Shello Posted April 15, 2017 Report Share Posted April 15, 2017 Last year was a rough year. This year I had planned to make a comeback, then I overcommitted and my schedule has been really busy. I've been waiting for too long and I don't want to do it anymore. I've tried a few different ways of working on my 2017 Roadmap despite my schedule with varied success. This time it is going to work. This is the last challenge with the crazy schedule and I want to position myself for an epic challenge next time around. I'll be working on 2 things and 2 things only - Food and Fitness Food - Whole30 I'm taking the plunge. I've been curious about trying it before but wasn't sure I could do it. I know I can do it now. I eat close to paleo already but my habits are littered with too many small variances that I don't even notice anymore. My habits are my worst enemies. They add up to barely maintaining my weight. I am hoping to kickstart some weight loss but most importantly I am hoping to get a refresh on my food habits so that I can get back to 80-90% paleo next challenge. This will start Wednesday of Week 0 so that the last day will be the last Thursday of the challenge. Fitness - Athena's Playbook I've struggled to find and make the time for fitness. I've managed to find small pockets of time but with no clear direction or schedule for fitness I haven't been able to use it well. Darebee to the rescue. Athena's playbook is a general fitness 30 day challenge that seems to fit the bill perfectly. It incorporates upper body, lower body, abs, cardio, and yoga. I can schedule the easier days around my schedule and as long as I at least do level 1 each day, it's a pass. I can do more if I have the time but it's not required. I will be taking Tuesdays as a rest day since it is the busiest day. I will start immediately on Monday and should finish at the very end of the challenge. Skipping a day is allowed if necessary but it will have to be made up to pass. 14 Quote Race: Amazonian Ogre Princess | Class: Ranger | Profession: SuperHero | Affiliation: Doodlie and Pancake for Life Respawn Challenge Arcs: 2021 | 2022 I am not saying I am Wonder Woman. I am just saying no one has ever seen me and Wonder Woman together in the same room. Original Spawn Challenges 2014 - 2020: 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, ?? Roadmaps: 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 Starting weight = 290.4 (2014); Current weight = 241.2; Total pounds lost: 49.2 Link to comment
Sloth the Enduring Posted April 16, 2017 Report Share Posted April 16, 2017 Simple and sweet. It looks good Shello. Quote “We might as well start where we are, use what we have and do what we can." – Caitlin Rivers Sloth: The Man with the Hammer battle log Link to comment
deftona Posted April 16, 2017 Report Share Posted April 16, 2017 Following along, looking forward to watching you kill it Quote If it's not siesta or fiesta, I'm not interested. Profile picture credit : NF's resident super artist - NinjaKitten Link to comment
Tanktimus the Encourager Posted April 16, 2017 Report Share Posted April 16, 2017 Following along again, wondering how Sloth managed to get so many first follows 2 Quote Current Challenge "By the Most-Righteous-and-Blessed Beard of Sir Tanktimus the Encourager!" - Jarl Rurik Harrgath Link to comment
Aces3000 Posted April 16, 2017 Report Share Posted April 16, 2017 Following along! I like the simple approach! 1 Quote Aces3000 - Wood Elf Current Challenge - 5/3/1 and Meditation "An increase of strength comes from the use of strength." - Stave of the Haruchai Link to comment
NeverThatBored Posted April 16, 2017 Report Share Posted April 16, 2017 Following!! I'm super excited to hear how the W30 goes for you! 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
jonfirestar Posted April 16, 2017 Report Share Posted April 16, 2017 Following along again! I like the simplicity and focus for this one! and not because I'm spreadsheet watching Quote - strava - myfitnesspal - Instagram 2019 Roadmap Spoiler " Always aim for something stupidly crazy." - Charlie Quinn 2019 Races: Cliveden MTR 06/01 | Nuts Challenge 02/03 | Reading Half Marathon 17/03 | W.A.R 27/04 | RRDW 11/05 | Nuclear Oblivion 19/05 | Man vs Lakes 20/07 | Spartan Trifecta Weekend 05-06/10 | OCRWC 11-13/10 Current Challenge: First Steps Previous 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 Link to comment
