Arcanis Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 This is my last semester of school EVER. After this graduation this May, and the bar exam in July, I will begin my career as a patent attorney. I want to be ready for my busy career by establishing healthy lifestyle habits that will persist through my career and maintain my well being despite work demands.Goal #1: Cook Paleo Dinners / Pack Paleo Lunches (Con + 3) - I have class Monday - Thursday this semester. If I can get in the habit of cooking dinner and using the leftovers for packed lunches, I will not have the excuse of eating unhealthily at school/work. Maximum days will be 24. I will allow myself to earn back days for weekend days I am able to stay completely paleo. I hope to share my culinary endeavors through photography!A = 21+ Days B = 18+ Days C = 15+ Days D = 12+ DaysGoal #2: Interval Training (Sta + 3) - I want to do interval training 3x a week, as per the Nerd Fitness Guide. Maximum days will be 18. I do Tae Kwon Do for my slower intervals and jump rope for my faster intervals.A = 16+ Days B = 14+ Days C = 12+ Days D = 10+ Days Goal #3: Strength Training (Str + 3) - I want to do strength training 3x a week (off days from interval training). Maximum days will be 18. I am currently doing the Level 2 Workout from the Rebel Fitness Guide with 30lb dumbbells. I want to get to 40+ lb dumbbells and Level 3 by the end of this challenge. A = 16+ Days B = 14+ Days C = 12+ Days D = 10+ Days Goal #4: Flexibility Training (Dex + 3) - I want to be able to do perfect splits like I used to back when I was a gymnast. I made a lot of progress last challenge and I think I can go all the way this time. A = Perfect Split B = 1 inch from floor C = 2 inches from floor D = 3 inches from floorLife Goal: Limit Drinking (Wis + 3) - I want to limit drinking in three ways. I want to limit it to Thurs-Saturday; of that range I only want to drink two of those days; of those two days I want to limit the quantity I drink to half a bottle of wine or 3 mixed drinks. The rules are as follows: I get 6 points, one for each week. I earn a point if I do not drink at all for a week. If I exceed the quantity limit on the first day, I use up my second day. If I exceed the quantity limit on my second day, I lose a point. If I drink a third day or non-permitted day, I lose a point.A = 6 Points B = 5 Points C = 4 Points D = 3 Points Formerly "Silkie" the Level 3 Ranger - now respawning as "Arcanis" the Monk ... First Challenge Holiday Mini-Challenge Second Challenge Third Challenge (Incomplete) Fourth Challenge (Incomplete) Post-Respawn: Fifth Challenge Link to comment
rita lin Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 They sound like pretty awesome goals And woooo for last semester! I'm in the same boat and in July I shall begin my preregistration year as a newly qualified pharmacist! Looking forward to see what paleo recipes/meals you come up with, I may steal one if it looks good Good luck! Level 8 Half Elf Ranger STR:19 ~ DEX:6 ~ CON:21 ~ WIS:20 ~ STA:12 ~ CHA:9 Current Challenge - Previous Challenges: #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10 #11 #12 "Keep your friends close, and your enemies within 10 feet of the pack." Link to comment
MrHyde Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 Cool! Looks like we've got very similar flexibility goals. Good luck. Link to comment
Mikroftt Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 Based on the title, I assume you just come to college in Michigan and live somewhere else? And are you implying you don't like our weather here? Good luck with this last semester! Link to comment
Xena Posted January 4, 2014 Report Share Posted January 4, 2014 Hey there ranger! Glad to find you again. Good luck with this challenge! Xena, Level 14+ Valkyrie Ranger January 2017 December 2016 Oct/Nov 2016 Link to comment
Arcanis Posted January 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2014 I thought it was worth mentioning since it is relevant to the title of this challenge: I just got my first snow day!!! Thanks everyone for your comments, I'll come follow you guys back Formerly "Silkie" the Level 3 Ranger - now respawning as "Arcanis" the Monk ... First Challenge Holiday Mini-Challenge Second Challenge Third Challenge (Incomplete) Fourth Challenge (Incomplete) Post-Respawn: Fifth Challenge Link to comment
