therealkat :: oh hai i'm back maybe

[thekatisalie]

Oh hai guys. I am back. I sort of took off into the abyss and made like an invisible person. Contain yourself. I know this return thrills you.

 

 

@Ceasefire came back this go, so I am, too. I am going to try at least. I have another half marathon in October, so here we go with training again.

 

Four simple goals:

 

Earth:

Earth is a grounding force. 

I need to keep my core and cardio training up, so once a week I will complete a 30 minute Les Mills BodyCombat track to further my half marathon training. I will also lift heavy things with Les Mills BodyPump once a week. Strength training, ftw.

 

Water:

Is flexible and understanding.
I live by the 80/20 rule with food. Be your best 80% of the time and the 20% you aren't doesn't matter as much. It's not an excuse to slack, it's the reality of being someone who lieks to go out to eat with friends and who really likes beer. I will food journal on YouFood daily to track this goal.

 

Fire:

Is full of energy - it destroys as well as heals.

I will run 3x per week. Sounds easy, right? But these low mileage early weeks can get boring. I hope that keeping up here will help me focus and not find excuses to not run.

 

Air:

Is peaceful and patient.
I need to be nicer to myself. So each check in, I will have to come here and write something nice about myself. Something I accomplished, something I like about me... Anything positive.

 

We're going light and easy on the return.

 

[Ceasefire]

Whoop! This is awesome. =)

 

(I wanna be an earthbender...)

[Rurik Harrgath]

I MISSED YOU KAT

 

 

Firebending is life!

[Tanktimus the Encourager]

Glad to see you back on the forums.

[thekatisalie]

9 hours ago, Ceasefire said:

Whoop! This is awesome. =)

 

(I wanna be an earthbender...)

Carl and I had a discussion about what our elements, based on personality would be. I'm somewhere between Earth and Water -- he is DEF Fire.

 

9 hours ago, Rurik Harrgath said:

I MISSED YOU KAT

I missed you too, Rurik! My brain just needed a break. I hope to be back in action now.

 

8 hours ago, Tanktimus the Encourager said:

Glad to see you back on the forums.

Thanks, Tank Here's to a fresh start, eh?

[thekatisalie]

Earth:

Pump/Combat 2x per week

It wasn't the day for it Sunday, so I did not accomplish this task.

 

Water:
Food Journaling

I did not track any food yesterday cause I was late to join the challenge. Today will be better.

 

Fire:

Run 3x per week

Well, this I DID do. @Ceasefire and I ran the FroYo 5k in 89% humidity yesterday. SWEATY, SWEATY goodness. I PR'd a 5k on a really flat and easy course. Still, a PR is a PR. Previous PR was 38:49, current is now 37:38 and an average of a 12:10 mile. I had a goal to get to a 12 minute mile by year end, and it looks like I can say I'm making progress.

 

Air:
Be kind to myself.

My least favorite goal. I will say this about me, since it is relative to yesterday's run. I pushed myself. I don't usually push myself on casual runs, because who cares... but I hit a point in the race where I knew I was going to make my original goal (sub 40 min), so I thought "why not see if I how much sub 40 I can get this...". I let myself slack off. I let myself rest too much and I often cop out. Yesterday I pushed. I could have pushed a little harder, but I was wary of the heat/humidity, since I gave myself heat exhaustion on my last 10k training. Still, I'm proud of myself for that. And for that time, that PR, and for not dying.

[Tanktimus the Encourager]

I suggest that Air is going to be your most important goal this time around. This is totally in my wheelhouse, so I'm going to be all over you on this one. You did a really good job on the goal this time. Well done.

[Rurik Harrgath]

4 hours ago, therealkat said:

Carl and I had a discussion about what our elements, based on personality would be. I'm somewhere between Earth and Water -- he is DEF Fire.

 

I exist in a state of flux and chaos between equal parts Earth and Fire depending on my shifting mood.  Basically a dormant volcano... most of the time. 

 

 

4 hours ago, therealkat said:

I missed you too, Rurik! My brain just needed a break. I hope to be back in action now.

 

I've been close myself of late.  Just glad to have you back!

[thekatisalie]

Earth:

Pump/Combat 2x per week

Rest day!

 

Water:
Food Journaling

I did as well as I thought I'd do, getting back into the swing of it. I tracked through lunch and then fell off. Which was probably for the best, because I went out with a friend for beer and Chinese. It was too good of a night to waste it indoors. Had to patio.

