Silmarilliane Posted January 2 Report Share Posted January 2 Ok, I haven't done a roadmap before BUT I want to have some goals for the whole year so figured this would be a good place to track it all sensible-like. I'm pretty sure my I want to do a chin-up is 100% from watching Terminator 2 as a smallish child and seeing Sarah Connor being exactly the kind of woman I wanted to be when I grew up. That's my main goal for this year, and the shorter challenges will be focusing on losing weight and getting stronger, both of which should contribute to this. I will invariably add extra goals as I go through the year, but starting with these three for now! Goal #1: Do a chin-up Goal #2: track body measurements at the start of each challenge Goal #3: bang 50x (thanks @deftona for encouraging me to write this one down haha) 19/01/24 I'm taking this out as I think it's adding undue pressure... DONE Goal #4: write a will DONE Goal #5: get a new job DONE Goal #6: stay under 11 stone Goal #7: read all the books I've got outstanding on my bedside table, bonus points for having a full sort through of all my books to either charity shop or read Goal #8: get through all the phds (projects half done) in my crafting pile/box There is no gif for SC doing a chin-up. Sadness. This will have to do. 2 1 3 Quote Level 43 Rogue, 2024 ROADMAP Welcome to the Dungeons of Doom; locate the Amulet of Yendor ♀ on Level 26 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 Link to comment
Silmarilliane Posted January 2 Author Report Share Posted January 2 Measurements for the start of this challenge complete today! Quote Level 43 Rogue, 2024 ROADMAP Welcome to the Dungeons of Doom; locate the Amulet of Yendor ♀ on Level 26 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 Link to comment
deftona Posted January 2 Report Share Posted January 2 This is absolutely the kind of challenge I want to follow. Quote If it's not siesta or fiesta, I'm not interested. Profile picture credit : NF's resident super artist - NinjaKitten Link to comment
Silmarilliane Posted January 3 Author Report Share Posted January 3 Denied goal #3 today because I have a cold. Sads. 1 2 Quote Level 43 Rogue, 2024 ROADMAP Welcome to the Dungeons of Doom; locate the Amulet of Yendor ♀ on Level 26 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 Link to comment
deftona Posted January 3 Report Share Posted January 3 1 hour ago, Silmarilliane said: Denied goal #3 today because I have a cold. Sads. If he cant take you at your snottiest, he doesn't deserve you babe ? 1 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
Silmarilliane Posted January 4 Author Report Share Posted January 4 On 1/3/2024 at 4:22 PM, deftona said: If he cant take you at your snottiest, he doesn't deserve you babe Tbf he doesn't deserve me anyway, but I am very swayed by convenience ? On goal #1 I attempted assisted chin-ups for the first time at home, using a step ladder to put my toes on. It was difficult, which goes to show that the gym ring pull-ups I've been doing for an age now weren't really progressing me (and are probably different muscles anyway). I did three sets of three, so will carry on with them trying to build up reps. I think I'll also need to add in some other bicep exercises on different days ? 2 Quote Level 43 Rogue, 2024 ROADMAP Welcome to the Dungeons of Doom; locate the Amulet of Yendor ♀ on Level 26 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 Link to comment
deftona Posted January 4 Report Share Posted January 4 1 hour ago, Silmarilliane said: Tbf he doesn't deserve me anyway, but I am very swayed by convenience ? Most men are punching above their weight with us women* ? * My boyfriend absolutely excluded, along with every other male member of this forum ? 2 Quote If it's not siesta or fiesta, I'm not interested. Profile picture credit : NF's resident super artist - NinjaKitten Link to comment
Silmarilliane Posted January 5 Author Report Share Posted January 5 19 hours ago, deftona said: male member ? 2 Quote Level 43 Rogue, 2024 ROADMAP Welcome to the Dungeons of Doom; locate the Amulet of Yendor ♀ on Level 26 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 Link to comment
TimovieMan Posted January 5 Report Share Posted January 5 On 1/2/2024 at 11:06 PM, Silmarilliane said: There is no gif for SC doing a chin-up. Sadness. Here you go: Good morning, Dr. Silberman. How's the knee? ? 1 2 Quote TimovieMan: funnier than you think he is; not as funny as he thinks he is... Active challenges: Don't log, remain sensible | Walk to Mordor - (spreadsheet) | DailyDare | Weight Loss PVP 10/12 lbs in 10/12 weeks - (spreadsheet) Old threads: Battle log | Challenge I | II | III | IV | V | VI | VII | VIII | IX | X | XI | XII | XIII | XIV | XV | XVI | XVII | XVIII | XIX | XX | XXI | XXII | XXIII Link to comment
Silmarilliane Posted January 7 Author Report Share Posted January 7 On 1/5/2024 at 3:30 PM, TimovieMan said: Here you go: Good morning, Dr. Silberman. How's the knee? ? Thaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaanks! 1 Quote Level 43 Rogue, 2024 ROADMAP Welcome to the Dungeons of Doom; locate the Amulet of Yendor ♀ on Level 26 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 Link to comment
