Elastigirl Posted January 3, 2022 Report Share Posted January 3, 2022 I'm still in more of a celebrate Holiday mode than buckle down and get stuff done , but the challenge has started, so I'm here ! My big challenge that I've set for myself is to complete level 18 on the NF journey by year end. I'm on level 14. I don't know how much the difficulty level ramps up each level, but that seem do-able. I already have a habit of working out. So just keep doing that. I'm also doing NF Floor Loco (a short extension of Elements) rowing, walking,NF mobility, staff training Those are extras and just fit in as time allows. "NO I WILL DO THEM ALL"!! - ahem forgive the Ranger brain take over- really they aren't requirements just various ways to get cardio and movement in. The other big goal is to track calories. My goal is to have between 1,600 and 1,850 calories a day and track on MFP. The life goal is to be a person that uses time efficiently in the morning. I've made progress in that area. I have established a Bible reading habit, I drink a glass of water, and then I empty the dishwasher. But then I get sucked into the computer time warp and waste too much time. My goal is to start workout preferably at 10 am, but no later than 10 :15. I also want to get back into the habit of making weekly and daily list to do. Because it is the new year, I decided to work on a new way to track. My big problem with tracking stuff is I just plain forget. I bought this cool tracker. Amazon.com : Habit Tracker Calendar - Daily, Weekly & Monthly Goal Tracking Planner, Floral Journal Notepad with Spiral Bound & Hanger - To-Do List, Undated 12 Months, 8"x10" - Juccybe Collection : Office Products I will hang it on my wall, where I can easily see it. Besides the calorie tracking goal, I also plan to track Bible memory, 10 minutes a day on a creative project, and10 minutes a day reading my non fiction book. I also bought this for my daily/weekly tracker. Amazon.com: Weekly Planner Pad for Women , Planning Pad, 6.7"x9.8 58" Undated Tear Off Sheets, Organizer, Productivity Tracker for Organizing Goals, Tasks, Ideas, Notes, To Do Lists, Office Organization : Everything Else I plan on taping it to a cupboard door so I can easily spot it. I also updated my NF Epic Quests. Now I have points I can earn and check off. The only problem is I don't usually go to that site, so I may forget about it.. We shall see. Not sure if this works for everyone else, but here is my NF quest page My Character (nerdfitness.com) I included creative endeavors on there too. All right, let's start 2022 with a bang 8 3 Quote Wisdom 22.5 Dexterity 13 Charisma 15 Strength 21 Constitution-13 "Love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind' Luke 10; 27 Link to comment
Tanktimus the Encourager Posted January 3, 2022 Report Share Posted January 3, 2022 First! And Following. I'm with you on the computer derailing workouts thing. When I have a late shift and have the house to myself, I can waste a lot of time on the computer before working out. 1 Quote Current Challenge "By the Most-Righteous-and-Blessed Beard of Sir Tanktimus the Encourager!" - Jarl Rurik Harrgath Link to comment
Artemis Prime Posted January 3, 2022 Report Share Posted January 3, 2022 Ooh, pretty planners! I'm working on using up all the half-full planners laying on my shelf, but that first one especially is very tempting. 1 Quote "For God did not give us a spirit of fear; but a spirit of power, love, and self-discipline". - 2 Timothy 1:7 "All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us." -Gandalf Link to comment
Elastigirl Posted January 3, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2022 2 minutes ago, Tanktimus the Encourager said: First! And Following. I'm with you on the computer derailing workouts thing. When I have a late shift and have the house to myself, I can waste a lot of time on the computer before working out. I'm convinced computers are time machines that speed time up , 5 minutes on it turns into 45. That is the only possible explanation 3 Quote Wisdom 22.5 Dexterity 13 Charisma 15 Strength 21 Constitution-13 "Love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind' Luke 10; 27 Link to comment
