[Silmarilliane]

Greeeeetings! I was successful at my last challenge and have levelled up   I wanted to get this written up in advance of Sunday mainly to check in on what 'overeating' days I have coming up in the next month or so, and just get my head settled a bit. I think I'll be sticking to similar things as my last couple of challenges, and daily checking in has proven very useful for me to stay on track. I'm going to be starting on Sunday.

 

THE CHALLENGE

 

 

Food

• Under 1600 calories a day = 10pts
• Two days in a row = 5pts
• Only overeating one meal = 0pts
• Overeating dinner and then eating more for the sake of it = -10pts
• Overeating the whole day for the sake of it = -50pts

Total possible = 520pts

 

Sleep

• No phone scrolling before bed = 10pts
• Two days in a row = 5pts
• Full points across the whole challenge = this can be removed from next challenge

Total possible = 520pts

 

Walking

• 2.5+ miles per day = 10pts (this means I have to do a walk both in my lunchbreak and after work when wfh because I've been getting slack)
• Two days in a row = 5pts

Total possible = 520pts

 

Other exercise

• Any additional cycling, HIIT, Zumba in a day = 5pts
• Week Sun-Sat without doing at least two additional exercises = -10pts

Total possible = many!

 

Weights

• Set up new dumbell/barbell/gym ring manageable workout routine
• Complete said workout routine every week = 10pts per week

Total possible = 50pts

 

1250pts required to pass this challenge.

[Silmarilliane]

Right... overeaty days:

• 16/09/2022: theatre trip, likely to involve fancy food beforehand
• 17/09/2022: birthday party
• 18/09/2022: parent's anniversary meal
• 24/09/2022: baptism
• 25/09/2022: theatre trip, may involve dinner
• 28/09/2022: meal with mates
• 30/09/2022-02/10/2022: visiting in-laws for the weekend, likely much food and drink...
• 07/10/2022: night out dancing, may involve booze
• 10/10/2022-14/10/2022: annual leave but not going anywhere, will attempt to stay under cals...
• 15/10/2022: birthday party

Sheesh, that's a lot...

[Elastigirl]

2 hours ago, Silmarilliane said:

Right... overeaty days:

• 16/09/2022: theatre trip, likely to involve fancy food beforehand
• 17/09/2022: birthday party
• 18/09/2022: parent's anniversary meal
• 24/09/2022: baptism
• 25/09/2022: theatre trip, may involve dinner
• 28/09/2022: meal with mates
• 30/09/2022-02/10/2022: visiting in-laws for the weekend, likely much food and drink...
• 07/10/2022: night out dancing, may involve booze
• 10/10/2022-14/10/2022: annual leave but not going anywhere, will attempt to stay under cals...
• 15/10/2022: birthday party

Sheesh, that's a lot...

That's always a hard one.  Reality is that we do (thankfully) often end up with a lot of special days. I'm not  really  sure on the answer. I've done the restrict and not eat more on those days, which is fine for a limited time, but not an overall practical for life. Right now, I'm just focusing on  all the other meals, and that seems to work well for maintenance. There is also  just eating lighter the next day. I find eating lighter the next day easier than eater lighter the day of. Eater lighter before hand she makes me hungrier, and more likely to overeat. But, if I have a big meal and eat more of my treats, it's not that hard the next day to just eat less.

[Silmarilliane]

23 hours ago, Elastigirl said:

That's always a hard one.  Reality is that we do (thankfully) often end up with a lot of special days. I'm not  really  sure on the answer. I've done the restrict and not eat more on those days, which is fine for a limited time, but not an overall practical for life. Right now, I'm just focusing on  all the other meals, and that seems to work well for maintenance. There is also  just eating lighter the next day. I find eating lighter the next day easier than eater lighter the day of. Eater lighter before hand she makes me hungrier, and more likely to overeat. But, if I have a big meal and eat more of my treats, it's not that hard the next day to just eat less.

 

Yes, very glad to have all these fun things to do! I definitely found that being sensible rather than restrictive is helpful, but I might look at having some lighter days after to balance it out, thanks!

[Silmarilliane]

So my previous weights workout was:

Monday push: bench, military press, bench dips

Wednesday pull: gym ring pull ups, ten second hold ups, barbell rows

Friday legs: squats, lunges, Romanian deadlifts

 

Of these, I'd like to carry on bench, gym rings and RDLs definitely but the others I'm not really fussed about/I don't do them very well. I'm wondering if I should just do those three one evening and leave it to that while I've got a lot on, then can add in some HIIT videos on any other days I'm free at home.

