being such a good girl ❤️ And we were both dripping sweat after. I finally did some laundry woohoo lol I have been slacking hard with that. Today is my 7 year anniversary with my boyfriend. I don't think we are doing anything special cause quite frankly I forgot and so did he ^_^; 6 Quote {Chase the wind and touch the sky; I will fly} Link to post
Jupiter Posted June 18, 2020 Report Share Posted June 18, 2020 I'm glad your ankle is okay. And Happy Aniversary!! 1 Quote Battle Log, Current Challenge 2021 Challenges: Challenge 1, Challenge 2 2020 Challenges: Challenge 1, Challenge 2, Challenge 3, Challenge 4, Challenge 5, Challenge 6, Challenge 7 Link to post
Rookie Posted June 19, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2020 I told myself I can do at least attempt the exercises 😅 Single leg RDL (x7 each leg) Squat (x10) Reverse lunge (x5 each leg) Eccentric press down (2) Dead bugs (x6 each side) Squats and dead bugs I have no problem with. My balance isn't great for the single leg RDL. I'm just bad at lunges. And the eccentric press down 🤣🙈 I'm so weak. Anyways it's not much but it's a start. I might look at replacing the lunges because I hate lunges so much. I'll Google that tonight. 2 Quote {Chase the wind and touch the sky; I will fly} Link to post
Rookie Posted June 20, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2020 At work we are doing a rotational Friday afternoon off and today was my day. I spent a lot of it cleaning up weeds and removing / trying to remove saplings/trees from the neglected side of the house... and I hope they don't die lol I fell over at one point... I stood on a rock with bad ankle, lost my balance and down I went. I am so clumsy. 2 Quote {Chase the wind and touch the sky; I will fly} Link to post
Chesire Posted June 20, 2020 Report Share Posted June 20, 2020 Following for the garden talk! Lovely backyard 1 Quote daily dare 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 #8 #7 #6 #5 #4 #3 #2 #1 Link to post
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