Terah Posted August 24, 2020 Report Share Posted August 24, 2020 How is it that every time I want to jump back on the forums the challenge has almost ended? I just decided to ignore that fact this time and post anyway. Since last time I got back to exercising and eating healthier (nothing extreme). Summer vacation is almost over so it's time to get a good plan and get back to business! I just stumbled across #75hard. And as much as it sounds crazy, it might just be crazy enough to work There are 5 rules: Follow a diet I'm going for the no-s diet Workout twice a day I had started with Cloe Ting's workouts, which I love. So I'll follow one of her programs for the first workout, and do yoga/stretching/mobility work on the rest days. And for the second workout I'll go for a walk [edit] EXCEPT when I'm home alone with the kids and the weather is bad. Drink a gallon of water each day (about 3 liters) I've actually been doing this for the last two months, and it's not that hard, but I do need to pay attention Read 10 pages of non-fiction a day. I have a few books I still need to finish and have ordered a few in the library. I really like this goal actually, I might actually learn stuff Take a progress photo every day This will be the hardest. I hate taking photo's of myself. I'll definitely not be sharing them 😛 I have made an awesome chart in my bullet journal (which I have been using a lot, see I didn't sit on my but the time I wasn't here ) 5 Quote Doodlie for life, Pancake by choice Current Challenge Spoiler Challenge 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 Challenges 2017: 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 Challenges 2018: 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, Challenges 2019: 36, 37, 38, 39, 40 Challenges 2020: 41, 42, 43, 44, 45 Challenges 2023: 46, 47 Link to comment
h3r0 Posted August 24, 2020 Report Share Posted August 24, 2020 Welcome! A lot can be done in two weeks. 1 Quote LEVEL 4 - Half Elf - Sword Assassin STR: 9 DEX: 4 CON: 8 INT: 6 CHA: 7 SKILLS: Swordsman EQUIPMENT: Padded Armor, Wooden Sword BADGES: Stormrider Link to comment
Tanktimus the Encourager Posted August 24, 2020 Report Share Posted August 24, 2020 2 hours ago, Terah said: Cloe Ting's workouts, At first I thought this said Toe Clings workouts and I wondered how you were gonna hang from stuff by your toes. 2 Quote Current Challenge "By the Most-Righteous-and-Blessed Beard of Sir Tanktimus the Encourager!" - Jarl Rurik Harrgath Link to comment
Tobbe Posted August 24, 2020 Report Share Posted August 24, 2020 2 hours ago, Terah said: How is it that every time I want to jump back on the forums the challenge has almost ended? I just decided to ignore that fact this time and post anyway. Hah! You and me both! 2 hours ago, Terah said: Since last time I got back to exercising and eating healthier (nothing extreme). Summer vacation is almost over so it's time to get a good plan and get back to business! I just stumbled across #75hard. And as much as it sounds crazy, it might just be crazy enough to work My first reaction? "Oh, hell no!" 2 hours ago, Terah said: There are 5 rules: Follow a diet I'm going for the no-s diet Workout twice a day I had started with Cloe Ting's workouts, which I love. So I'll follow one of her programs for the first workout, and do yoga/stretching/mobility work on the rest days. And for the second workout I'll go for a walk Drink a gallon of water each day (about 3 liters) I've actually been doing this for the last two months, and it's not that hard, but I do need to pay attention Read 10 pages of non-fiction a day. I have a few books I still need to finish and have ordered a few in the library. I really like this goal actually, I might actually learn stuff Take a progress photo every day This will be the hardest. I hate taking photo's of myself. I'll definitely not be sharing them 😛 I like the way you've broken it down. Doesn't seem so impossible anymore Best of luck! 1 Quote Challenge 21 - Tobbe Goes Running in the Dark | Challenge 20 - Tobbe Gets Ready for CNF | 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 comment
Tanktimus the Encourager Posted August 24, 2020 Report Share Posted August 24, 2020 41 minutes ago, Tobbe said: My first reaction? "Oh, hell no!" That was my second, third, fourth, and sixth reaction as well. The fifth was, "You have got to be kidding me." 3 Quote Current Challenge "By the Most-Righteous-and-Blessed Beard of Sir Tanktimus the Encourager!" - Jarl Rurik Harrgath Link to comment
Snarkyfishguts Posted August 24, 2020 Report Share Posted August 24, 2020 We have a whole topic thread now in Adventurers about this hard 75 stuff. Come stop by and say hi! I’m not doing it, but i mean. Adventurers..........awesome 1 Quote Link to comment
Terah Posted August 25, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2020 8 hours ago, Tanktimus the Encourager said: At first I thought this said Toe Clings workouts and I wondered how you were gonna hang from stuff by your toes. LOL That would be a challenge 8 hours ago, Tobbe said: My first reaction? "Oh, hell no!" That was my first reaction too 😛 8 hours ago, Tobbe said: Doesn't seem so impossible anymore That's what I thought 5 hours ago, Snarkyfishguts said: We have a whole topic thread now in Adventurers about this hard 75 stuff. Come stop by and say hi! I’m not doing it, but i mean. Adventurers..........awesome Thanks! I'll check it out 1 Quote Doodlie for life, Pancake by choice Current Challenge Spoiler Challenge 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 Challenges 2017: 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 Challenges 2018: 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, Challenges 2019: 36, 37, 38, 39, 40 Challenges 2020: 41, 42, 43, 44, 45 Challenges 2023: 46, 47 Link to comment
