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[Infinity.Creates]

PLANS FOR THE FUTURE : 

- Survive

- Do some things

- Be awesome

 

CONCRETE IDEAS

- Travel to Hong Kong at the end of the month

- (Book travel insurance)

- Finish CampNaNoWriMo

- Continue to South Korea

- Survive on my gap year

 

AMAZING THINGS 

- I'm going this month!!!!

 

CHALLENGES :

 

Survival Tip #1 - Consumables

I'm going out with friends at least three times each week for the rest of the month. I went to Cornwall last week and had so much carbs and sugars (and alcohol). Eating is 9 tenths of the law!!!

No refined sugar, no white flour, no cereal

 

Survival Tip #2 - Travel

So I'm travelling. Via air, and across land. I'm also going hiking for a couple of these places. I need to be strong to face the rigours of cross-country. While my muscles have developed from compulsory cycling and walking everyday, I want to improve my upper arm strength and cardio. C25K every week and bodyweight/yoga for the rest of the time.

5 min + workout.

 

Survival Tip #3 - Paperwork

Apparently, paperwork is a crucial part of adulthood. While I don't like it, I need to get down and do it. Booking travel insurance, ensuring all my identity documents are in order, that sort of thing.

Get rid of my to-do list

 

Survival Tip #4 - Team up

Same goal as last time, because NF is important, and I want to be here to support other people

Post on NF once a week

 

Survival Tip #5 - Humanity

I signed up for CampNaNo, and I'm behind because I was in Cornwall and I need to catch up. I have a new life goal. To write in every area of the Dewey Decimal System. Isaac Asimov bagged 9 out of 10, but I'll get it. And to do that, I need to write my first book.

Write 2k everyday

 

 

 

[Infinity.Creates]

FUN THING I MANAGED TO ACCOMPLISH TODAY :

 

I went to a Poetry Jam in my city tonight with a bunch of my friends. They managed to persuade me to read out one of my poems for the open mic section. I got squeezed in at the end, but it was amazing to perform infront of 50+ people. Most of the poems were absolutely amazing, and it 100% inspired me to continue writing, and about a whole new range of topics as well. I definitely advise going to find some of this type of events near you and trying it out with a friend!

[fleaball]

Wooo! That's so exciting!

[Wobbegong]

Following! Can't think of anything much to say rn but your goals and plans for the immediate future look fantastic and awesome!! 

[Infinity.Creates]

THINGS I HAVE/NEED TO ACCOMPLISH :

 

Because I'm going away for so long, and because things have been piling up due to exams, I have a ton of presents to give to people. I tend to make paintings or personalised notebooks for people, but over the next two weeks I need to make 5 paintings and 2 notebooks. Sigh. 

But today, I managed to get the texture base layer on all the paintings and do the book-block for one of the books (it's going to be a music manuscript book for a friend who has roughly four Grade 8's?). So progress, but I haven't written much today. Time to do this!

 

[Infinity.Creates]

REASONS FOR DEATH :

 

I think I've just done the most amount of exercise. I cannae anymore.

Went to ParkRun this morning but I did Day 2 of C25K Zombies, so walk/ran for about 40 minutes. 

Then walked home (about 20 minutes)

Then discovered that I didn't have the key.

I cycled to a family friend's apartment (about 10 minutes)

Then ran up five flights of stairs

Took their key

Ran down the stairs

Ran 1 minute to another family friend's apartment

Took my house key from their house

Ran back to the other apartment

Ran back up the five flights

Gave Key 1 back

Ran down the stairs

Cycled back home

 

I don't think I've ever sweated so much.

[Infinity.Creates]

DOES MY BRAIN EXIST

 

I'm sitting and I'm trying to write. I know what I want to happen next, it's not writer's block. I just. Don't wanna. #severeprocastination. Halp. I have wandered around my kitchen looking for nice food and walked out without anything too many times over the past two hours. I'm at 500 words. I need another 600 for today. Brain, attach yourself to your purpose of the day. Please?

[Wobbegong]

Could you write about something else for a while to get the words flowing, and then get back to your intended writing assignment? Sometimes that helps me. You can get a random prompt generator or just do stream-of-consciousness to the tune of a 5-minute timer and see what comes out? 

[Infinity.Creates]

9 hours ago, Wobbegong said:

Could you write about something else for a while to get the words flowing, and then get back to your intended writing assignment? Sometimes that helps me. You can get a random prompt generator or just do stream-of-consciousness to the tune of a 5-minute timer and see what comes out? 

I managed to write a poem about names that has been knocking around my head.

But I gave myself a time limit and forced myself to sit and ended up writing an additionally 500 words, so maybe I just need the anxiety!

[zeroh13]

2 hours ago, IAmInfinite said:

I managed to write a poem about names that has been knocking around my head.

But I gave myself a time limit and forced myself to sit and ended up writing an additionally 500 words, so maybe I just need the anxiety!

I definitely need it to get going sometimes. That's why I use Write or Die a lot.

[Infinity.Creates]

24 minutes ago, zeroh13 said:

That's why I use Write or Die a lot.

I'll definitely have to try it at some point!