 

Fire:

Run 3x per week

Rest day!

 

Air:
Be kind to myself.

Ugh. Today this is super hard. I am overtired because my brain wouldn't shut off at 2am and just let me sleep. Still... I think after the long conversation I had last night with my friend, I can compliment myself on one thing. I am nurturing. I care. When I care, I care deeply. People are in my life for a reason, and if I don't actually care about someone, they aren't a part of my life. It's a side of me that can be a blessing and a curse. Sometimes I care too much about the wrong people, because I charge myself with being their protector or their savior, even if they don't ask. It is mostly good, because in a world of ugly, nasty people, I know that those in my inner circle I protect like a mama bear. They can always rely on me.

[Tanktimus the Encourager]

1 hour ago, therealkat said:

Ugh. Today this is super hard. I am overtired because my brain wouldn't shut off at 2am and just let me sleep. Still... I think after the long conversation I had last night with my friend, I can compliment myself on one thing. I am nurturing. I care. When I care, I care deeply. People are in my life for a reason, and if I don't actually care about someone, they aren't a part of my life. It's a side of me that can be a blessing and a curse. Sometimes I care too much about the wrong people, because I charge myself with being their protector or their savior, even if they don't ask. It is mostly good, because in a world of ugly, nasty people, I know that those in my inner circle I protect like a mama bear. They can always rely on me.

Balancing compassion with boundaries is a very special skill, I'm sure your wisdom in this area will increase over time.

[thekatisalie]

I'm highly empathic, too, so it gets hard when I confuse other people's emotions for my own. I try not to make decisions in the moment when around someone having strong emotions. I have worked on being more deliberative.

[thekatisalie]

Earth:

Pump/Combat 2x per week

It was technically a weights day, but husband wanted to do Combat, so I joined him. It can be fun working out with him, it can also be very intimidating. I worked out so hard that I ate dinner and then passed the F out on the couch at 8pm.

 

Water:
Food Journaling

I got through the day and logged everything! I know it's a habit I need to rebuild. I still forget to go on a lot, but I'm making it work in the last three days. It is making me aware of how much/little I eat. I've built up a bad habit of being so stressed that I can't eat.

 

Fire:

Run 3x per week

Rest day! And thank GOD for it -- cause the heat right now is REDICK.

 

Air:
Be kind to myself.

I will compliment myself today on my efficiency. Mostly when it comes to my job. It may not be the job I dreamed of, or where I thought I would be be in life, but I am consistently able to balance the multitude of things that get randomly thrown at me without falling to pieces. Maybe a little on the inside... but I am able to balance workload and keep deadlines like a MOFO. Probably why I got a 5/5 for my review  Now just cross your fingers for that raise...

[Shello]

Welcome back!

[thekatisalie]

59 minutes ago, LadyShello said:

Welcome back!

Thank you

[Tanktimus the Encourager]

3 hours ago, therealkat said:

It was technically a weights day, but husband wanted to do Combat, so I joined him. It can be fun working out with him, it can also be very intimidating. I worked out so hard that I ate dinner and then passed the F out on the couch at 8pm.

A wise choice and passing out is a sure sign of sufficient energy expended.

[thekatisalie]

Earth:

Pump/Combat 2x per week

I kicked my own but with Les Mills Pump 94 and my legs are feeling it today. It's supposed to be 97 with 80+ percent humidity today, so skipping was not an option, since I think I might die if I try to run tonight.

 

Water:
Food Journaling

I totally forgot to log yesterday. But I ate a ton of protein... So I guess it's kind of a win/loss XD

 

Fire:

Run 3x per week

OMG the heat. No run yesterday cause weight day... but no run today because it's still supposed to be 90 degrees at 9pm...

 

Air:
Be kind to myself.

I am already running out of things to be nice to myself about. I think the fact that I'm tired is really effecting my ability to stay positive. Yesterday I was a good wife. My husband ran out of hard boiled eggs, so I just boiled him some more. I left the front door unlocked for him, left the basement gym set up, and queued up his workout before he got home. I would say those things are thoughtful -- that I am thoughtful. I don't do them for reward. I know he gets home late and wants to just work out and be done for the night... so I helped. Yes. That's a good thing about me.

[darkfoxx]

And you're a badass. 

