[RES]

My main goal is weight loss, for health reasons as well as I want to look good (to me) naked. I'm in a struggle with this goal because it doesn't get easier when you get older. I don’t want this to be a focus for the rest of my life, I want to build some habits/routines so it becomes second nature and I don’t have to think about it. I also want to be around to watch my grandkids grow up and be able to do things with them, as well as things I enjoy as I get older, and I enjoy a lot of things!

I work from home as an accountant. I have a full time job and a few side gigs, making sure I have enough movement in my day is important because it's very easy to lose track of time and I feel better when I move more! The Struggle is real! 

I'm going to take the time to do what I need to do, also making sure I get enough off-time, put in the work and effort that hopefully will lead to lower numbers on the scale as well as other health markers that are important.

 

The Struggle...
( S )teps - 
( T )rack - 
( R )est - 
( U )pdate - 
( G )o - 
( G )uitar 5x week- 
( L )ift 2x week - 
( E )xercise (treadmill) 3x week - 

Done - 🌈
Not Done - ⛈️ (this seemed more appropriate than a snowflake)
 
I want to get my granddaughter's item I've been crocheting since before Xmas, finished. Yes, I’m still working on it.
I want to get my bicycle fixed (tires are flat, not a tough fix) and take advantage of the bike trails around this area when the heat isn’t so bad.
I want to take advantage of the fact I have a pool in my backyard.
I want to take advantage of a lake less than half a mile from my house and the paddleboard in my garage.

My personal life may be falling apart  is slowly improving, I am doing my best to keep doing the same…therapy is a big part of this, journaling is another part. I'm going to continue doing this, as well as working on getting back to me and what I need in my life.

 

I did lose three pounds the last two weeks of the last challenge, having COVID may or  may not have helped that 🙄Changed my eating to low FODMAP and that seems to be helping a lot of issues I've been having. I'll be out most of zero week on a motorcycle ride to the Tail of the Dragon, I hope to take a lot of pictures to share when I get back!

Oh, and I scheduled two 5k's and a 10k.

 

Upcoming Items

9/24 - Pagan Pride

10/8 - Jax Pride

10/15 - Atlanta Pride

10/22 - WINE Stem 5k

10/24 - ? going to see grandkids

11/23 - Thanksgiving 5k

12/16 - Reindeer Run 10k

 

 

[WhiteGhost]

I have to say, you come up with some great acronyms   

[Tanktimus the Encourager]

Following again. I'm glad we are friends.

[fleaball]

[DarK_RaideR]

8 hours ago, fleaball said:

+1

[RES]

9 hours ago, WhiteGhost said:

I have to say, you come up with some great acronyms   

Thank you  I love the challenge of fitting my goals into a good acronym almost as much as the (NF) challenge itself!

 

8 hours ago, Tanktimus the Encourager said:

Following again. I'm glad we are friends.

I'm glad you are here, and also glad we are friends, and glad that we have this space to meet wonderful people.

 

8 hours ago, fleaball said:

I see you 🫂

 

Just now, DarK_RaideR said:

+1

and you as well 😘

[RES]

So my challenge is starting off pretty normal 🙄I must be feeling better because once again I'm less than 15 minutes shy of 7 hours sleep...

Trying to get caught up on my clients books so I am not worried about them when I'm out of town...not that they would notice, but I would

Mama's arrive today, although I missed my kiddo, I'm glad I had a couple days to myself to continue to recover. It was needed.

Two more sleeps, I'm so excited I can barely stand it!

 

 

Week 0 - Sunday
( S )teps - ⛈️
( T )rack - 🌈
( R )est - ⛈️
( U )pdate - 🌈
( G )o - 
( G )uitar 5x week- 
( L )ift 2x week - 
( E )xercise (treadmill) 3x week - 

[Snarkyfishguts]

Following along! ❤️ 

[RES]

9 hours ago, Snarkyfishguts said:

Following along! ❤️ 

YAY! and Welcome!!

 

Got a lot caught up yesterday...

One more day, this time tomorrow we'll be on the road  

 

Week 0 - Sunday
( S )teps - ⛈️⛈️
( T )rack - 🌈🌈
( R )est - ⛈️⛈️
( U )pdate - 🌈🌈
( G )o - 
( G )uitar 5x week- 
( L )ift 2x week - 
( E )xercise (treadmill) 3x week - 

[Mistr]

Good for you getting work caught up so you can relax on your trip!

