RES Posted February 19, 2017 Report Share Posted February 19, 2017 Sometimes we fail to see the forest for the trees....I was taking to much time looking at trees to see the obvious...huge thanks to @DarK_RaideR to pointing out that a battle log may work better for me in keeping up on here...I had one previously but it was dated and no longer fits...so this one is shiny and new! For those new to my saga, I've been here for over 3 years now (January 2, 2014) I've been a Ranger (and everything that entails) since the big restructure of 2016. I am <95% Paleo in my style of eating, because I have RA and it makes me feel better...I'm slightly addicted to 5k's, and am discovering that weight lifting can be a lot of fun if I take it slowly and don't aggravate my neck injury. I'm an accountant and work for a minor league baseball team in Florida, which is every bit as much fun as it sounds So I have a spreadsheet for tracking purposes (may look very familiar to some, )...if this works for you as well feel free to borrow my sheet (file/save copy into Google Drive I think...) and tweak it to fit your needs My overall, far reaching, want to accomplish this year, goal is to lose 40 lbs...at the very minimum I want to look good nekkid In my opinion, not anyone else! To work towards this goal I'm going to go to the gym 3x a week, or if I'm not able to do that I will do an alternate workout (such as hitting my step goal, bike ride, bodyweight workout...etc) I was aiming for 5x but that was stressing me out because I was not always able to accomplish it due to life/work commitments! I re-worked the routine I worked out with the trainer to come up with to fit into the new goal...I may also add tracking at some point to see where I'm hitting with calories if results are not forthcoming. Sleep is a struggle for me, I rarely get 7 hours a night and this makes a huge difference in my energy, not to mention my pain levels if I don't...I'm going to try and do better with this... The last one is NF related, I am tired of going weeks without checking in on here, so I'm going to make it a point to not only be on here, but post somewhere on here at least 3 times a week to keep myself accountable...I did better with my goals when I was doing that, and I enjoy supporting and encouraging others 9 Quote RES...and I want to live days worth dying for Current: RES: No challenge this round Spoiler Really Eclectic Scorpio, Level 86 |1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11|12|13|14|15|16|17|18|19|20|21|22|23|24|25|26|27|28|29|30|31|32|33|34|35|36|37|38|39|40|41|42|43|44|45|46|47|48|49|50|51|52|53|54|55|56|57|58|59|60|61|62|63|64|65|66|67|68|69|70|71|72|73|74|75|76|77|78|79|80|81|82|83|84|85|86|87|88|89| | My Character Page | Tracking Spreadsheet | My Blog | Growth happens when you care more about the well being of your future self than the comfort of your present self! "Pass on what you have learned. Strength, mastery. But weakness, folly, failure also. Yes, failure most of all. The greatest teacher, failure is." -Yoda Link to comment
fleaball Posted February 19, 2017 Report Share Posted February 19, 2017 1 Quote Level 69 Battle Kitten Battle Log | Current Challenge MyFitnessPal | Fitbit | Duolingo Ici je vis la vie que j'ai choisie Je suis partie pour reconstruire ma vie C'est dit, c'est ainsi Link to comment
Tanktimus the Encourager Posted February 19, 2017 Report Share Posted February 19, 2017 44 minutes ago, fleaball said: x2 1 Quote Current Challenge "By the Most-Righteous-and-Blessed Beard of Sir Tanktimus the Encourager!" - Jarl Rurik Harrgath Link to comment
DarK_RaideR Posted February 19, 2017 Report Share Posted February 19, 2017 3 hours ago, Tanktimus the Encourager said: x2 x3 Can't find an emoticon with a smile big enough. Good to see you've found a format that'll work for you instead of adding stress and negativity 1 Quote Lvl 60 Multitasker Baking (2)🧁, Charisma (4), Cooking (6)🍳🍳 🍳 🍳 , Fitness (1)💪, Gourmet Cooking (2)👨🍳👨🍳, Handiness (0), Media Production (6)🎬, Mixology (3)🍸, Research & Debate (1), Video Gaming (3), Wellness (1)💆♂️ Link to comment
RES Posted February 20, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2017 14 hours ago, DarK_RaideR said: Can't find an emoticon with a smile big enough. Good to see you've found a format that'll work for you instead of adding stress and negativity Selfies work too...j/s Quote RES...and I want to live days worth dying for Current: RES: No challenge this round Spoiler Really Eclectic Scorpio, Level 86 |1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11|12|13|14|15|16|17|18|19|20|21|22|23|24|25|26|27|28|29|30|31|32|33|34|35|36|37|38|39|40|41|42|43|44|45|46|47|48|49|50|51|52|53|54|55|56|57|58|59|60|61|62|63|64|65|66|67|68|69|70|71|72|73|74|75|76|77|78|79|80|81|82|83|84|85|86|87|88|89| | My Character Page | Tracking Spreadsheet | My Blog | Growth happens when you care more about the well being of your future self than the comfort of your present self! "Pass on what you have learned. Strength, mastery. But weakness, folly, failure also. Yes, failure most of all. The greatest teacher, failure is." -Yoda Link to comment
