[darkfoxx]

I swear @Tanktimus the Encourager has a goddamn sixth sense. 
 

Here I lay, sick af (ok, not dying sick just craving NyQuil sick), with the Pilates gym I found while absent on the verge of closing, cast adrift in a sea of not knowing where I’m heading next, and who should message me with a reminder that I have Nerd Friends whom I love dearly and have missed that may feel the same? You guessed it: @Taaaaaaaaaaaaank. 
 

He nudged and I’m here with at least a placeholder. I aim to get my ish together and come up with an actual plan for my (fitness) life this week. Yell at me on Socials if I flake. It’s about to be Ramadan (and the villagers rejoice)

and we are home bound for at least a month (probably). Plenty of time to re-remember how to set a SMART goal, get into a sustainable groove, and get off the constant dining out train. 
 

Right? Right. 
 

Back to recouperating on the couch and gathering FitSpo underpants in the form of Ramadan gym deals & gym programs and weighing all that against my lack of desire to take an Uber to go work out somewhere loud every day. 😂 

 

I’m still a cranky mess. 

 

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ADDENDUM~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 

We'll call this one Darkfoxx84: A Prodigal returns.

 

It looks like it's been a year since my last challenge - also Ramadan-themed—fizzled out. In that year, a year’s worth of things have happened.

Fitness-related,lots of Pilates (reformer), very little yoga, but a bit of Pincha work along the way, and a return to vinyasa-based practice over slow flow. Food has been full of false starts & travel has been right back up to pre-pandemic levels. 

 

That's about it for a recap. I don't have any fancy work on goals to impart and I'm out of practice organizing my life in Challenge Cycle increments. So let's think Ramadan. Roughly 28 days. What can I get done in Ramadan since my Pilates gym shut down and I'm waiting to see if anything takes its place? How far can I get down a good path, and can I come out the other side of the Month Of Inconvenience ready for my next fitness chapter?

 

I bit at Apple's offer and signed up for the 3-month fitness+ subscription that came with my iPad. They have a 21 day strength challenge. That sounds less scary than jumping into HIIT, so let's start there. Back, shoulders & biceps were my favorite things to work in Pilates anyways.

 

Let's add in a daily :30-ish walk so I leave my building and see sun at least a little.

 

Let's focus on protein first with my meals and work my way back into veggies.

 

Let's also finish march's sewing project -at this point, all I have time to do is repair my walking skirt.

 

On to April's when that gets printed - an Austrian-style dirndl dress.

 

I'm keeping it simple with that. Update often, reconnect with my Nerds and my community

[TimovieMan]

I'm a simple man. I see a title referencing Tenacious D (however tangentially), and I follow.

 

[Heidi]

Boo for being sick!
Hooray for hearing from you!

 

Perhaps it’s time for a NoPlan plan? 

Just like there doesn’t need to be a title, there doesn’t always need to be a Plan.

4 hours ago, darkfoxx said:

I have Nerd Friends whom I love dearly and have missed that may feel the same?

Tank speaks the Truth.

[Tanktimus the Encourager]

Welcome back friend, I'm glad you are here.

[Wild Wolf]

7 hours ago, darkfoxx said:

I’m still a cranky mess. 

 

But you're OUR cranky mess!! Hi Foxxy  

 

Wolf

[Rurik Harrgath]

Hooray darkfoxx!

 

[DarK_RaideR]

9 hours ago, darkfoxx said:

Yell at me on Socials if I flake

I'll yell at you both on Socials and NF

 

NEEDS. MORE. DOGGOS.

[Scaly Freak]

On 3/20/2023 at 12:42 AM, darkfoxx said:

I’m still a cranky mess. 

 

But you're back, and you're our cranky mess, so that's okay. 

 

I was thinking about you just the other day, as I was browsing the Alter Ego and Beauty Bakerie webstores. It's good to see you again.  

 

[darkfoxx]

Thanks, all, I loves you too. I would say missed your damn faces, but … ummm … well, kinda - your avatars and your persons will have to suffice. 😂

 

CHallenge declaration edited to be more declarationy 

[darkfoxx]

Also: An Update! 

 

Should probably wait until the end of the day, but I’m stuck in my room keeping the dogs entertained while maintenance fixes my drippy kitchen light and some sort of a/c leak I’m not 100% clear on.  I gave Odin a big chew he almost never gets because it gets him too excited for life and he’s in silent heaven. Freya is snoozing the snooze of the just beside me on the big bed and living her best life. 

 

At least a Fitnessy update for this First Day Of The Month Of Inconvenience. 

 

Took a roughly 35/40 minute walk around the marina listening to a podcast on the history of roller coasters. I knew Coney Island was historic and shit, but it’s actually quite important as far as amusement parks go. Pretty cool. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/stuff-you-missed-in-history-class/id283605519?i=1000605372987

 

Then I fired up Fitness+ for a back, shoulders & bicep session aaaaand was nice to myself and stayed for a Mindful Cooldown afterward.

 

OMFG IF I CAN COPY AND PASTE IMAGES AS WELL AS LINKS FROM MY PHONE TO THE IPAD I’M GOING TO BE A HAPPY CAMPER WHEN IT COMES TO NF UPDATES. 

 

Have only had breakfast so far - my recent favorite, tropical overnight oats with mango instead of pineapple. https://gastography.com/2023/03/04/tropical-overnight-oats/

 

Pup Tax

 

 

[Tanktimus the Encourager]

In addition to you I missed Dachshund shenanigans. 

