Finisterre Posted August 5, 2015 Report Share Posted August 5, 2015 *Peeks shyly round the doorframe*Hi everyone! I'm Fiona, a 25 year old PhD student in Edinburgh. I'm 5'3" and currently don't know how much I weigh (somewhere around 145lbs I think...). Growing up I was pretty active. I started horse riding just before I turned five, dabbled in dance (which stopped when I was ~9 and the ponies won ) and started field hockey at 10. At 10 I got a horse (yeah, I was a super lucky little girl!) and from then was riding 5/6 days per week. Throughout secondary school I also played hockey 3/4 times a week in winter, with cross country running in winter and athletics in the summer (mainly 1500m, because I was one of the only people daft enough to agree to it). Summer holidays were spent playing with ponies as much as possible. Unfortunately throughout school my knees had been problematic, and they were getting worse. After years of knee pain I finally got a diagnosis - turns out I have hypermobile ankles so they fall in HUGELY, making my knees out of alignment. A couple of years off running, and some fancy new insoles got me to a point where I could do a bit of running, but they're still temperamental. These days my focus is on aerial arts - in particular solo static trapeze. I started in June 2013 on silks, discovered trapeze that September and ended up addicted. I'm currently going to one solo class, one doubles class and two open training sessions a week on the trapeze, plus a flexibility class. I've started dabbling in performance as well, and recently I feel like I've moved off a wee plateau I was on. I really want to keep pushing and improving, so hopefully you guys can help keep me motivated! 1 Quote Fiona - Assassin Horses ~ Circus ~ Rats ~ Genetics Four week challenges: 1 2 3 (Failed) 4 5 Current challenge: Here Link to comment
Auntie Posted August 5, 2015 Report Share Posted August 5, 2015 Welcome to the Rebellion Fiona! I'm sorry to hear about the knees but I am glad you've found ways to help get you back on the move. You may come out even better before. We're all cheering for you! Quote "If you fail to plan, you're planning to fail." Link to comment
ItBegins Posted August 5, 2015 Report Share Posted August 5, 2015 1 day at a time then before you know it BAM!!!! total transformation. You can do this! Quote Link to comment
Tanktimus the Encourager Posted August 5, 2015 Report Share Posted August 5, 2015 Welcome to the rebellion. Sounds like you have found your niche flying through the air. What fitness goals do you need encouraged? Quote Current Challenge "By the Most-Righteous-and-Blessed Beard of Sir Tanktimus the Encourager!" - Jarl Rurik Harrgath Link to comment
Finisterre Posted August 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2015 Thanks guys Tanktimus - the air is definitely my happy place! The main thing is really encouragement on the eating properly front, I tend to be somewhere between poor and dire most of the time! Quote Fiona - Assassin Horses ~ Circus ~ Rats ~ Genetics Four week challenges: 1 2 3 (Failed) 4 5 Current challenge: Here Link to comment
Tanktimus the Encourager Posted August 7, 2015 Report Share Posted August 7, 2015 Ok, so your first step is to move your diet from dire (which I assume is the worse of the two) completely over to poor. After that we can worry about what the step above poor is. So what are three realistic changes you can make over six weeks? Quote Current Challenge "By the Most-Righteous-and-Blessed Beard of Sir Tanktimus the Encourager!" - Jarl Rurik Harrgath Link to comment
Finisterre Posted August 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2015 Ok, so your first step is to move your diet from dire (which I assume is the worse of the two) completely over to poor. After that we can worry about what the step above poor is. So what are three realistic changes you can make over six weeks? Well I've got one in my six week challenge already to reduce how much coke I drink. Rather than go cold turkey (which I've tried before, and lasts a week and a half...) I'm starting with only having it when I'm at my parents' house (so max 2 evenings per week) - this can then be decreased over time. I can start making my lunches consistently. I try to, but often end up not getting round to it and ending up with whatever the cafeteria at work is selling. Third, I can work on my fruit and veg consumption. This currently swings from 0/1 per day to 5/6 per day, so I can get this more consistent - starting point is to aim for at least 2 per day. Obviously making my own lunches will help with this since I can chuck a load of veg in that the cafeteria food won't have! Quote Fiona - Assassin Horses ~ Circus ~ Rats ~ Genetics Four week challenges: 1 2 3 (Failed) 4 5 Current challenge: Here Link to comment