Twilight Posted February 21, 2017 Report Share Posted February 21, 2017 I'm inspired by your stronglifts! 1 Quote Link to comment
NeverThatBored Posted February 21, 2017 Report Share Posted February 21, 2017 Here to follow! 1 Quote Gargoyle Ranger | Level 49 2022 challenges: 49 (current) 2015-2021 challenges: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 || 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 || 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 || 43 | 44 | 45 | | 46 | 47 | 48 || My epic quest | MEATBALL WARS You don't get better at anything unless you start doing it. Being alive is heckn swell. Link to comment
Mistr Posted February 28, 2017 Report Share Posted February 28, 2017 Found you! I like your goal of working out 3x a week. Making it easily achievable will help your motivation. You can always add fun things on the other days if you feel like it. Quote Level 76 Viking paladin My current challenge Battle log Link to comment
Teirin Posted March 1, 2017 Report Share Posted March 1, 2017 Hello! Quote Behave yourself, badly if necessary. Current Challenge Judo - Shodan My Character Link to comment
NeverThatBored Posted March 8, 2017 Report Share Posted March 8, 2017 How goes it? Quote Gargoyle Ranger | Level 49 2022 challenges: 49 (current) 2015-2021 challenges: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 || 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 || 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 || 43 | 44 | 45 | | 46 | 47 | 48 || My epic quest | MEATBALL WARS You don't get better at anything unless you start doing it. Being alive is heckn swell. Link to comment
Mistr Posted March 24, 2017 Report Share Posted March 24, 2017 How are things going? Quote Level 76 Viking paladin My current challenge Battle log Link to comment
Twilight Posted March 27, 2017 Report Share Posted March 27, 2017 Thinking of you. 1 Quote Link to comment
DarK_RaideR Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 No update? No color run photos? Tsk tsk tsk... 1 Quote Lvl 60 Multitasker Baking (2)🧁, Charisma (4), Cooking (6)🍳🍳 🍳 🍳 , Fitness (1)💪, Gourmet Cooking (2)👨🍳👨🍳, Handiness (0), Media Production (6)🎬, Mixology (3)🍸, Research & Debate (1), Video Gaming (3), Wellness (1)💆♂️ Link to comment
Mistr Posted April 13, 2017 Report Share Posted April 13, 2017 Hey RES, how are things going? Quote Level 76 Viking paladin My current challenge Battle log Link to comment
RES Posted July 30, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2017 Life...it's what happens when you make other plans I miss you all so much, but baseball season took a bit of getting used to! Game day's start at 8-9 am and go till at least 11 pm or later...I can honestly say I've never had more fun at work in my life than I do at this job! But time is something I didn't have a whole lot of during season, at least until I figured out a routine, so something had to go. My focus during season seems to be eating and sleeping....I've learned batch cooking is your friend, keeping it simple is best, and sometimes bulletproof coffee is the breakfast of champions (or at least all I have time for on 5 hours sleep! lol) Not even trying to be perfect just finding that 'sweet spot' (baseball reference) that works for me. Of course, none of these efforts have helped me take off many pounds but hopefully that will come in the off season. Gym time may happen when we have settled into a place (see below) I want to start trying to make my way back here, we have 20 home games left until the end of the season, then my youngest son goes to boot camp, then 'off site' to review and recap the season and plan for next year, EOM, EOY, then we will be back to somewhat regular life...whatever that is, oh, and during all of this we are trying to find a condo to purchase (RV living is NOT all it's cracked up to be...especially with 4 animals). This takes me to the beginning of October, so since I was starting to do challenges that stretched over a quarter that would probably be a good time to start those again as well as my ambassador duties. Until then I'm going to be here as often as I can and find a way to make it part of my routine again...and catch up with everyone, some of you with massive threads may be a bit more of a challenge than others 6 Quote RES...and I want to live days worth dying for Current: RES: No challenge this round Spoiler Really Eclectic Scorpio, Level 86 |1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11|12|13|14|15|16|17|18|19|20|21|22|23|24|25|26|27|28|29|30|31|32|33|34|35|36|37|38|39|40|41|42|43|44|45|46|47|48|49|50|51|52|53|54|55|56|57|58|59|60|61|62|63|64|65|66|67|68|69|70|71|72|73|74|75|76|77|78|79|80|81|82|83|84|85|86|87|88|89| | My Character Page | Tracking Spreadsheet | My Blog | Growth happens when you care more about the well being of your future self than the comfort of your present self! "Pass on what you have learned. Strength, mastery. But weakness, folly, failure also. Yes, failure most of all. The greatest teacher, failure is." -Yoda Link to comment
