annyshay Posted July 26, 2020 Report Share Posted July 26, 2020 Hello Nerds, annyshay here! I'm a thirty-something single lady that who lives with an orange tabby named Dragon in the Northeastern US. I've been a member of the Nerd Fitness forums for many years. Along the way, I met my health coach, Amy Clover, who has been helping me move past dieting and performance health based on external metrics to focus more on the way that I want to feel and building habits that support that. Last challenge was rough, but I'm still here. I basically want to try again with some tweaks, so we'll still be in the land of ATLA (Avatar the Last Airbender). Feel free to refer to my previous challenge if you want to know more about ATLA's view of the elements. Earth - one hike per week Air - spend 15 minutes daily on the NF forums Fire - hip flexor stretch +/- PT maintenance exercises Water - cook once per week Yip, yip! 8 Quote Love as thou wilt. Link to comment
Snarkyfishguts Posted July 26, 2020 Report Share Posted July 26, 2020 YES! You are here and ready to bend some elements! I am following along! 1 Quote Link to comment
Tanktimus the Encourager Posted July 26, 2020 Report Share Posted July 26, 2020 I just realized, I'm supportive and I make jokes. I'm Sokka, aren't I? 2 Quote Current Challenge "By the Most-Righteous-and-Blessed Beard of Sir Tanktimus the Encourager!" - Jarl Rurik Harrgath Link to comment
sarakingdom Posted July 26, 2020 Report Share Posted July 26, 2020 45 minutes ago, Tanktimus the Encourager said: I just realized, I'm supportive and I make jokes. I'm Sokka, aren't I? Hrm, you do cook a lot of meat... 1 Quote I felt like I could run forever, like I could smell the wind and feel the grass under my feet, and just run forever. Current Challenge: #24 - Mrs. Cosmopolite Challenge Past: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11a & #11b, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23 Link to comment
Tanktimus the Encourager Posted July 26, 2020 Report Share Posted July 26, 2020 1 hour ago, sarakingdom said: Hrm, you do cook a lot of meat... Now I just need a spacemetal sword. 1 Quote Current Challenge "By the Most-Righteous-and-Blessed Beard of Sir Tanktimus the Encourager!" - Jarl Rurik Harrgath Link to comment
sarakingdom Posted July 26, 2020 Report Share Posted July 26, 2020 20 minutes ago, Tanktimus the Encourager said: Now I just need a spacemetal sword. I mean. Don't we all. 2 Quote I felt like I could run forever, like I could smell the wind and feel the grass under my feet, and just run forever. Current Challenge: #24 - Mrs. Cosmopolite Challenge Past: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11a & #11b, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23 Link to comment
annyshay Posted July 27, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2020 16 hours ago, Tanktimus the Encourager said: I just realized, I'm supportive and I make jokes. I'm Sokka, aren't I? OMG, yes. You're welcome for the challenge idea, by the way. I'm super torn between whether I'm Katara or Zuko. I get either on quizzes. Identity crisis!!! 1 Quote Love as thou wilt. Link to comment
annyshay Posted July 27, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2020 Sunday w0d1 Earth - not yet Air - nope Fire - nope Water - made salad Had another quiet day at home. Writing, gaming, reading, and a few chats with friends. 3 Quote Love as thou wilt. Link to comment
Tanktimus the Encourager Posted July 27, 2020 Report Share Posted July 27, 2020 6 hours ago, annyshay said: OMG, yes. You're welcome for the challenge idea, by the way. I'm super torn between whether I'm Katara or Zuko. I get either on quizzes. Identity crisis!!! I mean, given your history family of origin, Zuko fits, but you are a healer, so Katara does as well. 🤷♂️ 1 Quote Current Challenge "By the Most-Righteous-and-Blessed Beard of Sir Tanktimus the Encourager!" - Jarl Rurik Harrgath Link to comment
sarakingdom Posted July 27, 2020 Report Share Posted July 27, 2020 2 hours ago, Tanktimus the Encourager said: I mean, given your history, Zuko fits *tiptoes out nervously* 1 Quote I felt like I could run forever, like I could smell the wind and feel the grass under my feet, and just run forever. Current Challenge: #24 - Mrs. Cosmopolite Challenge Past: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11a & #11b, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23 Link to comment