Elastigirl Posted January 3, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2022 Just now, Artemis Prime said: Ooh, pretty planners! I'm working on using up all the half-full planners laying on my shelf, but that first one especially is very tempting. I made sure and picked one that I thought were pretty, so I would enjoy using them Quote Wisdom 22.5 Dexterity 13 Charisma 15 Strength 21 Constitution-13 "Love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind' Luke 10; 27 Link to comment
Novaurora Posted January 3, 2022 Report Share Posted January 3, 2022 I'm here for things being checked off and crossed off (what I live for) 1 Quote “And now that you don’t have to be perfect, you can be good.” John Steinbeck “Do I dare disturb the universe?” – T.S. Eliot “You wanna fly, you got to give up the shit that weighs you down.” – Toni Morrison "All we have to do is decide what to do with the time given to us" JRR Tolkien Human Bard: CON 2, WIS 5, INT 1, CHA 2 Current Challenge: Nova Levels Up (and maybe doesn't abandon a challenge...) Link to comment
WolfDreamer Posted January 3, 2022 Report Share Posted January 3, 2022 You certainly have a lot to celebrate! I look forward seeing you do a lot of awesome things during this challenge! Let me know if I can help in any way. 1 Quote Who am I? -- My NF Character Current Challenge: WolfDreamer Springs Forward Past Challenges: Spoiler Winter is Coming, Wolfen Strengthens His Heart, Body, Mind, and Spirit, Wolfen Becomes One of the People, Wolfen Strengthens His Chakras, Wolfen Welcomes Summer and Gets Primal, Soulcon and Spartan, Wolfen Develops Mental Toughness, Wolfen Joins the Wander Society, Soulcon, Spartan, School, and Stranger Things, Wolfen Becomes a Warrior Elite, Wolfen Goes Here and There and Back Again, Wolfen Becomes a Soulcon Warrior Elite, Wolfen Returns to His Roots, Wolfen Wanders in Soul, Spirit, and Body, Wolfen Owns the Day, Wolfen Searches for His Wild Heart, Wolfen Runs for His Life, Wolfen Hits the Trails, Wolfen Becomes an Explorer and Joins the Resistance, Wolfen Goes Back to the Source, Wolfen Begins the Hero's Journey, WolfDreamer Returns to the People, WolfDreamer Pushes Back, WolfDreamer Prioritizes, Burpees, Books, and Brainwork, Burpees, Books, Brainwork, and Bodywork, WolfDreamer Masters the Four Elements, WolfDreamer Continues to Master the Four Elements, WolfDreamer Returns to Sparta, WolfDreamer Returns to Middle Earth, WolfDreamer Continues His Middle Earth Adventure, WolfDreamer and the Fall, WolfDreamer Forges His Own Path, WolfDreamer Has Hope, WolfDreamer Returns to Middle Earth, WolfDreamer Reads Harder, Breathes Harder, and Journals More, WolfDreamer Embraces His Wild Poet, The Mad Poet Becomes Supernatural, WolfDreamer, The Mad Poet, Becomes Superhuman, WolfDreamer Elevates, WolfDreamer Becomes IronBorn, WolfDreamer Wakes the White Wolf, The Mad Poet Recovers by Keeping it Simple, WolfDreamer Clears His Mind to Find His Wild Heart, WolfDreamer Resets, WolfDreamer Strives to Become an Eminently Qualified Peaceful Warrior “I'd rather sing one wild song and burst my heart with it, than live a thousand years watching my digestion and being afraid of the wet.” -- Jack London “I wanted movement and not a calm course of existence. I wanted excitement and danger and the chance to sacrifice myself for my love.” -- Leo Tolstoy "I feel love rising in my chest again Rising like a burning sun into the day..." -- Gungor, "Hurricane" "...wherever the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom." 2 Corinthians 3:17b Link to comment
KB Girl Posted January 3, 2022 Report Share Posted January 3, 2022 Here! 1 Quote KB Quest: becoming a decent kettlebell lifter and an excellent coach 2023 goals tracker; 591/5000km & reading to my kids 48/365 days (updated march-22) my instagram - my gym's instagram Link to comment
Mad Hatter Posted January 3, 2022 Report Share Posted January 3, 2022 7 hours ago, Elastigirl said: I'm convinced computers are time machines that speed time up , 5 minutes on it turns into 45. That is the only possible explanation This would explain a lot. 1 Quote Link to comment