fleaball Posted July 30, 2017 Report Share Posted July 30, 2017 I've seen you lurking every so often! And yikes, your life is craaaazyyy. I feel like you've always lived like that though? 1 Quote Level 69 Battle Kitten Battle Log | Current Challenge MyFitnessPal | Fitbit | Duolingo Ici je vis la vie que j'ai choisie Je suis partie pour reconstruire ma vie C'est dit, c'est ainsi Link to comment
RES Posted July 30, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2017 3 hours ago, fleaball said: I've seen you lurking every so often! And yikes, your life is craaaazyyy. I feel like you've always lived like that though? Fear of boredom keeps me busy, I have to remember how to relax at times...so much has happened in the last few months I barely know where to begin...but it's getting better, or I'm getting better at juggling! 1 Quote RES...and I want to live days worth dying for Current: RES: No challenge this round Spoiler Really Eclectic Scorpio, Level 86 |1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11|12|13|14|15|16|17|18|19|20|21|22|23|24|25|26|27|28|29|30|31|32|33|34|35|36|37|38|39|40|41|42|43|44|45|46|47|48|49|50|51|52|53|54|55|56|57|58|59|60|61|62|63|64|65|66|67|68|69|70|71|72|73|74|75|76|77|78|79|80|81|82|83|84|85|86|87|88|89| | My Character Page | Tracking Spreadsheet | My Blog | Growth happens when you care more about the well being of your future self than the comfort of your present self! "Pass on what you have learned. Strength, mastery. But weakness, folly, failure also. Yes, failure most of all. The greatest teacher, failure is." -Yoda Link to comment
RES Posted July 31, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2017 Because what kind of RES thread would it be without 5k's? So I have a list of all the ones I've signed up to do through the end of the year, and for accountability purposes August 26th - Summer Beach Run (because BEACH) September 9th - Doug Stuber Memorial Turtle Trot 5k (Beach! also turtles...) September 23rd - Viva La Margarita (Margarita's at the finish line...what's not to love about this?) October 7th - Blacklight Run (Because it sounds like fun ) November 23rd - Thanksgiving Distance Classic (To get ready for all the food later) December 16th - Terrain Race (My first OCR...kinda nervous about this one...) Will be added to as needed 5 Quote RES...and I want to live days worth dying for Current: RES: No challenge this round Spoiler Really Eclectic Scorpio, Level 86 |1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11|12|13|14|15|16|17|18|19|20|21|22|23|24|25|26|27|28|29|30|31|32|33|34|35|36|37|38|39|40|41|42|43|44|45|46|47|48|49|50|51|52|53|54|55|56|57|58|59|60|61|62|63|64|65|66|67|68|69|70|71|72|73|74|75|76|77|78|79|80|81|82|83|84|85|86|87|88|89| | My Character Page | Tracking Spreadsheet | My Blog | Growth happens when you care more about the well being of your future self than the comfort of your present self! "Pass on what you have learned. Strength, mastery. But weakness, folly, failure also. Yes, failure most of all. The greatest teacher, failure is." -Yoda Link to comment
DarK_RaideR Posted July 31, 2017 Report Share Posted July 31, 2017 The only reason we haven't resorted to non-NF ways to track you and rope you back in is because you look extremely happy in those photos that pop up in other media. Whatever it is you're doing, keep doing it. 2 Quote Lvl 60 Multitasker Baking (2)🧁, Charisma (4), Cooking (6)🍳🍳 🍳 🍳 , Fitness (1)💪, Gourmet Cooking (2)👨🍳👨🍳, Handiness (0), Media Production (6)🎬, Mixology (3)🍸, Research & Debate (1), Video Gaming (3), Wellness (1)💆♂️ Link to comment
RES Posted July 31, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2017 3 hours ago, DarK_RaideR said: The only reason we haven't resorted to non-NF ways to track you and rope you back in is because you look extremely happy in those photos that pop up in other media. Whatever it is you're doing, keep doing it. Looks can be deceiving...I am extremely happy to be back in Florida and love what I'm doing in my professional life Personal life is a train wreck, but what else is new LOL 1 Quote RES...and I want to live days worth dying for Current: RES: No challenge this round Spoiler Really Eclectic Scorpio, Level 86 |1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11|12|13|14|15|16|17|18|19|20|21|22|23|24|25|26|27|28|29|30|31|32|33|34|35|36|37|38|39|40|41|42|43|44|45|46|47|48|49|50|51|52|53|54|55|56|57|58|59|60|61|62|63|64|65|66|67|68|69|70|71|72|73|74|75|76|77|78|79|80|81|82|83|84|85|86|87|88|89| | My Character Page | Tracking Spreadsheet | My Blog | Growth happens when you care more about the well being of your future self than the comfort of your present self! "Pass on what you have learned. Strength, mastery. But weakness, folly, failure also. Yes, failure most of all. The greatest teacher, failure is." -Yoda Link to comment
