I'm back (for real this time)

[princess_sarena]

Monday, September 23rd, 2024

Meditations slipping. Forgot a couple days, and lost my streak. It's okay, I got up to forty - I can get back up there by starting again.

Day #5 of arms of steel, seated. It still feels easy but my arms feel strangely sore after such simple exercises. Is it working? Am I becoming The Woman Of Steel? Day #7 of wall pushups. I got lost on the salad challenge, but will start again Tuesday. Even if I missed a couple days in the middle, I'm still eating way more vegetables than I used to, so I've decided to take my progress and run rather than dwell on the setbacks. Still going strong on the no buying drinks challenge, I got some instant coffee, one of which is a cold brew mix, so I can just add milk to get an instant dose of sugarless caffeine. One is caramel, maybe yummy even sugarless. Migraines, I gotcha covered.

Oh also - it was just too hard to drink NOTHING but plain milk and water, so I decided on a fair compromise. Flavored milk is fine too. Better drink a glass of milk with some added sugar than a can of soda. It's a compromise so I don't break all the way and go back to massive amounts of sugar with no nutritional value whatsoever.

Hopefully last update, I told the girls I was uncomfortable and leaving one of our servers. I stayed in the original server to give them the chance to still talk to me, they took advantage of the opportunity to keep me around just to give me the silent treatment. I watched in amusement for two days then left and blocked all the participants. Weirdos. Dunno what grown adults were hoping to accomplish with that game, but not my problem - just made it easier to leave them behind.

Day #28

 

[princess_sarena]

Tuesday, September 24th, 2024

Day #6 of seated arms of steel, which means my knee has had almost a week off. It's time to get my legs back in the fitness game. Tomorrow, I'll be off on my first run in a week. Day #8 of wall pushups. Day #12 of the salad eating challenge. I really have been doing the absolute bare minimum, partly because of not sleeping well. Pull out old sleep mask. Sleep better. Do better tomorrow. Also, if I'd known seated arms of steel was so easy, I don't know I would have picked it as a sufficient replacement, but I'm not going to look back. Now that I know, I can keep it around for days when I'm more active and want just a little more.

Smart move of the day, ask a relative to pick up more bottled water for me weeks before I would run out, so when she forgot I'd have a few more opportunities to ask her. I do my own shopping by bus, but bottled water is much too heavy to carry back. (I drink tap, the bottles are a good weight and size, convenient to grab when I'm lazy, and usable more than once.)

OMG DAREBEE I LOVE YOU, when you start typing and navigate to a different page IT KEEPS YOUR TEXT so you don't lose everything if you close it by accident

Day #29

 

[princess_sarena]

Wednesday, September 25th, 2024

Day #21 of 8 weeks to 5 km. Finally, finally back in the game! At sweet last! I did it even though it was the hardest timing yet. So close to running a 5 km.

Day #13 of salad eating challenge, me guesses.

Back at one meditation a day.

#30

Thursday, September 26th, 2024

Wanted another run, but I've been waking up at 4 AM and it's not okay. So I was too dead tired to do more than seated arms of steel day #7. Salad challenge, day #14.

I cannot BELIEVE just how fast time flies. It's wild.

#31

Not last update - a couple of the girls reached out to explain they were just sad and didn't know what to say and were afraid of losing me. One through a backdoor I'd left open, the other through the front door once I'd unlocked it again. To be fair to me, that's a reaction I've not gotten before, so how was I to know there was a fairly innocent explanation for the lack of kicking me out but no words? The silence was still weird, but I was willing to believe their explanation and keep them around. At the end of the day, it would have broken me to have to lose them.

 

[princess_sarena]

Friday, September 27th, 2024

Day #22 of 5 km. Another run. I think maybe that was it? Can't remember now. I keep forgetting meditations. Ugh.

Saturday, September 28th, 2024

Day #23 of 5 km. Never feels like much, but if darebee says it's a full day's workout, then heck it's a full day's workout, who am I to argue.

Falling on the drinks thing, had a soda and another soft drink, is what it is and I'll try again this week.

