Annyshay Approaches Death Mountain

[annyshay]

 

Annyshay was rudely awakened by Navi in July 2015 (for more details, see her battle log).  She has come a long way since she was first summoned to the Great Deku tree and swept up in an adventure far bigger than herself.  So far she:

• listened to her fairy (start days with quiet time with God)

• found a sword (daily movement)

• bought the deku shield (mindful, level 5 meals)

• followed the dungeon map (GMB Elements!!!!)

• aimed the fairy slingshot (craving control habit)

• used the compass (tracking nutrition)

• recovered gold skulltulas (meditation, studying, and recovery)

• cut lots of grass (5-6 vegetables per day)

• watched the weird egg (posted all non-paleo food)

• broke some pots (rewrote my “finished a task habitâ€)

• listened to Kaepora Gaebora (tracked on spreadsheet)

 

Although her body composition remains far from ideal, she has made great progress on her journey towards the Triforce of Awesome (healthy, happy, look great).  Her current habits work well.  She doesn’t know exactly what lies in front of her - likely new cities, new dungeons, and entirely new races of people - but she continues preparations for the epic life ahead of her.

 

 

Main Quest - Improve Body Composition by Easter (3/27/2016)

 

 

Hylian Shield - Eat at the Table

 

 

Eat at the table.  Just eat.  Stop doing everything else.  This is a habit I need to recultivate in order to defend against mindless munching.

 

Cucco Wrangling - Mindfulness

 

 

Mental chatter and thoughts are often like cuccos.  There’s a lot of cuccos running around my mental Karkariko village.  Mindfulness, writing, and other introspection skillz help me to get these suckers back into their pen where they belong.  This will be a free form goal where I continue to meditate and write about keeping my headspace healthy.

 

Goron Bracelet - Integral Strength

 

 

Integral Strength will make me strong enough to throw bombs, make me the bomb... or something roughly equivalent. Anybody who has been here before knows that I am WAY EXCITED for this new program from GMB after all the success I had with Elements.  Also, GMB respects the triforce.

 

Ocarina of Time - Self Love

 

That’s right, Zelda and Shakespeare.  Calm down.  I know you can handle the awesome.  Here are the “songs†I’ll be practicing (at least one daily) during this challenge:

zelda’s lullaby = write

sun’s song = nature

epona’s song = animals

saria’s song = music

 

Kaepora Gaebora - Spreadsheet

 

 

I know, Kaepora Gaebora can get a little… well, annoying, long-winded, and detailed.  Still, he keeps me on the right path.  Much like my trusty spreadsheet.  So, I’ll try to be patient and check in with him regularly.

Off we go!

 

 

PS... we're starting NOW!

[annyshay]

Week 0 Day 1

 

Hylian Shield - all three meals at the table

 

Cucco Wrangling - I've been struggling with a lot of perfectionistic thoughts lately.  Today's method of counter-attack was to just keep saying, "no, you're doing great as you are." 

 

Goron Bracelet - ISw2d1 - In general, all my strength and ease ratings improved. My broad jumps are longer.  I leveled up to 1/2 shrimp squat without hold, 1/2 push up, 1/2 inverted press with weight to the front (just slightly better than broken here...), and face down hollow body hold.  My push ups and hollow bodies are even "snappy"!  Bridge and L-sit are my hardest currently.  Details below...

Broad Jump - smooth & solid x3
Shrimp Squat (1/2 no hold) - rough & solid x2, then smooth & solid
1/2 Push Up - smooth & solid, then snappy & solid x2
Bridge (top o'head) - smooth & solid, smooth & challenging, rough & challenging
Chin Up (jump, hold, negative) - smooth & solid x3
Inverted Press (1/2, weight to front) - rough & challenging x2, then smooth & challenging
L-sit (1 foot, tuck) - smooth & solid, rough & solid, smooth & challenging
Hollow Body (face down) - snappy & solid, smooth & solid, snappy & solid

Rested 4 minutes after first circuit, 2 after second.

 

Ocarina of Time - play time with Dragon = epona's song

 

Kaepora Gaebora - updated

[Mad Hatter]

Nice challenge. I like your focus on keeping up with the good habits and really solidifying them!

[lucky fire dragon]

Love how you have a long term theme and how much you have accomplished already! 

Your snappy, smooth and challenging descriptions are just too brilliant

 

In for the coming adventures of your awesome

[Lightning]

Well, somebody came prepared for class! Great challenge girly! Well planned AND you are already on top of things. (Show off) 😃

I'm subbing and joining you in the Integral Strength awesomeness.

[Lilith]

Woooohooo, you will rock it  

[Elastigirl]

Fun challenge, love how you are doing GMB stuff!

[raptron]

Yassss. Looking forward to all the awesome IS gains.

[Lara]

Nobody is gonna stop you, girl!

[karinajean]

I especially love the "eat at the table" goal!

 

also YAY and HI!

[Mrs Van]

Me too love the "eat at the table" goal. Actually need to set that for us as well. You go get this challenge!