Shello Posted April 16, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2017 16 hours ago, Sloth the Enduring said: Simple and sweet. It looks good Shello. It's the magic formula. 11 hours ago, deftona said: Following along, looking forward to watching you kill it Hi twinsie 4 hours ago, Tanktimus the Encourager said: Following along again, wondering how Sloth managed to get so many first follows Sloth must have had a sudden burst of speed. 3 hours ago, Aces3000 said: Following along! I like the simple approach! Welcome! 2 hours ago, NeverThatBored said: Following!! I'm super excited to hear how the W30 goes for you! I'm all prepped for week 1. I feel good about it. 57 minutes ago, jonfirestar said: Following along again! I like the simplicity and focus for this one! and not because I'm spreadsheet watching Glad to have you. Sadly, there will be nothing to track since the only option every day is 100%. 3 Quote Race: Amazonian Ogre Princess | Class: Ranger | Profession: SuperHero | Affiliation: Doodlie and Pancake for Life Respawn Challenge Arcs: 2021 | 2022 I am not saying I am Wonder Woman. I am just saying no one has ever seen me and Wonder Woman together in the same room. Original Spawn Challenges 2014 - 2020: 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, ?? Roadmaps: 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 Starting weight = 290.4 (2014); Current weight = 241.2; Total pounds lost: 49.2 Link to comment
Ensi Posted April 16, 2017 Report Share Posted April 16, 2017 I love the simplicity of this challenge. Totally following! Quote -:*~ Journal ~*:- Link to comment
T2sarahconnor Posted April 16, 2017 Report Share Posted April 16, 2017 Love it! I look forward to see you kill this one. ( and maybe learn something about simplicity too) 1 Quote Level 36 Ranger Sorcerer Current challenge Link to comment
Terah Posted April 17, 2017 Report Share Posted April 17, 2017 Love the set-up! Good luck Quote Doodlie for life, Pancake by choice Current Challenge Spoiler Challenge 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 Challenges 2017: 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 Challenges 2018: 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, Challenges 2019: 36, 37, 38, 39, 40 Challenges 2020: 41, 42, 43, 44, 45 Challenges 2023: 46, 47 Link to comment
Shello Posted April 17, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2017 17 hours ago, Ensi said: I love the simplicity of this challenge. Totally following! As always, it is lovely to have you. <3 14 hours ago, T2sarahconnor said: Love it! I look forward to see you kill this one. ( and maybe learn something about simplicity too) Simplicity does not come easily for me. We'll see who learns what about simplicity. 1 hour ago, Terah said: Love the set-up! Good luck Thanks! <3 3 Quote Race: Amazonian Ogre Princess | Class: Ranger | Profession: SuperHero | Affiliation: Doodlie and Pancake for Life Respawn Challenge Arcs: 2021 | 2022 I am not saying I am Wonder Woman. I am just saying no one has ever seen me and Wonder Woman together in the same room. Original Spawn Challenges 2014 - 2020: 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, ?? Roadmaps: 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 Starting weight = 290.4 (2014); Current weight = 241.2; Total pounds lost: 49.2 Link to comment
Shello Posted April 17, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2017 Weekend 0 was glorious. We ordered pizza on Friday - WIN. I did some Whole30 batch cooking Saturaday to get ready for the week and made enough for dinner. Bacon wrapped pork tenderloin with haricot vert and carrots. It was a hit and no one could tell it was Whole30. Easter dinner was orange and fig glazed ham with asparagus, carrots, taters, and bunny breads. Then carrot cake for dessert. The best part of that ham is the leftovers can be used in a quesadilla with fig jelly and havarti cheese. And leftover carrot cake too... My dad and step mom were in town and other than the first evening, my stepmom was on her best behavior. We played some games, did an escape room, and went to a movie over the weekend. I got very little schoolwork done. It was a good time. Week 1 Whole30 prep is complete. I've got the dinners squared away. I made some homemade turkey sausage with eggs and a vegetable hash for lunch. Paleo granola with berries for breakfast is prepped. I've also got some extra sausage and some extra chicken breast for emergencies along with snacks with veggies, fruits, and nuts. I know you don't need to log food on