Silmarilliane Posted January 7 Author Report Share Posted January 7 OK well I did get a goal #3 in the other day, woo, though sadly the one today cancelled ? it's probably a good thing as I still have a blocked ear and am pantoing this weekend so it's all pretty busy. Aware that I have zero free evenings now until late Jan/early Feb so meeting anyone new is just not going to happen, ah well. I have added a couple of new goals for the year - I've been meaning to write a will for years and just haven't got round to it, so need to actually get on that. Also, I'm at a point I want to get a new job as mine is a bit wishywashy and there's consultation coming up that doesn't look like it's going in the way I'm massively interested in. We'll see though as I don't want to feel failure-y if I don't get it done. 2 Quote Level 43 Rogue, 2024 ROADMAP Welcome to the Dungeons of Doom; locate the Amulet of Yendor ♀ on Level 26 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 Link to comment
deftona Posted January 7 Report Share Posted January 7 Ah that sucks about the consultation - I can see it coming at my place too, sadly. What are you doing at the moment? Hopefully something comes up for you. Quote If it's not siesta or fiesta, I'm not interested. Profile picture credit : NF's resident super artist - NinjaKitten Link to comment
Silmarilliane Posted January 8 Author Report Share Posted January 8 18 hours ago, deftona said: Ah that sucks about the consultation - I can see it coming at my place too, sadly. What are you doing at the moment? Hopefully something comes up for you. Tbf it's been 'imminent' since I started (nearly two years ago) but seems to actually be moving now. I work in electronic health records and do actually have an interview for a side-step within the wider team in a couple of weeks. So there is a possibility I'll succeed that goal in January 4 Quote Level 43 Rogue, 2024 ROADMAP Welcome to the Dungeons of Doom; locate the Amulet of Yendor ♀ on Level 26 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 Link to comment
Sovalis Posted January 9 Report Share Posted January 9 Just found you here, super excited that @deftona got you to say the quiet part out loud. Now you’re really living! 1 Quote Past Challenges: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16 Current Challenge: #17 “Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson Link to comment
Silmarilliane Posted January 9 Author Report Share Posted January 9 5 hours ago, Sovalis said: Just found you here, super excited that @deftona got you to say the quiet part out loud. Now you’re really living! and I maayyyy have snuck in a goal #3 yesterday after work... 1 3 Quote Level 43 Rogue, 2024 ROADMAP Welcome to the Dungeons of Doom; locate the Amulet of Yendor ♀ on Level 26 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 Link to comment
Silmarilliane Posted January 11 Author Report Share Posted January 11 Remembered that I wanted to stay under 11 stone this year (as noted in my current challenge) so have added that as goal #6. Was offered a goal #3 this eve but it would involve trekking to Gatwick which is pretty much France so no. Sadness. 3 Quote Level 43 Rogue, 2024 ROADMAP Welcome to the Dungeons of Doom; locate the Amulet of Yendor ♀ on Level 26 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 Link to comment
deftona Posted January 11 Report Share Posted January 11 2 hours ago, Silmarilliane said: Was offered a goal #3 this eve but it would involve trekking to Gatwick which is pretty much France so no. Sadness. Must be mediocre then ? 2 Quote If it's not siesta or fiesta, I'm not interested. Profile picture credit : NF's resident super artist - NinjaKitten Link to comment
Silmarilliane Posted January 14 Author Report Share Posted January 14 On 1/11/2024 at 1:29 PM, deftona said: Must be mediocre then ? It prob would have been very good, but I also had work leaving drinks and a weekend away to plan for. I'm def going to start regretting turning down opportunities soon though methinks... 3 Quote Level 43 Rogue, 2024 ROADMAP Welcome to the Dungeons of Doom; locate the Amulet of Yendor ♀ on Level 26 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 Link to comment
Silmarilliane Posted January 19 Author Report Share Posted January 19 OK with apologies to those following exclusively for goal #3, I'm taking it off as an official goal as I think it's adding a lot of underlying anxiety to my brain ? I had similar in the run up to turning 40 where I put so much pressure on myself and then got super disheartened so had to just decide I was going to be a volcel (though open to it, so technically an incel ). It's also looking potential that the current main source of action might be taken off the table (or bed, or shower) at some point due to reasons, so I'm preempting somewhat... For those interested, current count is three, which is a good average so far 2 Quote Level 43 Rogue, 2024 ROADMAP Welcome to the Dungeons of Doom; locate the Amulet of Yendor ♀ on Level 26 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 Link to comment
Silmarilliane Posted January 30 Author Report Share Posted January 30 Mini update that: Goal #4: I completed an online form to start my Will and have a follow up consultation booked in a few weeks. Progress! Goal #5: I had an interview for a new job (side-step in the same directorate) a couple of weeks ago but was unsuccessful. There's a consultation happening at some point which I'll keep my eye out for, but will still keep an eye out Goal #6: although going a little over 11 stone when I was living off of sroopwaffels and frites in Amsterdam (shocking!) I got back under after a day or two of sensible Spoiler Goal #3: as soon as I took the pressure off myself I had a boon and am now at a count of 10 1 Quote Level 43 Rogue, 2024 ROADMAP Welcome to the Dungeons of Doom; locate the Amulet of Yendor ♀ on Level 26 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 Link to comment