Elastigirl Posted January 4, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2022 23 hours ago, Novaurora said: I'm here for things being checked off and crossed off (what I live for) Checking things off makes me happy. 23 hours ago, WolfDreamer said: You certainly have a lot to celebrate! I look forward seeing you do a lot of awesome things during this challenge! Let me know if I can help in any way. Thanks! 17 hours ago, KB Girl said: Here! Hey there! 2 Quote Wisdom 22.5 Dexterity 13 Charisma 15 Strength 21 Constitution-13 "Love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind' Luke 10; 27 Link to comment
Elastigirl Posted January 4, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2022 Today was the last day of Mr. Incredibles vacation (between Christmas and New Year) so I didn't officially start the challenge.I did do the NF workout. Outside is making the change from snow to rain, and our sidewalks are messy , slippery gobs of muddy snow. So, I opted to do a very short rowing workout inside. The plan is to also do some stretching this evening. Then, a bit of excitement and putting into action of my mobility training. We went to go see a movie. Walking to the theater , I slipped (see above about sidewalks)Fell and landed on my side. Totally drenched my side. My knee hurt a tiny bit, and my wrists were tender. Opted to skip the movie, and go home and change into dry clothes. It's later in the evening, and nothing is sore. I am thinking my GMB mobility work paid off! We watched Chaos Walking, at home. It's a scifi movie with Tom Holland. It was funny and interesting. The movie we had been going to see in the theater was American Underdog, about Kurt Warner. Last week we saw Spiderman:No Way Home, which was awesome. Tomorrow I will track my calories. The tracker I bought doesn't arrive until Wednesday 3 Quote Wisdom 22.5 Dexterity 13 Charisma 15 Strength 21 Constitution-13 "Love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind' Luke 10; 27 Link to comment
Waldo Posted January 4, 2022 Report Share Posted January 4, 2022 Gosh, good thing the fall wasn't worse. It seems each passing year it hurts more to fall down than it did the year before; and when things hurt it doesn't go away as fast as it used to. 1 Quote currently cutting battle log challenges: 21,20, 19,18,17,16,15,14,13,12,11,10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1 don't panic! Link to comment
Harriet Posted January 4, 2022 Report Share Posted January 4, 2022 On 1/3/2022 at 3:48 AM, Elastigirl said: I'm convinced computers are time machines that speed time up , 5 minutes on it turns into 45. That is the only possible explanation Agreed. Especially in the morning. 1 Quote Let cheese and oxen and mead crowd out our secret desires for power and domination - Harriet the Viking Just be bold, fluid and unapologetic, not small, hairy and indecisive - Harriet the Artist You can absorb me! - Harriet the Contextless Guru Link to comment
starpuck Posted January 4, 2022 Report Share Posted January 4, 2022 Hey hey hey! Those are some gorgeous trackers! I always get excited about new layouts and ways to track, so I totally get that. Great plan on things. You always seem so even-keeled and full of wisdom when you set out your plans! Glad the fall wasn't too bad, and yeah, sitting in a theatre cold and wet would have been yucko. I LOVE Tom Holland. Quote Level 81 ~*~ Ranger Deviant Art Gallery || YouTube Channel Current Challenge "It is difficult. All things worth keeping are." Thane Krios - Mass Effect 2 "Maybe it's not as simple as you imagined, Seeker." Varric Tethras Dragon Age 2 "Staying within your limits is no fun, Ryder." Vetra Nyx - ME: Andromeda Spoiler ::PAST 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 | NEIN | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48| 49 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 60 | 61 62 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 77.5 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 82 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 91 | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 100 Link to comment
