Catspaw's Lift Well, Eat Well, Be Well Challenge

[EmCee]

Random things I'm excited about:

- Seeing Radiolab live on Tues

- Birthday next Sat

- Renting a cabin in the woods with the IC for a long weekend after that

- Nerdsgiving (!!) a few days thereafter

- Starting work a few days after that

A lot of this summer I was too sick to have much to look forward. I had to keep canceling on plans (ugh, I'm still sorry The Tin Man!) which meant that I pretty much stopped making them. Doctor's visits several times per week, constantly losing days and weeks to just being miserable in pain, isolated from everyone else, etc.

So having things to look forward to is more than just having things to look forward to... it feels like it's like I'm becoming a normal human being again. I'm full of excitement.

I love this! So much. I'm sooooo happy for you.

But, don't think I'm gonna reciprocate the bday pics.

[catspaw]

Alright, might as well get started on this challenge for realz....

 

Fri, Nov 8th - Workout Log

 

Squats:

45 x 5

95 x 5

135 x 5 x 5

 

Last set I wasn't happy with depth, so plan to re-do the weight.

 

Bench:

45 x 5

85 x 5

85 x 5

85 x 3 (F)

85 x 3

85 x 3

 

Deads:

135 x 5

185 x 3 (F)

135 x 10

[catspaw]

I love this! So much. I'm sooooo happy for you.

But, don't think I'm gonna reciprocate the bday pics.

 

Thanks emcee!  Huggles!

 

And /giggle re: bday pics.  Instead, you should draw me a picture of a hug and give it to bigm to bring to me!

[catspaw]

Fri, Nov 8th - Food Log

 

PWO: Homemade roast beef (top sirloin) and a banana

Lunch: Homemade ground bison bi bim bap with kale, carrots, and rice.

Snack: Leftover salmon and kombucha

Dinner: Homemade chicken breast biryani with tons of veggies

 

C/F/P: 172/49/138

 

A little high on carbs today from the kombucha, but at 30g of from-veggies fiber I'm not worried.  Plus some days I'm higher in one macro, but it tends to balance out in the end.

[catspaw]

Sat, Nov 9 - Daily Log

 

Breakfast: Scrambled eggs and kale

Lunch: Leftover chicken biryani with lotsa veggies

Snack: Leftover roast beef, bone broth, and carrot jalapeno pickles

Dinner: Grilled strip steak, roasted brussels and pumpkin-spiced sweet potato

 

Macros (c/f/p): 137/60/145

 

Went to a "scotch and port" party this afternoon and I was the boring one who drank sparkling water.

 

Handstand work:

 - 40 secs 28" from wall

 - 30 secs 28" from wall

 - 20 secs 28" from wall

 - 30 secs 28" from wall

[FortBacon]

Sat, Nov 9 - Daily Log

 

Breakfast: Scrambled eggs and kale

Do you cook the kale right in with the scrambled eggs, or is it more a side?

[catspaw]

Do you cook the kale right in with the scrambled eggs, or is it more a side?

 

It varies.  That morning I put some coconut oil in a pan and mixed in some garlic and kale, cooked until wilted, and then dropped two eggs and and scrambled the whole thing with a pair of chopsticks.  I use chopsticks to scramble my eggs because I'm weird.

[bigm141414]

It varies. That morning I put some coconut oil in a pan and mixed in some garlic and kale, cooked until wilted, and then dropped two eggs and and scrambled the whole thing with a pair of chopsticks. I use chopsticks to scramble my eggs because I'm weird.

O.o chopsticks? How...why..wha...?

Sent from a phonical device. Please excuse the shortness

[CourtnieMarie]

Random things I'm excited about:

 

  - Seeing Radiolab live on Tues

  - Birthday next Sat

  - Renting a cabin in the woods with the IC for a long weekend after that

  - Nerdsgiving (!!) a few days thereafter

  - Starting work a few days after that

 

So having things to look forward to is more than just having things to look forward to... it feels like it's like I'm becoming a normal human being again.  I'm full of excitement.

i love this! so many awesome things!! ...just make sure it's not this cabin:

 

Alright, might as well get started on this challenge for realz....

 

Fri, Nov 8th - Workout Log

 

Squats:

45 x 5

95 x 5

135 x 5 x 5

 

Last set I wasn't happy with depth, so plan to re-do the weight.

 

Bench:

45 x 5

85 x 5

85 x 5

85 x 3 (F)

85 x 3

85 x 3

 

Deads:

135 x 5

185 x 3 (F)

135 x 10

great workout

[catspaw]

O.o chopsticks? How...why..wha...?

Sent from a phonical device. Please excuse the shortness

 

I'm not the only one!

 

i love this! so many awesome things!! ...just make sure it's not this cabin.

Lol, if anything creepy happens I'll make sure everyone separates into easily-killable single units.  Wait, no...

 

Actually, it's this cabin:

 

 

 

 

Indoor fireplace, outdoor grill and hot tub, huge kitchen, deer in the backyard and actual stars overhead!

 

I've already started planning meals for the cabin, even though it's two weeks away, because I'm obsessive like that.

[Crooked]

So a brand new Whole Foods opened up right next to my house, and they have a paleo section in the hot bar.

 

 

No canola oil or soy anything.  Badass.  Also, I may need to start setting limits on how much of their house kombucha I drink...

 

THIS IS SO COOL. I didn't know that was a thing!

 

 

 

I'm not the only one!

 

Lol, if anything creepy happens I'll make sure everyone separates into easily-killable single units.  Wait, no...

 

Actually, it's this cabin:

 

 

 

 

Indoor fireplace, outdoor grill and hot tub, huge kitchen, deer in the backyard and actual stars overhead!