[Silmarilliane]

Very lazy yesterday as I got home from a cocktail/pizza birthday party at 2am (largely because it was almost the exact opposite side of London). Went for a 2.5mile walk, but did no other exercise as I had a crazy busy day Saturday and needed the slump.

 

Yesterday: 🚶‍♀️10pts 🥗 10pts 📵 10pts

Total: 30pts

[Harriet]

Lookin pointy! Happy challenging. Thinking through the danger days beforehand seems very sensible.

[Silmarilliane]

18 hours ago, Harriet said:

Lookin pointy! Happy challenging. Thinking through the danger days beforehand seems very sensible.

 

Thanks, yes it definitely helps me - just having the awareness!

[Silmarilliane]

Monday Monday... always seem to be the same. Stayed on track, walked up to get a prescription which was 2.2 miles there and back, and then walking to pilates added the rest. I did finish making this Spiced Apple and Plum Shrub (weird fruit vinegar squash) from Riverford and it was both delicious as squash, and with the fruit pulp turned into a sort of jam for my lunchtime porridge.

 

I did also start back up my weights again - bench not quite up to the weight I was doing, and gym ring pull-ups I did hip-height with bent knees. I then did RDL at the weight I was doing pre-thumb-injury and on the last set I twinged my back 🤦‍♀️ It's not awful today but it still hurts. Silly me.

 

Yesterday:🚶‍♀️15pts 🥗 15pts 📵 15pts 🏋️‍♀️ 10pts

Total: 85pts

[Elastigirl]

I had a shrub at a restaurant. The strong vinegar taste was a nope for me. I like pickles, or other vinegar stuff , but not drinking it.

 

Hope the back gets better quickly.

 

 

 

[Silmarilliane]

19 hours ago, Elastigirl said:

I had a shrub at a restaurant. The strong vinegar taste was a nope for me. I like pickles, or other vinegar stuff , but not drinking it.

 

Hope the back gets better quickly.

 

Yes, the vinegar taste is definitely interesting - I'm having it quite watered down as squash so it isn't too bad.

 

Thanks - I woke up and the back was surprisingly OK this morning. I didn't push it with any extra exercise but did a little yoga Sun Salutation A that I learned online during lockdowns to give it a stretch out. Hopefully tomorrow I'll do a cycle or HIIT workout.

[Silmarilliane]

Today has been looooong with meetings and shortlisting for a couple of vacancies so I can barely remember yesterday! Oh yes, I was in the office and met a friend after work to have dinner and a stroll around London. It was raining though so we opted for going down the Thames on the riverboat. If you are ever in London I would definitely recommend doing this at night - Albert Bridge near Battersea is beautiful all lit up, I don't think I've ever seen it before (amazing for living nearly 40 years in London!) Had nandos dinner so easy enough to stay in calories, woo.

 

Yesterday: 🚶‍♀️15pts 🥗 15pts 📵 15pts

Total: 130pts

[Silmarilliane]

Quick update as the last couple of days have been looonnnggg at work.

 

Yesterday: 🚶‍♀️15pts 🥗 15pts 📵 15pts 🧘‍♀️ - do I count the yoga as exercise?! I did get the mat out for it, so lets say yes! 5pts

Total: 180pts

[Silmarilliane]

Ok this week has been horrific (mentally exhausting) so I haven't had chance to catch up on the forums, quick check in though for...

 

Yesterday: 🚶‍♀️15pts 🥗 15pts ⚽📲 I was doing fantasy football on my phone in bed = 0pts*

Total: 210pts

 

*aware I said full points across the challenge would mean taking it off, so I've not done this very early on - will revise as I go through the challenge

 

I'm off to the theatre tonight and hopefully getting some lovely Italian food beforehand and I'm so looking forward to both!

[Elastigirl]

Have a lovely evening .That sounds wonderful..

[Silmarilliane]

On 9/16/2022 at 5:47 PM, Elastigirl said:

Have a lovely evening .That sounds wonderful..

 

It was thanks - lots of folks around in London town obviously but everyone was friendly in general. Also delicious food and a great show! It was Jersey Boys and very interesting with their backstory as well as the songs, definitely a fun one. I did eat a big dinner and then had a pastel de nata and a couple of rum and gingers over the evening. Do not regret though! Although it was kinda only overeating one meal, the booze and had chocolate raisins in the theatre probably push this into overeating after. I didn't eat when I got home though so that's something!

 

Yesterday: 🚶‍♀️15pts 📵 10pts 🍝🥃 -10pts

Total: 225pts

[Silmarilliane]

I didn't actually need to eat until maybe 2pm after the overeating the day before. Tracked calories and stayed under (though always hard to work out with takeaway) - my friends stopped eating as they were full and I realised I was too, so stopped as well. Kinda nice to have that acknowledgement.

