Mistr Posted January 5, 2016 Report Share Posted January 5, 2016 Good for you focusing on taking care of yourself. I've found that when my knee is cranky it helps to rub it with red Tiger Balm and put on one of my old neoprene knee supports. The old ones are stretched out and kind of loose, but will stay in place when I'm not exercising. Normally the heat from Tiger Balm is intense for a few minutes, then dissipates. With the neoprene it keeps going for hours. Have you tried wrapping your ankle or your calf? The extra support might help. It takes a while for a person to adapt to reduced caffeine. Just because you didn't feel it doesn't mean it wasn't having an effect on your system. Hopefully you will start to see a payoff from the decaf over the next few weeks. 1 Quote Level 68 Viking paladin My current challenge Battle log Link to comment
RisenPhoenix Posted January 5, 2016 Report Share Posted January 5, 2016 Week 1: Day 2 Fitness Points+8 hours of sleep+1 super-restful sleep bonusLife PointsTBAIt is super-cold today. Everything, made of ice. Breathing through my nose this morning resulted in my mucus membranes freezing in about 20 seconds. Which I hold is better than the soon-to-come insta-freeze. Stupid cold weather. Have you tried wrapping your ankle or your calf? The extra support might help. +1 for the wrapping being awesome. And re:caffeine.... I'm not sure who is crazier. You for going to decaf, or me for dropping my general consumption as of late. I mean, both have valid reasons behind them. But both seem crazy. 1 Quote RisenPhoenix, the Entish Aikidoka Challenge: RisenPhoenix Turns to Ash "The essence of koryu [...is] you offer your loyalty to something that you choose to regard as greater than yourself so that you will, someday, be able to offer service to something that truly is transcendent." ~ Ellis Amdur, Old School Link to comment
sarakingdom Posted January 5, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2016 Have you tried wrapping your ankle or your calf? The extra support might help. It takes a while for a person to adapt to reduced caffeine. Just because you didn't feel it doesn't mean it wasn't having an effect on your system. Hopefully you will start to see a payoff from the decaf over the next few weeks. I've been off caffeine for about ten months. Well, off caffeinated coffee. I still drink tea a few days a week. I really don't know, it's possible it was having an effect, and statistically it would, I guess, because the studies say it does. Very hard to say. I looked for Tiger Balm on New Year's day, but they didn't have it, just some menthol cream. Which I could use more of, until I find some Tiger Balm. I have been wrapping the ankle and calf for walking any sort of distance, and it helps, but I don't on a day when I don't have that planned. I guess I don't want to give the skin a chance to get irritated from the wrap. (You know, I think I might have some ginger-cayenne Badger Balm somewhere. I wonder if I still have that. That's a lot more subtle, but it's really good stuff.) I'm not sure who is crazier. You for going to decaf, or me for dropping my general consumption as of late. I mean, both have valid reasons behind them. But both seem crazy. I don't even notice the difference with the decaf, to be honest. I just hate the lack of selection. And just the general principle of the thing. Quote I felt like I could run forever, like I could smell the wind and feel the grass under my feet, and just run forever. Current Challenge: #24 - Mrs. Cosmopolite Challenge Past: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11a & #11b, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23 Link to comment
Kishi Posted January 6, 2016 Report Share Posted January 6, 2016 Ooh, ouch. Just finished catching up. I do not envy you this. I hope the plan works and things get better for you! Quote Work like a farmer, train like an athlete, fight like a soldier. 2 Tim. 2:3-6 BATTLE! Link to comment
ChrisWithaStick Posted January 6, 2016 Report Share Posted January 6, 2016 Is it weird I envy the freezing cold? It's been well over a decade since I was in a real winter (spent a couple of years in Montreal). Good luck with the foot/ankle. Never fun while on the mend. I do like the ukemi practice though. So what's the general principle you don't like about coffee, or is it just the lack of decaf options? I'd be happy to ask around - several of our employees are coffee geeks, and might have some decaf options (not necessarily inexpensive, especially compared to trader joe's pricing). Quote Human | Plays with Sticks | Monkish Leanings | Rangerish Overtones Occasionally Updated Facebook Link to comment