My knee is better but the squats still don't feel right. I did a sort of edited version with my hand on my knees to stabilize them a bit better. Do not know WHAT I am doing wrong. Maybe I'm just not a squats girl? Idk -

Also, upgraded a badge, and took an eyeshadow palette as a reward. Maybe was a bit above pay grade, but I really wanted it and had an excuse! I also took a pair of athletic leggings for the thirty day achievement.

#32 & #33

 

[princess_sarena]

Sunday, September 30th, 2024

Day #24 of 5 km, day #14 of salad eating challenge.

I feel... like I can't believe it's been over a full month since I first came back to Darebee. I've made a lot of progress, and then I've lost some of it again. I haven't missed a day of exercise, even if some days were a lot less challenging than I would have wished them to be. I've missed almost a week of meditation. I need to fix up my sleep schedule, waking up earlier in the morning, and actually committing to my meditations.

Day #34

 

[princess_sarena]

Monday, September 30th, 2024

Just day #25 of 5 km. It's getting very challenging, still doubting if I can get all the way through, but I've gotten decently far already. That was it. Of course a stretch, always a stretch after a run.

Day #35

Prize day. Prize to be picked.

 

[princess_sarena]

Tuesday, October 1st, 2024

Day #1 of October challenge. This I'll ace!

Day #25 of 5 km. I think my previous records were off by a day. I finally gave up doubling every single day. The upper body work is just gonna be single from now on.

Wednesday, October 2nd, 2024

Day #26 of 5 km. That's all I'm up to so far - I gotta get ready for the upcoming holiday. I'll be offline for a few days, but I will keep exercising and I'll report back after the holiday!

Day #36 & #37

 

[princess_sarena]

Thursday, October 3rd, 2024

Day #27 of 5 km. Day #2 of October challenge.

Friday, October 4th, 2024

Day #30 of baseline. Day #3 of October challenge.

OMG OMG OMG OMG BADGE DAY, this is my THIRD ever program badge and the first since My Grand Return!

Day #38 & #39

 

[princess_sarena]

Saturday, October 5th, 2024

Day #28 of 5 km. Half hour run. Day #4 of October challenge, done way past midnight, but oh well. Day #15 of salad challenge - I am SO off track with that one. Salads are hard. Vegetables are tricky to keep fresh.

Day #40

Prize day! Prize day! Prize day!

 

[Maegaranthelas]

Happy Badge Day

 

[MadamMeow]

Congrats for Baseline!

 

[Fremen]

Congrats

 

[princess_sarena]

Sunday, October 6th, 2024

Thanks everyone for the well-wishes on the badge! I've decided to order a Wanda Maximoff sweater as a sweet reward for that one (I need a new sweater anyway, that one is just extra cool). Here's to all the badges to come!

Day #29 of 5 km. Accidentally went out in a thunderstorm and managed to finish the entire run before I gave up and came back inside, all sopping wet. But I did it! I am officially more than halfway through the program, and capable of running a half-hour non stop.

Day #8 of arms of steel, seated. Arms still well away from being made of steel.

Day #5 of October challenge. Easy peezy.

Day #8 of wall pushups challenge. Getting hard.

I took a fidget spinner ring for day #40 prize day.

Day #41

 

[princess_sarena]

Monday, October 7th, 2024

Day #30 of 5 km. Day #6 of October challenge. Day #9 of wall pushups. Day #13 of daily dares.

[Planned for later: day #8 of zen, a ten minute meditation]

Day #42

 

[princess_sarena]

Tuesday, October 8th, 2024

Today will be a full report.

First - finally made my donation to Darebee, an (under)estimation of how much I've saved from not buying drinks at work and then a little extra because of the status. That'll be it for a while, but I hope it helps! Wouldn't be where I am now without darebee and our community. (KITTENS)

Meditation - starting to get back on track, slowly slowly. Three days in. Let's see how long I can keep it going this time.

Fitness -

Day #31, 5 km. One of my best workouts yet. Ran 5 km in, I'm estimating about 50 minutes or so, because my running app is sorely underestimating distance. I remember how panicky I was about running four minutes straight, thought I couldn't do it, and now here I am running six minutes easy. I also felt a muscle I've never felt before, in all my years of running - running was always pure cardio for me, but here I am finally running fast enough to build some muscle too.