Silmarilliane Posted February 5 Author Report Share Posted February 5 Added goal #7 and #8 By way of example for #8: Spoiler A hoverboard footstool that is 99% done, but needs another coat/touch up on details, spray varnishing and material added onto the base A dress I took the zip off to make corseted (WHY did I even think this was a good idea? I might end up just putting the zip back...) Two pairs of jeans (plus anything else I can fit in the bucket) to be dyed dark turquoise - I have the dye, the salt, the bucket, just haven't done it Various tshirts with small holes to mend Various dresses that need pockets adding Jeans/shorts with worn out crotches that need patching Some beaut royal blue flares that get really saggy after about 30min wearing... not really sure what I can do with these, but I extended the pockets so it would be sad to chuck them back to charity Some giraffe dungarees that were a bit snug that I was going to extend - so far I've seam ripped the sides A trunk full of odds and ends, including a pattern to make my own bra from scratch, a dress from scratch etc 1 Quote Level 43 Rogue, 2024 ROADMAP Welcome to the Dungeons of Doom; locate the Amulet of Yendor ♀ on Level 26 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 Link to comment
Silmarilliane Posted February 12 Author Report Share Posted February 12 First day of new challenge! Goal #2 complete - I am 3lb down on the start of last challenge (though that's likely because Christmas weight was affecting last time) and all other measurements are a little lower (except calf which I don't expect much on!) Quite nice to see that things are trending that way - I haven't really felt like I've made much progress other than maintaining (which is also good in my book) I have my will call this eve (goal #3) which I'm now worried will cost a ridic amount of money. I cannot do anything about this right now though so I guess I just have to see how it goes. 1 Quote Level 43 Rogue, 2024 ROADMAP Welcome to the Dungeons of Doom; locate the Amulet of Yendor ♀ on Level 26 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 Link to comment
Silmarilliane Posted February 12 Author Report Share Posted February 12 Goal #4 is further along in progress - I had my call with a legal peep and paid a bunch of monies (ooft at the cost of power of attorney...) but I'm glad it's done. And I just need to write a letter to accompany the Will to say 'please don't send my cat back to a rescue centre' if she survives me. ETA: on goal #8 I decided to bin off the idea of corseting the dress and have sewn the zip back in! It needs a little tidying but at least I have a wearable dress again and it's sexy AF - it's basically like this, but turquoise and with half-sleeves. I also took two pairs of jean shorts that were in need of crotch-patching to the charity shop to be ragged up/recycled rather than me putting the effort into fixing them! 1 1 Quote Level 43 Rogue, 2024 ROADMAP Welcome to the Dungeons of Doom; locate the Amulet of Yendor ♀ on Level 26 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 Link to comment
Silmarilliane Posted March 25 Author Report Share Posted March 25 The start of a new challenge, so I weighed in and I was 11 stone and 1/2lb! I think I'll allow it, but will keep weighing in as I'm counting cals this week to check I'm on track to drop below again! Also did my measurements (Goal #2) which are all much of a muchness with last month - I think that's pretty fair for the way the last challenge went. On Goal #3, as much as I said I wasn't going to track, I absolutely am still tracking and although Feb was a very dry month (except it wasn't dry with the profuse bleeding, thanks IUD), I'm on more occurrences than weeks we've had in the year so that's technically above average and on track, right? Goal #4 is still with the Will people to finish the write-up and submit it to whatever official thing, basically nothing for me to do yet Goal #7 progressed as I sorted my bookshelf, dusted it and reorganised it all, so I now have all my unread things on one shelf for easy getting. Not convinced I'll get through them all as I keep borrowing more, but will be easier to track! Goal #8 had a small progress as I fixed some holes in a tshirt and it's back in circulation. 2 1 Quote Level 43 Rogue, 2024 ROADMAP Welcome to the Dungeons of Doom; locate the Amulet of Yendor ♀ on Level 26 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 Link to comment
Silmarilliane Posted April 8 Author Report Share Posted April 8 Question on the chin-up attempting - I want to get a resistant band to do assisted chin-ups, as I'm finding the 'putting a stepladder under me' really difficult to do in any kind of consistent manner. I'm looking at this: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Resistance-Assistance-Different-Calisthenics-Powerlifting/dp/B0CD72YLXC/?th=1 What do the different resistances mean? I'm going for black or red because they're cheapest, so have to choose between 25-65lbs and 15-35lbs. I'll also probably use it for general exercises like curls/lunges etc if I can so want a decent enough resistance, but don't want it to be too helpful with the chin ups so I don't progress HALPS Quote Level 43 Rogue, 2024 ROADMAP Welcome to the Dungeons of Doom; locate the Amulet of Yendor ♀ on Level 26 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 Link to comment
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