sarakingdom Posted January 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2016 Ooh, ouch. Just finished catching up. I do not envy you this. I KNOW RIGHT? But it's fine day to day, if I don't stress it, so it's a lot better than it could be, even if it's frustrating. So what's the general principle you don't like about coffee, or is it just the lack of decaf options? I'd be happy to ask around - several of our employees are coffee geeks, and might have some decaf options (not necessarily inexpensive, especially compared to trader joe's pricing). On general principle, I don't like emasculated coffee. But in practice, it's fine, as long as I enjoy an average French roast. (It's an entirely reasonable daily coffee. Even if it's not my fair trade Bolivian-source latte with notes of caramel. *sniffle*) I'm just complaining loudly about now being a second-class coffee citizen. 1 Quote I felt like I could run forever, like I could smell the wind and feel the grass under my feet, and just run forever. Current Challenge: #24 - Mrs. Cosmopolite Challenge Past: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11a & #11b, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23 Link to comment
Urgan Posted January 6, 2016 Report Share Posted January 6, 2016 We just keep on keeping on to do our best, right? That's all we can do. The coffee struggle is real. Creamer-less coffee over here... Quote Level 13 Shape-shifting Warrior Monk STR:45 | DEX:18 | STA:10 | CON:37 | WIS:37 | CHA:27 The stronger the body the more it obeys, the weaker the body the more it commands. -- Siegmund Klein Battle Log : MFP : Instagram : Challenges - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 Link to comment
ChrisWithaStick Posted January 6, 2016 Report Share Posted January 6, 2016 I KNOW RIGHT? But it's fine day to day, if I don't stress it, so it's a lot better than it could be, even if it's frustrating. On general principle, I don't like emasculated coffee. But in practice, it's fine, as long as I enjoy an average French roast. (It's an entirely reasonable daily coffee. Even if it's not my fair trade Bolivian-source latte with notes of caramel. *sniffle*) I'm just complaining loudly about now being a second-class coffee citizen.So why the self-imposed leaded coffee exile, if I may ask? Quote Human | Plays with Sticks | Monkish Leanings | Rangerish Overtones Occasionally Updated Facebook Link to comment
Arrowan Posted January 6, 2016 Report Share Posted January 6, 2016 Ankle problems are awful. I'm prone to sprains now, so I wrap my ankle almost every day. I've banned myself from running for months now, but then again, that's led me to discover new activities, ukemi among them. Thanks for posting the video! I like your points system. I may have to try that one of these days. Quote ~ArrowanHuman, Adventurer Level 4STR 9/ DEX 6/ STA 15/CON 8/WIS 16/CHA 7 "Use what talent you possess; the woods would be very silent if no birds sang except those that sang best." -Henry Van Dyke Link to comment
'BoutThatActionBoss Posted January 6, 2016 Report Share Posted January 6, 2016 I don't think I have ever had a full cup of coffee in my life. I thought I would eventually like it if I had it a few times, but never. The same thing with tea. I was in China for months and had it almost daily, and I never came around to the taste. Anyway, how's the injuries. I don't know if mine are healing but I will still try. Quote CURRENT CHALLENGE Link to comment
sarakingdom Posted January 9, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2016 Week 1: Day 3 Fitness Points+6 hours of sleep+1 liters of water+5 meditationNot enough water. Not enough at all. Total: 12 Week 1: Day 4 Fitness Points+5 hours of sleep-1 bad sleep life choices penalty+2 liters of water+5 meditationTotal: 11 Week 1: Day 5 Fitness Points+7 hours of sleep+1 liters of water+3 injury care+5 workoutLife Points+5 adultingTotal: 21 Not enough water. I need to work on that. Sleep has been terrible lately. Not sure why. But good news on the injury front, I wrapped 'em before setting out on the physically demanding day, and the calf muscle never complained once. That's big progress. Especially since, a week ago, it was super-unhappy with me. Ankle tendon is still a little sore and tight. But I think this is progress. Not a great week for remembering the workouts. (Not a great week for remembering anything, really. I was head-in-the-clouds all week.) But as this was basically a rest week and that seems to have paid off, I won't complain too much. I'll need to spend more time on the habit formation, though. I need to come up with some time management points. 3 Quote I felt like I could run forever, like I could smell the wind and feel the grass under my feet, and just run forever. Current Challenge: #24 - Mrs. Cosmopolite Challenge Past: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11a & #11b, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23 Link to comment