[Wobbegong]

Write or Die will give you that anxious feeling for sure, lol. Congrats on making it happen!

[Infinity.Creates]

EXPERIMENTAL ERROR

 

Time to adjust expected parameters. Writing 2k a day is unsustainable and means I am going to bed too late. 

New test : Write 1k everyday.

This is something I have been achieving so far without too much difficulty. I can write this book over 2 months. I am also travelling a lot and need to be kind on myself.

[Bean Sidhe]

OKay, I just realized I never officially followed you. I had been reading it, but always as I wasn't logged in and then yeah.

 

On 7/8/2017 at 4:44 AM, IAmInfinite said:

REASONS FOR DEATH :

 

I don't think I've ever sweated so much.

 

OMG, that is a day, but more to the point, think that if you hadn't been working on getting better how much harder that could of been, if possible at all. This day right here tells me you are on a good track. I would of been calling people to come get me.

 

3 hours ago, IAmInfinite said:

EXPERIMENTAL ERROR

 

Time to adjust expected parameters. Writing 2k a day is unsustainable and means I am going to bed too late. 

New test : Write 1k everyday.

This is something I have been achieving so far without too much difficulty. I can write this book over 2 months. I am also travelling a lot and need to be kind on myself.

 

On the writing thing, I think adjusting is completely fine. Honestly, I don't know if I could write 500 words without some sort of deadline or reason. As it is, I am about 3 months behind on writing a "OMG your 18, this is what I want to tell you letter" for my nephews first birthday partially due to homework and partially due to writers block. The fact you are getting something accomplished and are realizing that the traveling could mess up your plans, may be good reasons for the adjustment.

So uh... Hi

[Infinity.Creates]

9 hours ago, Bean Sidhe said:

So uh... Hi

Heya

No worries, I do this all the time, so you're in good company! 

 

To be honest, I did call my dad and plead with him to come home from shopping to open the door, but my parents were going to shop for another hour/hour and a half, and I really wanted a shower

 

And thanks for the encouragement with the writing! I did feel a little guilty for a short while, but as long as I'm still moving towards my goal at a steady pace, I'm going to be happy with that. But the short things, oh man do I get you. Even if it's only a single phone call, I'll somehow manage to put it off for a month and a half for absolutely no reason.

[Bean Sidhe]

5 hours ago, IAmInfinite said:

No worries, I do this all the time, so you're in good company!

 

Okay good, I thought I was the only one.  I have so many logins I hate saving them all.

 

6 hours ago, IAmInfinite said:

To be honest, I did call my dad and plead with him to come home from shopping to open the door, but my parents were going to shop for another hour/hour and a half, and I really wanted a shower

 

Okay, that makes a bit more sense. But no one had to pick you up on the side of the road, so you still got it done.  But after all that, I am sure the shower felt good.

 

6 hours ago, IAmInfinite said:

And thanks for the encouragement with the writing! I did feel a little guilty for a short while, but as long as I'm still moving towards my goal at a steady pace, I'm going to be happy with that. But the short things, oh man do I get you. Even if it's only a single phone call, I'll somehow manage to put it off for a month and a half for absolutely no reason.

 

I am great at that. I design my chores to all be done in 5 minute (or so I tell myself) incriments since I can usually find 5 minutes, but I still have the ... "Oh this will take 3 minute" problem and then it piles up to where it will take an hour. I know someone (and I can't remember if it is @Bookish Badger or not) is doing a "Do something that takes 2 minutes" challenge this time around. That may be something I steal for future challenges

[Bookish Badger]

4 minutes ago, Bean Sidhe said:

I know someone (and I can't remember if it is @Bookish Badger or not) is doing a "Do something that takes 2 minutes" challenge this time around.

C-est moi. I call them Two-Minute Tasks. At least once a day, preferably before I leave for work, actively look for something that will take no more than two minutes to do. Examples: hang up a jacket that got left out, file/shred some mail that got left on the counter, and so on.

[Bean Sidhe]

1 minute ago, Bookish Badger said:

C-est moi. I call them Two-Minute Tasks. At least once a day, preferably before I leave for work, actively look for something that will take no more than two minutes to do. Examples: hang up a jacket that got left out, file/shred some mail that got left on the counter, and so on.

 

Oh I am so glad I had that right. Probably would of been really embarrassed if I was wrong. I do love this idea tho. I may steal it for later.

[Bookish Badger]

2 minutes ago, Bean Sidhe said:

I do love this idea tho. I may steal it for later.

It's working well so far.

[Infinity.Creates]

17 hours ago, Bookish Badger said:

C-est moi. I call them Two-Minute Tasks. At least once a day, preferably before I leave for work, actively look for something that will take no more than two minutes to do. Examples: hang up a jacket that got left out, file/shred some mail that got left on the counter, and so on.

Oooh that's a good idea. I'll have to try that out at some point in the future.

I know there was a challenge called the one hour to-do or something, where you assigned an hour and you opened the to-do list of all the stuff you've been putting off for ages, and then you spent that hour only on ticking those off. And you only had to do this once a month/fortnight.

