Leimanu Posted April 22, 2015 Report Share Posted April 22, 2015 I don't know how people with kids do anything for themselves. I can barely take care of myself, but to have other people who want dinner and appointments and mommy/child time - I can't imagine. I've really scaled down my challenges. No more "full paleo!" or "x grams of carbs!" I've literally been like "gym 3x/wk" and "water." T too. It's agonizingly slow, but they've actually stuck after the challenges. 3 Quote <--<< Daughter of Artemis >>--> Link to comment
SevenofSeven Posted April 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 22.4.2015Stronglifts:Warm Up:Various BW exercises and machine stuff.Squats:1x10@bar1x5@20kg1x5@40kg1x5@60kg1x5@75kg1x4@70kg1x3@70kgMy actual notes in my workout log: "you kinda suck this tonight."OHP:5x5@20kgActual notes: "you kinda suck at this too"Deadlift:3x5@70kgActual notes: "when will you stop sucking"Ice Cream:Bent Over Row:6x5@30kgClose Grip Bench:3x8@40kgCurls:Nope, the Bro's were in the way.Cable Crunches:4x10@20kgSo this was my sad, sorry effort in the gym. I was not in the best place mentally for this so I guess I get a pat on the back for actually doing it.However I had an epiphany about what was going on and why my motivation has dropped out the bottom and headed into the abyss.I am 44 years old, I am an overweight woman, I have a lot of things to do in my day, starting before sun up and finishing late into the night so my household runs smoothly, and everyone is seen to, including my parents.So I should not beat myself up about the weight I am or am not lifting but should lift because I love it. I do not compete, so I should congratulate our awesome lifting Ladies instead of thinking I could, should be able to keep up, I do not have a coach, I am not looking to compete in bodybuilding comps, I should just back off from myself and just lift because I love it. I need to look after my family and lift because I love it.Righto, new attitude in place! Lift because you love it, no more unrealistic expectations on me, lift because you love it and that is all! 1 Quote Wait! What............? Link to comment
SevenofSeven Posted April 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 I desperately need to get to the Dr and have some blood work done. Quote Wait! What............? Link to comment
insanity Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 So I should not beat myself up about the weight I am or am not lifting but should lift because I love it. I do not compete, so I should congratulate our awesome lifting Ladies instead of thinking I could, should be able to keep up, I do not have a coach, I am not looking to compete in bodybuilding comps, I should just back off from myself and just lift because I love it. I need to look after my family and lift because I love it.Righto, new attitude in place! Lift because you love it, no more unrealistic expectations on me, lift because you love it and that is all!Wise words... :-) It's easy to look at the person next to you and subconsciously try to keep up with them. Oddly enough, you actually have to remind yourself not too, which seems kind of weird to me. 1 Quote "Insanity - you make my world a better place man, you really do! That shit is awesome! :D" - Guzzi- My first challenge My battle Log: Insanity: Warrior Monk Honorary Ranger dubbed by DarK_RaideR, 1000 Pound club (875 of 1000) Link to comment
SevenofSeven Posted April 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 Insomnia really does suck when you have a very small house and a very big family and your partner is a light sleeper. Quote Wait! What............? Link to comment
Leimanu Posted April 24, 2015 Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 Righto, new attitude in place! Lift because you love it, no more unrealistic expectations on me, lift because you love it and that is all! I'm putting this in my signature! So many epiphanies in the weight room. You could've been off mentally, but maybe it's also time for a deload week? 1 Quote <--<< Daughter of Artemis >>--> Link to comment
SevenofSeven Posted April 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2015 We survived the All Night Vigil with no more than 2 hours of sleep, gathered in 20 minute blocks. We did the Dawn Service, we did the main ANZAC service and survived! I really like ANZAC Day. 1 Quote Wait! What............? Link to comment
Leimanu Posted April 25, 2015 Report Share Posted April 25, 2015 ::Googling ANZAC day::: Ooooh... Anzac Day is one of Australia's most important national commemorative occasions. It marks the anniversary of the first major military action fought by Australian and New Zealand forces during the First World War. 2 Quote <--<< Daughter of Artemis >>--> Link to comment