KB Girl Posted January 4, 2022 Report Share Posted January 4, 2022 19 hours ago, Elastigirl said: Walking to the theater , I slipped (see above about sidewalks)Fell and landed on my side. Totally drenched my side. My knee hurt a tiny bit, and my wrists were tender. Opted to skip the movie, and go home and change into dry clothes. It's later in the evening, and nothing is sore. I am thinking my GMB mobility work paid off! And your training in general that’s excellent! 1 Quote KB Quest: becoming a decent kettlebell lifter and an excellent coach 2023 goals tracker; 591/5000km & reading to my kids 48/365 days (updated march-22) my instagram - my gym's instagram Link to comment
Yasha92 Posted January 4, 2022 Report Share Posted January 4, 2022 Following! Glad the fall wasn’t too bad! Quote Mini | | Jan 16 || Feb 16 || Mar 16 || April 16 || July-Aug 16 || Aug-Sep 16 . || Sep-Oct 16 || Oct-Nov 16 || Dec 16 || Jan 17 || March 17 || April 17 || May 17 || August 17 || Sep 17 || Oct 17 || Grind it out || Jan 18 || Feb 18 || April 18 || May June 18 || Nov 18 || Oct 19 || Early 2020 || Halfway thru 2020 || Yasha High-5s herself || Jan 2023 || Current Challenge: Yasha holds steady (Feb-Mar 2023) Link to comment
Elastigirl Posted January 5, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2022 11 hours ago, Waldo said: Gosh, good thing the fall wasn't worse. It seems each passing year it hurts more to fall down than it did the year before; and when things hurt it doesn't go away as fast as it used to. Exactly.Thanks! 10 hours ago, Harriet said: Agreed. Especially in the morning. And at night. I swear, I just go to check one thing, and suddenly a half hour has goneby.Dark magic. 6 hours ago, Starpuck said: Hey hey hey! Those are some gorgeous trackers! I always get excited about new layouts and ways to track, so I totally get that. Great plan on things. You always seem so even-keeled and full of wisdom when you set out your plans! Glad the fall wasn't too bad, and yeah, sitting in a theatre cold and wet would have been yucko. I LOVE Tom Holland. You would like this movie then, Thanks for saying I seem even keeled. It seems so hard, because my brain just want to do all the things. It's hard to narrow and focus. We have already driven to the theater, and of course I wanted to see a movie, so I was tempted to go. But , I would have been cold. I was cold on the drive home with the heat turned up. And theater seem to keep the air conditioner on even durin g the winter, so I would have been an ice cube. 4 hours ago, KB Girl said: And your training in general that’s excellent! Yes, my wrists felt a little sore, like after a workout.But they mostly said thanks for making them strong and ready to hold me up when they needed too 3 hours ago, Yasha92 said: Following! Glad the fall wasn’t too bad! thanks. 2 Quote Wisdom 22.5 Dexterity 13 Charisma 15 Strength 21 Constitution-13 "Love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind' Luke 10; 27 Link to comment
Elastigirl Posted January 5, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2022 Did the post Christmas weigh in today. Yikes, but some of that was from Christmas, so hopefully I'll see some easy weight loss at first, just by not eating all the junk. Tracked in MFP. I actually went a little over goal. We had a bit of wine in our bottle, and I wanted to finish it. I had forgotten about that, so hadn't allowed for that. I'm still feeling good, it was very close I got my tracker today! It's very pretty. Tomorrow I will start my tracking. Here are my goals that I am tracking: Track in MFP- this is separate from the calorie goal. I get to color a square for tracking, even if I go over Calories in goal Bible verse app 10 minutes doing something creative Writing daily list of tasks weekly habits weekly planner laundry clean house (Fly lady 1 hour clean) 7 1 Quote Wisdom 22.5 Dexterity 13 Charisma 15 Strength 21 Constitution-13 "Love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind' Luke 10; 27 Link to comment
Kestrel Grey Posted January 5, 2022 Report Share Posted January 5, 2022 Those are beautiful trackers and a great idea to buy one! I always envision my bullet journal being that pretty, but it always ends up a basic checklist. Glad your mobility training is paying off. 1 Quote Current Challenge: The Cliffs of Insanity Previous 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 Battle Log: Operation Fly-By-Night “Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.” ― Neil Gaiman Link to comment