Tanktimus the Encourager Posted July 27, 2020 Report Share Posted July 27, 2020 1 hour ago, sarakingdom said: *tiptoes out nervously* Updated my post for clarity. 1 Quote Current Challenge "By the Most-Righteous-and-Blessed Beard of Sir Tanktimus the Encourager!" - Jarl Rurik Harrgath Link to comment
Sciread77 Posted July 27, 2020 Report Share Posted July 27, 2020 I may be invisible but I’m following! Quote Adventurer, Half-Dwarf Chaotic-Good Paladin Ne me dites jamais les chances! ¡Nunca me digas las probabilidades! Character Sheet Training Logs Challenges Prepping for Adventure Prep, Adventure Prep Fall Baby, When Are We Again, Anyway?, Whirlwind, The Leaf's Locus, Harnessing Hamingja New Roots More Beginnings, More Roots Cleaning Up Facing The Hailstorm Yo Ho Yo The... Keto Life For Me? Taming the Beast Another Step Towards the Future Baking, Suburban Homesteading, and Health, The Adventurers of the Lucky Vale I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII VIII, IX Spoiler Perennial goals: Sleep 7+ hours a night, retain (and continue to learn) French and Spanish as a family, increase Spanish Proficiency for work and play, read like a maniac on my own and with my kids, carry heavy stuff Long term goals: Cut to 13-15% bodyfat, And now that I'm grown I eat five dozen eggs, so I'm roughly the size of a baaaaarge! -> Someday I'll challenge a Disney world Gaston to a push up contest and win Link to comment
annyshay Posted July 27, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2020 5 hours ago, sarakingdom said: *tiptoes out nervously* 1 Quote Love as thou wilt. Link to comment
annyshay Posted July 27, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2020 2 hours ago, Sciread77 said: I may be invisible but I’m following! Not invisible, and always welcome! Quote Love as thou wilt. Link to comment
annyshay Posted July 27, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2020 7 hours ago, Tanktimus the Encourager said: I mean, given your history family of origin, Zuko fits, but you are a healer, so Katara does as well. 🤷♂️ Yeah, I will just continue to be inspired by both. 1 Quote Love as thou wilt. Link to comment
annyshay Posted July 28, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2020 Monday w0d2 Earth - not yet Air - spent 15 minutes on nerd fitness Fire - hip flexor stretch + one legged stance Water - made salad It was back to work today. There was some catching up to do because I was out of the office on Friday, but I was able to get through it. I submitted a revision of an IRB protocol for research in the morning. Then I was on service in the hospital, so I saw a bunch of kids with a brand new 4th year student who has never been at our hospital before. That meant a lot of orienting. We had lunch but were otherwise going until 4pm, so it was a full day. When I got home, I sent some emails back and forth with Amy, made dinner, played Animal Crossing New Horizons, and did some meditation. Read a bit more before bed. 3 Quote Love as thou wilt. Link to comment
Snarkyfishguts Posted July 28, 2020 Report Share Posted July 28, 2020 8 hours ago, annyshay said: Read a bit more before bed. Whatchoo reading? Anything good? 1 Quote Link to comment
annyshay Posted July 28, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2020 3 hours ago, Snarkyfishguts said: Whatchoo reading? Anything good? Re-reading the Hunger Games. One of my favorites and strangely comforting. Quote Love as thou wilt. Link to comment
annyshay Posted July 29, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2020 Tuesday w0d3 Earth - not yet Air - nope Fire - hip flexor stretch + one legged stance Water - nope Was up early, but my friend was late to our chat, so I took a small nap. My team overslept, so I wasn't able to start my work day for an hour or so, which made me feel behind all day. Had only one new consult thankfully. Spent a lot of time talking with my colleagues about one particularly sick kid. Finished up notes late into the night. When I came home I re-watched some more of Umbrella Academy (season two drops on Friday!). 3 Quote Love as thou wilt. Link to comment