SpecialSundae Posted August 7, 2015 Report Share Posted August 7, 2015 OOH! How did I miss this until now? Hey! Welcome to the Rebellion! I'm also in Edinburgh and there are quite a few of us around. Scottish Nerds include: me, Tankweazel, CrackerWatson, Jaymul (well, he lives in Scotland but isn't Scottish but does like Scotland), MacAttack, Guzzi, iatetheyeti, SarahBarr, KingLeeroy, EmbraCraig, SomeGuyFromScotland... I'm sure I'm missing loads! Anyway, if you ever want to meet up with Nerds nearby, let me know. Sometimes it helps to have local accountabilibuddies. Anyway, yup, welcome! 1 Quote Link to comment
Finisterre Posted August 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2015 Thanks! Good to know there's people a bit more local Would it be OK if I friended you on here (not sure what the etiquette is for that...)? 1 Quote Fiona - Assassin Horses ~ Circus ~ Rats ~ Genetics Four week challenges: 1 2 3 (Failed) 4 5 Current challenge: Here Link to comment
SpecialSundae Posted August 7, 2015 Report Share Posted August 7, 2015 Thanks! Good to know there's people a bit more local Would it be OK if I friended you on here (not sure what the etiquette is for that...)? Feel free to friend me here, there and everywhere! I'm a friendly person (if a little grumpy at times). The Legendary League of Scottish Nerds is here: https://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/993568000694782/ Quote Link to comment
Finisterre Posted August 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2015 Brilliant, thank you Never made friends this easily in my life... I've also requested to join the group - I'm the Fiona with the profile picture of me in a weird position. Quote Fiona - Assassin Horses ~ Circus ~ Rats ~ Genetics Four week challenges: 1 2 3 (Failed) 4 5 Current challenge: Here Link to comment
SpecialSundae Posted August 7, 2015 Report Share Posted August 7, 2015 Brilliant, thank you Never made friends this easily in my life... I've also requested to join the group - I'm the Fiona with the profile picture of me in a weird position. Aha! We have one mutual friend. Not a huge surprise who. Quote Link to comment
SomeGuyFromScotland Posted August 7, 2015 Report Share Posted August 7, 2015 Hey hey! Welcome to NF. Quote ~~ VALHALLA, I AM COMING! ~~ Season 1 (2015): #0 #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 Season 2 (2016): #6 #7 #8 #9 #10 #11 #12 #13 #14 #15 Season 3 (2017): #16 #17 #18 Link to comment
Finisterre Posted August 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2015 Aha! We have one mutual friend. Not a huge surprise who. Hahaha does anyone in Scotland NOT know Vee? Thanks SomeGuyFromScotland Quote Fiona - Assassin Horses ~ Circus ~ Rats ~ Genetics Four week challenges: 1 2 3 (Failed) 4 5 Current challenge: Here Link to comment
Tyburn Lil Posted August 9, 2015 Report Share Posted August 9, 2015 *invades Finisterre's thread* You're almost making me wish I lived north of the border now guys I am really jealous of your current moves in the air and wish I could be you! Sending so many motivational vibes your way x Quote Sending vibes of motivation and love to all x Link to comment
Finisterre Posted August 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2015 Thanks TL!There's circus schools all over the place, so even if you can't come to mine (clearly the most awesome ) there's bound to be somewhere that can teach you to fly Quote Fiona - Assassin Horses ~ Circus ~ Rats ~ Genetics Four week challenges: 1 2 3 (Failed) 4 5 Current challenge: Here Link to comment
Alethe Posted August 9, 2015 Report Share Posted August 9, 2015 Hiya! Hypermobility is tricky stuff. I've got it in my knees, wrists, elbows, hips, hands and it makes doing lots of simple movements very risky yet building strength is so important to protecting your joints. That is so cool you are doing aerial arts. I have seen some different performances and it really is pretty impressive stuff. Quote AletheGnome, Level 0 “It was, after all, a time for heroes and all sorts of marvelous things to occur.†-Robin Hobb, Assassin's Quest Link to comment
Hellany Posted August 13, 2015 Report Share Posted August 13, 2015 Thanks TL!There's circus schools all over the place, so even if you can't come to mine (clearly the most awesome ) there's bound to be somewhere that can teach you to fly Now I want to learn to fly, too! Do you have pics? Quote First ChallengeHellany: level 2 Doppelgänger assassinSTR 5 DEX 2 STA 2 CON 4 WIS 3 CHA 6 Link to comment
Finisterre Posted August 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2015 Hypermobility is tricky stuff. It's awful isn't it! I'm quite lucky in that it only really seems to be my ankles, wrists and elbows so the main things I'm limited with are handstands. Quote Fiona - Assassin Horses ~ Circus ~ Rats ~ Genetics Four week challenges: 1 2 3 (Failed) 4 5 Current challenge: Here Link to comment
Finisterre Posted August 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2015 Now I want to learn to fly, too! Do you have pics? XD yay! My conversion mission is working There's a whole load of photos here from a performance I did in June Quote Fiona - Assassin Horses ~ Circus ~ Rats ~ Genetics Four week challenges: 1 2 3 (Failed) 4 5 Current challenge: Here Link to comment
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