Severine Posted March 13, 2017 Report Share Posted March 13, 2017 The long-awaited moment has arrived: it's time for the CAT TAKEOVER challenge! A bunch of forum veterans banded together and decided we would all do cat-themed challenges this time. If you want to join, please do! Anyone can pepper their thread with copious numbers of cat gifs! And who can deny that cats are worth emulating?? They're good at stretching, eating well, and getting enough sleep. They've got athleticism, grace, and poise. They've got high self esteem on lockdown and they don't let anyone tell them what to do. When they want something, they go after it. "I daresay, old chap, cats ARE rather impressive." So let's all be cats, yo. I'm going to emulate one of the thing cats are best known for: BALANCE! And I'm striving for balance in two senses of the word: Literal: my actual balance kind of sucks. Since I'm into rock climbing and just started aikido, I have good reasons to try to improve it. Figurative: a balanced life is a happy life. I've made recent progress and I want to keep it going. I need sustainable progress in various areas, all in balance with each other. THE QUEST FOR UNCANNY FELINE BALANCE 1. EAT LIKE A CAT Cats don't eat junk. I will emulate their good judgement by: - Continuing my no chocolate rule (exceptions for restaurant desserts, or if a friend bakes me a gift) - Limiting takeout to once per week - Keeping a calorie deficit (on average) to keep losing weight - Tracking my food 2. GET FIT LIKE A CAT Cats are the ultimate natural athletes. I am not. It will be a long quest to match their might. I will: - Continue working out every day as part of my morning routine - Continue stretching every morning as part of my morning routine - Do bodyweight strength training twice per week - Rock climb once per week and go to aikido at least twice a week 3. CHILL THE FUCK OUT LIKE A CAT Cats are much better at relaxing than I am. I will embrace my inner feline by: - Getting enough sleep: stick to 12am bedtime/7am wakeup time (exception: on weekends can sleep in until 8:30) - Going to therapy every week - Writing in my Hobonichi and journal for at least a few minutes each day 4. WORK ON NOT SUCKING AT BALANCE BECAUSE SERIOUSLY CATS ARE SNICKERING ABOUT IT ATM I love rock climbing and I just started aikido. Both require elements of balance and, let's face it, it doesn't come naturally to me. I need to strengthen my stabilizer muscles and improve my balance. So I am issuing myself a daily dare: pick a balancing pose (e.g. standing on one leg with other extended) and hold it for as long as possible. Work to improve the length of time I can hold the pose over the course of the challenge. Let the cat frenzy begin!! 10 Quote Fitbit | Current Challenge | Old Challenges: 1 ~ 2 ~ 3 ~ 4 ~ 5 ~ 6 ~ 7 ~ 8 ~ 9 ~ 10 ~ 11 ~ 12 ~ 13 ~ 14 ~ 15 ~ 16 ~ 17 ~ 18 ~ 19 ~ 20 ~ 21 Forum avatar is custom art by the talented Veronica Guzzardi. Link to comment
Bookish Badger Posted March 14, 2017 Report Share Posted March 14, 2017 Cat Tax: 4 Quote "'It's time for a few small repairs,' she said." - Shawn Colvin Link to comment
Owlet Posted March 14, 2017 Report Share Posted March 14, 2017 YEAH CATS 4 Quote Current Challenge Link to comment
Countess D'If Posted March 14, 2017 Report Share Posted March 14, 2017 3 Quote My Blog | To-Read | @i_ate_the_bar | fitbit Link to comment
zeroh13 Posted March 14, 2017 Report Share Posted March 14, 2017 My cats are none of those things... Maybe they could use some cat role models... 4 Quote Current Challenge: Zeroh, stick to the routine! Link to comment
Dagger Posted March 14, 2017 Report Share Posted March 14, 2017 3 Quote Introduction (where I started, May 2016) ~*~ NF Character (dormant) Progress as a Nomad: Battle log where I do my own challenges Useful posts on my battle log: Useful Links and Travel Schedule, Future Challenge Ideas, Goals for 2017 as a whole, Assorted Goals (not on rotation), Elements W1D1, Last Quarter Goals Link to comment
Severine Posted March 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2017 lol @Dagger my first thought upon seeing that gif was "that poor bearded dragon!" Just trying to enjoy its bath and the cat ruins everything. 4 Quote Fitbit | Current Challenge | Old Challenges: 1 ~ 2 ~ 3 ~ 4 ~ 5 ~ 6 ~ 7 ~ 8 ~ 9 ~ 10 ~ 11 ~ 12 ~ 13 ~ 14 ~ 15 ~ 16 ~ 17 ~ 18 ~ 19 ~ 20 ~ 21 Forum avatar is custom art by the talented Veronica Guzzardi. Link to comment
