AthenaMM Journeys On

[Elleica]

I'm happy the visit with your parents went well. I have another visit with my folks too this weekend and I am determined to keep in track especially it's the last stretch of the challenge --- and we have the potential to win!! Hehehe.

[The Most Loathed]

8 hours ago, AthenaMM said:

Life Quest: No tossed produce

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Quest 2: I had ELEVEN bread variances this week. My parents eat entirely too many sandwiches and burgers, but I could have tried harder to stick with this. Part of it was because it was a vacation and they were splurging but part of it was because I was already making my mom feel bad about herself with all the exercising and walking so I slacked on the eating. I stuck within my ratings except for once though so that part was an A. The bread part was an F so that averages out to a C for this quest for the week.

 

I thought of you as we came home from the farmer's market last weekend and I loaded produce in the fridge and thought "some of this is going to have to get tossed next weekend". I love this quest of yours.

 

I'm often fascinated by how hard it is, when I don't cook my own food, to find anything that isn't between two slices of bread or wrapped in bread or breaded and fried so on and so forth. Even if you don't believe in gluten-free and that kind of thing, bread is hardly better in soda. The whole reason we fortify flour is because it has no nutrients of its own. Yet, everytime family comes to visit and I "eat like a normal person" I'm eating sandwiches twice a day.

ok that was a little more soapboxy than I meant, what I meant is, I totally understand the bread frustration.

[Jonesy]

I'm playing bodyweight workout catch up this week as well and boy is that a bad idea. Haha. Make sure you get in lots of stretching to help with the soreness.  

[Elastigirl]

Great job at getting the exercise in .That's really tough with people at your house. Sometimes this being healthy as a lifestyle means we have to adapt and make the best choice for the time during circumstances. Sounds like you did a good job on choosing to focus on movement, and let the eating slack. But now you body know what to do. I like these wraps made of coconut for a healthier alternative to bread. They don't tast like bread, but they are good (in other words your parents would  not like them , but you might)

http://www.amazon.com/Paleo-Wraps-Gluten-Coconut-7-Count/dp/B00J9IUCHA/ref=sr_1_2_s_it?s=grocery&rps=1&ie=UTF8&qid=1464970321&sr=1-2&keywords=paleo+wraps&refinements=p_85%3A2470955011

[AthenaMM]

18 hours ago, Ace Garcera said:

I'm happy the visit with your parents went well. I have another visit with my folks too this weekend and I am determined to keep in track especially it's the last stretch of the challenge --- and we have the potential to win!! Hehehe.

Thanks and good luck with your visit! Probably not a very good potential up against Hellfire, but we'll try! 

 

15 hours ago, The Most Loathed said:

I thought of you as we came home from the farmer's market last weekend and I loaded produce in the fridge and thought "some of this is going to have to get tossed next weekend". I love this quest of yours.

 

I'm often fascinated by how hard it is, when I don't cook my own food, to find anything that isn't between two slices of bread or wrapped in bread or breaded and fried so on and so forth. Even if you don't believe in gluten-free and that kind of thing, bread is hardly better in soda. The whole reason we fortify flour is because it has no nutrients of its own. Yet, everytime family comes to visit and I "eat like a normal person" I'm eating sandwiches twice a day.

ok that was a little more soapboxy than I meant, what I meant is, I totally understand the bread frustration.

Thanks! It's been a really helpful quest for me. And not soapboxy, I completely agree. I didn't really realize how difficult it would be before they came, so I didn't have a plan for how to deal with it. I'm going to work on that for next time though.

 

10 hours ago, Jonesy said:

I'm playing bodyweight workout catch up this week as well and boy is that a bad idea. Haha. Make sure you get in lots of stretching to help with the soreness.  

Good idea! I did some foam rolling as well. One quad is sore and my shoulders/chest are also sore. I'm hoping they'll be better tomorrow or at least be so that I can work around them.

 

10 hours ago, Elastigirl said:

Great job at getting the exercise in .That's really tough with people at your house. Sometimes this being healthy as a lifestyle means we have to adapt and make the best choice for the time during circumstances. Sounds like you did a good job on choosing to focus on movement, and let the eating slack. But now you body know what to do. I like these wraps made of coconut for a healthier alternative to bread. They don't tast like bread, but they are good (in other words your parents would  not like them , but you might)

http://www.amazon.com/Paleo-Wraps-Gluten-Coconut-7-Count/dp/B00J9IUCHA/ref=sr_1_2_s_it?s=grocery&rps=1&ie=UTF8&qid=1464970321&sr=1-2&keywords=paleo+wraps&refinements=p_85%3A2470955011

Thanks! I usually avoid bread substitutes since my goal is more about eating less processed stuff but I might consider something like that for when they come for a visit.

[AthenaMM]

Day 27 - Friday June 3, 2016

 

I worked on getting things back on track today, but didn't totally succeed. But I ate a lot more veggies than I've gotten in the last week or so, so I feel better. 

 

Quest 1: Ran 1.7 miles. This was a little easier than it has been. It was still tough, but there wasn't a point where I didn't think I could keep going like there has been.