 

17 hours ago, Bean Sidhe said:

But after all that, I am sure the shower felt good.

Oooh it was soooooooo good. Almost worth all the exercise to get there

[Infinity.Creates]

LIFE UPDATE : 

 

The diet goal is changing. Breakfast always seems to involve cereal or sugar or other unhealthy stuff - and I remember that I used to do Intermittent Fasting. 

This is something I am going to get back into.

Between 11am and 7pm, I will eat.

In the morning, I will have a mug of honey lemon tea and cold water. (It used to be a banana smoothie)

 

During the feeding window, I am going to experiment with two main meals & snacks, with dinner & snacks, and with two main meals & tea. Eating dinner is a family event, and not something I want to give up on, but I tend to eat lunch alone, so I can mess around with that. Anyone got any good snack ideas?\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\

[Bean Sidhe]

5 hours ago, IAmInfinite said:

During the feeding window, I am going to experiment with two main meals & snacks, with dinner & snacks, and with two main meals & tea. Eating dinner is a family event, and not something I want to give up on, but I tend to eat lunch alone, so I can mess around with that. Anyone got any good snack ideas?\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\

 

Okay, first I love the term Feeding window. I don't know why, but it makes me giggle.

Snack options, I keep Belvita protein crackers around but they can have a bit of sugar in them (I allow them for breakfast mostly). I also try and keep some dried fruit in the house. You could also go with pre-packed bags of veggies for snacking. Cottage cheese might be a good choice too. Sadly, since the fridge is dead, I can't remember what I normally keep on hand for snacking.

[Wobbegong]

8 hours ago, IAmInfinite said:

Anyone got any good snack ideas?\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\

 

Fruit and Vegetable things: 

• Second Bean's dried fruit suggestion, but eat in moderation! It's calorically dense. 
• Fresh fruit is fantastic. I love grapes, apples, and clementines, but whatever your favorite is will do. Right now stone fruits are in season so I'm eating a lot of nectarines. 
• Half an avocado (with salt?) makes a great snack.
• Cucumber or bell pepper spears; carrot sticks; broccoli florets; celery. All can be munched on as-is or dipped in hummus (with celery I see more people going toward peanut butter). 
• I'm a huge fan of olives, I get the pimento-stuffed ones in the glass jar at the grocery store and just dish out a few and chomp on those. Delish. 

 

Meat things:

• Salami slices om nom nom (or ham!)
• Turkey slices spread with hummus and rolled into logs (this might take some experimenting with different types of hummus and turkey; I've found some combinations are amazing and some are truly disgusting, not sure why)
• I don't eat jerky anymore because it's nearly impossible to find any that isn't packed with sugar where I live, but I love this biltong. 
• I think I heard Spezzy pre-cooks chicken breast, cuts it up into bite-size bits, and snacks on those. Haven't tried it but it could work. 

 

Seeds and nuts:

• Literally anything.
• I'm a big fan of pepitas for seeds (pumpkin seeds, but not the big flat white ones that come out of your jack-o-lantern)
• For nuts I usually default to cashews or pistachios, but of course almonds and walnuts are fantastic, too (plus like every other nut out there) 
• Peanuts if you're not paleo
• Also nut butters -- a spoonful on its own makes for a delicious snack

 

Other things:

• Cheese! (you knew it was coming) I just slice off a few pieces and eat them. No vehicle needed. Whatever cheese you like is probably fine, although if you're concerned you can check out its macro breakdown online. 
• Liverwurst/pate if you like it. There's a pistachio liverwurst at my grocery store that would probably be a problem food for me if I allowed myself to buy it more than two or three times a year, but it's sooooo good.
• Hard boiled eggs! Make ahead, then grab and go. Accctually, people don't seem to know this but you can also make poached eggs in advance. Once they're cooked, transfer immediately to an ice bath, then store floating in water in a container in the fridge. To reheat, just put them in hot water for a few minutes, then you're good to go! 

[zeroh13]

For snacks, I usually keep a few protein bars around. I'm in love with the Clif Builders protein bars right now (their non-whey protein bars).

 

Fresh fruit sometimes, but more often I'll make a protein shake with frozen fruit.

 

Last year I made my own trail mix. It had unsalted peanuts, raw cashews, raw pepitas, currants, and homemade granola. But it's pretty calorie dense, so you have to watch serving size.

 

I sometimes buy snack packs that have cheese, nuts, and dried fruit. Or sometimes I'll buy cheese sticks and eat one with a handful of nuts or seeds.

 

If I need a larger snack I'll make a small peanut butter & jelly sandwich (normally on a English muffin).

[Infinity.Creates]

Oooh so many good ideas!

I'm gonna try my hand to making my own protein bars, and keep the veggie rawer well stocked. Though the turkey hummus log rolls sounds amazing!

 

So I tried dinner with snacking yesterday and quickly realised that I tend to overeat on non portion controlled foods. And I had nuts or fruit - which can be a lot of fat. 

 

However, i did discover a new favourite snack : crackers, smashed boiled egg, smashed avocado, a slice of cheese, and a slice of salami. One lasted me about two hours without much trouble