RES: CUTE 2021 Version

[RES]

 

This year I'm going to continue with the acronym I developed in 2020...I will be modifying a few items regarding it though (because of course I am)

Those that have been following for a while know that in 2019 I was doing really good hitting my goals, so I went back to see what I was doing then that was working so well. I've been more lax this  year on the food aspect (thanks Covid) With D cooking her fair share making a detailed plan is a little more difficult, but that's only one meal a day every other week so it shouldn't derail me as much as I've been letting it.

I've also been lax in making sure my workouts happen, after coming home from my granddaughter being born last year it was hard to get back into the routine, then Covid happened and shut everything down...granted, I have a treadmill and workout equipment at home, but finding the motivation isn't as easy as when I was going to the gym, and when I do them I've only been meeting the minimum. I need to make this as much of a priority working out at home as I did when I was going to the gym, until I feel comfortable doing that again. (I live in FL, my governor is an idiot, this will probably not happen soon)

 

The (new) Plan...

Cardio - Three interval runs/bicycle rides/HITT Workout, and one strength training a week. 

Update - Post in thread three times a week.

Track - Sleep (at least 7 hours a night) Food (eat on plan when hungry, stop when full)

Extra - Rides, 5k's, events, and any other random stuff goes here

Done - 🌈

Not Done - ❄️

 

The 1/2/21 will be 7 years I've been here...I have a thing for mirror numbers  

[Tanktimus the Encourager]

So what was present in 2019 that you are working to add back in to empower yourself to succeed? 

[RES]

1 minute ago, Tanktimus the Encourager said:

So what was present in 2019 that you are working to add back in to empower yourself to succeed? 

Primarily the commitment, even though the goals and challenges remained the same (basically) in 2020, the dedication to reaching them did not. I allowed myself to many days where I varied from the plan in regards to food, too much comfort eating, to many "I don't feel good so I'm not going to work out today" days. Basic survival was more of the goal in 2020, 2021 I'm going to thrive...also, as in 2019, there is a cruise planned for my birthday that I want to look good for 😉 because I do better with deadlines and incentive. 

[DarK_RaideR]

On 12/22/2020 at 11:08 PM, RES said:

because I do better with deadlines and incentive. 

Don't we all? Going back, my best performances were while prepping for some sort of OCR. Thing is, much like with "shock treatment" diets and weight loss, we need to find a less intense and more consistent way long term. And I guess that's where the habit building aspect of NF and challenges come in.

 

Needless to say, following to cheer you on, as usual.

[Mistr]

Following along.  

[RES]

15 hours ago, DarK_RaideR said:

Don't we all? Going back, my best performances were while prepping for some sort of OCR. Thing is, much like with "shock treatment" diets and weight loss, we need to find a less intense and more consistent way long term. And I guess that's where the habit building aspect of NF and challenges come in.

 

Needless to say, following to cheer you on, as usual.

You are always welcome my friend...

I agree with your shock treatment assessment, I have to say '19 was the first year I was working out consistently, not just to train for something...it became important to me to keep that commitment to myself in a way I hadn't been able to find before...this year was a cluster fuck due to covid, things closing, and season being canceled so that was a huge chunk of activity taken away...but I allowed myself to just let it all go instead of sticking with it at home and I want to return to that commitment to me, regardless of the state of the world 

 

8 hours ago, Mistr said:

Following along.  

Welcome! Always a pleasure and I look forward to returning the favor  

[fleaball]

 

[RES]

So it seems changing my hair is my go to thing when my life changes in major ways...I did a thing

 

I've never gotten my hair colored in a salon, today I spent about 5 hours getting highlights and most of the red tamed down...I have a silver conditioner I'm going to use on it and let it grow out to my natural hair color (which is pretty damn close to silver) I'll keep the lighter streaks in the front

We sold our huge sectional sofa and bought a couch, was delivered today

This fits the space SOOOO much better!

 

Hope everyone has a happy new year, I plan on starting mine correctly by going for a ride  

[Rhovaniel]

I hear you on the 'need a deadline/commitment to train for'. Having a couple of big endurance goals on the horizon is definitely giving me a lot of the drive towards focusing on running, typically something that I've let slide. Not this time!

 

Also, following!

[DarK_RaideR]

Oooh, love the hair!

[RES]

6 hours ago, Rhovaniel said:

I hear you on the 'need a deadline/commitment to train for'. Having a couple of big endurance goals on the horizon is definitely giving me a lot of the drive towards focusing on running, typically something that I've let slide. Not this time!

 

Also, following!

Welcome! Glad to have you along

 

 

1 minute ago, DarK_RaideR said:

Oooh, love the hair!

Thank you  

 

My bike is not starting  no ride yesterday...hopefully it's something simple

[iatetheyeti]

Also loving the hair

 

Following along too!

 

[RES]

Contacted a bike shop, need to call them Tuesday and figure out how to get it in for them to look at it to see what's wrong. Was going to schedule my next tattoo but that's on the back burner till I get the bike fixed. 

Monday is back to work, last I heard we will be returning to the office 5 days a week now, because of course we will with numbers rising in FL. 🙄

Kinda wanna go to the hockey game I have tickets for tonight...kinda wanna sit home and not do anything...the struggle is real.