 

[thekatisalie]

Earth:

Pump/Combat 2x per week

Already done for the week! *ninja moves*

 

Water:
Food Journaling

Yeah I totally forgot to log again. This remembering thing? It's really hard.

 

Fire:

Run 3x per week
 

It was just starting to feel cool enough at 10pm. So nope  No miles this week so far... BUT Warrior Dash is tomorrow! In this gawd awful heat...

 

Air:
Be kind to myself.

I spent last evening with a friend having dinner and talking. We hadn't been one on one in a long time, and it was really, really nice. We talked a lot about dumb stuff, but also about growing as a person and how to do that. Introspection can come across poorly if people don't realize you're making steps toward bettering yourself, but I think this is something I am good at. Being vocal about what I am doing and why. Being deliberate in my choices and my actions.

[Ceasefire]

Logging is hard, especially trying to remember all the little things that come in my day.

 

Good luck at the race tomorrow! <3

[Loveable_Bouncer]

3 hours ago, therealkat said:

BUT Warrior Dash is tomorrow! In this gawd awful heat...

Just wanted to stop by,  give yah a internet high five!

And an advance welcome to my neck of the woods xD

 

Happy that the heat warning finally stops at 7 tonight, bad part a night and day of rain can made this interesting....

I give you luck!

[maegs]

you're back! 

 

[thekatisalie]

On 7/22/2016 at 11:07 AM, Ceasefire said:

Logging is hard, especially trying to remember all the little things that come in my day.

 

Good luck at the race tomorrow! <3

 

Still having troubles... I'm not as inspired by YouFood anymore, but I hate calorie counting on MyFitnessPal. 

 

On 7/22/2016 at 0:00 PM, Bouncer the Resilient said:

Just wanted to stop by,  give yah a internet high five!

And an advance welcome to my neck of the woods xD

 

Happy that the heat warning finally stops at 7 tonight, bad part a night and day of rain can made this interesting....

I give you luck!

 

OH HAI!! Thanks for the luck. It was needed...

 

On 7/23/2016 at 1:36 PM, maegs said:

you're back! 

 

WAIT WHO TOLD?! It was supposed to be a secret!

[thekatisalie]

Earth:

Pump/Combat 2x per week

Already done for the week! *ninja moves*

 

Water:
Food Journaling

All weekend, I totally biffed it. HERP DERP. Ok. I just logged breakfast. Better off this week already!

 

Fire:

Run 3x per week

I only got one run in last week and it was the Warrior Dash.

 

 

 

There was a huge severe storm that rolled through about an hour before our wave. We were still in the car when it hit, but the whole race village needed to be rebuilt. After they got everything reset, they had to reroute the course and close off a few obstacles. I still think we hit most of them, but apparently one or two were damaged by the storm. The course was just over 3 miles, but after all the rerouting because of the mud and unsafe terrain, it was a 4.1 mile race. It was so dang slow with a 10-15 minute wait at nearly every obstacle because they tried to make up for missing 6 waves by sending double waves. And people who were supposed to run at 2pm were sneaking in to the 12:30 waves that were already catch up waves for the 10-12:30 waves times that were missed because of the storm. Just... not as fun as usual. BUT it's not their fault. I don't blame them, it was the weather. It happens. In all likelihood, it will not happen again, so I still run this race yearly because it was the first race I ever ran. This was my 5th Warrior Dash -- I only missed 2012 because it was too close to my wedding day.

 

Air:
Be kind to myself.

I am having one of those existential days where I want to send messages to everyone I know telling them that I love them or why they are important to me. It happens sometimes. I both like and dislike this about myself. I like it because it shows how much I care about the connections I do have in my life... I don't like it because 90% of the time I freak out and don't say anything because being that open and honest with someone leaves you very vulnerable. What if you tell them this thing inside of you and they think you're all weird and junk for saying it? So I am setting a goal for myself this week to tell people that I care about them. Too often it goes unsaid. Don't make the assumption that they know.

[Tanktimus the Encourager]

IT's good that you still enjoyed warrior dash even with difficulties. There is nothing wrong with being careful about vulnerability. It's actually a good thing you protect yourself the way you do, some people are automatically vulnerable with everyone then wonder why they get taken advantage of.

[maegs]

That's a super cute picture! Nice job staying positive about all the changes during Warrior Dash