Mikroftt Posted January 6, 2014 Report Share Posted January 6, 2014 Michigan winter says, "Your welcome" Link to comment
SnowWhite Posted January 7, 2014 Report Share Posted January 7, 2014 Good luck, Silkie! Fantastic goals I share your sentiment about wanting to establish really healthy habits in this last semester of school (I'm a senior at Drake University) before I dive into an extremely demanding career (campaign politics), one that is actually the second least healthy profession. I look forward to seeing you kick this challenge's ass! I definitely subbed Pirate Kender Druid, Level 3 1.5 STR | 1 DEX | 1 STA | 7 CON | 3 WIS | 3 CHA Specializes in flexibility, determination, promoting peace and giggling My Facebook | My Twitter l My Poetry Blog | My imgur | MyFitnessPal My Daily Battle Log Spoiler "And though she be but little, she is fierce." -Shakespeare "She loved life and life loved her back." "It does not take a majority to prevail, only an irate, tireless minority keen on setting brush fires of freedom in the minds of men." -Samuel Adams "Sometimes there's so much beauty in the world I feel like I can't take it, like my heart's going to cave in." -Ricky Fitts, American Beauty "I owe to God the gifts given me, to God alone. Without Him I am nothing." -Sergei Rachmaninoff Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God. -Matthew 5:9 Link to comment
DinoBytes Posted January 7, 2014 Report Share Posted January 7, 2014 Good luck in the new year/new challenge! I'm looking forward to seeing your progress again and swapping paleo recipes/photos.Looks like some solid goals as well! Quest: Run, aerial silks, handbalancing, and Roue Cyr Life Goal: Professional cirque performer (secret identity) and Data engineer Link to comment
Arcanis Posted January 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2014 Snow Day #2!!! Formerly "Silkie" the Level 3 Ranger - now respawning as "Arcanis" the Monk ... First Challenge Holiday Mini-Challenge Second Challenge Third Challenge (Incomplete) Fourth Challenge (Incomplete) Post-Respawn: Fifth Challenge Link to comment
Mikroftt Posted January 7, 2014 Report Share Posted January 7, 2014 Sounds like a great start to your last semester Link to comment
Chelkie Posted January 8, 2014 Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 Coming from Alaska i'd normally scoff at your snow days...but after checking the weather, it snowed up to 18" in some places in Michigan. That's actually pretty solid snow right there, so I say good on you and enjoy your snow! Level 11 - World's Smallest Norn Challenges: | Current |11 |10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | | Myfitnesspal | NF Character | Zombies, Run! | Garmin | Link to comment
Arcanis Posted January 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2014 Midweek report, Paleo meals have gone off without a hitch 4/4. I've also not touched alcohol and begun my first set of permissible drinking days!2/3 Strength and Interval Training done. I've got 3 days til next week and only two more workouts to do. It'll work fine I've stretched each day after my workouts. At first I was really tight because the workouts were making me sore, but that was just post-vacation tenderness. By the end of this week I was really able to push my stretches. At about 4 inches from the perfect split point. An inch a week and I'll be in the A range!I've also decided to start doing the level 3 workouts from the Nerd Fitness Guide as I am no longer very challenged by Level 2. Tried level 3 Interval training today and it went quite well. I did learn, however, toe shoes catch the jump rope. Nonetheless, I'll be back Monday to report on the full week's outcome. Formerly "Silkie" the Level 3 Ranger - now respawning as "Arcanis" the Monk ... First Challenge Holiday Mini-Challenge Second Challenge Third Challenge (Incomplete) Fourth Challenge (Incomplete) Post-Respawn: Fifth Challenge Link to comment
Chris-Tien Jinn Posted January 9, 2014 Report Share Posted January 9, 2014 Michigan! Which school??? (My daughter goes to MSU ....) Level 7 Human Ranger/Paladin "We are better than we know, if we can be made to see it, [then] for the rest of our lives, we'll be unwilling to settle for less." - Kurt Hahn STR: 12 | DEX: 13 | CON: 15 | INT: 14 | WIS: 14 | CHA: 14 Link to comment
lilbichy Posted January 10, 2014 Report Share Posted January 10, 2014 awesome set of goals! good luck this challenge! Link to comment