annyshay Posted July 30, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2020 Wednesday w0d4 So I'm going to take a break from any specific goals. My health coach thinks this will help with the general feelings of overwhelm and resistance that I'm having. Instead, I am going to use tools when I want to that might make me feel better. I'll still keep you guys posted on what's going on as we move forward. So, Wednesdays are always a bit overwhelming because of all the appointments that I have in the evening. I slept in a bit as well, but I managed to complete most of my morning routine and have my chat with my friend. The work day went fairly well as we didn't have any new consults until the end of the day, when we decided that we would see them the next day. I got home and had therapy, my coaching call, and my gaming group in a row with no real breaks until after my bedtime. Therapy Spoiler We spent the session just talking and free associating (no EMDR, yay). I brought up an incident with my mom from the weekend. Basically, she wanted me to reach out to my cousin (we don't talk very often) and find out "how close to the edge" she was after some life events. Now, I haven't heard from my cousin and she hasn't reached out to me. I managed to establish a boundary and tell Mom that she should reach out to her instead if she was worried. We riffed on that for most of therapy talking about various ways that I parented my Mom as a child and the fact that there was some serious emotional neglect from her after the divorce. Also, I was taught that I had to stuff my emotions if I was to be a member of society. So double whammy, really. 4 Quote Love as thou wilt. Link to comment
Tanktimus the Encourager Posted July 30, 2020 Report Share Posted July 30, 2020 Spoiler Good job setting that boundary, I'm proud of you. I feel you on being taught to stuff emotions. Not trying to compare my experience to yours, just know that it's rough. 2 Quote Current Challenge "By the Most-Righteous-and-Blessed Beard of Sir Tanktimus the Encourager!" - Jarl Rurik Harrgath Link to comment
annyshay Posted July 31, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2020 Thursday w0d5 Did one legged balances while brushing my teeth. Slept in late. Managed to tell my friend that it bothers me when she shows up late to our chats. She took it ok. Work was really heavy because one child is doing particularly badly and another mom is particularly anxious, so I spent hours talking with family members of patients. It was hard to do anything else at that point. I came home and watched Umbrella Academy until it was time to sleep. The new season drops tomorrow. 4 Quote Love as thou wilt. Link to comment
Snarkyfishguts Posted July 31, 2020 Report Share Posted July 31, 2020 18 minutes ago, annyshay said: Thursday w0d5 Did one legged balances while brushing my teeth. Slept in late. Managed to tell my friend that it bothers me when she shows up late to our chats. She took it ok. Work was really heavy because one child is doing particularly badly and another mom is particularly anxious, so I spent hours talking with family members of patients. It was hard to do anything else at that point. I came home and watched Umbrella Academy until it was time to sleep. The new season drops tomorrow. Oooh Umbrella Academy! That's something to look forward to. I love Robert Sheehan's work and am looking forward to seeing what happens with Klaus. Balance practice is a wonderful idea! I'm going to follow your example. Good for you for confronting your friend! I hope she listens and shows up on time now. After an emotional work day, you really did a wonderful job recognizing that you just needed down time to recover and took excellent care of yourself. 2 Quote Link to comment
Tanktimus the Encourager Posted July 31, 2020 Report Share Posted July 31, 2020 Have you seen Cells at Work on Netflix? It's an Anime that teaches extensively about the immune system as it relates to the circulatory system. It's pretty interesting. https://www.netflix.com/title/81028791 1 Quote Current Challenge "By the Most-Righteous-and-Blessed Beard of Sir Tanktimus the Encourager!" - Jarl Rurik Harrgath Link to comment
annyshay Posted August 1, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2020 20 hours ago, Tanktimus the Encourager said: Have you seen Cells at Work on Netflix? It's an Anime that teaches extensively about the immune system as it relates to the circulatory system. It's pretty interesting. https://www.netflix.com/title/81028791 I've heard about it but not watched it yet. 1 Quote Love as thou wilt. Link to comment
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