fearless 2.0 Posted January 5, 2022 Report Share Posted January 5, 2022 here for all the tracking glory! I keep a bullet journal and enjoy it tremendously. hope you are not in pain after the fall. and: Happy New Year! 1 Quote be fearlessly yourself! Link to comment
MezzotheLefty Posted January 5, 2022 Report Share Posted January 5, 2022 Happy New Year! I hope the new trackers are helpful. I'm a fan of journals and lists in general. Glad the fall wasn't too bad!! Chaos Walking has been on my radar for a while but I haven't gotten to it yet. May have to check it out. 1 Quote EPIC Quest (under construction) Link to comment
KB Girl Posted January 6, 2022 Report Share Posted January 6, 2022 Ahh I hope the tracking is useful for you they seem like excellent things to track. Do you do FlyLady zone work aswell? Quote KB Quest: becoming a decent kettlebell lifter and an excellent coach 2023 goals tracker; 591/5000km & reading to my kids 48/365 days (updated march-22) my instagram - my gym's instagram Link to comment
Elastigirl Posted January 6, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2022 On 1/4/2022 at 11:14 PM, Kestrel Grey said: Those are beautiful trackers and a great idea to buy one! I always envision my bullet journal being that pretty, but it always ends up a basic checklist. Glad your mobility training is paying off. I always want my Bujo to be pretty, but I always end up with the checklist. Part of why I decided to get something that already was pretty. Also,if the tracker was already complete, that just makes it all the more easier to do On 1/5/2022 at 12:31 AM, fearless 2.0 said: here for all the tracking glory! I keep a bullet journal and enjoy it tremendously. hope you are not in pain after the fall. and: Happy New Year! Thanks, I didn't hurt at all the next day. On 1/5/2022 at 12:02 PM, MezzotheLefty said: Happy New Year! I hope the new trackers are helpful. I'm a fan of journals and lists in general. Glad the fall wasn't too bad!! Chaos Walking has been on my radar for a while but I haven't gotten to it yet. May have to check it out. Thanks. I like journals. My only issue is remembering to use them. This is hung up on my cupboard,so I am hoping it is easier to remember. 11 hours ago, KB Girl said: Ahh I hope the tracking is useful for you they seem like excellent things to track. Do you do FlyLady zone work aswell? I hope so too. No, I never could get into a rhythm with them. I flet like they were too detailed in some area, and left out others. I do the blessing hour. That works could on general cleaning. I still struggle with getting the extra rooms (bedrooms, downstairs, office) clean and need some system for that Quote Wisdom 22.5 Dexterity 13 Charisma 15 Strength 21 Constitution-13 "Love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind' Luke 10; 27 Link to comment
Elastigirl Posted January 6, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2022 Awesome day yesterday. For the NF New Year resolution journey, the goal was to take the goal and make it smaller for this week. So, for my morning goal , I set my alarm to get off the computer, and get in my workout clothes. Even if I don't quite get started (I still had some dishes to do) I still win if I am in my workout clothes. And I did that, so a win. Also hit my calorie goal. DId my NF bodyweight workout. Our church had its' 12th Night ball, and we went to that. Got all dressed up and fancy. It was a lovely evening. We danced most the dances, and I was exhausted. But refreshed and filled with joy. 3 Quote Wisdom 22.5 Dexterity 13 Charisma 15 Strength 21 Constitution-13 "Love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind' Luke 10; 27 Link to comment
Artemis Prime Posted January 6, 2022 Report Share Posted January 6, 2022 A 12th Night ball sounds fantastic. Also, I love forming the habit of getting ready to work out, even if the workout itself doesn't happen. 1 Quote "For God did not give us a spirit of fear; but a spirit of power, love, and self-discipline". - 2 Timothy 1:7 "All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us." -Gandalf Link to comment
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