Terah Posted August 25, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2020 Tuesday I did good today. Today was Cory's birthday. The little divo turned 8 We already celebrated last weekend (no more than 2 visitors at the time, so no one would get sick), but we partied some more today. Played mario party on the switch, put some candles on a donut, and just had fun. I did want to get in my walk this afternoon, but I was alone with the boys and it was raining a bit. So I printed a neighborhood bingo thing and let them take their umbrella's. They love bingo and love walking with an umbrella (yes, I find that weird too). So we had a good time doing that, until their feet got wet and they wanted to go home. But we still got a good enough walk in. I do need to think of something else tomorrow, because I doubt they want to play bingo twice in a row... Any suggestions? 3 Quote Doodlie for life, Pancake by choice Current Challenge Spoiler Challenge 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 Challenges 2017: 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 Challenges 2018: 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, Challenges 2019: 36, 37, 38, 39, 40 Challenges 2020: 41, 42, 43, 44, 45 Challenges 2023: 46, 47 Link to comment
Snarkyfishguts Posted August 25, 2020 Report Share Posted August 25, 2020 Do you have foam swords? I got my nephew walking and running two blocks around the block with an epic sword battle. But something like that might work! Happy Birthday Cory! 1 Quote Link to comment
Tobbe Posted August 25, 2020 Report Share Posted August 25, 2020 1 hour ago, Terah said: I do need to think of something else tomorrow, because I doubt they want to play bingo twice in a row... Any suggestions? Do you have a trampoline? Maybe that could work? It's very difficult to find anything a kid will enjoy doing for 45 minutes... How about a bike ride? We sometimes send our kids to the store to buy something, and they'll get a bit of extra money to buy something for themselves as well. We have 6 km to the store, so that usually takes them a while 1 1 Quote Challenge 21 - Tobbe Goes Running in the Dark | Challenge 20 - Tobbe Gets Ready for CNF | 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 comment
fitnessgurl Posted August 26, 2020 Report Share Posted August 26, 2020 How about a scavenger hunt? My kids enjoyed those. 1 Quote L3 Human Ranger/Assassin Str. 6 Dex. 2 Sta. 1 Con. 12 Wis. 8 Cha. 3 https://www.nerdfitness.com/character/58014 Motto: Where there is life, there is hope. Soli Deo Gloria Link to comment
Terah Posted August 26, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2020 9 hours ago, Snarkyfishguts said: Do you have foam swords? I got my nephew walking and running two blocks around the block with an epic sword battle. But something like that might work! Happy Birthday Cory! We don't, but it's a good idea to look into! Thanks Quote Doodlie for life, Pancake by choice Current Challenge Spoiler Challenge 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 Challenges 2017: 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 Challenges 2018: 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, Challenges 2019: 36, 37, 38, 39, 40 Challenges 2020: 41, 42, 43, 44, 45 Challenges 2023: 46, 47 Link to comment
Terah Posted August 26, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2020 9 hours ago, Tobbe said: Do you have a trampoline? Maybe that could work? It's very difficult to find anything a kid will enjoy doing for 45 minutes... How about a bike ride? We sometimes send our kids to the store to buy something, and they'll get a bit of extra money to buy something for themselves as well. We have 6 km to the store, so that usually takes them a while No trampoline unfortunately, those things are big, and our backyard is small. The only thing they love doing for extended periods of time are games. A bike ride is not a bad idea, but we do need a goal. The store is 500 meters from our home There are good playgrounds a little further out, that could work. 6 hours ago, fitnessgurl said: How about a scavenger hunt? My kids enjoyed those. Good idea! Thanks for all your suggestions, now if it just stopped raining we could actually do those 2 Quote Doodlie for life, Pancake by choice Current Challenge Spoiler Challenge 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 Challenges 2017: 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 Challenges 2018: 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, Challenges 2019: 36, 37, 38, 39, 40 Challenges 2020: 41, 42, 43, 44, 45 Challenges 2023: 46, 47 Link to comment