 

Have a great time!

[Sovalis]

I hope you have the best time on your trip! Here to follow along!

 

[DarK_RaideR]

Have fun and take all the photos!

[Shello]

Following along! 

[RES]

On 9/5/2023 at 4:43 PM, Mistr said:

Good for you getting work caught up so you can relax on your trip!

 

Have a great time!

 

On 9/5/2023 at 10:42 PM, Sovalis said:

I hope you have the best time on your trip! Here to follow along!

 

 

On 9/7/2023 at 7:47 AM, DarK_RaideR said:

Have fun and take all the photos!

 

On 9/7/2023 at 3:43 PM, Shello said:

Following along! 

Welcome all!

So not a day went by that work didn't contact me for some reason 

Pictures are here https://photos.app.goo.gl/9k9qVA6ukX2HVmHP8 very little editing has been done, I've just gotten home a little while ago and am trying to get acclimated to not being on two wheels anymore.

 

Week 0 
( S )teps - ⛈️⛈️⛈️🌈🌈🌈🌈
( T )rack - 🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈
( R )est - ⛈️⛈️⛈️🌈🌈🌈🌈
( U )pdate - 🌈🌈🌈⛈️⛈️⛈️🌈
( G )o - 🏍️🛣️
( G )uitar 5x week- 
( L )ift 2x week - 
( E )xercise (treadmill) 3x week - 

 

I'll give a full recap after I catch up!

[DarK_RaideR]

11 hours ago, RES said:

trying to get acclimated to not being on two wheels anymore.

Ain't that always a downer.

 

BEST. PHOTO. EVER.

[RES]

5 hours ago, DarK_RaideR said:

Ain't that always a downer.

 

It really is...

5 hours ago, DarK_RaideR said:

BEST. PHOTO. EVER.

That was not supposed to be in there  

 

So even with the road trip the goals went pretty well!

Week 0 
( S )teps - ⛈️⛈️⛈️🌈🌈🌈🌈
( T )rack - 🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈
( R )est - ⛈️⛈️⛈️🌈🌈🌈🌈
( U )pdate - 🌈🌈🌈⛈️⛈️⛈️🌈
( G )o - 🏍️🛣️
( G )uitar 5x week- 
( L )ift 2x week - 
( E )xercise (treadmill) 3x week - 

 

Wednesday we (D, our FL friend, and I) got up early and headed out, picked up another friend along the way that wanted to go with. The 4th person is 71 years old and I want to be her when I grow up! Road to NC to the place we were staying, the road we took to get there is part of the Moonshiner 28 route, it went a long way towards preparing us for the Dragon! There was a great restaurant on site that we ate at within walking distance for some of us, others wanted to bitch about it

 

Thursday we got up and headed to The Tail of the Dragon, not gonna lie I was more than a bit nervous about it, not because I doubted my abilities but more about how were others going to act on it. 318 curves in 11 miles https://photos.app.goo.gl/L37dsPfugV75DXjx5 is no joke! We had a few that passed, and yes, all 11 miles is supposed to be no passing, they weren't jerks about it though so I was pleasantly surprised. Found a nice place to eat on the other side to plan our return trip, which would have taken several hours more and we were all pretty tired, so we decided that the Dragon needed slaying both directions  We picked up some souvenirs and pictures when we made it back to the beginning (end?) 

 

Friday our companions were leaving us, the 4th person because that was the plan due to prior commitments, the FL friend because of concern for the weather. The other route we wanted to take was closed due to storm damage so we went for a ride through the smokie mountains over to Gatlinburg. found food (of course) and walked around a bit before heading back.

 

Saturday we got up and checked out of our cabin, headed back along the Moonshiner 28, next time will have to ride the whole thing...and are already planning our return trip SOON.

 

I haven't shared pictures on social media yet, will get to that today, I'm still just trying to absorb the whole trip and keep the peace of it in my mind going forward. My boss really irritated me with the texts and messages but I tried not to let that affect me overly much. I applied for several jobs when I got home and keeping options open for now. Tomorrow is back to the grind.

[RES]

All caught up from our trip, except for the FT job, and they can wait and kick rocks if they don't like it.