 

Quest 2: No bread today, but I ate a late snack and wasn't particularly hungry for dinner. I ate anyway since I try to only eat between 11 am and 7 pm and I would be very hangry by 11 tomorrow if I didn't eat dinner. It wasn't a good plan though and I overate.

• Breakfast: 3/6
• Lunch: 3/5
• Snack: 3/6
• Dinner: 4/7

Quest 3: I have over 12,000 steps right now.

 

Life Quest: No tossed produce. 

[Elleica]

Haha yeah. They are such a competitive and great bunch but we should not give up without a fight! Haha. I don't know what time is the cut off but from the Mini Thread it seems they can detect when the cut off is and can put in extra minutes as needed. Hehe

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[Elastigirl]

23 minutes ago, AthenaMM said:

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Thanks! I usually avoid bread substitutes since my goal is more about eating less processed stuff but I might consider something like that for when they come for a visit.

Their kind of spendy to have as an everyday thing anyway. I use them for when we go hiking usually.

[AthenaMM]

22 hours ago, Ace Garcera said:

Haha yeah. They are such a competitive and great bunch but we should not give up without a fight! Haha. I don't know what time is the cut off but from the Mini Thread it seems they can detect when the cut off is and can put in extra minutes as needed. Hehe

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Yeah, I actually walked around a bunch today so I could contribute a decent amount of points.

 

22 hours ago, Elastigirl said:

Their kind of spendy to have as an everyday thing anyway. I use them for when we go hiking usually.

Definitely something for rare occasions.

 

[AthenaMM]

Day 28 - Saturday June 4, 2016

 

One of my quads is still hurting and I think it's a strain instead of normal DOMS. It isn't worse when I've been sitting for a while and it doesn't get better when I get up and move around. It isn't too bad, but I didn't want to make it worse so I left the squats off the workout today. When I started doing the forearm straight leg raises it caused the quad to hurt as well, so I changed to knee raises.

 

Quest 1: Startbodyweight.com, 3 sets, 1:30 minutes rest between sets

• Incline Pike Push-ups 7,7,6  
• Forearm Knee Raises 8,8,8  
• Bent Knee Bench Dips 8,8,7    
• Side Planks 29 sec on each side

Quest 2: Had a little bread with dinner

• Breakfast: 2/6
• Lunch: 3/6
• Snack: 3/5
• Dinner: 3/6

Quest 3: Over 11,000 steps right now.

 

Life Quest: Finally tossed the rest of the cooked broccoli that no one ate. There wasn't much so it was probably about 1/8 of the broccoli. Every thing else was either used or is still good (some onions and potatoes).

[AthenaMM]

Week 4 Summary

 

This challenge went pretty well even with my parents being here for a week and a half of it. The eating part didn't go as well as the rest, but I'm still pleased with my results. Usually I would have let everything slide while they were here, but I got in all my exercise and plenty of steps. That is a big improvement! I'm already coming up with ideas for how to eat healthier when they're here next time.

 

Quest 1: I exercised every day (28) and did 8 strength workouts and 4 runs. That's an A for this quest.

 

Quest 2: I used 23 bread variances so a definite F here. I ate within my ratings 87.8% of the time so this is a B. Average those and it's a D for this quest. I could have done better sticking to my ratings especially since a lot of this was before and after the parent visit. 

 

Quest 3: My current step average for the last 4 weeks is over 11,000 steps, so I definitely met my goal here and I guess I'll up my goal to 11,000 next time. An A for this quest.

 

Life Quest: I threw away 6.8% of the produce I bought so well within the 10%. I bought very little produce for when my parents were here because I knew we wouldn't use it. Maybe next time I'll buy more, but make a real effort to use it. An A for this quest.

[Elastigirl]

@AthenaMM  tagging you because I can't find your new challenge.

[AthenaMM]

@AthenaMM  tagging you because I can't find your new challenge.

Thanks, Elastigirl! I don't have one right now. This month I'm working on maintaining the habits I've already added. It's also a really busy month, so I decided I would try it on my own. If I feel like I need more accountability I'll join up later, but I'll definitely be back next month.

[Elastigirl]

3 minutes ago, AthenaMM said:

Thanks, Elastigirl! I don't have one right now. This month I'm working on maintaining the habits I've already added. It's also a really busy month, so I decided I would try it on my own. If I feel like I need more accountability I'll join up later, but I'll definitely be back next month.

As long as you are back next month, I guess we'll give you a pass this time

[Schaengel]

6 hours ago, Elastigirl said:

As long as you are back next month, I guess we'll give you a pass this time

But just this once

[Elleica]

I was also looking for your challenge and thought this was it. Will wait for you next month and looking forward to seeing you keep those good habits developed esp on the produce life quest. I always remember that when I have produce to throw too or rather when some produce are near spoiling, I rush to cook them (like today haha)

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[AthenaMM]

As long as you are back next month, I guess we'll give you a pass this time[emoji3]

But just this once [emoji6][emoji14]

Good to know! [emoji6]

I was also looking for your challenge and thought this was it. Will wait for you next month and looking forward to seeing you keep those good habits developed esp on the produce life quest. I always remember that when I have produce to throw too or rather when some produce are near spoiling, I rush to cook them (like today haha)

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I'm freezing some strawberries today to keep them from going bad!

Good luck this challenge everyone!