Whole30 and I am mostly not going to worry about it. But I did use it log 1 proposed day just to see what the macros came out to be and to make sure I wasn't going overboard. Turns out the initial meal plan was quite low on calories so I can look forward to some larger portion sizes and I've got the extra food to help when I am hungry. The drawback is that there is a lot more sugar and carbs from the freggies than I am used to seeing. I can work on using more leafy greens and make sure there are more veg and fruit but in general I think I will have to deliberately stay away from logging food because it messes with my head. This does mean losing my 473 day streak on mfp. 8 Quote Race: Amazonian Ogre Princess | Class: Ranger | Profession: SuperHero | Affiliation: Doodlie and Pancake for Life Respawn Challenge Arcs: 2021 | 2022 I am not saying I am Wonder Woman. I am just saying no one has ever seen me and Wonder Woman together in the same room. Original Spawn Challenges 2014 - 2020: 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, ?? Roadmaps: 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 Starting weight = 290.4 (2014); Current weight = 241.2; Total pounds lost: 49.2 Link to comment
deftona Posted April 17, 2017 Report Share Posted April 17, 2017 2 minutes ago, LadyShello said: This does mean losing my 473 day streak on mfp. You only have to log in to keep the streak running, you don't have to track unless you have your own special rules for this. 1 Quote If it's not siesta or fiesta, I'm not interested. Profile picture credit : NF's resident super artist - NinjaKitten Link to comment
Shello Posted April 17, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2017 Just now, deftona said: You only have to log in to keep the streak running, you don't have to track unless you have your own special rules for this. That's true. Any the 473 days streak has some days that didn't get tracked - mostly weekend 0's. But if I am deliberately not tracking for such an extended period of time it doesn't seem like the streak would be valid somehow. 1 Quote Race: Amazonian Ogre Princess | Class: Ranger | Profession: SuperHero | Affiliation: Doodlie and Pancake for Life Respawn Challenge Arcs: 2021 | 2022 I am not saying I am Wonder Woman. I am just saying no one has ever seen me and Wonder Woman together in the same room. Original Spawn Challenges 2014 - 2020: 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, ?? Roadmaps: 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 Starting weight = 290.4 (2014); Current weight = 241.2; Total pounds lost: 49.2 Link to comment
deftona Posted April 17, 2017 Report Share Posted April 17, 2017 3 minutes ago, LadyShello said: That's true. Any the 473 days streak has some days that didn't get tracked - mostly weekend 0's. But if I am deliberately not tracking for such an extended period of time it doesn't seem like the streak would be valid somehow. Yeah but it's not like you're not tracking because you're faceplanting cake or something. You're not tracking because you're trying a different method. Still counts 3 Quote If it's not siesta or fiesta, I'm not interested. Profile picture credit : NF's resident super artist - NinjaKitten Link to comment
Shello Posted April 17, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2017 8 minutes ago, deftona said: Yeah but it's not like you're not tracking because you're faceplanting cake or something. You're not tracking because you're trying a different method. Still counts True. I will be done with the cake face planting by tomorrow. 2 Quote Race: Amazonian Ogre Princess | Class: Ranger | Profession: SuperHero | Affiliation: Doodlie and Pancake for Life Respawn Challenge Arcs: 2021 | 2022 I am not saying I am Wonder Woman. I am just saying no one has ever seen me and Wonder Woman together in the same room. Original Spawn Challenges 2014 - 2020: 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, ?? Roadmaps: 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 Starting weight = 290.4 (2014); Current weight = 241.2; Total pounds lost: 49.2 Link to comment
thekatisalie Posted April 17, 2017 Report Share Posted April 17, 2017 *lurk* Hello. Quote Level 24 Frost Archer ᕦ(ò_óˇ)ᕤ Current Challenge: thekatisalie is back :: no seriously this time MyFitnessPal || Strava || SmashRun || Twitch I Instagram. I tweet. I cosplay. Link to comment