'BoutThatActionBoss Posted January 9, 2016 Report Share Posted January 9, 2016 Great news with the calf! I hope it continues to heal. At this point I guess it is a mix of giving it a little bit of stress but not so much that it gets re-injured. It's a fine line but I am sure you will sort it out. Sorry to hear about the sleep, it's really hard for me as well. Is there anything keeping you up? Any habits you may have changed before bed or late caffeine or sugar? Take as much time as you need for healing, although I know that can be tough. But maybe an extra few days or week will do the trick. Keep racking up those points! Quote CURRENT CHALLENGE Link to comment
sarakingdom Posted January 9, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2016 Great news with the calf! I hope it continues to heal. At this point I guess it is a mix of giving it a little bit of stress but not so much that it gets re-injured. It's a fine line but I am sure you will sort it out. Sorry to hear about the sleep, it's really hard for me as well. Is there anything keeping you up? Any habits you may have changed before bed or late caffeine or sugar? It's not caffeine, I think, though I don't track tea, so it might be worth looking. It's mostly behavioral, I think. I just don't stop what I'm doing at night. Very hard to tear my focus away from things when I'm tired, which is a vicious cycle. I have high hopes for the calf muscle. Yesterday was quite a bit of stress on it, I didn't think it'd work out so well. I think I'm going to keep up with the ukemi-only for another week, then try to get back to my usual level of walking. (I usually run a lot of errands on foot, just to get some extra movement in my day. Not so much lately.) I've pretty much got used to the idea of a challenge of just recovery, which is a nice feature of the four-week challenges. A month is kind of a natural time period to set aside for something, and doesn't feel like you're wasting a lot of time. 1 Quote I felt like I could run forever, like I could smell the wind and feel the grass under my feet, and just run forever. Current Challenge: #24 - Mrs. Cosmopolite Challenge Past: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11a & #11b, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23 Link to comment
sarakingdom Posted January 9, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2016 Week 1: Day 6 Fitness Points+6 hours of sleep+2 liters of water+5 meditationLife Points+2 adultingTotal: 15 I'm thinking of re-theming my challenge at the end of the week. I was planning to do it next challenge, but I seem to want to work on most of it now, so I'll probably shuffle into a new challenge thread. I'm going to stick with the points-gathering, because it's a nice focus for me right now, but there are going to be a few more formal challenge goals that I'll score. Quote I felt like I could run forever, like I could smell the wind and feel the grass under my feet, and just run forever. Current Challenge: #24 - Mrs. Cosmopolite Challenge Past: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11a & #11b, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23 Link to comment
Urgan Posted January 9, 2016 Report Share Posted January 9, 2016 Great news about the calf agreeing with being wrapped. Ah well, we all have off weeks. Staying super active right up until lights-out is a great way to have sleep trouble, it's true. Quote Level 13 Shape-shifting Warrior Monk STR:45 | DEX:18 | STA:10 | CON:37 | WIS:37 | CHA:27 The stronger the body the more it obeys, the weaker the body the more it commands. -- Siegmund Klein Battle Log : MFP : Instagram : Challenges - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 Link to comment