[darkfoxx]

The rest of yesterday was just that - actually cooked dinner for the first time in what feels like forever. Relaxed with a still hacking up a lung DH

 

Today: The damn drip is back. This time it's coming from the ceiling panel * next * to the light.

 

Listened to pie saving a village in my walk podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/myths-and-legends/id990897842?i=1000598579229

 

Today's program workout was just yoga - much needed because iwas winded af after my

Walk.

[Heidi]

Hooray for walking and yoga and for doggo pictures! 

Hope you're feeling better.

❤️ 

[Heidi]

P.S. You on discord?

 

[DarK_RaideR]

You've probably mentioned it already but I'm dumb, what app are those screenshots from?

[darkfoxx]

On 3/24/2023 at 3:41 PM, Heidi said:

P.S. You on discord?

 

Ish?

I’ve got it but am out of practice looking at it - super willing to revisit, though! Darkfoxx#5532 is my username
 

 

On 3/24/2023 at 4:14 PM, DarK_RaideR said:

You've probably mentioned it already but I'm dumb, what app are those screenshots from?

Apple Fitness+

[darkfoxx]

Weekend Update: 

 

Saturday: skipped a formal workout to have lunch with a friend and then a long walk

Sunday: regular mall walk after lunch somewhere different that was actually open 

 

Monday

 

Warm up walk while learning about hot girls in Medieval times

 

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/betwixt-the-sheets-the-history-of-sex-scandal-society/id1612090432?i=1000604039826

 

Gym workout 

 

 

Groceries were half-gotten and too much Graveyard Keeper was played. 

[DarK_RaideR]

1 hour ago, darkfoxx said:

too much Graveyard Keeper was played. 

Ah, gotta get around to playing this one sometime...

[darkfoxx]

17 hours ago, DarK_RaideR said:

Ah, gotta get around to playing this one sometime...

There are so many things to do! And Communist donkeys! This is definitely a notebook by the side kind of game. 

[darkfoxx]

Skipped my opposite-day yoga in favor of wearing pants pants for my walk to and from the grocery in the sun. Gotta get in that vitamin D while I can - Summer is coming. 

 

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gone-medieval/id1564113746?i=1000604719498

 

Today’s walk podcast talked about the Medieval world influences modern music.

 

I picked up everything I had on my grocery list - yay - and only a few impulse buys, mostly in the form of ‘light things to eat for lunch’ because I’m loving the salads at this grocery lately. And they had kimbap onigiri.

 

I’ve also been working on my latest quilt this afternoon while catching up on some true crime. 

  

[Wild Wolf]

21 hours ago, darkfoxx said:

learning about hot girls in Medieval times

 

Quote

Medieval Women: Beauty, Work & Pubic Hair

 

 

Wolf

[darkfoxx]

What day is today? Wednesday? 

 

Completely forgot that today was my laser appointment - and I take it easy after those with just a walk. And usually lunch. 

 

Walked a different waterfront area today to soak in some almost-spicy sun, and then metro/metro feeder bussed it home for a big salad with sliced steak. 

 

Made some killer zero added fat crispy potatoes & an 80s level of fat burger patty for dinner. 

 

Today’s walk podcast, continuing on the Medieval women theme: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/not-just-the-tudors/id1564113869?i=1000604426840

 

And I may look up one of the books mentioned by the guest - a fictional account of a Midieval midwife written by a historian. Right up my alley. History + medicine + someone is bound to be into at least simple witchery. 

 

 

[darkfoxx]

Thursday (so far):

 

Sleep was poo per usual - had a hell of a time getting to sleep, woke up in the middle night with a leg spot so itchy I couldn’t stop scratching and had to get up to put lotion on, and then the damn fire alarm blooped for like the 3rd night in a row for just a couple seconds. I’d blame Ramadan - and there is definitely an uptick of people setting off the fire alarm in the middle of the night because of it - but our building (and all the other buildings in the neighborhood) have periodic times when the fire alarm goes off in the middle of the night - or day - with just enough frequency to scare the shit out of you and make it nigh on impossible to tell if it’s a false alarm or not. 

 

Walk & gym were had - 

 

Learned about the Roman probable sex toy found in Northern Britain - the evidence that it is and other possibilities (it’s totally what it looks like). 

 

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/betwixt-the-sheets-the-history-of-sex-scandal-society/id1612090432?i=1000606214390

 

 

Lunch was the last of the big salad I’d made with steak. Have also made plans to visit my piercer with a friend on Saturday and head to another friends’ for a bbq on Sunday. 

[Heidi]

Boo for disturbed sleep.

Yay for medieval babes and music!

 

I like this walking podcast approach very much (and the topics, too).

Hooray for big salads and visits with friends.  

[darkfoxx]

22 hours ago, Heidi said:

Boo for disturbed sleep.

Yay for medieval babes and music!

 

I like this walking podcast approach very much (and the topics, too).

Hooray for big salads and visits with friends.  

I’m glad I made the jump to even more historical podcasts - love History Hit on YouTube. 

 

Today I did an extra long walk so I could listen to an hour long podcast on the last year of Anne Boylen’s life. 

 

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/not-just-the-tudors/id1564113869?i=1000603859714

 

Lunch was another big salad - this one a good quinoa version from the grocery. Dinner was another of those fattie burger patties and the rest of the now not crispy but still good potatoes. 

 

Also worked on my latest quilt a bit and did some drawing.