Jonesy's Adventure in Assassining : Resilient

[Jonesy]

 

Doing my second Whole30 because I’ve been eating like a major asshole this year and that needs to stop. I also want to help my head live a migraine free life.  I’ve not had a steady workout in a while so I want to start doing that again as well. This challenge will be based on points and if I pass I’m going to treat myself to new workout pants and socks or a new pair of running shoes. Which I’ll be able to afford since the whole30 limits eating out.

 

Points

Points - 30+12+4+280 = 326

Max Points w/Bonus - 30+8+12+16+4+8+280= 358

Points to pass= 250

 

 

Whole30 : START 9/24 - END 10/24

0 week will be for Meal Planning

30/30 points w/Bonus points for Meal Prep on weekends & trying a NF recipe each week (8 extra possible)

Soda Free since 8/30

 

 

Complete 1 NF Academy Quest a week :

4/4 points w/Bonus points for added completed Quests (Up to 8 bonus points no more)

 

 

 

NF Bodyweight Workout (+ warmup & cooldown) 2A & 2B & 1 day of Cardio (+ 10 mins after stretch & work cardio doesn’t count) :

12/12 points w/Bonus points for added workouts (16 extra possible)

 

 

Dailies :

10/10 points a day : 280/280 points Overall

1. PM: Get to Sleep - In bed by 10pm Sun - Thursday - In bed by 12pm Fri & Saturday

2. AM: Make Bed & 20 mins Yoga

3. AM: Weigh in and Measure

4. AM: Go over To Do list

5. AM: 10 mins Meditation Break

6. Read 30 pages

7. Take 30 mins to be creative or create

8. Prep Lunch for next day

9. Prep Outfit for next day

10. 5 mins walk

[Jonesy]

 

Starting Stats:                                       End Stats:

Sept. 25, 2016                                         October 22, 2016

Weight: 317.2lbs                                      Weight: 306.4lbs (-10.8)

Chest: 43.625'                                          Chest: 42.75 (-.875)

Waist: 56.06'                                             Waist: 55  (-1.06)

Hips: 58.5'                                                 Hips: 56.5 (-2)

L. Thigh: 35'                                              L. Thigh: 33 (-2)

R. Thigh: 33.25'                                         R. Thigh: 32.75 (-.5)

L. Bicep(not flexed): 18'                             L. Bicep(not flexed): 16.5 (-1.5)

R. Bicep(not flexed): 19'                             R. Bicep(not flexed):17.5 (-1.06)

 

Week updates:

Spoiler

Whole30 : START 9/24 - END 10/24

Started off bumpy, painful and tiresome but it's leveled out a little. Still miss bread and sugar, well pizza and lattes. Last night my neighbor ordered pizza and I was walking up to my place behind the pizza guy and I'm pretty sure my inner self wanted to rob the pizza man of pizza.

 

Complete 1 NF Academy Quest a week :

Completed 2, the warm up and cool down quests. 

 

NF Bodyweight Workout (+ warmup & cooldown) 2A & 2B & 1 day of Cardio (+ 10 mins after stretch & work cardio doesn’t count) :

Got some extra points from doing cardio for the mini this week and my bodyweight workouts felt great. PS I hate inchworms. 

 

Dailies :

Did fairly well on this one. Some days I just forgot about some but that's why I'm doing them. I want to form the habit! 

 

WEEKLY POINTS : 79

 

Spoiler

Whole30 : START 9/24 - END 10/24

Not bad. I didn’t cave or mess up but it was not all that exciting. I did have my emotional and way too real dream about eating pizza and having to start all over. Thankfully I didn’t sleep order pizza.

I failed with my spaghetti squash and meatballs. I ended up throwing out the rest of my spaghetti squash and froze the rest of the meatballs. I’ll find something for them. I didn’t have mass amounts of energy but I was not exhausted like I was in week 1 so I call week 2 a win!

 

Complete 1 NF Academy Quest a week :

Completed more than 2 but only giving myself 3 points because I only get 2 bonus points per week. Read through the NF Diet Mindset and with the help of the Whole30 checked off a few levels of the diet quests.

 

NF Bodyweight Workout (+ warmup & cooldown) 2A & 2B & 1 day of Cardio (+ 10 mins after stretch & work cardio doesn’t count) :

Got in all my exercise but it was a struggle to make myself want to exercise. Ultra lazy feeling in week 2. I did complete the mini and improved in all areas!

 

Dailies :

Not as great as week 1 and some days I just forgot about some. The meditation one is not really working for me right now. I think next challenge I’ll change it to something else.

 

WEEKLY POINTS : 70.5

 

Spoiler

Whole30 : START 9/24 - END 10/24

I really wanted sweets this week but overall I felt great. I had a pretty bad 2 days mid week and did a fantastic job not caving and I had a few snags with meal planning/execution but nothing difficult. I’m so over it though. I’m sort of bored of the food because I’m not adventurous at all so it’s been pretty much the same stuff. I’m fine with the sameness as long as I enjoy the meal. I guess it’s more I’m bored. Oh well, one more week to go and then I need to figure out how to go on from there.

 

Complete 1 NF Academy Quest a week :

Nada!