Day #9 of wall pushups.

Day #9 of arms of steel.

Day #16 of salad eating challenge, and bought enough vegetables to last the rest of the week (I hope), and some apples and baby carrots for snacking between or after meals.

Day #14 of daily dare - I LOVED this one, it was so fun, and I even wore my 1 pound weights for some spice.

Rewards - bought some more rewards, plus an adorable denim skirt that I can maybe save for a program reward later. I like the rewards for programs being new stuff I need anyway and will wear weekly or daily for a long time, like a sweater or skirt. It makes the new piece of clothing feel extra special every time I wear it, knowing what I put in to "earn" it.

Day #43

 

[Maegaranthelas]

Whoah, well done on your running progress! Tenacity paying off for sure

 

[princess_sarena]

Wednesday, October 9th, 2024

Thanks @Maegaranthelas!!!

Meditations progressing nicely. Back to twice a day.

Day #32 of 5 km. Those pushups are still a little hard, but I'm conquering them one at a time. Glad no reverse angles. I really didn't like those as my room is squishy and I kept knocking into things.

No wall pushups challenge, because I don't like doubling down on pushups. They were included in the workout.

Day #9 of zen. I love zen so much. I put on Dan Gibson's solitudes and just quiet down and enjoy the stretch. I feel so rested and healed afterwards. It's such a lovely add on to do after a hard workout.

Day #8 of October challenge (I know I'm a day off, it's okay, we have 31 days this month).

Day #17 of salad eating challenge. I didn't finish all the salad cuz I made too much and got full faster than usual, but I had a big bowl, and I'll probably eat the rest when I get home from work anyway. It's good to have food all ready and prepped and easy to eat.

Day #15 of daily dare.

The main reason I started on this journey was because I've always hungered to do the Hero's Journey, but I never felt fit enough to approach it. I wanted to work out more so I could be fit enough to play fitness games. Today I discovered that I'm already there: I had so much fun doing the daily dare that for once I was disappointed when the timer rang. Fitness IS fun, even when you're not making a game of it.

Rewards: Pokemon pack day!!!

Day #44

 

[princess_sarena]

Thursday, October 10th, 2024

Meditations... okay, at least once a day, mostly twice, but not if I'm too tired at night.

Day #33 of 5 km program. I'm debating taking some time off again as my knee was acting up yet again.

Day #9 of October challenge.

Day #18 of salad challenge.

I was tired out from waking up too early in the morning and just wasn't up to doing as much as I normally would have done, but at least I got the basics done.

I had a migraine at work yesterday, and decided that any caffeinated beverage purchased and consumed for the sole purpose of ending a migraine falls within the category of medicine and not food. Drinking coffee bitter and black is not within my best interest while I'm already in pain. Best decision I ever made - I felt back to myself within an hour, right as rain.

Rewards - I'll hold onto it for now and carry it over til day 60, and then pick two. If I make it to say 60. I will.

Day #45

 

[princess_sarena]

Friday / Saturday, October 11 - 12, 2024

Okay so for these I barely remember but I'll do my best. Yesterday was Yom Kippur, and I try to do a medically and rabbinically approved semi-fast of just occasional sips of boost drinks, so I adjusted my fitness schedule around the day to keep Yom Kippur itself fully clear of any strenuous exercise. I did a small upper body workout, but carefully and little else.

So, over those two days:

Day #34 of 5 km.

Days #10 & 11 of October challenge

Day #16 & 17 of daily dare

Day #19 of salad challenge

Day #10 of arms of steel (seated)

Think that was basically it. At least I kept myself going.

I pulled my day #50 prize early because my knee was desperate for cushioning and support and I had some knee pads handy to open.

Day #46 & 47

 

[princess_sarena]

Sunday, October 13th, 2024

Well, I cheated for the first time in my life. I had one last day of zombies run to complete for the community run, and I was so dead tired after six hours at work I was also dead set against going out for a run. So I set a half hour timer and decided to listen to the episode at home while doing a light workout instead. Instead of picking a "meantime" program to do while unable to progress on 5 km, I just decided to get a head start on the next program I'll choose. And what I chose was both foundation AND foundation light.