ladylydia Posted January 10, 2014 Report Share Posted January 10, 2014 Oooh last semester, congrats! I'm in my 2L year and am quite ready to be done. It's really smart of you to limit the drinking before graduation, the profession's so prone to abuses. Good luck with everything you've got great goals. Level 20 Ranger Monk Str- 18, Dex-12, Sta-10, Con-23, Wis-88, Cha-47 "Not all who wander are lost." "We Shall Not Practice Fear" Current Battlelog Link to comment
Arcanis Posted January 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2014 @libichy: Thank you! Good luck to you too!@Chris-Tien: I am indeed at MSU College of Law. What a coincidence!@ladylydia: It really shouldn't be 3 years. Formerly "Silkie" the Level 3 Ranger - now respawning as "Arcanis" the Monk ... First Challenge Holiday Mini-Challenge Second Challenge Third Challenge (Incomplete) Fourth Challenge (Incomplete) Post-Respawn: Fifth Challenge Link to comment
SnowWhite Posted January 10, 2014 Report Share Posted January 10, 2014 Silkie - great progress! I also love the scaling back the drinking goal I totally understand, being in politics hahah! Pirate Kender Druid, Level 3 1.5 STR | 1 DEX | 1 STA | 7 CON | 3 WIS | 3 CHA Specializes in flexibility, determination, promoting peace and giggling My Facebook | My Twitter l My Poetry Blog | My imgur | MyFitnessPal My Daily Battle Log Spoiler "And though she be but little, she is fierce." -Shakespeare "She loved life and life loved her back." "It does not take a majority to prevail, only an irate, tireless minority keen on setting brush fires of freedom in the minds of men." -Samuel Adams "Sometimes there's so much beauty in the world I feel like I can't take it, like my heart's going to cave in." -Ricky Fitts, American Beauty "I owe to God the gifts given me, to God alone. Without Him I am nothing." -Sergei Rachmaninoff Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God. -Matthew 5:9 Link to comment
Mikroftt Posted January 10, 2014 Report Share Posted January 10, 2014 Congrats on progressing to level 3! Any shoes can catch on the jump rope. But it just hurts a bit more with toe shoes. Link to comment
Xena Posted January 10, 2014 Report Share Posted January 10, 2014 Good to hear you are making progress on the stretching too. Sounds like the consistency is paying off. Xena, Level 14+ Valkyrie Ranger January 2017 December 2016 Oct/Nov 2016 Link to comment
Arcanis Posted January 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 Week 1 Summary: Perfection!!4/4 Paleo Dinner/Lunches (though I did wake up my roomie chopping vegetables at 1am last night to throw in the slow cooker for my lunch); 3/3 Strength Training Days; 3/3 Interval Training Days (though the jump rope seems to annoy my downstairs neighbor, ironically, since they play extremely loud music with relative frequency whereas I only jump rope rope for 20 minutes); Flexibility every day of exercise.I even went a week without drinking, thus scoring a point for the life quest! This gives me a point to waste on a cheat day if I so choose! Probably for use on a date with the girlfriend Let's see if I can keep it up without bothering too many people. 1 Formerly "Silkie" the Level 3 Ranger - now respawning as "Arcanis" the Monk ... First Challenge Holiday Mini-Challenge Second Challenge Third Challenge (Incomplete) Fourth Challenge (Incomplete) Post-Respawn: Fifth Challenge Link to comment
lilbichy Posted January 13, 2014 Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 Awesome job on week 1! keep it up =) Link to comment
Xena Posted January 14, 2014 Report Share Posted January 14, 2014 Waking up the roommate, annoying the neighbors...hazards of the challenge! Great week! Hope week 2 goes just as well. You seem to have incorporated the Paleo really well. Xena, Level 14+ Valkyrie Ranger January 2017 December 2016 Oct/Nov 2016 Link to comment
DinoBytes Posted January 14, 2014 Report Share Posted January 14, 2014 I like your cheat day point system! that's a brilliant Idea! and great work btw. can't get much better than perfect! Quest: Run, aerial silks, handbalancing, and Roue Cyr Life Goal: Professional cirque performer (secret identity) and Data engineer Link to comment
Mikroftt Posted January 14, 2014 Report Share Posted January 14, 2014 Nicely done on the first week! Keep it up for the rest of the challenge! Link to comment
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