 

NF Bodyweight Workout (+ warmup & cooldown) 2A & 2B & 1 day of Cardio (+ 10 mins after stretch & work cardio doesn’t count) :

I got in 2 of my exercises. I almost counted Saturday as cardio plus some because I essentially did a 2 hour Farmer's Walk but I didn't.   I blame buying The Witcher 3 for lack of wanting to exercise. This upcoming week a “MUST exercise before play” rule will be enforced.

 

Dailies :

This one sort of sucked. My sleep has been all over the place which causes me to miss a lot of the dailies I needed to get done. This really is a work in progress so I’m not stressing about it but will learn from it.

 

WEEKLY POINTS : 68.5

 

Spoiler

Whole30 : START 9/24 - END 10/24

Last week of my whole30 went good, had lots of issues though. That time of the month, no matter what I’m eating I still feel like shit with stomach aches and headaches.

 

Complete 1 NF Academy Quest a week :

Nada!

 

NF Bodyweight Workout (+ warmup & cooldown) 2A & 2B & 1 day of Cardio (+ 10 mins after stretch & work cardio doesn’t count) :

This was a rough week for workouts. Between headaches, cramps, and feeling nauseated all the time, I only did 1 thing for the mini. This was a failure but sometimes you just have to take the cards you're dealt.

 

Dailies :

Pretty much the same as last week, some got done and some didn’t.

 

WEEKLY POINTS : 50.5

 

[Jonesy]

Possible Meals To Try - Whole30fied

Spoiler

 

BREAKFAST/BRUNCH

Pulled Pork Breakfast Bowls

Sweet Potato Hash w/Eggs (the breakfast bowl w/o pulled pork

Egg Avocados

Smokey egg & bacon

Chia Pudding

 

Spoiler

 

LUNCH/DINNER

Skillet with Pork, Spinach & Peppers 

Stir Fry Chicken with Green Beans & Pineapple

Crockpot Pulled Pork

Coconut Chicken Fingers

Caramelized onions and apples with sauteed greens

Zucchini Noodles with Avocado Pesto

Slow Cooker Garlic Herb Mashed Cauliflower

Butternut Squash Soup

 

Spoiler

 

SNACKS/MISC.

Homemade Larabars

Homemade Ghee

Trail Mix

Roasted Red Pepper Sauce

Cauliflower Alfredo Sauce

Homemade Almond Butter

Homemade Almond or Coconut Milk

Hard Boiled Eggs

 

[ixaera]

Here, as usual, of course!

[Teancum]

You can't have the office and parks and rec gifs in the same post. That is just too awesome to be allowed.

 

[Jonesy]

Do you know often I've laid awake hoping there would have been some weird cross over. Maybe Dwight going to Indiana for some farming thing and end up running into Ron. Or someone from The office running into Anne and telling her she looks like someone they used to work with. IDK but it would probably been awesome. Lol

[Teancum]

That would be awesome!!!

[AthenaMM]

An excellent challenge!

[RogueLibrarian]

Here!

[Jonesy]

 

 

Happy to have you all.

[Jonesy]

15 hours ago, The Scarlet Pimpernel said:

You can't have the office and parks and rec gifs in the same post. That is just too awesome to be allowed.

 

 

 

[Asa Pond]

 

Just make sure the snacks are Whole30.

[Jonesy]

Last Whole30 I did I made Homemade Larabars for snacks or emergency food. Those saved by butt a few times.  

[raptron]

Ooh, and sound delicious to boot ! Here to the T-T-T-TOTAL DOMINATION. 

[Jonesy]

Getting my challenge tracker ready! 

 

[imjustarogue]

I may have just stalked your Instagram to see your Bujo photos.

 

Yay for challenges! And seeing yours is making me get up off my butt to do my 1B for the night. So, thank you.  

[Jonesy]

I've been slacking on my bujo! I'm so scared that it won't turn out perfect that I'm scared to use it. Lol. 

 

Glad I can help motivate.  

[imjustarogue]

My sister reminded me to embrace my mistakes. 

 

So I covered them in washi tape. XD 

[Jonesy]

That's a fantastic idea! I used Wasabi tape for a few pages because they kept falling out. haha

[imjustarogue]

27 minutes ago, Jonesy said:

That's a fantastic idea! I used Wasabi tape for a few pages because they kept falling out. haha

Wasabi tape!

[Jonesy]

Wasabi....spicy tape. Lol

 

I'm tired I'm going to bed. 

[Alexandrite]

This whole bujo thing might be something I give a try to, Dr. Focker wants it all written down because he is not a digital age type person.

Cheering you on from the crowd!

Sent by my Navi-powered device!

[Jonesy]

Using my bujo is so relaxing! Even if I'm worried i'll mess up, I kind of just focus on it and it de-stresses me. Like coloring but feels more productive to me. 

 

I use a bujo as well as a planner and it helps me stay on track of things. I put yearly things in my phone's calendar but pen and paper just feel better to me. 

[raptron]

My journal has lost most of what would have made it a bullet journal and it is just a collection of workouts, grocery lists, recipes, and to-dos, but you guys make me want to buy some colored pencils.  

[imjustarogue]

Mine is becoming less a to-do style journal than just a tracking journal. I track workouts, log food, write down various activities I do around the house. I also have a few pages dedicated to tracking our various doctors appointments for the family - trying to find that info through a Google search for the past year is always a pain.

 

But all of it is tracking past stuff rather than planning future stuff, so that's what works for me.