What I think is the best shot from the photographers along the Dragon is attached  

 

Week 1 - Sunday 
( S )teps - ⛈️
( T )rack - 🌈
( R )est - 🌈
( U )pdate - 🌈
( G )o - 💅🏼
( G )uitar 5x week- 
( L )ift 2x week - 
( E )xercise (treadmill) 3x week - 

[Shello]

is the Tail of Dragon that stretch that is the deadliest road in US?   I watched a youtube video about it.  Someone was testing a self driving vehicle on it and figured all the curves were the best test.  I'm glad you enjoyed it and didn't crash! 

[RES]

6 hours ago, Shello said:

is the Tail of Dragon that stretch that is the deadliest road in US?   I watched a youtube video about it.  Someone was testing a self driving vehicle on it and figured all the curves were the best test.  I'm glad you enjoyed it and didn't crash! 

Yes, it is one and the same...however, only if you drive/ride like someone with a death wish, or in the rain, or like you own the road, or tired, (I think you see where I'm going with this  )

It is challenging, and definite test of ones abilities, but I would do it again in a heartbeat 🥰

[Sovalis]

Oh what a cool adventure! I am so glad you had a good time!

[RES]

7 hours ago, Sovalis said:

Oh what a cool adventure! I am so glad you had a good time!

Thank you

 

So Monday...was a Monday, mama's didn't leave until after I was due to start work so didn't get a workout in, not sure what's going on with my sleep now that I'm home? and I completely forgot guitar was a thing...

 

Week 1 - Monday
( S )teps - ⛈️⛈️
( T )rack - 🌈🌈
( R )est - 🌈⛈️
( U )pdate - 🌈🌈
( G )o - 💅🏼
( G )uitar 5x week- ⛈️
( L )ift 2x week - 
( E )xercise (treadmill) 3x week - ⛈️

[RES]

So it was confirmed that I'm going to have a houseful again this weekend. The mama's, our traveling FL friend, and the friend from Memphis will all be here.

Sleep continues to be an issue, but I did get my workout in and even practiced guitar, which was cut short by losing the pick in the guitar...🙄 I got it out but figured that was enough for one day

My boss has covid and is out for the rest of the week...other people that had it also took time off, I had no desire to use my vacation time like that.

 

Week 1 - Tuesday
( S )teps - ⛈️⛈️⛈️
( T )rack - 🌈🌈🌈
( R )est - 🌈⛈️⛈️
( U )pdate - 🌈🌈🌈
( G )o - 💅🏼
( G )uitar 5x week- ⛈️🎸

( L )ift 2x week - 🏋🏼‍♀️
( E )xercise (treadmill) 3x week - ⛈️

[Severine]

Hello! I am late (I was on a trip too, but it was much less cool than yours), but I found you. Your trip looked absolutely fantastic (even though I am terrified of riding a motorcycle, you made it look pretty damn cool) and I am so, so happy you had the chance to do that. Boo on your boss for bothering you on vacation - when I read the part about you applying for jobs on your return, I said, "Good!" out loud and D happened to be walking past my office, so he popped his head in and said, "Something good happened?" and when I explained that my NF friend was hopefully going to stick it to her failure of a boss, he gave two enthusiastic thumbs up   

 

On 9/3/2023 at 2:09 PM, RES said:

Done - 🌈
Not Done - ⛈️ (this seemed more appropriate than a snowflake)

 

As someone who loves snow, this makes much more instinctive sense to me and I find your icon updates much less cognitive load to process now, haha.

 

Thanks again for sharing the photos. Really brightened my afternoon.

[RES]

10 minutes ago, Severine said:

As someone who loves snow, this makes much more instinctive sense to me and I find your icon updates much less cognitive load to process now, haha.

 

Thanks again for sharing the photos. Really brightened my afternoon.

I love snow, in pictures, when I'm in my cozy house....I also have RA so cold can be rather painful

I laughed at your talking out loud to the forum, I do that all the time!

 

We have video!!

 

 

 

[RES]

No idea what's going on with the sleep, workouts are okay but nowhere near what I was doing before I got covid, but something is better than nothing.

 

Week 1 - Wednesday
( S )teps - ⛈️⛈️⛈️⛈️
( T )rack - 🌈🌈🌈🌈
( R )est - 🌈⛈️⛈️⛈️
( U )pdate - 🌈🌈🌈🌈
( G )o - 💅🏼
( G )uitar 5x week- ⛈️🎸⛈️

( L )ift 2x week - 🏋🏼‍♀️
( E )xercise (treadmill) 3x week - ⛈️🏃🏼‍♀️