Plazmotic Posted March 14, 2017 Report Share Posted March 14, 2017 Cat tax 3 Quote Introduction thread: http://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/74498-new-beginnings/Epic Quests: https://www.nerdfitness.com/level-up/my-epic-quest/Current Challenge: https://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/106290-plazmotic-unlearns-what-she-has-learned/ Daily Battle Log: 1 | https://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/106756-in-space-no-one-can-hear-plazmotic-scream/ Previous Challenges: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Link to comment
WolfDreamer Posted March 14, 2017 Report Share Posted March 14, 2017 This is an awesome challenge @Severine! Following, for sure, and I'm here to support in any way I can. 2 Quote Who am I? -- My NF Character Current Challenge: WolfDreamer Returns (For Real This Time) Past Challenges: Spoiler Winter is Coming, Wolfen Strengthens His Heart, Body, Mind, and Spirit, Wolfen Becomes One of the People, Wolfen Strengthens His Chakras, Wolfen Welcomes Summer and Gets Primal, Soulcon and Spartan, Wolfen Develops Mental Toughness, Wolfen Joins the Wander Society, Soulcon, Spartan, School, and Stranger Things, Wolfen Becomes a Warrior Elite, Wolfen Goes Here and There and Back Again, Wolfen Becomes a Soulcon Warrior Elite, Wolfen Returns to His Roots, Wolfen Wanders in Soul, Spirit, and Body, Wolfen Owns the Day, Wolfen Searches for His Wild Heart, Wolfen Runs for His Life, Wolfen Hits the Trails, Wolfen Becomes an Explorer and Joins the Resistance, Wolfen Goes Back to the Source, Wolfen Begins the Hero's Journey, WolfDreamer Returns to the People, WolfDreamer Pushes Back, WolfDreamer Prioritizes, Burpees, Books, and Brainwork, Burpees, Books, Brainwork, and Bodywork, WolfDreamer Masters the Four Elements, WolfDreamer Continues to Master the Four Elements, WolfDreamer Returns to Sparta, WolfDreamer Returns to Middle Earth, WolfDreamer Continues His Middle Earth Adventure, WolfDreamer and the Fall, WolfDreamer Forges His Own Path, WolfDreamer Has Hope, WolfDreamer Returns to Middle Earth, WolfDreamer Reads Harder, Breathes Harder, and Journals More, WolfDreamer Embraces His Wild Poet, The Mad Poet Becomes Supernatural, WolfDreamer, The Mad Poet, Becomes Superhuman, WolfDreamer Elevates, WolfDreamer Becomes IronBorn, WolfDreamer Wakes the White Wolf, The Mad Poet Recovers by Keeping it Simple, WolfDreamer Clears His Mind to Find His Wild Heart, WolfDreamer Resets, WolfDreamer Strives to Become an Eminently Qualified Peaceful Warrior, WolfDreamer Springs Forward, “I'd rather sing one wild song and burst my heart with it, than live a thousand years watching my digestion and being afraid of the wet.” -- Jack London “I wanted movement and not a calm course of existence. I wanted excitement and danger and the chance to sacrifice myself for my love.” -- Leo Tolstoy "I feel love rising in my chest again Rising like a burning sun into the day..." -- Gungor, "Hurricane" "...wherever the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom." 2 Corinthians 3:17b Link to comment
Hypotheticalfox Posted March 14, 2017 Report Share Posted March 14, 2017 You've all inspired me. I'm going to make my challenge cat themed too 5 Quote Link to comment
Severine Posted March 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2017 38 minutes ago, Hypotheticalfox said: You've all inspired me. I'm going to make my challenge cat themed too Yesssssss it's spreading! 2 Quote Fitbit | Current Challenge | Old Challenges: 1 ~ 2 ~ 3 ~ 4 ~ 5 ~ 6 ~ 7 ~ 8 ~ 9 ~ 10 ~ 11 ~ 12 ~ 13 ~ 14 ~ 15 ~ 16 ~ 17 ~ 18 ~ 19 ~ 20 ~ 21 Forum avatar is custom art by the talented Veronica Guzzardi. Link to comment
Cataleya Posted March 14, 2017 Report Share Posted March 14, 2017 So happy to be surrounded by cats! Following! 4 Quote Cataleya Tries to Regain Her Balance Instagram | MyFitnessPal Link to comment