RES Posted August 2, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2017 My cranky little bitch...she's 16 years old and in that time has kept all my secrets, comforted me, given advice, been a much better judge of character than me, tolerated numerous moves and tolerated me...I've often joked she was the only girl I had. 7 1/2 years ago we lost her litter mate and yesterday I found out that she will not be with me much longer. I knew this time would come eventually but it really doesn't seem fair right now 2 Quote RES...and I want to live days worth dying for Current: RES: No challenge this round Spoiler Really Eclectic Scorpio, Level 86 |1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11|12|13|14|15|16|17|18|19|20|21|22|23|24|25|26|27|28|29|30|31|32|33|34|35|36|37|38|39|40|41|42|43|44|45|46|47|48|49|50|51|52|53|54|55|56|57|58|59|60|61|62|63|64|65|66|67|68|69|70|71|72|73|74|75|76|77|78|79|80|81|82|83|84|85|86|87|88|89| | My Character Page | Tracking Spreadsheet | My Blog | Growth happens when you care more about the well being of your future self than the comfort of your present self! "Pass on what you have learned. Strength, mastery. But weakness, folly, failure also. Yes, failure most of all. The greatest teacher, failure is." -Yoda Link to comment
DarK_RaideR Posted August 2, 2017 Report Share Posted August 2, 2017 Little critters make their way into our hearts and goodbyes are never easy. Sorry about your loss, RES. Quote Lvl 60 Multitasker Baking (2)🧁, Charisma (4), Cooking (6)🍳🍳 🍳 🍳 , Fitness (1)💪, Gourmet Cooking (2)👨🍳👨🍳, Handiness (0), Media Production (6)🎬, Mixology (3)🍸, Research & Debate (1), Video Gaming (3), Wellness (1)💆♂️ Link to comment
RES Posted August 2, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2017 That they do...right now I'm just trying to make her final days as comfortable as possible and trying to be a realist about it all...I'm usually pretty good at that but this is a bit harder than other times. Maybe I'm getting soft in my old age, she's been with me through so much I don't remember what it's been like to not have her around....generally bitching at me when I screw up with something and loving on me when I'm sad... Quote RES...and I want to live days worth dying for Current: RES: No challenge this round Spoiler Really Eclectic Scorpio, Level 86 |1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11|12|13|14|15|16|17|18|19|20|21|22|23|24|25|26|27|28|29|30|31|32|33|34|35|36|37|38|39|40|41|42|43|44|45|46|47|48|49|50|51|52|53|54|55|56|57|58|59|60|61|62|63|64|65|66|67|68|69|70|71|72|73|74|75|76|77|78|79|80|81|82|83|84|85|86|87|88|89| | My Character Page | Tracking Spreadsheet | My Blog | Growth happens when you care more about the well being of your future self than the comfort of your present self! "Pass on what you have learned. Strength, mastery. But weakness, folly, failure also. Yes, failure most of all. The greatest teacher, failure is." -Yoda Link to comment
Xena Posted August 20, 2017 Report Share Posted August 20, 2017 Sorry to hear about your kitties. [worst transition ever...please forgive] The black light run sounds very cool! 2 Quote Xena, Level 14+ Valkyrie Ranger January 2017 December 2016 Oct/Nov 2016 Link to comment
RES Posted August 20, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2017 She is still with me, though I fear not for long 30 minutes ago, Xena said: Sorry to hear about your kitties. [worst transition ever...please forgive] The black light run sounds very cool! I'm looking forward to all of them! Especially the black light (signed up for one before but it was canceled) I love the feel when I get into the groove of a 'race'. Even though I don't do them for time it's still a headrush Nothing to forgive, I am trying to prepare and be realistic...I suck at this sort of thing so I get it... 1 Quote RES...and I want to live days worth dying for Current: RES: No challenge this round Spoiler Really Eclectic Scorpio, Level 86 |1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11|12|13|14|15|16|17|18|19|20|21|22|23|24|25|26|27|28|29|30|31|32|33|34|35|36|37|38|39|40|41|42|43|44|45|46|47|48|49|50|51|52|53|54|55|56|57|58|59|60|61|62|63|64|65|66|67|68|69|70|71|72|73|74|75|76|77|78|79|80|81|82|83|84|85|86|87|88|89| | My Character Page | Tracking Spreadsheet | My Blog | Growth happens when you care more about the well being of your future self than the comfort of your present self! "Pass on what you have learned. Strength, mastery. But weakness, folly, failure also. Yes, failure most of all. The greatest teacher, failure is." -Yoda Link to comment
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