Sin's Goddess: Building Habits

[The.Introverted.Goddess]

An I believe the challenge was to see how much we could learn in the 6 weeks. Not perfect it. I'm nowhere near perfect on mine either, but I'm a lot further than id be without a challenge. It's been fun

 

You're totally right. I struggle with perfectionism. Not that I'm always perfect (I'm definitely not!) it's just that I grew up being the "golden child" and still get upset with myself when things don't go exactly how I would like them to go....even if it's totally my own fault. But you're so right...the challenge was to learn as much as we could, not to be perfect. And I too am much further along with the song than I would have been without the challenge. Thank you for reminding me

[The.Introverted.Goddess]

Hi SG - sounds like you're carrying on strong!

 

Yay to finding a nice chair for sitting in!

 

Thanks! I'm trying. I've found a few bumps along this challenge that I have plans to smooth out for the next challenge. 

 

And definitely yay to the new chair!! It really is making a big difference.

[The.Introverted.Goddess]

Week Five Wrap Up - 2/3-2/9

 

Only one more week to go!!! I can't believe it!

 

Yoga

1/3 - Had some take-home work on Wednesday, family things to take care of on Friday

 

Paleo Before Dinner

Breakfast: 6/7

Lunch: 4.5/7

 

10,000 Steps

4.75/7 - Misplaced my Fitbit (still) but moved around a lot Friday - Sunday. Busy at work plus lots of house work on the weekend.

 

Posture

7/7

 

PvP Guitar Challenge

2/4

[The.Introverted.Goddess]

One last change for the last week, though this is what I'll be doing for next challenge...

 

Switching from paleo. It's just not for me. Trying to eliminate so many food options causes me to binge. It's not an issue of self control, it's just not a good plan for me. After chatting with a friend about this, he suggested IIFYM. Basically, you track your marconutrients. The website has a wonderful calculator that is very flexible depending on your body, your activity level, and your goals. At my current state, these are the marcos I'm trying to hit every day/meal while eating 5 meals per day. Since I'm still new at this, I'll be trying to hit my meal marcos, but I'm striving most for hitting my daily marcos.

 

• Carbs: 196.6 grams (39.3 g/meal)
• Protein: 131.8 grams (26.4 g/meal)
• Fats: 42.2 (8.4 g/meal)
• Fiber: 34-43 grams (7-9 g/meal)

[Mdowning]

Hey SG! How're the diet changes going?

And I'm really excited to see your guitar PvP video. I'm gonna have to record mine today since I'll be working by the end of the challenge

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[The.Introverted.Goddess]

Hey SG! How're the diet changes going?

And I'm really excited to see your guitar PvP video. I'm gonna have to record mine today since I'll be working by the end of the challenge

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The diet changes are going well. This was definitely a good idea. (My post below talks about it more)

 

I'm a bit nervous about the challenge...I have massive stage fright!! I'll probably have to record a thousand times before I have a usable version.   I can't wait to see yours though!

[Mdowning]

Just remember it's not supposed to be perfect. No need for stage fright either! It's all in good fun. I'm sure you'll be great

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[The.Introverted.Goddess]

Checking in for Days 36, 37 & 38 - 2/10, 11 & 12

 

Yoga

2/10: Rushed off from work to make it to class, only to realize while on BART that I left my yoga clothes at my office!!! And since I was wearing jeans and a sweater....no yoga. I did do a bit of yoga at home, but nothing close to what I would have gotten at class.

2/11: Off day for yoga, but did some strength training. All are 3 set of 12 reps.

• Shoulder Press @ 20 lbs
  
• Front/Side Lateral Raise @ 15 lbs, last set @ 20 lbs
  
• Rear Delt Raise @ 15 lbs, last set @ 10 lbs
  
• Chest Press @ 15 lbs, 20 lbs, 25 lbs
  
• Narrow Squat - body weight
  
• Lunges - body weight
  
• Single Leg Squat - body weight (couldn't do full squats, only about half)
  
• Standing Calf Raises - body weight
  
• Narrow Push Up - body weight (kneeling)
  

2/12: Good class. My normal instructor is at a retreat in Mexico, so we had a sub. She was nice, but I like my normal instructor better.

 

IIFYM

2/10: First day trying this out and did...okay.

2/11: Did okay. I have to work on making sure that the carbs I choose get me enough fiber too. 

2/12: Better today. Need to work on getting enough protein and fiber. 

 

I think this is a really great plan for me. It's going to take a little bit to figure out how to balance my food choices to make sure I hit my marcos every day. It's going to take a lot of dedication and discipline to stick with this, and do it right. I'm going to have to track my food intake every day. And I'm okay with that. I think that having the freedom to choose what I want to eat, without restrictions, makes tracking my food easier. I have to make good food choices or I won't hit my marcos, but it's all my choice. And I'm not focusing on the calories. Yes, counting the macro nutrients is technically the same as counting calories, but it doesn't feel like it. It just feels like I'm making sure that I'm eating like I should. I don't really know how to explain it, but I like it!!

 

Steps

Still can't find my Fitbit, but I've been using an app on my phone.

