TheGreyJedi-Ranger Posted May 10, 2021 Report Share Posted May 10, 2021 18 hours ago, Dusk said: Greetings! It's technically the first day of challenge Week 1! (Even though in my head, weeks begin on Mondays lol) Goals for the week: 1. Think of more dinner ideas. As I'm trying to come up with my cholesterol-friendly meal plan, I'm realizing that I'm terrible at meal planning 😂 Breakfast and lunch are pretty good already, and I've got some healthier snacks for this week, but dinner is ???. I've started a spreadsheet where I can keep track of key nutritional info for various meals I commonly make, and I've got a few that are actually surprisingly okay, cholesterol/saturated fat/etc.-wise. But I need a little more variety, particularly options that are easy to prepare/have on demand on nights I don't feel like cooking. Edited to add: I also want to read through my mindful eating handout this week. 2. Walk to campus on Monday, Tuesday, and either Thursday or Friday. That last day depends on a few factors; one of my friends wants to hang out and/or go shopping this week, but she's not sure when she'll be free. Also, Thursday is husband's day off, so I wanna a) spend time with him and b) run some errands together. 3. Same "in bed by 9pm at the very latest" goal as in my original post. I need to remember to take my medication at around 7pm, and also thinking I should start winding down conversations with my online peoples at that time so I can wind myself down for sleep. For recipes, pinterest saved my butt! And also Mealime. Quote Grey Jedi Ranger Jedi's Hero Journey Pt. II: Habit Swapping Jedi Battle Log “Keep Calm, Carry On, and Don't Freeze Up!” - Oboro Shirakumo (Loud Cloud), My Hero Academia Vigilantes Challenges: #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, #54, #55 Link to comment
Alanna Posted May 14, 2021 Report Share Posted May 14, 2021 How has this week gone so far? Did you find any good ideas for future meals? 1 Quote -:- THE LIONESS -:- Challenge 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.8, 2.9, 2.10 Link to comment
Dusk Posted May 18, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2021 HI! I forgot to reply all week, eek! Last week, I: - crafted a list of like 20 new recipes to try, which seem healthy in the right ways; and even tried out a couple of them! - walked to campus 3 times mostly-as-planned (though one of them was just to get ice cream, not to work on my project I did work on it from home on a different day, though!) - went to bed around 9pm on the nights it mattered. (If we had nowhere to be the following day, we stayed up later. Sometimes that bites us in the butt, but we do it anyway xD) So, that's all my week one goals met!! YAY For week 2 my plans are: - Walk to campus at least 3 times like last week. - Find a stretching routine. I have needed to do this for a while - my legs, and particularly my hips, are so stiff lol. I don't have to start it yet necessarily, I just need to at the very least find one that is simple and that I feel I can keep up with. - In bed by 9pm like last week. - Brainstorm some good, healthy road-trip snacks and places to stop for food. We're driving out to visit our parents & some friends next week, and we always eat fast food and lots of snacks on our road trips (why does driving long distances make you so hungry?? Is it boredom or something??). 6 Quote Link to comment
TheGreyJedi-Ranger Posted May 19, 2021 Report Share Posted May 19, 2021 19 hours ago, Dusk said: HI! I forgot to reply all week, eek! Last week, I: - crafted a list of like 20 new recipes to try, which seem healthy in the right ways; and even tried out a couple of them! - walked to campus 3 times mostly-as-planned (though one of them was just to get ice cream, not to work on my project I did work on it from home on a different day, though!) - went to bed around 9pm on the nights it mattered. (If we had nowhere to be the following day, we stayed up later. Sometimes that bites us in the butt, but we do it anyway xD) So, that's all my week one goals met!! YAY For week 2 my plans are: - Walk to campus at least 3 times like last week. - Find a stretching routine. I have needed to do this for a while - my legs, and particularly my hips, are so stiff lol. I don't have to start it yet necessarily, I just need to at the very least find one that is simple and that I feel I can keep up with. - In bed by 9pm like last week. - Brainstorm some