See, I used to take programs real slow, trying to enjoy and savor them for as long as possible. I've ditched that attitude, and to the better. Now I'm trying to get through all of darebee's programs and challenges as quickly as humanly possible without overloading myself. So if I can collect two badges at once, I'll do it, instead of "saving foundation light for later." When later happens, something else good will come along.

Easy core & one minute plank - day #1

October challenge - day #12

Daily dare - #18

Salad challenge - #20

Wall pushups - #10

Foundations - #1

And I learned that skipping days are impossible. I don't need to do a super challenging workout every single day, some days just fifteen minutes of stepjacks are plenty enough.

#48

 

[princess_sarena]

Monday, October 14, 2024

Easy core - day #2

One minute plank - day #2

5 km - day #35

October challenge - day #13

Daily dare - #19

Tuesday, October 15, 2024

Easy core - day #3

One minute plank - day #3

Foundations - day #2

October challenge - day #14

Salad challenge - day #21

Day #49 & 50

 

[Maegaranthelas]

Whooh, 50 days!

 

[princess_sarena]

Wednesday, October 16, 2024

One minute plank - day #4

Easy core - day #4

5 km - day #36

October challenge - day #15 (HALFWAY THROUGH)

Daily dare - day #20

Salad challenge - day #22

@Maegaranthelas thank you!!! Onto the next achievement!!!

Day #51

 

[princess_sarena]

Thursday, October 17, 2024

One minute plank - day #5

Easy core - day #5

5 km - day #37

Zen - day #10

October challenge - day #16

Daily dare - day #21

Mired again in four different programs with no sight of the finish line. Of any of them. *Sigh* my ADHD mind strikes again, the same wandering instinct that has me reading fifty books at once while only finishing five before moving onto the next batch of fifty

Day #52

 

[Maegaranthelas]

I understand this feeling. Maybe we need to stagger them, start a new programme each week so we're always only a week away from finishing one

 

[princess_sarena]

I understand this feeling. Maybe we need to stagger them, start a new programme each week so we're always only a week away from finishing one

That would be smart! It's what I try to do with challenges - start the new one around halfway through the old. Can't say how it's working out yet, I've only completed huggy hugs since getting back...

Friday, October 18th, 2024

One minute plank - day #6

Easy core - day #6

October challenge - day #17

Foundations - day #3

Daily dare - day #22

Wow. These at-home cardio workouts are really something else. I should not be doing them in my holiday outfits.

Day #53

 

[princess_sarena]

Saturday, October 19, 2024

One minute plank - day #7

Easy core - day #7

October challenge - day #18

Foundations - day #4

My tendons are well tended. Onwards.

huh I accidentally pushed some buttons and now I need to find out what they do

Spoiler: just messing around

and this

Day #54

 

[princess_sarena]

Sunday, October 21, 2024

Very, very, very sad today, because I ran out of a medication critical to my health and function, and my pharmacy is closed Sundays, and the local pharmacy refused me a one day emergency supply. Their only "advice" was for me to transfer my prescriptions there once my pharmacy opens again, which is exemplary of the many reasons my pharmacy is halfway across the city and closed on Sundays. Superior customer service and higher brain cell count is worth it. Anyway, I'm trying to tell myself I only have to be miserable, exhausted, and dysfunctional a week at most and then I'll be more careful to renew my medication supply well before I run out.

Gentle with myself today. I did an amazing run, 5 km in under fifty minutes. So if I was too distracted to do some of the challenges I've taken on ... well, we can't be perfect.

5 km - day #38

October challenge - day #19

Daily dare - #23

Is that it? I did a Marvel Move Turkey trot. Never heard of a Turkey trot before today. I am not a turkey, and I do not trot. Anway, let's put that spoiler effect to good use.

Spoiler: Marvel Move [Turkey Trot]

Met with Cap. Helped him hunt down a pickpocket. Somehow having a hero by your side helps you give every kilometre your best speed. Then we bought green beans. Plenty of famous Captain America lines "I could do this all day!"