[annyshay]

Nice challenge. I like your focus on keeping up with the good habits and really solidifying them!

I am sick of all the up and down yo-yo shenanigans of my past.  I want to get to the shiny object chasing soooooooooner.  

 

Love how you have a long term theme and how much you have accomplished already! 

Your snappy, smooth and challenging descriptions are just too brilliant

 

In for the coming adventures of your awesome

The long term theme is actually really helping me to think ... long-term.  Strange, right?  

 

Well, somebody came prepared for class! Great challenge girly! Well planned AND you are already on top of things. (Show off)

I'm subbing and joining you in the Integral Strength awesomeness.

See previous (and undoubtedly future) Hermione challenge.

 

Woooohooo, you will rock it

Are you challenging this time?  I misses the kittehs YOU!

 

Fun challenge, love how you are doing GMB stuff!

Me too!!!  They are non-boring bodyweight strength stuff that I like.  I plan to ride this train a LONG long time.

 

Yassss. Looking forward to all the awesome IS gains.

Me toooooooooo!  Already with less wobble.  

[annyshay]

Nobody is gonna stop you, girl!

Lara.  Thank you for this.  I've been feeling sorta crappy the last week due to some random happenstances.  Last night I was warming up some coconut oil... and it caught on FIRE!!!!  Grease fire - not cool.  Luckily, I handled it without any problems. After the fact my heart rate was still nuts and my mood was just weird.  I was starting to get down on myself about anxiety and stress and such...  Then this morning, this comment.  It really turned my self talk and morning around.  Thanks, and keep being lovely.  <3

 

I especially love the "eat at the table" goal!

 

also YAY and HI!

YAY!  It's worked well before.  I need to doooooo eeeeeet.  

 

Me too love the "eat at the table" goal. Actually need to set that for us as well. You go get this challenge!

Yes, ma'am!    

[annyshay]

Week 0 Day 2

 

Hylian Shield - meals at the table (with a napkin and everything... what?)

 

Cucco Wrangling - I alluded to this a bit above.  Used wearing parts of my Link costume (pictures are coming... patience), chatting with a friend, dark music, and Shakespeare to cope.  More details below.

 

Three things in the last week have triggered weird brain stuff.

1) The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman. This book was stellar. Halfway through there was a scene that was rather triggering for me. Reminded me of some of the verbal abuse and garbage I dealt with as a kid. The next night my dreams were weird and stressful in a way I haven't had to deal with lately. You should totally read the book too! Just... not at night, hehe.

2) I have a total crush on a guy that lives too far away. (shhhh, there aren't many details) We had been texting. I saw a message on my phone talking about a sweet concert in my town. Only ten minutes and many raised hopes later did I realize that this new message was from a different friend with a similar name. Disappoint!!!!!

3) Grease fire yesterday.

Yesterday this all culminated in feeling a "psychological onslaught". Kind of like things were too unpredictable and why was I even trying. Tried to stick it out and distract myself. Feeling a bit better today, but staying vigilant for stray cuccos...

 

Goron Bracelet - active recovery - water B series from NF yoga

 

Ocarina of Time - zelda's lullaby vs saria's song (?) - I spent a while listening to awesome music while reading Shakespeare sonnets because my head was being all weird.  Here was my favorite of the night.

 

 

Kaepora Gaebora - yup!

[annyshay]

Week 0 Day 3

 

Hylian Shield - was reading NF during breakfast... then turned it off and had a proper meal, lunch and dinner right on track

 

Cucco Wrangling - I'm struggling with being too self-critical (didn't look like I wanted to in my clothes today, blah blah) and the residual weirdness from the last week.  Lots of NF catching up and watching Howl's Moving Castle helped quite a bit.

 

 

Also, this song...

 

 

Goron Bracelet - ISw2d3 - I think I've found my current level for all of the exercises.  Working hard!

 

Broad Jumps - rough & solid, smooth & solid x2
Half Shrimp Squat - smooth & solid, smooth & challenging, rough & smooth
Full Push Up - smooth & challenging x3
Top o'Head Bridge - rough & solid, smooth & challenging x2
Chin Ups (jump, hold, neg) - smooth & solid x3
Half Inverted Press (wt to front) - rough & challenging x3
1 Foot L-Sit - smooth & solid x3
Hollow Body series - smooth & solid x3
Rest - 3 minutes between circuits

 

Ocarina of Time - saria's song - listening to The Bloggess' awesome "Songs that pull me out of the hole" playlist, including the song above... on repeat.  

 

Kaepora Gaebora - up to date

[Trembriele]

 

Ocarina of Time - saria's song - listening to The Bloggess' awesome "Songs that pull me out of the hole" playlist, including the song above... on repeat.  

 

I'm sorry you're going through ickyness - it will be okay, and you will rock it.

Psssst - I love The Bloggess so much!

[annyshay]

I'm sorry you're going through ickyness - it will be okay, and you will rock it.