Terah Posted August 26, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2020 I have decided to mod the challenge a little bit: if the weather is bad AND I have the kids home with no one to watch them I'll do the second workout inside. I do not want to drag them into bad weather if I don't have to. I know the whole challenge is based on being inconvenient to up your mental strength, but I'm not dragging my kids with me if there is no need. The inventor of the challenge also tells us to "use common sense" (in the podcast), which is always a good idea Quote Doodlie for life, Pancake by choice Current Challenge Spoiler Challenge 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 Challenges 2017: 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 Challenges 2018: 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, Challenges 2019: 36, 37, 38, 39, 40 Challenges 2020: 41, 42, 43, 44, 45 Challenges 2023: 46, 47 Link to comment
Tobbe Posted August 26, 2020 Report Share Posted August 26, 2020 Aren't your kids old enough to be home alone (together) for 45 minutes while you do your exercise? What if they watch TV for example and you go out and do a bodyweight routine in the garden? Quote Challenge 21 - Tobbe Goes Running in the Dark | Challenge 20 - Tobbe Gets Ready for CNF | 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 comment
Terah Posted August 26, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2020 8 hours ago, Tobbe said: Aren't your kids old enough to be home alone (together) for 45 minutes while you do your exercise? What if they watch TV for example and you go out and do a bodyweight routine in the garden? I can see them from the garden, so that would be an option. But all the neighbors can see me in the garden too, which makes me feel real awkward... I did sent them to the playground today while I walked through the neighborhood (they have gps watches and can call me with those if needed). They called me after 10 minutes that their friends weren't there to play and if we could please do another bingo So we did that. Walked around for a good bit before it started to rain again. Other goals were smashed too today. 2 Quote Doodlie for life, Pancake by choice Current Challenge Spoiler Challenge 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 Challenges 2017: 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 Challenges 2018: 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, Challenges 2019: 36, 37, 38, 39, 40 Challenges 2020: 41, 42, 43, 44, 45 Challenges 2023: 46, 47 Link to comment
Terah Posted September 1, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2020 Back to the drawing board: my body told me that I cannot do this for a long period of time. It actually felt like I needed to recover after just a few days of this. So here is the new plan (changes in cursive): The 5 rules: Follow a diet Eat Q will be the new plan of attack. Which is basically intuitive eating. Workout twice a day I had started with Cloe Ting's workouts, which I love. I'll do them for 3 days a week. The other days I'll just make sure I'm moving. Like biking, doing chores, playing with the boys etc. And for the second workout I'll go for a walk [edit] EXCEPT when I'm home alone with the kids and the weather is bad. Which won't happen that often anymore, because SCHOOL HAS STARTED! Drink a gallon of water each day (about 3 liters) I've actually been doing this for the last two months, and it's not that hard, but I do need to pay attention Read 10 pages of non-fiction a day. I have a few books I still need to finish and have ordered a few in the library. I really like this goal actually, I might actually learn stuff Take a progress photo every day This will be the hardest. I hate taking photo's of myself. I'll definitely not be sharing them 😛 So just small changes, but I think this will make a world of difference 2 Quote Doodlie for life, Pancake by choice Current Challenge Spoiler Challenge 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 Challenges 2017: 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 Challenges 2018: 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, Challenges 2019: 36, 37, 38, 39, 40 Challenges 2020: 41, 42, 43, 44, 45 Challenges 2023: 46, 47 Link to comment
Scaly Freak Posted September 6, 2020 Report Share Posted September 6, 2020 Award yourself some bonus points for actually listening to your body and making adjustments. That's not as obvious a thing as it seems, nor as common as it should be. Kudos to you. 1 Quote The Great Reading Thread of 2023 “I've always believed that failure is non-existent. What is failure? You go to the end of the season, then you lose the Super Bowl. Is that failing? To most people, maybe. But when you're picking apart why you failed, and now you're learning from that, then is that really failing? I don't think so." - Kobe Bryant, 1978-2020. Rest in peace, great warrior. Personal Challenges, a.k.a.The Saga of Scalyfreak: Tutorial; Ch 1; Ch 2; Ch 3; Ch 4; Ch 5; Ch 6; Intermission; Intermission II; Ch 7; Ch 8; Ch 9; Ch 10; Ch 11; Ch 12 ; Ch 13; Ch 14; Ch 15; Ch 16; Ch 17; Intermission III; Ch 18; Ch 19; Ch 20; Ch 21; Ch 22; Ch 23; Ch 24; Ch 25; Intermission IV; Ch 26; Ch 27; Ch 28; Ch 29; Ch 30; Ch 31; Ch 32; Ch 33; Ch 34; Ch 35; Ch 36; Ch 37; Ch 38; Ch 39; Ch 40; Intermission V; Ch 41; Ch 42; Ch 43; Ch 44; Ch 45; Ch 46 Link to comment
Terah Posted September 10, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2020 New challenge 1 Quote Doodlie for life, Pancake by choice Current Challenge Spoiler Challenge 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 Challenges 2017: 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 Challenges 2018: 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, Challenges 2019: 36, 37, 38, 39, 40 Challenges 2020: 41, 42, 43, 44, 45 Challenges 2023: 46, 47 Link to comment
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