good, healthy road-trip snacks and places to stop for food. We're driving out to visit our parents & some friends next week, and we always eat fast food and lots of snacks on our road trips (why does driving long distances make you so hungry?? Is it boredom or something??). for places to stop - try Moes! I actually would stop there when I was doing keto, they've got decent stuff quality wise. For snacks, maybe popcorn? Like the smartpop or something? or veggie straws? Or Sunchips? applesauce pouches? Individual packets of snacks like goldfish? And with stretching, I actually built my own routine that I do basically daily. I do a forward fold/toe touching stretch, then I do a downward dog to open up my shoulders and back. Then I do a seated butterfly stretch (feet pressed together and lean over to open up the hips) , then the leg stretch where you're seated with your legs out in a V shape and you reach for each foot one at a time. I put my opposite hand over my head to get some stretching in my side and lower back. It's about 5 minutes or so and it's basically full body 4 Quote Grey Jedi Ranger Jedi's Hero Journey Pt. II: Habit Swapping Jedi Battle Log “Keep Calm, Carry On, and Don't Freeze Up!” - Oboro Shirakumo (Loud Cloud), My Hero Academia Vigilantes Challenges: #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, #54, #55 Link to comment
aquadwayne Posted May 19, 2021 Report Share Posted May 19, 2021 2 hours ago, TheGreyJedi-Ranger said: for places to stop - try Moes! I love Moe's. IMO Moe's > Chipotle. 2 hours ago, TheGreyJedi-Ranger said: And with stretching, I actually built my own routine that I do basically daily. I do a forward fold/toe touching stretch, then I do a downward dog to open up my shoulders and back. Then I do a seated butterfly stretch (feet pressed together and lean over to open up the hips) , then the leg stretch where you're seated with your legs out in a V shape and you reach for each foot one at a time. I put my opposite hand over my head to get some stretching in my side and lower back. It's about 5 minutes or so and it's basically full body I may have to give this a shot. I've never really done too much stretching but this seems easy enough to figure out without taking up a lot of time. 2 Quote AquaDwayne, Viking Warrior STR 2 | DEX 2 | CON 2 | INT 2 | WIS 2 | CHA 2 Current Challenge: aquadwayne is starting over Instagram | Website Link to comment
Dusk Posted May 19, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2021 4 hours ago, TheGreyJedi-Ranger said: for places to stop - try Moes! I actually would stop there when I was doing keto, they've got decent stuff quality wise. For snacks, maybe popcorn? Like the smartpop or something? or veggie straws? Or Sunchips? applesauce pouches? Individual packets of snacks like goldfish? I looked it up, and there isn’t a Moe’s anywhere near our route 😂 but its similar to Chipotle right? As Aquadwayne alluded. Maybe we can look out for Chipotle or Qdoba. I started brainstorming snacks and I’ve got apples, raisins, and rice cakes so far. Might get some veggie chips too! 4 hours ago, TheGreyJedi-Ranger said: And with stretching, I actually built my own routine that I do basically daily. I do a forward fold/toe touching stretch, then I do a downward dog to open up my shoulders and back. Then I do a seated butterfly stretch (feet pressed together and lean over to open up the hips) , then the leg stretch where you're seated with your legs out in a V shape and you reach for each foot one at a time. I put my opposite hand over my head to get some stretching in my side and lower back. It's about 5 minutes or so and it's basically full body Ooo, thank you!! 1 Quote Link to comment
TheGreyJedi-Ranger Posted May 20, 2021 Report Share Posted May 20, 2021 21 hours ago, Dusk said: I looked it up, and there isn’t a Moe’s anywhere near our route 😂 but its similar to Chipotle right? As Aquadwayne alluded. Maybe we can look out for Chipotle or Qdoba. I started brainstorming snacks and I’ve got apples, raisins, and rice cakes so far. Might get some veggie chips too! Ooo, thank you!! noooooo 😕 But that sort of thing is probably a good call. Panera can be a solid choice too! And no problem! I hope that helps On 5/19/2021 at 1:26 PM, aquadwayne said: I love Moe's. IMO Moe's > Chipotle. I may have to give this a shot. I've never really done too much stretching but this seems easy enough to figure out without taking up a lot of time. SAME. I love Moe's. Let me know what you think! If you get stuck on something let me know and I'll dig up an example. It's just my quick, easy, "i need to improve my flexibility without adding 30 minutes to my morning routine" thing 2 Quote Grey Jedi Ranger Jedi's Hero Journey Pt. II: Habit Swapping Jedi Battle Log “Keep Calm, Carry On, and Don't Freeze Up!” - Oboro Shirakumo (Loud Cloud), My Hero Academia Vigilantes Challenges: #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, #54, #55 Link to comment