Psssst - I love The Bloggess so much!

I am certain it is temporary ickyness, but I really appreciate the sympathy and support.    SHE IS THE BEST.  I may go to her book tour... if it isn't already crazy sold out.

[Swampling]

Ah! I'd been looking at "Furiously Happy" and was wondering if I should read it. Now I'll give it a closer look, thank you!  

[Lilith]

That sonnet was beautiful! I always like Shakespeare but then I never do get around to reading it. 

 

You not being happy with your body is a serious issue though. I'm going to give you an over the top warning. Your body is probably much prettier, fitter and better looking than you think. Especially because you are on here, making changes, working on improving yourself. Last time I tried to lose weight I found out my body lost weight faster than my mind saw it. Ridiculous, you'd say. No, I have the progress photos from back then and I distinctly remember being disappointed, NOT SEEING ANYTHING MORE THAN A VERY SLIGHT CHANGE AT ALL. When I look back now I nearly cry because I gained all that weight back and I wish I looked like that now. So yeah that was my over the top personal story. I just really want to impress on you, work on how you perceive your body too. Really. Don't be too harsh. I mean, you need to be harsh enough to wánt to continue to make changes. But once you're on that, give your body some appreciation. <3

[KB Girl]

Tim Minchin is awesome. Weird song that doesn't say much at all yet somehow pulls at your heart string doesn't it? 

I'm here for the new challenge of course! You'll rock it! And yay IS! 

 

I can learn so much from your headspace and fights against things like perfectionism, thank you. 

 

Oh and careful, don't hit the cuckoos over the head with a sword repeatedly, bad things will happen

[annyshay]

That sonnet was beautiful! I always like Shakespeare but then I never do get around to reading it. 

 

You not being happy with your body is a serious issue though. I'm going to give you an over the top warning. Your body is probably much prettier, fitter and better looking than you think. Especially because you are on here, making changes, working on improving yourself. Last time I tried to lose weight I found out my body lost weight faster than my mind saw it. Ridiculous, you'd say. No, I have the progress photos from back then and I distinctly remember being disappointed, NOT SEEING ANYTHING MORE THAN A VERY SLIGHT CHANGE AT ALL. When I look back now I nearly cry because I gained all that weight back and I wish I looked like that now. So yeah that was my over the top personal story. I just really want to impress on you, work on how you perceive your body too. Really. Don't be too harsh. I mean, you need to be harsh enough to wánt to continue to make changes. But once you're on that, give your body some appreciation. <3

This is exactly why my second goal is so important.  I am on the higher end of my weight pendulum currently.  That does not mean it is time to DIET LIKE crazy.  It means that I keep moving forward with the healthy choices and habits I am working on.

 

Tim Minchin is awesome. Weird song that doesn't say much at all yet somehow pulls at your heart string doesn't it? 

I'm here for the new challenge of course! You'll rock it! And yay IS! 

 

I can learn so much from your headspace and fights against things like perfectionism, thank you. 

 

Oh and careful, don't hit the cuckoos over the head with a sword repeatedly, bad things will happen

 

Glad to share my headspace struggles, hehehe.  I need all the help and perspective I can get!

[lucky fire dragon]

This is exactly why my second goal is so important.  I am on the higher end of my weight pendulum currently.  That does not mean it is time to DIET LIKE crazy.  It means that I keep moving forward with the healthy choices and habits I am working on.

 

 

THIS! yes yes and yes

 

Sounds like you pulled the string of your bow back a bit before shooting your happy arrows Life happens, fires happen and you KEPT CALM and are still awesome!

 

When I feel sucked down into dark mind alleys and can't think of good pointers out of there, a good option is shouting "PLOT TWIST" to the Heavens and wait for a divine intervention that turns things around in unimaginable ways. Like, feeling on top of the world again

 

Oh and I really like this song, too, it is actually real clever (plus it reminds me of Bridget Jones and she always cheers one up, doesn't she?)

My favorite part in the video is the last half a minute...

 

[Lara]

Lara.  Thank you for this.  I've been feeling sorta crappy the last week due to some random happenstances.  Last night I was warming up some coconut oil... and it caught on FIRE!!!!  Grease fire - not cool.  Luckily, I handled it without any problems. After the fact my heart rate was still nuts and my mood was just weird.  I was starting to get down on myself about anxiety and stress and such...  Then this morning, this comment.  It really turned my self talk and morning around.  Thanks, and keep being lovely.  <3

 

Wow, so scary! It has happened to me twice, and no, not cool at all. Happily you didn't get hurt.

Happy to see I helped you to change your self talk 

 

Keep the good work!!

[Chris-Tien Jinn]

*HUGS* to you, Wonder Twin of Badassdom!!  

 

 

 

I'm super paranoid about kitchen fires.  Good job handling it and then redirecting your headspace.

[raptron]

Love that you are taking a proactive approach to kicking off the Icky feels instead of giving in. <3

 

And yay for finding your IS groove!