Day #55

 

[princess_sarena]

Monday, October 21st, 2024

Meditation - 15 days in a row of ten minutes minimum per day

Easy core - day #8

One minute plank - day #8

October challenge - day #20

5 km - day #39

[Edited to add: zen - day #11]

I dunno about the daily dare, it's a lot more of an exercise already included in today's workout.

Gonna reset my intention to buy only water and milk tomorrow, because I'm feeling fuzzy and exhausted due to the skipped medication and I desperately need that sugar-and-caffeine pick me up. I did order the meds from my pharmacy of choice, and they said they should be able to deliver them this evening. Hopefully that will pan out.

I wanna do this weird thing where I go through every single class option available, and pick one related achievement to hit before I can move on to the next one. But I haven't quite yet figured out how it's gonna work. No matter, we're at "none" for now

Lip smacker lanyard chosen for day #55.

Day #56

 

[princess_sarena]

Tuesday, October 22nd, 2024

8 weeks to 5 km : day #40

Daily dare (see below) : day #24

October challenge : day #21

Wall pushups : day #10(2)

I figured out sort of how my silly little Master All Classes will work. The end goal is to master the workout named for each class. I named six levels, with a secret seventh level. The first two levels are training towards the target workout, the third is mastering and then completing the workout itself, and the next four... idk. We'll see, if I ever get there. [I'll be doing only the female variants of gendered classes, not both.]

So the first level is "fledgling."

Goal for the "none" class: complete zen, easy core, and one minute plank. Just prepping myself for the challenges ahead.

Fledgling jack-of-all-trades (and soon-to-be master of all)

Zen - day #12

Easy core : day #9

One and a half minute plank : day #9

This is just me being silly and adding a little direction and rpg spice to my fitness routine.

Spoiler: Zombies Run, Season 1 Side Missions

Ran from Abel to Brunswick as a runner on loan. It feels weird being away from the usual crowd, runners four and six and eight. Janine seems to have her heart set on me staying long enough to acquire some secret mystery item from the leader at Brunswick, Ben Jones, so I guess I better stay and do my best to help Brunswick out.

Day #57

 

[princess_sarena]

Wednesday, October 23rd, 2024

8 weeks to 5 km : day #41 (the next workout in this program is... more running than I think I can handle, but after that only two weeks left of this program, not that I'm honestly looking forward to its end. I just want that pretty pretty badge)

Daily dare : #25 (this was fun and new!)

October challenge : day #22

Wall pushups : day #11(A)

Jack of all trades training (Fledgling)

Zen : day #13

Easy core : day #10

One and a half minute plank : day #10

Dead curious about that new badge on the bottom of the edit profile page, but much too honest to click it just to see what will happen...

...anyway, I'm only two days away from my next badge upgrade!!!

Day #58

 

[princess_sarena]

Saturday, October 26th, 2024

Shmini Atzeret

Day #5 of Foundations

Day #11 of easy core and minute plank

Zen day #14

October challenge day #23

Day #59

Simchat Torah

Day #6 of foundations

Day #12 of easy core and plank

Day #11 of arms of steel

October challenge #24

Day #60

Shabbat

Day #7 of foundations

Day #13 of easy core and plank

October challenge #25

Beginner program, day #1, of plank workouts

Wall pushups day #11(B)

Day #61

Aaaaaand I got the most condescending lecture from my uncle that if I want to be stronger next year than I am now, I need to work out at least four times a week, seemingly strongly skeptical that someone of *my* caliber would be working out even once or twice a week.

Why are SO MANY of the people I know condescending idiots??? What happened to the era of my life when everyone knew me as Wonder Woman and never doubted my perception of my own strength? Holy heck just because I have two X chromosomes doesn't mean I'm weak or incapable or incompetent.

On the other hand it's dudes like him that motivate me to do those extra pushups....