insanity Posted April 26, 2015 Report Share Posted April 26, 2015 We survived the All Night Vigil with no more than 2 hours of sleep, gathered in 20 minute blocks. We did the Dawn Service, we did the main ANZAC service and survived! I really like ANZAC Day.Wait... it's ANZAC day again already.... how long have I been on this site? 1 Quote "Insanity - you make my world a better place man, you really do! That shit is awesome! :D" - Guzzi- My first challenge My battle Log: Insanity: Warrior Monk Honorary Ranger dubbed by DarK_RaideR, 1000 Pound club (875 of 1000) Link to comment
SevenofSeven Posted April 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2015 Don't know Insanity but I think I have been here 18 months or so now. You would be about the same?Each day seems to bleed into the next around here, the only thing tht really changes is the height of the kids, they seem to need to keep growing! 1 Quote Wait! What............? Link to comment
insanity Posted April 26, 2015 Report Share Posted April 26, 2015 Don't know Insanity but I think I have been here 18 months or so now. You would be about the same?Each day seems to bleed into the next around here, the only thing tht really changes is the height of the kids, they seem to need to keep growing!Was curious and tracked it down, I'm closing in on 2 years.... damn times flies when you're having fun. 1 Quote "Insanity - you make my world a better place man, you really do! That shit is awesome! :D" - Guzzi- My first challenge My battle Log: Insanity: Warrior Monk Honorary Ranger dubbed by DarK_RaideR, 1000 Pound club (875 of 1000) Link to comment
SevenofSeven Posted April 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2015 I couldn't do it! I had to get rid of it, it was ridiculous looking and depressing. I shaved my head today after leaving it alone since Christmas.Feels so much better and looks right! 1 Quote Wait! What............? Link to comment
insanity Posted April 27, 2015 Report Share Posted April 27, 2015 I couldn't do it! I had to get rid of it, it was ridiculous looking and depressing. I shaved my head today after leaving it alone since Christmas.Feels so much better and looks right!LOL... pics or it didn't happen. :-) Quote "Insanity - you make my world a better place man, you really do! That shit is awesome! :D" - Guzzi- My first challenge My battle Log: Insanity: Warrior Monk Honorary Ranger dubbed by DarK_RaideR, 1000 Pound club (875 of 1000) Link to comment
SevenofSeven Posted April 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2015 27.4.2015Strong Lifts:Warm Up:Skipping 2 minutes and various BW exercises and stretching.Squats:1x10@bar1x10@20kg1x5@40kg1x5@60kg5x5@70kgBench:1x8@30kg1x5@40kg5x5@42.5kgBent Over Row:5x5@40kgIce Cream:Barbell Shrugs:4x8@30kgCalf Raises:4x8@30kgTricep Extensions4x8@20kgProne Hack Knife:3x10 ( done because Hyperextensions were a bust ) Cable Crunches:4x10@20kgThis felt alright tonight. I put the saw horses in for safety and worked pretty well. Looking forward to Wednesday, we're at our little gym again. Hopefully the Bro's come in after we are finished. Tossing around the idea of cardio........... Quote Wait! What............? Link to comment
SevenofSeven Posted April 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2015 LOL... pics or it didn't happen. :-)Still having trouble with uploading pictures, let's just say back to normal! Quote Wait! What............? Link to comment
SevenofSeven Posted April 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2015 Is it that time again? Time to get up and start the day.Check on the new chooks, hopefully the foxes didn't get them. 1 Quote Wait! What............? Link to comment
Leimanu Posted April 28, 2015 Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 I couldn't do it! I had to get rid of it, it was ridiculous looking and depressing. I shaved my head today after leaving it alone since Christmas.Feels so much better and looks right! That just sounds so bad-ass and Australian, Lol! 1 Quote <--<< Daughter of Artemis >>--> Link to comment
Stonie Posted April 28, 2015 Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 I couldn't do it! I had to get rid of it, it was ridiculous looking and depressing. I shaved my head today after leaving it alone since Christmas.Feels so much better and looks right! Hair is definitely overrated, aint no body got time for that! Is it that time again? Time to get up and start the day.Check on the new chooks, hopefully the foxes didn't get them. No matter how much sleep I get, I'm always a bit shocked and offended when my alarm clock goes off in the morning. Hope your chickens are okay! Foxes are the worst. I had way too many emotional attachments to our ducks and chickens as a kid; it was heartbreaking. xD 1 Quote Stonie They/Them Currently reading: Good Omens by Terry Pratchet & Neil Gaiman Currently playing: Outer Worlds (Xbox) Current DnD character: A radio presenter who’s magical bardic weapon is a portable radio broadcaster’s kit Link to comment