 

I've already started planning meals for the cabin, even though it's two weeks away, because I'm obsessive like that.

 

Cabin looks so lovely! I am excited for your vacation.

[littlewings]

-__- You're one to talk about long threads.

Excited to follow this!

[Brometheus]

Random things I'm excited about:

 

  - Seeing Radiolab live on Tues

  - Birthday next Sat

  - Renting a cabin in the woods with the IC for a long weekend after that

  - Nerdsgiving (!!) a few days thereafter

  - Starting work a few days after that

 

A lot of this summer I was too sick to have much to look forward.  I had to keep canceling on plans (ugh, I'm still sorry The Tin Man!) which meant that I pretty much stopped making them.  Doctor's visits several times per week, constantly losing days and weeks to just being miserable in pain, isolated from everyone else, etc.

 

So having things to look forward to is more than just having things to look forward to... it feels like it's like I'm becoming a normal human being again.  I'm full of excitement.

 

That's awesome!

[Loren Wade]

Looks like I need to make my way over to Whole Foods to see if we have anything similar...

[catspaw]

Looks like I need to make my way over to Whole Foods to see if we have anything similar...

 

Apparently this is the first store that has it, but they're testing out the concept to consider applying it elsewhere.

[catspaw]

Sun, Nov 10 - Daily Log

 

Squats:

  45 x 5

  95 x 5

  135 x 5 x 5

 

OHP:

  60 x 5 x 5

 

Lat pulldown:

  95 x 5 x 5

 

Handstand work:

  20 sec @ 28" away

  20 sec @ 28" away

  20 sec @ 28" away

 

PWO: Protein shake + banana

Lunch (restaurant): Chicken potato hash with two eggs

Dinner: Last of the leftover biryani

[erawka]

If you're ever in PDX, there's a biryani place that is AMAZING. There's always a wait, and it's always worth it. 

 

A bit of a sidetrack: Are you cleared for IF? When I was (to some extent, still am) having my HPA axis issues, my doc told me No IF Ever Again Or Stern Lecture Will Ensue. I mean, it's not like any of this is super researched, especially in lady folks, but I'm curious about where our mileage/medical advice may be varying. This can be a PM if it's too personal. 

[catspaw]

If you're ever in PDX, there's a biryani place that is AMAZING. There's always a wait, and it's always worth it. 

 

A bit of a sidetrack: Are you cleared for IF? When I was (to some extent, still am) having my HPA axis issues, my doc told me No IF Ever Again Or Stern Lecture Will Ensue. I mean, it's not like any of this is super researched, especially in lady folks, but I'm curious about where our mileage/medical advice may be varying. This can be a PM if it's too personal. 

 

Good to know!

 

Since adding white rice back in, biryani has become one of my staples.  Well, technically it's a pulao, not a biryani, but same sort of thing.

 

Good question re: IF.  I am not cleared for IF.  I'm on "150g carb and 50g fat minimum" rules, and for a while was asked to gain 10 lbs but that didn't help anything so I don't have any caloric restrictions anymore.  Some of my food logs may look like IF, just because I'm naming the meals strangely.  Typically I've been eating a meal ~10:30, one ~2-3 and one ~6-7.  I have a bunch of shit I need to take fasted in the morning (plus daily salivary tests fasted 1 hr after waking) and then three doses of supplements that need food with them.

 

No IF, no low carb, no HIIT and no severe caloric deficits at least until my period comes back and/or my cortisol returns to normal levels.  Until then, lots of salivary tests, lots of blood work, and lots of patience.

 

I have to fill this vial with spit every morning.  Fun.

 

I hate patience.

[FalseAesop]

It varies.  That morning I put some coconut oil in a pan and mixed in some garlic and kale, cooked until wilted, and then dropped two eggs and and scrambled the whole thing with a pair of chopsticks.  I use chopsticks to scramble my eggs because I'm weird.

Nothing odd about that, I bought myself several sets of steel chopsticks because eating with chocksticks makes me happy. It's the little things in life.

[catspaw]

Also, if my cortisol isn't functioning by mid-Dec, I'm being put on bioidentical hormones.  Simply because I'm waaaaaay too vulnerable to infections and stuff without it.  It'll have been eight months by then since everything came crashing down.

[catspaw]

Nothing odd about that, I bought myself several sets of steel chopsticks because eating with chocksticks makes me happy. It's the little things in life.

 

Plus chopsticks are easier to clean.

 

And prevent me from shoveling food into my mouth..... somewhat.  I'm pretty good at the chopstick-shovel.

[erawka]

Also, if my cortisol isn't functioning by mid-Dec, I'm being put on bioidentical hormones.  Simply because I'm waaaaaay too vulnerable to infections and stuff without it.  It'll have been eight months by then since everything came crashing down.

 

Yikes. That's definitely the nuclear option, but you've really taken your time to do this right. I hope that pays off.It sounds like you're getting some excellent good care down there. Meantime, just keep spitting, just keep spitting...

 

/dory

[Loren Wade]

Jeez. Sorry to hear about all of that. That really sucks.

 

*spits*

 

Am I doing this right?

[catspaw]

*spits*

 

Am I doing this right?

 

No, you're supposed to spit in the tube, not in emcee's food.

[AKLulu]

If you're ever in PDX, there's a biryani place that is AMAZING. There's always a wait, and it's always worth it. 

 

A bit of a sidetrack: Are you cleared for IF? When I was (to some extent, still am) having my HPA axis issues, my doc told me No IF Ever Again Or Stern Lecture Will Ensue. I mean, it's not like any of this is super researched, especially in lady folks, but I'm curious about where our mileage/medical advice may be varying. This can be a PM if it's too personal. 

Wait. Where? I'm in PDX... always looking for good places to eat..