Me extra venting about idiots criticizing women for eating "too much" food:
So at synagogue today some dude told me off for taking too much food at lunch. I have celiac, and there was next to nothing for me to choose from, so I took a couple extra slices of deli meat and had nothing else on my very empty plate. I have intense social anxiety and often go hungry rather than eat enough food in front of people, and I have plenty of friends who struggle with the same if not worse. Also keep in mind this was not a sponsored lunch, but one I had pitched in and paid for. I was livid. That's the attitude that pushes women into eating disorders and unhealthy diets, and unevens the playing field for people with allergies and food-related illnesses. My aunt the psychologist was on his side because "he's from a different culture and he doesn't understand and it's YOUR fault for failing to set better boundaries" but I highly doubt that Mr. Misunderstood restricted himself to the approximately twenty calorie limit he gave me, nor did I see him going around similarly harassing people his age or any of the men my age...

anyway.

 

[Laura Rainbow Dragon]

I am sorry re: the inappropriate comments from your uncle and that guy at synagogue. It may well be that they did not understand their remarks were inappropriate. But this does not change the fact that they were inappropriate and hurtful.

Often other people won't understand us/our personal situations. And sure: probably the world would be a better place if we all learned to keep our mouths shut when we don't know what we're talking about. (Or use them to ask questions and learn.) Bottom line though: You know that you are doing the work to get stronger. You know you are eating as responsibly as you can, given your limitations. Kudos to you for standing strong, even in the face of naysayers.

 

[princess_sarena]

Sunday, October 28th, 2024

Thanks, @Laura Rainbow Dragon!

Luckily I am very resilient, defiant, and obstinate. I'll end up taking it as all the more reason to keep going and doing what's best for me, regardless of external demands and expectations.

5 km - day #42 (two weeks to go!)

Day #14 of easy core and plank

Week #1, day #1 of squats zen challenge (trying to build back up to being able to complete last month's challenge)

Beginner program, day #2, plank workout

Day #26 of October challenge

Dunno if it was on purpose or not, but I'm super happy the Hive challenge started the day AFTER the Jewish holidays, not during I've missed kicking and it's so fun to be able to get back into it while helping out the hive

Am currently wearing the prizes for day #45 and #60. A warm pokemon outfit! Now I'm just sad I didn't get two copies. It's so comfortable, and fits better than I thought it would. Onwards!!!

Day #62

 

[WolfDreamer]

Well done! That's a very active day!

 

[princess_sarena]

Monday, October 28, 2024

Foundation - day #8

I was disappointed I was only able to get through the workout for one program and not both. I resolved to finish the second round of five sets on Friday, bringing me to day #8 on light and regular combined.

I comforted myself with a day of Zen. I tried a new Dan Gibson album. It grated on me the wrong way. I went back to Calm The Mind. Happy again.

Zen - day #15 (OMG HALFWAY THROUGH)

October challenge day #27

Easy core and minute plank - day #15

Daily dare #26

Plus all the kicks for the defense of the Hive. I participated in every wave and boss thus far, and one to go as of this writing! Can't wait for my first Special Badge!!!

Went grocery shopping. Bought ingredients to take up the beloved Salad Challenge yet again after falling off the wagon because of the holidays. Found ice cream in rice wrappers that I am desperate to try, but I bus home and ice cream melts fast. One day. Maybe my birthday.

Tried ignoring little kitty because she scratches and I was wearing a new outfit. By the end of the day she was following me around desperately and getting endlessly underfoot until I gave up and picked her up and gave her skritches. She's not a loud purrer, but she was definitely audible for once. (She's not a little kitty. She's twelve. But she'll always be little kitty to me.)

Day #63

 

[princess_sarena]

Tuesday, October 29, 2024

Foundation, day #8 - finished!!!

I was gonna go for a run, but when I went outside it was dark and pouring. Even I'm not brave enough to soak my phone and headphones, and I'm supposed to be keeping the new earring clean and dry. So I stayed in and finished up foundation day 8 instead. It was easier today than yesterday, and I managed to keep the rests close to two minutes (instead of twenty).

Zen day #16

Easy core and minute plank - also day #16 weirdly enough

Salad challenge - day #23 (yum!)