2/10: 8,231

2/11: 7,325

2/12: 11,469

 

Posture

2/10: Pretty good

2/11: Good, but I slacked a bit at home

2/12: Pretty good today, but was a little slacky at work. My muscles were sore from my workout the night before.

 

PvP Guitar Challenge

2/10: Off day

2/11: Lots of practice. The boyfriend is in DC for work this week so I have lots of spare and alone time.

2/12: Off day.

 

Still feeling a bit nervous for my guitar video. I have crazy stage fright. The first time I sang for my boyfriend, I made him turn around and not look at me! 

[The.Introverted.Goddess]

Checking in for Days 36, 37 & 38 - 2/10, 11 & 12

 

Yoga

2/10: Rushed off from work to make it to class, only to realize while on BART that I left my yoga clothes at my office!!! And since I was wearing jeans and a sweater....no yoga. I did do a bit of yoga at home, but nothing close to what I would have gotten at class.

2/11: Off day for yoga, but did some strength training. All are 3 set of 12 reps.

• Shoulder Press @ 20 lbs
  
• Front/Side Lateral Raise @ 15 lbs, last set @ 20 lbs
  
• Rear Delt Raise @ 15 lbs, last set @ 10 lbs
  
• Chest Press @ 15 lbs, 20 lbs, 25 lbs
  
• Narrow Squat - body weight
  
• Lunges - body weight
  
• Single Leg Squat - body weight (couldn't do full squats, only about half)
  
• Standing Calf Raises - body weight
  
• Narrow Push Up - body weight (kneeling)
  

2/12: Good class. My normal instructor is at a retreat in Mexico, so we had a sub. She was nice, but I like my normal instructor better.

 

IIFYM

2/10: First day trying this out and did...okay.

2/11: Did okay. I have to work on making sure that the carbs I choose get me enough fiber too. 

2/12: Better today. Need to work on getting enough protein and fiber. 

 

I think this is a really great plan for me. It's going to take a little bit to figure out how to balance my food choices to make sure I hit my marcos every day. It's going to take a lot of dedication and discipline to stick with this, and do it right. I'm going to have to track my food intake every day. And I'm okay with that. I think that having the freedom to choose what I want to eat, without restrictions, makes tracking my food easier. I have to make good food choices or I won't hit my marcos, but it's all my choice. And I'm not focusing on the calories. Yes, counting the macro nutrients is technically the same as counting calories, but it doesn't feel like it. It just feels like I'm making sure that I'm eating like I should. I don't really know how to explain it, but I like it!!

 

Steps

Still can't find my Fitbit, but I've been using an app on my phone.

2/10: 8,231

2/11: 7,325

2/12: 11,469

 

Posture

2/10: Pretty good

2/11: Good, but I slacked a bit at home

2/12: Pretty good today, but was a little slacky at work. My muscles were sore from my workout the night before.

 

PvP Guitar Challenge

2/10: Off day

2/11: Lots of practice. The boyfriend is in DC for work this week so I have lots of spare and alone time.

2/12: Off day.

 

Still feeling a bit nervous for my guitar video. I have crazy stage fright. The first time I sang for my boyfriend, I made him turn around and not look at me! 

[Mdowning]

Hey SG! I'm really excited to see your wrap up and your guitar video. Mine will be up tomorrow, thanks for doing this PvP, it's been fun.

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[The.Introverted.Goddess]

Hey SG! I'm really excited to see your wrap up and your guitar video. Mine will be up tomorrow, thanks for doing this PvP, it's been fun.

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The wrap up and guitar video are coming tonight. Between Valentine's Day and getting ready for my Florida trip I've been SO busy!! Still staying on track, but busy.

[The.Introverted.Goddess]

End of Challenge Wrap Up

 

Yoga - B

I cut myself a bit of slack from being sick for about a week and a half. But this is the first time in a while that I've started and continued to attend a fitness type class.

Earned STR +2.5, DEX +0.75, STA +0.75

 

Fruits & Veggies - B

I did alright for this. I could have had more fruits and veggies, but this definitely helped me start getting them into my diet more regularly.

Earned CON +1.5

 

Paleo - C

As I realized pretty quickly, paleo is not for me...which made it difficult to stick with it. But I tried.

Earned CON +0.5

 

IIFYM - C

Still starting out with this and did alright, but didn't put in as much effort as I should have.

Earned CON +0.5

 

Food Log - B

I did pretty good with this! It really helped me to notice some bad eating habits I had developed. I used this information to make some good changes.

Earned WIS +0.75

 

Steps - C

I still can't find my Fitbit, but I used an app on my phone for the last bit of the challenge. I only did okay here. I definitely could have made more of an effort to do a little extra to get to 10,000 steps every day if my normal activities didn't get me there.

Earned STA +1

 

Posture - A

There were a few days that could have been better, but overall I did really great! I'm still having to think about my posture, but not as much as I was before. Plus, the new office chair has been a HUGE help!

Earned CHA +3

 

PvP Guitar Challenge

I definitely could have and should have practiced more, but I practiced way more than I would have without the challenge. My computer was being wonky last night, so I'll be trying to record my video tonight. Thanks Mdowning for doing this challenge with me!!!

[Mdowning]

You did really well this challenge and seemed to learn a lot about yourself too. Good job! Can't wait to see your video.