 

The (new) Plan...Week 0

Cardio - Three interval runs/bicycle rides/HITT Workout, and one strength training a week. ❄️🌈❄️❄️

Update - Post in thread three times a week. 🌈🌈🌈

Track - Sleep (at least 7 hours a night) Food (eat on plan when hungry, stop when full) Sleep🌈❄️🌈🌈🌈❄️🌈 Food 🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈

Extra - Rides, 5k's, events, and any other random stuff goes here. Finished a gem tree that's been on my list, tickets to a hockey game tonight...bike broke so no ride 😞 

 

Took it easy this week, wasn't the intention but it's what happened. Workouts begin tomorrow, along with food prep and getting back to my whatever normal is routine.

 

...and I just realized today is my 7 year nerdversary! Yes i realize I mentioned it in the intro but forgot today was the 2nd (because what is time?)

 

[iatetheyeti]

39 minutes ago, RES said:

...and I just realized today is my 7 year nerdversary! Yes i realize I mentioned it in the intro but forgot today was the 2nd (because what is time?)

 

Happy Nerdversary!

 

[Tanktimus the Encourager]

4 hours ago, RES said:

...and I just realized today is my 7 year nerdversary

I was trying to figure out why it was seven and not six then it hit me, it's 2021 and not 2020 anymore  

[DarK_RaideR]

Happy Nerdversary!

 

My bike won't start either, most likely because the battery's lost charge due to inactivity during the holidays and I'll have to replace it. Might be a similar case, hoping it's something as simple (and cheap) to fix.

[WhiteGhost]

On 12/23/2020 at 3:54 AM, RES said:

until I feel comfortable doing that again.

Sometimes I wonder if this will ever happen.  On one hand, I'm sure it will eventually, but on the other, as Keynes so ominously said "In the long term, we are all dead"

 

Anyway, following in the meantime

[RES]

19 hours ago, iatetheyeti said:

 

Happy Nerdversary!

 

Thank you!

16 hours ago, Tanktimus the Encourager said:

I was trying to figure out why it was seven and not six then it hit me, it's 2021 and not 2020 anymore  

That's been the issue for me as well...I may or may not have had to edit the original post  

15 hours ago, DarK_RaideR said:

Happy Nerdversary!

 

My bike won't start either, most likely because the battery's lost charge due to inactivity during the holidays and I'll have to replace it. Might be a similar case, hoping it's something as simple (and cheap) to fix.

it was fine 2 weeks ago...D said it may be the cold (it got into the 20's F here) but we checked the battery and it's fine, but maybe water in the tank

 

8 hours ago, WhiteGhost said:

Sometimes I wonder if this will ever happen.  On one hand, I'm sure it will eventually, but on the other, as Keynes so ominously said "In the long term, we are all dead"

 

Anyway, following in the meantime

Probably won't happen this year, but Keynes has a valid point...happy to see you here!

 

Challenge is off to a great start, 30min on the treadmill this morning!  

 

[RES]

What a week, the next three months at work are going to be packed and then season starts 😮. Fortunately I was able to get everything caught up this week and ready for that. 

I was also able to prioritize myself and make sure I got my workouts done and meals were on point (even though it wasn't my week to cook)  sleep was an issue but it was close on the days I didn't get a full 7. Got the bike to the shop (thankful for roadside assistance doing that) still waiting to hear what the issue is and how much it's going to cost.

 

The (new) Plan...Week 1

Cardio - Three interval runs/bicycle rides/HITT Workout, and one strength training a week. 🌈🌈🌈🌈

Update - Post in thread three times a week. 🌈❄️🌈

Track - Sleep (at least 7 hours a night) Food (eat on plan when hungry, stop when full) Sleep🌈🌈❄️❄️🌈❄️🌈 Food 🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈

Extra - Rides, 5k's, events, and any other random stuff goes here. Nails done Thursday...bike broke so no ride 😞 but did get it to the shop at least so we're on the right track 

[Mistr]

Good for you for getting things caught up at work and doing the prep so you can take care of all the things.

 

I hope your bike repair turns out to be something easy and inexpensive to fix.

[RES]

10 minutes ago, Mistr said:

I hope your bike repair turns out to be something easy and inexpensive to fix.

I hope so too...and I hope the shop I took it to doesn't view me as an easy mark due to factors outside of my control  

That said, I'm still waiting to hear...

[Teros]

Digging the hair and the sofa.

 

As for the home workouts, I didn't end up pushing myself until MONTHS of doing it.  Just staying consistent and trying to not fall on my ass while doing some goblet squats was plenty for me to deal with.  Then one day I noticed that under the pudge, my rocks were solid and then I was hooked and wanted to do more and stay even more consistent.   So I mean, although you say,

On 12/22/2020 at 2:54 PM, RES said:

when I do them I've only been meeting the minimum.

the minimum for a while until you start seeing results might be what happens like what happened to me.

[cn3wton]

7 years! That is crazy.

 

I don't know if there's a profile created thing somewhere but I know I started back around that time too.

 

Ill be following along!

[Tanktimus the Encourager]

5 hours ago, cn3wton said:

7 years! That is crazy.

 

I don't know if there's a profile created thing somewhere but I know I started back around that time too.

 

Ill be following along!

On desktop if you hover the mouse over your username a popup window will show you. On mobile or desktop if you click on your username your profile will show when you joined.

[RES]

6 hours ago, cn3wton said:

I don't know if there's a profile created thing somewhere but I know I started back around that time too.

 

You've been here almost 8! 😮