Wall pushups - day #12(A)

October challenge - day #28

Daily dare #27

Watched two episodes of "what if" (season two) to try to whittle down my number of TV points to a reasonable number. I have collected almost thirty unspent hours of tv time, and like ten movies.

More punches to defend the hive! My first special badge ever! It's so prettttttttttty. So far I've collected three new badges since My Grand Return, and when I get the fourth tomorrow I'll have doubled the badges I collected in the previous eight years. Can't wait to see what Darebee has in store end of next month.

Day #64

 

[princess_sarena]

Wednesday, October 30th, 2024

Only time I really regret eating food is when I know it's a migraine risk and I'm like... but probably I'll be fine just this once. And then I'm not fine. So I skipped some fitness stuff I wanted to do today, but I got the core workout done and that's what counts.

Also downloaded a nutrition app. I use them on and off, this one is gamified so we'll see how it goes. I like to get a general sense of my eating habits so if and when I need to make changes I can track how I'm doing relative to how I was doing, or notice how eating patterns affect my health (last time I did this I noticed the less I eat throughout the day the less I sleep at night).

Foundations - day #9

October challenge - day #29

Salad challenge - day #24

And ... that's it? I think that's it for today.

I've also been working on some other streaks. So far I've got a darebee streak, a meditation streak, a Duolingo streak, and a reading streak. I'm trying to get back into reading more. I used to read voraciously as a kid, like dozens of books a month, now I barely get through a dozen a year. I started getting out of reading books on the bus and into browsing my phone on the bus and I'm trying to throw myself back into the habit of reading during downtime.

Reward: fluffy cozy Winnie the Pooh socks

Day #65

 

[WolfDreamer]

this one is gamified so we'll see how it goes

Which app is it, if I may ask?

And then I'm not fine.

Ugh. I'm sorry to hear that.

I started getting out of reading books on the bus and into browsing my phone on the bus and I'm trying to throw myself back into the habit of reading during downtime.

I know this feeling. I'm an English/Language Arts teacher and a book lover, and even I get sucked in by my phone during downtime.

 

[princess_sarena]

Which app is it, if I may ask?

It's called CapyDiet, I'm using it on Android. Can't speak for its accuracy or anything useful like that, but so far it seems cute and fun to use and you get a little capybara pet. And the main features are thus far free, which is another priority.

 

[WolfDreamer]

And the main features are thus far free, which is another priority.

Free is good. Thank you. I'll check it out.

 

[princess_sarena]

Free is good. Thank you. I'll check it out.

I just checked and realized the full version of the app is ridiculously expensive but I personally don't need it for more than just the basic free features, so if you're not looking for fancy nutritional analyses or meal plans the free version should be fine

 

[princess_sarena]

Thursday, October 31st, 2024

Today was a "I don't think I can do this anymore" day, it was past eleven pm and I hadn't done a day's workout yet. And then I did a speedrun workout (fast as possible no breaks). And I kept my streak going one day more. I feel a little frustrated that I haven't progressed on the 5 km program, but I'm a third of the way through foundations, and that's something.

October challenge - day #30

Zen squats challenge 1/2

Zen pushups challenge 1/1 (this I'll have to repeat multiple times, I don't think I'm ready to move onto four consecutive pushups just yet)

Foundations - day #10

Destress & easy cardio - day #1

Salad challenge - day #25

Daily dare #28

I'm switching out November's challenge for destress instead to make it a little easier, and adding easy cardio to ramp the difficulty back up a bit. Last month I was a day behind; let's see if I can stay a day ahead this time.

And badge day! The first challenge I ever completed in the month it was released. So that's an accomplishment.

Victory of the day: put away a bunch of laundry that had been sitting around for weeks... there's more but still (no count, if I do it every day til end of November I gets badge)

Day #66

 

[Laura Rainbow Dragon]

Congratulations on completing 1000 Calf Raises!

 

[princess_sarena]

Friday, November 1st, 2024

Destress & easy cardio - day #2

Easy core and minute plank - day #17

5 km - day #43

Daily dare - day #29

It was one of those "my body feels like lead maybe I should go home" days, but when I checked my stats at the end I'd run a pretty average speed for me WITH five books in my knapsack (it was a library run). It's only like ten minutes per kilometre, but that's an average run for ME.