The Shogun Posted March 15, 2017 Report Share Posted March 15, 2017 Just started aikido? cat lover? YOU BELONG IN THE MONKS! Hi, I'm The Shogun, from the Monks Guild. Make sure to pay us a visit, we have a few nerds and aikidokas who will be glad to answer any questions about the art, I know because one of them is one of my closest friends and I botherText him all the time and he always replies. =D Seriously, you'll be most welcome there. 5 Quote One shot, one life. Link to comment
Miw_Sher Posted March 15, 2017 Report Share Posted March 15, 2017 5 Quote Goblin | Level 7 | STR: 4 | DEX: 2 | STA: 3 | CON: 3.5 | WIS: 8 | CHA: 2.5 Nerdfitness Character, Past challenges: 1 1 2 2 3 4 5 5 6, Current challenge (March 19 - April 15): click Tough Mudder Ireland || Battle for Graduation || My Neverending Story (on hiatus) Link to comment
Miw_Sher Posted March 15, 2017 Report Share Posted March 15, 2017 Also, that very first cat gif makes me weirdly nauseous. 3 Quote Goblin | Level 7 | STR: 4 | DEX: 2 | STA: 3 | CON: 3.5 | WIS: 8 | CHA: 2.5 Nerdfitness Character, Past challenges: 1 1 2 2 3 4 5 5 6, Current challenge (March 19 - April 15): click Tough Mudder Ireland || Battle for Graduation || My Neverending Story (on hiatus) Link to comment
scottie Posted March 15, 2017 Report Share Posted March 15, 2017 Yey for cat gifs and cat challenges! 2 Quote VINCERE EST VIVERE! ~to live is to conquer~ Character | Instagram | Current Challenge Challenge 1 Link to comment
Countess D'If Posted March 16, 2017 Report Share Posted March 16, 2017 5 Quote My Blog | To-Read | @i_ate_the_bar | fitbit Link to comment
lynneta Posted March 16, 2017 Report Share Posted March 16, 2017 Love your goals...cats are such elegant animals in their graceful movements. 1 Quote https://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/95942-the-phoenix-risestime-to-finish-what-i-started/&page=2https://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/95969-the-rise-of-the-phoenix/ Link to comment
Bookish Badger Posted March 16, 2017 Report Share Posted March 16, 2017 Nothing to add except this kitten, which seems to have gone to the Captain Kirk School of Awkward Fight Choreography: 3 Quote "'It's time for a few small repairs,' she said." - Shawn Colvin Link to comment
Bookish Badger Posted March 16, 2017 Report Share Posted March 16, 2017 14 hours ago, Countess D'If said: As the feeder of a black cat, I object to this blatant feline profiling. 2 Quote "'It's time for a few small repairs,' she said." - Shawn Colvin Link to comment
Butternut Posted March 17, 2017 Report Share Posted March 17, 2017 Psychedelic cat tax! 4 Quote "One should eat to live, not live to eat." -Molaire- "People always forget their hangover" -My dear ol' dad "People are born to live, while some are born to evolve." Link to comment
Miw_Sher Posted March 19, 2017 Report Share Posted March 19, 2017 So how was week 0? 1 Quote Goblin | Level 7 | STR: 4 | DEX: 2 | STA: 3 | CON: 3.5 | WIS: 8 | CHA: 2.5 Nerdfitness Character, Past challenges: 1 1 2 2 3 4 5 5 6, Current challenge (March 19 - April 15): click Tough Mudder Ireland || Battle for Graduation || My Neverending Story (on hiatus) Link to comment
fleaball Posted March 23, 2017 Report Share Posted March 23, 2017 Come baaaaaaaaaaaaaack we miss your face. Hope everything's okay. <3 2 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
Owlet Posted March 23, 2017 Report Share Posted March 23, 2017 Just now, fleaball said: Come baaaaaaaaaaaaaack we miss your face. Hope everything's okay. <3 Yeah, what she said! I feel like everyone took the cat thing too seriously and went off on private missions haha. Or maybe that's just me (and the fact I forgot to follow a bunch of people.) Regardless, furry pats and cuddles for you <3 5 Quote Current Challenge Link to comment
Miw_Sher Posted March 24, 2017 Report Share Posted March 24, 2017 On 23/03/2017 at 3:23 AM, fleaball said: Come baaaaaaaaaaaaaack we miss your face. Hope everything's okay. <3 This one! Waiting for updates!!! 1 Quote Goblin | Level 7 | STR: 4 | DEX: 2 | STA: 3 | CON: 3.5 | WIS: 8 | CHA: 2.5 Nerdfitness Character, Past challenges: 1 1 2 2 3 4 5 5 6, Current challenge (March 19 - April 15): click Tough Mudder Ireland || Battle for Graduation || My Neverending Story (on hiatus) Link to comment
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