We'd gone climbing before that, and I did a walk and cycle earlier in the day - I figured if the yoga wasn't technically extra exercise, at least that combo was! I won't double point it though.

 

Yesterday: 🚶‍♀️15pts 🥗 10pts 📵 15pts 🚲 5pts

Total: 270pts

[Silmarilliane]

Went out for the parent's anniversary meal (curry) yester and knew I would be overeating or at least not tracking that. Was pretty sensible in the day, had the curry and veg with some shandy. Ate a fondant fancy and piece of Battenburg after, but stopped myself eating more cake, and when I got home I had a roobois tea instead of hot chocolate so I feel this counts as only overeating one meal. Walked up to the shops to get some canvas gesso and check out the charity shops. I'm making a hoverboard foot stool from a skateboard deck and it's now at the stage where I need to find the neon paints I bought in January last year for this project 😅

 

Yesterday: 🚶‍♀️15pts 📵 15pts 🍛 0pts

Total: 300pts

[Silmarilliane]

Monkey Island day! Not until 5pm but still got a couple of hours of gameplay in around pilates. Also got a walk in beforehand but no other exercise as I was feeling lazy and the like. Didn't even cut the grass as I'd planned. Ah well.

Going for a drink after work today and hoping if I still to clear spirits I can stay in calories...

 

Yesterday: 🚶‍♀️15pts 🥗 10pts 📵 15pts

Total: 340pts

 

Edit to add: 🏋️‍♀️ 10pts

Total: 350pts

[MaeradCase]

Monkey Island Day sounds like fun

[Elastigirl]

On 9/19/2022 at 7:31 AM, Silmarilliane said:

. I'm making a hoverboard foot stool from a skateboard deck and it's now at the stage where I need to find the neon paints I bought in January last year for this project 😅

We are going to need pictures!

[Harriet]

On 9/19/2022 at 12:15 AM, Silmarilliane said:

my friends stopped eating as they were full and I realised I was too, so stopped as well.

 

Masterful! Now to do this every time. Alas, this is eating-correctly gig is hard.

[Silmarilliane]

21 hours ago, Elastigirl said:

We are going to need pictures!

 

After I started I realised I should be taking pics of the process for my crafty blog, so I def will share when I'm done (when I've found the paints...!)

 

19 hours ago, Harriet said:

 

Masterful! Now to do this every time. Alas, this is eating-correctly gig is hard.

 

Ikr?! I think I need to pick up the 'stop eating halfway to check satiety*' particularly when I'm eating out or with takeaways.

*I never know how to pronounce this, but it's ok writing it down

 

Office yesterday and managed to stay under cals despite going for a drink, by having gin and slimline tonic and then eating dinner with remaining calories when I got home. I did stay awake unnecessarily long watching instareels on my phone on the sofa before going to bed. Although this wasn't scrolling in bed, it did mean I didn't go to bed until quite late. I think next challenge I'll have a think about a cut off time for scrolling, especially reels which are a time sink.

Also I forgot I did my weight routine on Monday but didn't put points so I'll go back and edit - I was extra careful with the deadlifts on my back and all went well, huzzah!

 

Yesterday: 🚶‍♀️15pts 🥗 15pts 📵 15pts

Total: 395pts

[Silmarilliane]

Looooong meeting all day yesterday (quarterly planning) and then had a governor meeting in the evening so I am seriously mentally exhausted this week (I feel like I've done a full week already and it's only been two days!) - got home and played Monkey Island some more, am finding I'm rushing through it quite a lot so need to remember to pace myself! I knew the governor meeting would be over 2.5 miles walking there and back so I did a cycle in my lunch break instead of walking. Definitely want to try to get a workout video in this evening, but I also need to cut the grass so might run out of time...

 

Yesterday: 🚶‍♀️15pts 🥗 15pts 📵 15pts 🚲 5pts

Total: 445pts

[Silmarilliane]

More wfh and felt like I was coming down with something - did a latflow which was negative - but feel better today except tired. I think just an exhausting week all round, and really struggling to fall asleep lately. I am reading a really good book in bed though which a friend got for my birthday - Ted Chiang's Exhalation which is a collection of varying sized sci-fi/fantasy short stories. Would recommend!

Managed to get a 2.5 mile powerwalk into an extended lunch break, cut the grass and did the mountain of washing up so no time for additional exercise. It's rainy today so will try to get a video workout in as I definitely won't get anything in additional tomorrow with the baptism.

 

Yesterday: 🚶‍♀️15pts 🥗 15pts 📵 15pts

Total: 490pts