Dusk Posted June 2, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2021 Aaaaaaaaaaa hi frens! Sorry for dropping off the map again again again... lol. The week before my vacation (challenge week 2 i think?) was crazy, trying to get lots done before we left; week 3 was the vacation itself; now (I think) it is week 4, and I had wanted to pick up where I left off. HOWEVER. Of course something has to go wrong right?? Turns out, the 8-hour drive back home somehow fricked up my ankle, so walking hurts. I think it's just strained from being in the same position all day (even though I used cruise control 😭 ), or pooooossibly bruised from my shoes? I was wearing high-tops. Regardless... UGH. So I'm taking it easy this week. May try some gentle yoga at some point, idk. Edited to add: we had fairly healthy snacks for the drive, yay Also, for lunches, we stopped on the way there at Subway (there was nothing else for miles and miles and we had no cell service so we did what we could xD) and on the way back we went to Qdoba. 4 Quote Link to comment
TheGreyJedi-Ranger Posted June 2, 2021 Report Share Posted June 2, 2021 1 hour ago, Dusk said: Aaaaaaaaaaa hi frens! Sorry for dropping off the map again again again... lol. The week before my vacation (challenge week 2 i think?) was crazy, trying to get lots done before we left; week 3 was the vacation itself; now (I think) it is week 4, and I had wanted to pick up where I left off. HOWEVER. Of course something has to go wrong right?? Turns out, the 8-hour drive back home somehow fricked up my ankle, so walking hurts. I think it's just strained from being in the same position all day (even though I used cruise control 😭 ), or pooooossibly bruised from my shoes? I was wearing high-tops. Regardless... UGH. So I'm taking it easy this week. May try some gentle yoga at some point, idk. Edited to add: we had fairly healthy snacks for the drive, yay Also, for lunches, we stopped on the way there at Subway (there was nothing else for miles and miles and we had no cell service so we did what we could xD) and on the way back we went to Qdoba. I understand that completely! Vacations always throw me for a loop. I'm sorry your ankle is acting up, mine is acting up too 😭 Hope you feel better soon! 1 Quote Grey Jedi Ranger Jedi's Hero Journey Pt. II: Habit Swapping Jedi Battle Log “Keep Calm, Carry On, and Don't Freeze Up!” - Oboro Shirakumo (Loud Cloud), My Hero Academia Vigilantes Challenges: #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, #54, #55 Link to comment
Alanna Posted June 13, 2021 Report Share Posted June 13, 2021 On 6/2/2021 at 2:42 PM, Dusk said: Aaaaaaaaaaa hi frens! Sorry for dropping off the map again again again... lol. The week before my vacation (challenge week 2 i think?) was crazy, trying to get lots done before we left; week 3 was the vacation itself; now (I think) it is week 4, and I had wanted to pick up where I left off. HOWEVER. Of course something has to go wrong right?? Turns out, the 8-hour drive back home somehow fricked up my ankle, so walking hurts. I think it's just strained from being in the same position all day (even though I used cruise control 😭 ), or pooooossibly bruised from my shoes? I was wearing high-tops. Regardless... UGH. So I'm taking it easy this week. May try some gentle yoga at some point, idk. Edited to add: we had fairly healthy snacks for the drive, yay Also, for lunches, we stopped on the way there at Subway (there was nothing else for miles and miles and we had no cell service so we did what we could xD) and on the way back we went to Qdoba. Oh no, it's so frustrating when injuries get in the way, especially when you're trying to reestablish a routine! I hope your ankle is feeling better now. Quote -:- THE LIONESS -:- Challenge 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.8, 2.9, 2.10 Link to comment
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