SevenofSeven Posted April 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 The new chooks were alive, but obviously not used to kitchen scraps, threw them in there and they just sort of looked at me like " why is this woman throwing stuff at us? "Schooling the two Lads today has been an absolute drag. You would have thought I had asked them to cut off their right legs the way they have carried on. So something that should have taken 2 maybe 3 hours has dragged on and on, we are into our 4th hour.........days like this I could easily put them into school! 1 Quote Wait! What............? Link to comment
SevenofSeven Posted April 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 Spent some time dicking around in the shed with the Eldest Lad tonight. It was really cool. He is showing an interest in lifting, awesome! Just doing super sets of different things and messing about.Time for a shower and bed. Quote Wait! What............? Link to comment
insanity Posted April 28, 2015 Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 Spent some time dicking around in the shed with the Eldest Lad tonight. It was really cool. He is showing an interest in lifting, awesome! Just doing super sets of different things and messing about.Time for a shower and bed.This whole time difference is weird... you're headed to bed, and it's not even lunch time for me. You wake up, and I'm heading to bed... Just one of the cool things about the internet. :-) 2 Quote "Insanity - you make my world a better place man, you really do! That shit is awesome! :D" - Guzzi- My first challenge My battle Log: Insanity: Warrior Monk Honorary Ranger dubbed by DarK_RaideR, 1000 Pound club (875 of 1000) Link to comment
SevenofSeven Posted April 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2015 29/4/2015Stronglifts:Warm Up:Skipping, stretching and rowing.Squats:1x10@bar1x10@10kg1x5@40kg1x5@60kg5x5@67.5kgOHP:1x5@20kg5x5@30kgDeadlifts:2x5@60kgOk so feels on the lifts tonight. Extremely tired, have been up since 4.30 in the am. Drove 2hours for an appointment with Son5 at a prospective agricultural college. Yes he got in! Drove home, laundry and dishes, then drove 45 minutes to go pick up Son2, Son3 and Son4 from work, drove back to home town for gym. Was totally running on empty, and even had a chocolate bar to energise, yeah nah, just made me feel bad. I have a pain in my back on the right side just above my glutes, in that band of core muscles, not a tweak pain, but more of a fuck you used that muscle pain. Have put some anti inflammatory on it so we'll see how we go.So no Ice-Cream tonight, just a basic 5x5, but cop this, 2 very weird things, 1) Bro was deadlifting in the squat rack...........yeah, exactly, he had the bar on the floor in the opening of the rack with his back toward where you rack the bar, doing what I think might have been sumo lifts, not sure, I didn't want to stare as my mouth kept dropping open, 2) Weight plates are going missing, my numbers are all messed up because 1 of the only 2, 5kg weights had gone as well as 1 of the 10kg plates, so had to find what I could to make even weights, how very odd.Anyway I got a workout in so well chuffed about that. 1 Quote Wait! What............? Link to comment
SevenofSeven Posted April 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2015 Back feels better this morning, but need to keep an eye on it. Time to look into some foam rolling me thinks. More stretching warm ups and not ramping to working weight so quickly. 1 Quote Wait! What............? Link to comment
peelout Posted April 30, 2015 Report Share Posted April 30, 2015 Great job sticking to the plan and posting. I've noticed a lot less people posting as the challenge goes on. Consistency pays off. 2 Quote Current Challenge We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. Diet is 80% of losing weight, exercise is 80% of motivation. The only thing I am 100% sure of is my ability to be wrong. Link to comment
SevenofSeven Posted April 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2015 Consistency...........such a hard word to live by.Back feels heaps better, tried sleeping in the centre of the bed instead of on 2cm of edge, although I had to keep hauling myself back from the brink........easier when there isn't a child with cold feet behind you. Hopefully it's right to go tonight when I get home, and lift. Quote Wait! What............? Link to comment
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