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Time to cycle into summer!

 

I feel kind of low-key clever with that title, because it means so many things:

 

* I'll be cycling weeks - this week is good and possibly reasonable, but next week I am on vacation and things might get nuts. good nuts, like, on vacation nuts, but that means calorie restriction might be higher during week 2.

* which is the second pun, I'll be motorCYCLING (lolz wokka wokka thanks I'll be here all night)

* and then summer happens, right? on June 21, whether we are ready for it or not. So after vacation I need to cycle back into a better homebody mode, and get the yard in shape so I can sit in it and think about how beautiful my life is. no problem, right?

 

GOALS.

I need up update with goals. thinking about them. will update.

um something something run faster something something do push-ups and yoga something and also don't eat too much. something.

 

Goal 1: Every Day Things:
* log every day food
* do push-ups every day. I don't care if it's counter. do them.
* do over the head leg butt stretches. Like THESE: (really PLOUGH POSE). When I do this right now, it really emphasizes the tight spots in my hips and hamstrings -- so I am going to practice it for a while and see if it helps. (um, stretchy people and yogis, do you think it will help?)
* post to NF! I want to get back into the habit after my last vanished challenge. ESPECIALLY post weekly updates against goal progress. ESPECIALLY.

* use the hobobujo to track the awesomeness.

 

Goal 2: Move that BODY.
Because of my vacation week, I'm phasing this one in a little.
* Week 1 - run 2x and yoga 2x. Go to TKD as much as possible.
* Week 2 - make a vacation plan, and do it.
~~~ Ideally by this point I'll be feeling pretty awesome about running 3 miles in a row ~~~
* Week 3 and 4 - start the hal higdon intermediate 5K training program, designed to improve your 5K times. This involves running 5x a week! which is pretty intense. I'll see how it goes.

 

Goal 3: Be better at food.

this is totally vain, and I hate that I've been "DIETING" for so long but -- the 18 year old is graduating from high school and we have a big party planned for him on 7/1/17 and it's our big blended family which is totally nice and awesome but also secretly a little awkward and I would like to go into that party from a position of feeling amazing about myself. Considering you can't outrun your diet, I'm going to need to really focus on diet.

Goal INFINITY: yo, do some stuff for yourself. I mean, vacation is going to be great. Also, do a tiny thing in the yard. start a new knitting project. get the sourdough starter back out. go see wonder woman. just DO SOMETHING NICE.

 

but: HIIIIIEEEEE!

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Not the correct cycle but what-eves! 

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Yaaay KJ!

 

If you ever get around to having time for some anime, watch Durarara, please.   <3  You remind me so much of Celty.  Bad ass, but so super sweet and awesome and caring and great.

 

 

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AHOY FRIENDS!

 

OK I've updated the challenge goals.

 

Week 1 is upon us!

Monday I was driving home in the rain, so I am just going to pretend like it doesn't exist. GHOST DAY.

Tuesday: yoga and TKD -- CHECK. Also I did my push-ups. I did NOT do my over the head leg butt stretch.

Wednesday: Run in the am -- CHECK, and yo, it was RAINING. like I feel totally tricked, I thought it might be kinda damp, but it RAINED on me. so tragic. I wished hard I was wearing contacts and a brimmed hat. My glasses got wet and foggy. the awfullest. I did the over the head leg butt stretch, but no pushups yet. TONIGHT.

 

The rest of the week:

Thursday - this day is going to be tricky. We have cake for Aunt Sally (she is turning 85!) in the evening, so I am not sure if I can go to tkd. Plus it's my early day, so it will be tricky to go running. HOWEVER I should be able to do some yoga. and also push-ups and over the head butt stretches.

Friday - run in the morning! I thought we might leave for vacation but that's put off, so I will do a longer run before work.

Sat - we will be motorcycling all day. Start out fresh with yoga.

Sunday - not sure where I'll end up so I'll take this as a bye.

 

THEN WEEK 2 will be vacation week. so as to get this out in the air, I am playing my exercise while motovacationing like this:

* push-ups every day

* over the head butt leg stretches every day

* yoga 2x

* running 2x

* don't be a total dick about food but recognize I will be eating a lot.

* try for walks on the days when I'm not doing another exercise. Do it for the Pokemon.

 

OK! I need to catch up with you lovelies tonight too! <3

 

 

 

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^ the kind of stuff that keeps bringing me back

 

 

Rock those workouts, bud. Great job.

 

Haha, well, I gotta have something if I can't have regular content. Thanks bud!

 

This seems reasonable. [emoji4]

 

I try to be reasonable. Despite my very unreasonable appearance. ;)

 

 

Ok push-ups done! I was going to draw my hobobujo tonight but instead helped 13 (he was so unappreciative) get his school in order, because he's missing 2 days on a trip w his mom and is totally failing. Ugh.

 

 

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OH YOU ARE HERE. <3 Yay.

 

Concur on chill and yessss for plough. 

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Nice plan.   I agree with the others.  I love that you talk the same language as me!

17 hours ago, karinajean said:

* over the head butt leg stretches every day

* don't be a total dick about food but recognize I will be eating a lot.

 

And I am so excited for your vacation time.  Because you not only need it, but you deserve it.   And also... selfish, your vacay pics are always so much fun!

 

 

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This is an immense panorama - sorry if it screws up the page width! WV is lovely. To get here I worked until 10pm on Friday, we were up packing until 1am, and then met our friends at 8am for an 11 hour day on the road (about 8 hours of riding, with breaks).

 

I was so tired this morning that I did NOT run. We took advantage of the best weather forecast for the week by riding 3 1/2 hours for Mexican food at a restaurant that we ate at 4 years ago so good.

 

Tomorrow I'm going to try and run - though it might be rainy. We will see!

 

 

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Ooooh maaaan!   Your pics always always make me want to go vacationing with you!

 

Also, good call on not running, after only 7 hours of sleep and 11 hours being on the road.  Sheez. 

Also, also?   Driving 3.5 hours for Mexican food is ALWAYS the right choice.

 

Glad you are out and about!! :)

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"It is difficult.  All things worth keeping are."  Thane Krios - Mass Effect 2

"Maybe it's not as simple as you imagined, Seeker."  Varric Tethras Dragon Age 2

"Staying within your limits is no fun, Ryder."  Vetra Nyx - ME: Andromeda

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Went for a run today. I ran downhill out, then uphill back. I know it doesn't look like much but here it is:

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Quick 2ish mikes. Hatched 2 Pokémon eggs. ;)

 

It's kind of rainy so we are sitting around but badly need to go grocery shopping. Not sure the riding I'll get in today but I'm knitting and relaxing!

 

 

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Definitely looks like a bunch. Glad the trip is going well! :D 

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I had the knitting! We did the grocery shopping and I drank too many beers while playing cards in the evening. I think I'm going to purposefully drink less beers.

 

Today I got up and did yoga. It was a surprisingly tough routine, but I did it! I have a long way to go w yoga but I'm able to hop forwards and backwards now, instead of stepping, and that feels so great.

 

We are going to go look at a rock formation as soon as everyone is moving. Yay.

 

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^on the way to groceries. All the gear all the time!

 

 

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Today was great, we ride around in circles for about 6 hours. Stopped for lunch at Seneca Rocks.

 

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We anticipate a rainy day tomorrow. I'm hoping that I can get up and run before the rain, we will see! If it's wet and cold we will stay at the rental - we have snacks. My husband made a cake. Yo, we travel in excellent style.

 

 

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