DrFeelgood Posted April 17, 2017 Report Share Posted April 17, 2017 Clean challenge, I like it. That should be an efficient use of your time and efforts while you're still over-committed. I think you should go ahead and break your MFP streak on purpose. It's just another obligation at this point, and I doubt maintaining it would help you in any way. I'm reasonably confident that it's almost as hard for me to type that as it is for you to entertain the notion. 2 Quote He has showed you, O man, what is good; and what does the LORD require of you but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God? Link to comment
Shello Posted April 17, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2017 Just now, DrFeelgood said: I'm reasonably confident that it's almost as hard for me to type that as it is for you to entertain the notion. You know me very well. I'm fine with the not actually logging food... but the streak? THE STREAK?! 4 Quote Race: Amazonian Ogre Princess | Class: Ranger | Profession: SuperHero | Affiliation: Doodlie and Pancake for Life Respawn Challenge Arcs: 2021 | 2022 I am not saying I am Wonder Woman. I am just saying no one has ever seen me and Wonder Woman together in the same room. Original Spawn Challenges 2014 - 2020: 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, ?? Roadmaps: 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 Starting weight = 290.4 (2014); Current weight = 241.2; Total pounds lost: 49.2 Link to comment
DrFeelgood Posted April 17, 2017 Report Share Posted April 17, 2017 4 minutes ago, LadyShello said: You know me very well. I'm fine with the not actually logging food... but the streak? THE STREAK?! Make it your browser homepage for 30 days? Ditch the obligation and keep the streak. 4 Quote He has showed you, O man, what is good; and what does the LORD require of you but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God? Link to comment
T2sarahconnor Posted April 17, 2017 Report Share Posted April 17, 2017 2 hours ago, LadyShello said: True. I will be done with the cake face planting by tomorrow. Need pictures......nope. I think I dreamed me doing this last night after skipping dessert. 1 Quote Level 36 Ranger Sorcerer Current challenge Link to comment
Shello Posted April 17, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2017 30 minutes ago, DrFeelgood said: Make it your browser homepage for 30 days? Ditch the obligation and keep the streak. This works for me. 1 Quote Race: Amazonian Ogre Princess | Class: Ranger | Profession: SuperHero | Affiliation: Doodlie and Pancake for Life Respawn Challenge Arcs: 2021 | 2022 I am not saying I am Wonder Woman. I am just saying no one has ever seen me and Wonder Woman together in the same room. Original Spawn Challenges 2014 - 2020: 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, ?? Roadmaps: 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 Starting weight = 290.4 (2014); Current weight = 241.2; Total pounds lost: 49.2 Link to comment
Shello Posted April 17, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2017 27 minutes ago, T2sarahconnor said: Need pictures......nope. I think I dreamed me doing this last night after skipping dessert. Some things should not be documented on film. (or digitally) 1 Quote Race: Amazonian Ogre Princess | Class: Ranger | Profession: SuperHero | Affiliation: Doodlie and Pancake for Life Respawn Challenge Arcs: 2021 | 2022 I am not saying I am Wonder Woman. I am just saying no one has ever seen me and Wonder Woman together in the same room. Original Spawn Challenges 2014 - 2020: 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, ?? Roadmaps: 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 Starting weight = 290.4 (2014); Current weight = 241.2; Total pounds lost: 49.2 Link to comment
Terah Posted April 17, 2017 Report Share Posted April 17, 2017 3 hours ago, LadyShello said: The drawback is that there is a lot more sugar and carbs from the freggies than I am used to seeing. This can actually make it easier for you to stick to the plan. I function a lot better when I'm eating a higher % of carbs. I'm curious how this will affect you. Quote Doodlie for life, Pancake by choice Current Challenge Spoiler Challenge 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 Challenges 2017: 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 Challenges 2018: 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, Challenges 2019: 36, 37, 38, 39, 40 Challenges 2020: 41, 42, 43, 44, 45 Challenges 2023: 46, 47 Link to comment
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