Fanta's Tic Log

[Fanta]

Hi @Fanta , just cheking in to be sure everything is ok

Yes!! In the world of tweaking! I dropped the Darebee things (with only a couple days left on each for completion) LOL
Typical me Trying not to be a completionist for the sake of completing, but instead focus on what matters.

Trend is still losing weight, slowly and "safely". Playing with intermittent fasting patterns - it is really what does it well for me.

Training 3 times a week for the 5K at the end of October.

Additional abs/arms/legs session each week (not Darebee programs though! I use YT videos), and all the squats after meals Trying to walk 30min every day. I tried with weight in a backpack, and wow, that was quite the experience, I did not expect!

Im testing blood glucose and ketones every morning, and it's really helpful to use those numbers to adapt how much I eat for my situation.
Will see if I reach my fat loss goal by December!

 

[Fanta]

I'm still around doing my things No longer using a darebee program atm but they sure helped me launch exercise habits until I found my groove

I am now doing 4-5 sessions of 1hr rucking every week, gradually increasing the weight of my backpack once a week. Yesterday I did a 47 minute session with 26 lbs, along with some co-workers at the 5k event that was organized!

Also walking 30 minute at work during lunch time, every weekday.

Squats after meals are still a thing - along with core/arms/legs (10 min) sessions once a week.

3 month reporting on weight loss --- still going slow and good, not a linear process as expected, but trend is still there!

edit: Forgot to add food habits - 2MAD, breakfast and lunch, and 1x24h fast per week on a random day (the one I feel it will be easy, like when I am super busy with yardwork shredding leaves and the like and I forget eating is a thing!). Still on low carb with focus on protein, I eat 120-140g of proteins per day from meat/eggs.

 

[graoumia]

Hello, happy to read news

 

[Fanta]

So many things to do on this journey, I feel I now need a few darebee challenges to keep me in check to progress on a few exercise and mobility things. I want to shop for the few ones that may help me the most with the legs / walks / sprints / rucking.

I'm trying really hard to do 15-20k steps every day, which is hard on weekends since I have to do it all outside! This means about 10-14km... I did 7km today, freezing my butt out there lol. At work, I have access to a walkstation so I can do meetings while walking, which helps a lot to hit this target. I hit 30k one day last week!

I got myself a Garmin watch to keep track and stay more accountable.

Rucking still ongoing, walking with 22 lbs (10 kg) for 5-6km as much as I can every week, it's getting a bit more tricky with the recent snowstorms / ice rain outside.
If I don't ruck and simply walk, I try to add a few 10s sprints in there. Or I sprint on my rower inside.

Weight loss still ongoing - down to 133 lbs now, which means I lost about 20 lbs (9 kg) since July. I know I gained some muscle, so the important metric is mostly: I lost 8 cm around my waist, 6.5 cm around my hips and 4 cm around each thighs. I need new pants! I also got a measurement of BF% from a Hume scale (using bioelectric impedance analysis) , currently at 29.7%.

I never ever thought I would get into "metrics" and data, but here we are. I don't want to start obsessing with those numbers and become a number chaser, though until I reach my goal, any form of measurement seems to help my motivation. I might not have gone outside at 0C today to walk 7km if I didn't wear this watch telling me I was below 2k steps from staying inside in the warmth of my house lol.

 

[NightWolf714]

I'm trying really hard to do 15-20k steps every day, which is hard on weekends since I have to do it all outside!

One thing I use to do is put on some show I was watching and jog in place to it.

 

[Fanta]

Steps.. ay. It's nice to have a device to track them. It's harder than I thought to hit 20k a day, but the walkstation at work helps - (walking AND working at the same time is a nice deal). Challenges comes in the weekend, only way to go is outside, and it's COLD and it takes TIME! lol. I've been rucking and the weight I carry is now 27lbs (12 kg).

I like the step statistics on my Garmin watch !

I really felt the need to go back to challenges, if only to stay accountable. I hate having a schedule, but the schedule makes sure my distracted brain doesn't lose track of things.
I've read multiple check in threads since people link all the challenges and programs they picked, there are so many and it's difficult to choose from.

I really want to start working on being able to do a proper pull up, which I've never been able to do. 5 years ago I was maybe 1/3 of the way through the progression to be able to make 1...

Proper pull-up progression is very, very specific, and I will attempt at following it gently AND steadily, however long it takes (be it a year + if need be). It's not a race!

Pull-Up Progression: 1. Dead Hang > 2. Active Hang + Scapular Pull > 3. Isometric Hold Over Bar + Slow Negative > 4..........

So let's start over with the Dead Hang challenge! Added Power Grip to support that goal.. if anyone knows of another challenge for grip, let me know about it!

Power Grip
Abs (Level 1)
Dead Hang - back to this one!
Reset

Min Daily Goal: 15k steps/day if access to a walkstation/threadmill (considering buying one for next year), 8k if not (e.g. weekends).
Rucking Goal: get up to 30lbs - then work on improving walking speed/cardio with it.