I'm still trying to level up different classes, but I modified it a bit so it's only thirteen out of the forty four (to my count) options. Each class I picked gets a skill to level up. No further rules, I just make the rest up as I go. So the calf raises challenge is going towards Guardian (stamina), fledgling stage.

Finished reading a book - "The Mother daughter book club." That goes towards Priestess (wisdom), also fledgling stage. Unfortunately it's a series, so now I have to read the rest of the darned books about how reading books with friends magically fixes every inch of your life.

Victory of the day: I mean the run... but also the library run. I've been meaning to stop by all week and I finally did it. I didn't do much else, but at least I did that one thing.

Day #67

 

[Maegaranthelas]

happy calf raises!

 

[princess_sarena]

happy calf raises!

Thank you!!!

Congratulations on completing 1000 Calf Raises!

And thank you too!

 

[princess_sarena]

Saturday, November 2nd, 2024

Let's try an organized journal again.

Meditation

Ten minute evening meditation. I used one of The Honest Guy's videos. Love THG, but I haven't used one of their videos in all too long.

Fitness

Day #44 - 5 km

Easy core & minute plank - day #18

Destress & easy cardio - day #3

Zen - day #17

Nutrition

Salad, day #26

Treat day! Protein milkshake. I did not like the vanilla flavor. Next time I'm just buying the chocolate ones.

Supports

Decided to bring my Garmin vivofit jr 2 back on board. I used it tons during COVID, but after a while began falling off. Today I hit the sixty minute activity goal. Even brought the little monsterette with me and got her to behave herself by taking full control of the leash when she began her little "tug of war with the leash" game.

Rewards

I watched Star Wars: The Force Awakens with my family. The last time I saw it in french and hadn't seen any of the other films and had no idea what was going on. I wanted so desperately to watch it again and actually understand it, so I watched all the old films and was so excited to get up to the ones with Rey in it. I'm OBSESSED with heroines. Rey, Diana, Natasha, Pepper, Carol, Buffy... Rayla... Adora...

Funny story of the day: the little monsterette began growling at me in the middle of the movie. Could not figure out what she wanted. We rewinded and watched the bit again and realized she was mimicking / responding to Chewbacca, word for word apparently wookies and dogs speak the same language and she got a little confused

Day #68

 

[Laura Rainbow Dragon]

she was mimicking / responding to Chewbacca, word for word apparently wookies and dogs speak the same language and she got a little confused

 

[princess_sarena]

Sunday, November 3rd, 2024

Meditation

Fifteen minute Neo journey. On the third or fourth (?) meditation, practicing with the silent meditation reward.

Fitness

Foundations - day #11

I did this as a serious speedrun workout. The next set was over before the break time was up. I did it in under ten minutes. I remember all the times I tried to get through foundation and gave up after a few days. I'm so far from that now ... I think it's time to begin considering whether or not I'm ready to begin looking towards the level three programs. Most of them still seem so far out of reach, but there are a handful I'm pretty confident I can do. I never abandon a program, so foundation it is for now, but I'll try to keep maxing the challenge level through speed and minimal breaks.

I did a plank, but didn't do the easy core challenge, so I won't count the plank day so they stay the same count.

Destress & easy cardio - day #4

Zen day #18

Better sleep workout (I want to start doing gentle, easy yoga every night) (1)

Nutrition

Salad day #27

Bought a bunch of snacks for way more money than I should've spent, but it'll last me a good month or two. I took a fruit bar to tide me from after work til dinner.

Supports

Garmin Vivofit Jr 2 exercise goal completed through wandering my store at work. Kind of cheating, but let's just go with it, why not.

Rewards

My shoes at work were worn to shreds, so I got squishmallow shoes half off. Technically I have nothing for it to be a reward for, so I was thinking, and decided it'll be for when I complete the entirety of zombie's run season one for the first time. I wasn't gonna be doing rewards for that - but why not? It's just as big an accomplishment as finishing a darebee program, and I'll probably need new shoes by the end of each (or maybe every other) season.

Day #69