sarakingdom Posted January 9, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2016 Great news about the calf agreeing with being wrapped. Ah well, we all have off weeks. Staying super active right up until lights-out is a great way to have sleep trouble, it's true. I've also been doing a lot of soaking my legs in hot water and keeping the muscles warm during the day, sort of on the chance that tenseness in the muscle was part of the problem - extra strain from being too tight. Or, worst case, just get some extra blood flow in there. I think that helped a little. Quote I felt like I could run forever, like I could smell the wind and feel the grass under my feet, and just run forever. Current Challenge: #24 - Mrs. Cosmopolite Challenge Past: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11a & #11b, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23 Link to comment
Urgan Posted January 9, 2016 Report Share Posted January 9, 2016 Sounds like you're doing everything you can, just take it one day at a time. It has to heal eventually. 1 Quote Level 13 Shape-shifting Warrior Monk STR:45 | DEX:18 | STA:10 | CON:37 | WIS:37 | CHA:27 The stronger the body the more it obeys, the weaker the body the more it commands. -- Siegmund Klein Battle Log : MFP : Instagram : Challenges - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 Link to comment
sarakingdom Posted January 9, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2016 So I've decided that, at the end of this week, I'll be switching to a similar-but-rethemed challenge here. It seemed good to move on some of those things while I'm doing recovery stuff, and I'm just a little bored of doing the same as last time. Boredom is a poor life decision. Quote I felt like I could run forever, like I could smell the wind and feel the grass under my feet, and just run forever. Current Challenge: #24 - Mrs. Cosmopolite Challenge Past: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11a & #11b, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23 Link to comment
sarakingdom Posted January 11, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2016 Week 1: Day 7 Fitness Points+8 hours of sleep+1 liters of water+1 injury care(+5 meditation TBA)Life Points+1 duolinguo+1 not losing my shit (that's a form of adulting, right?)Total: 10 (15 TBA) That lack of water is going to hit me in the middle of the night. Annoying. I'll see if I can get some more in before bed. So that's it for this week. Imperfect, but good enough to move me a step forward on a couple of things, so what the hell. Moving on to week 2 in the other thread, to ditch this mopey Korra thread and go forward with the scheming. This was not a good week for ukemi practice, which is also next week's workout plan, so if you don't start seeing "ukemi practice" on there a bunch of times, feel free to hassle me about it. Quote I felt like I could run forever, like I could smell the wind and feel the grass under my feet, and just run forever. Current Challenge: #24 - Mrs. Cosmopolite Challenge Past: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11a & #11b, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23 Link to comment
Kishi Posted January 11, 2016 Report Share Posted January 11, 2016 Wait, hold up. Just to make sure that I'm taking good care of things for you here: are you running two separate challenge threads, or do you mean to have this one combined with the other? Quote Work like a farmer, train like an athlete, fight like a soldier. 2 Tim. 2:3-6 BATTLE! Link to comment
sarakingdom Posted January 11, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2016 Wait, hold up. Just to make sure that I'm taking good care of things for you here: are you running two separate challenge threads, or do you mean to have this one combined with the other? Two separate ones, intentionally. I'm just gonna close up here today and use the new one starting tomorrow. (I thought of doing the new one here, but I felt like a fresh start. Mopey Korra makes me feel mopey.) 1 Quote I felt like I could run forever, like I could smell the wind and feel the grass under my feet, and just run forever. Current Challenge: #24 - Mrs. Cosmopolite Challenge Past: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11a & #11b, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23 Link to comment
Mistr Posted January 11, 2016 Report Share Posted January 11, 2016 Good for you for taking care of yourself. Not losing your shit is totally a form of adulting. I know what you mean about getting caught up in tasks when you are tired and not having sense to stop. I did that last night doing dishes. Today is a new day. We will both do better. 1 Quote Level 68 Viking paladin My current challenge Battle log Link to comment
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