Reset at Level One

[Syrius]

@Fremen @Laura Rainbow Dragon @Anek @NightTigress @Sólveig Thank you!!

Wednesday, 24 December Wins: 1y 64d - Christmas Eve
13 hr fast
Steps: 4,994

2m Mobility 24
Fit December 25
30 Days of Cardio Light 18 lvl 3
30 Days of Cardio Light 20 lvl 3
Secret Santa - Gift for f1shie - In Part 2, I added one extra squat hold calf raise per set and subbed in counter push-ups/push-up hold - Part 3 below

GQHC


=================
In the rotation:
30 Days of Cardio Light (19) 21 | Fit December (18)(19)(23) 26 [1/10 hp] | Better Abs 18 | 2m Mobility 25 | GQHC (daily)
Currently Active Holiday Activities: (except FitD)
Secret Santa - Obfuscation protocol has begun. For the sake of my giftee, I will keep a list of the completed Santa gifts here. My goal is 7 gifts (other than my own).
>>>> f1shie

December boxes
x2 Holiday activity - Secret Santa, & FitD
x2 Carryover item - 2x 30DoCL
5k steps 7k bonus?
GQHC + 2m Mobility
Total: 99+5=104
**6** 10m+ walks (️ Weekly bonus earned) - TBH, I had mochi today. And I don't regret it because joy does not have to be earned.
**2** Completed programs & challenges
Did I write today? xxx
=================

Am I ready for Christmas? YES, I finally am. Every year I seem to get worse at getting my presents squared away well in advance of Christmas.

I promised chainmail snowflake photos. Not all of these ended up being gifted, but these are all the ones I've made so far. I did not design these.

Gift for f1shie Part 3 - Magic Within: I am planning on figuring out a way to make a snowflake that chains the central mobius of these snowflakes together. This will likely result in a larger snowflake, but once I figure out how to connect them, I think I can figure out how to scale it down.

Forgot to mention how I am doing - I am okay today. My thighs are extra sore, but it's good. Today has been kinda weird because I have had hyperfocusing moments on controlling my breathing and struggling to let the autonomic function resume. That is, until I get distracted again.

Happy Holidays! May you find moments of peace and kindness for yourself this season.

 

[Syrius]

Thursday, 25 December Wins: 1y 65d - Christmas!!
x hr fast - M convinced me to have piece of candy really late last night
Steps: 5,763

Morning Workout
2m Mobility 25
Fit December 18
Secret Santa - Gift for neilarey - basic burpees - 5lb and 10lbs for the farmer's walks

30 Days of Cardio Light 21 lvl 3
GQHC

=================
In the rotation:
30 Days of Cardio Light (19) 22 | Fit December (19)(23) 26 [1/10 hp] | Better Abs 18 | 2m Mobility 26 | GQHC (daily)
Currently Active Holiday Activities: (except FitD)
Secret Santa - Obfuscation protocol is ongoing. For the sake of my giftee, I will keep a list of the completed Santa gifts here. My goal is 7 gifts (other than my own).
>>>> f1shie, neilarey

December boxes
x2 Holiday activity - Secret Santa, & FitD
Carryover item - 30DoCL
5k steps 7k bonus?
GQHC + 2m Mobility
Total: 104+5=109
**6** 10m+ walks (️ Weekly bonus earned)
**2** Completed programs & challenges
Did I write today? xxx - There is plenty of time today to do this.
=================

Merry Christmas!!!!

I hope all of you are having a wonderful holiday season!

Happy Holidays! May you find moments of peace and kindness for yourself this season.

 

[Anek]

Merry Christmas

Those chainmail snowflakes look really fantastic!!

 

[Syrius]

@Anek

Friday, 26 December Wins: 1y 66d
x hr fast
Steps: 6,376

Small chase after nephew #3
GQHC while brushing my teeth

=================
In the rotation:
30 Days of Cardio Light (19) 22 | Fit December (19)(23) 26 [1/10 hp] | Better Abs 18 | 2m Mobility 26 | GQHC (daily)
Currently Active Holiday Activities: (except FitD)
Secret Santa - Obfuscation protocol is ongoing. For the sake of my giftee, I will keep a list of the completed Santa gifts here. My goal is 7 gifts (other than my own).
>>>> f1shie, neilarey

December boxes
Holiday activity
Carryover item
5k steps 7k bonus?
GQHC + 2m Mobility
Total: 109+1=110
**6** 10m+ walks (️ Weekly bonus earned)
**2** Completed programs & challenges
Did I write today? xxx
=================

It was off to a bad start from the get go. I woke up with 3.5 hours of sleep and a sore throat. I guess my body finally decided it was time for letting go of the drainage from the cold. But we had people to go see. So, we had a ton of car time. I napped for some of it. I barely survived all the family time (other than the sore throat, I felt fine until the evening) and I stubbornly didn't partake of cough drops until we were almost home, so late in the evening.

Happy Holidays! May you find moments of peace and kindness for yourself this season.

 

[Syrius]

Saturday, 27 December Wins: 1y 67d
15.5 hr fast
Steps: 2,571

Secret Santa - Gift for Maegaranthelas

2m Mobility 26 & 27
GQHC

=================
In the rotation:
30 Days of Cardio Light (19) 22 | Fit December (19)(23) 26 [1/10 hp] | Better Abs 18 | 2m Mobility 28 | GQHC (daily)
I am admitting that I just don't feel like doing Better Abs. I will return to it some other time and start over.
Currently Active Holiday Activities: (except FitD)
Secret Santa - Obfuscation protocol is ongoing. For the sake of my giftee, I will keep a list of the completed Santa gifts here. My goal is 7 gifts (other than my own).
>>>> f1shie, neilarey, Maegaranthelas

December boxes
Holiday activity
Carryover item
5k steps 7k bonus?
GQHC + 2m Mobility
Total: 110+2=112
**6** 10m+ walks (️ Weekly bonus earned)
**2** Completed programs & challenges
Did I write today? xxx
=================

Ugh. A tiny bit of complaining. I am still bloated from Christmas because the Sprouts tamales that were marked gluten free had cross contamination with gluten. It didn't bother me as much yesterday because I was miserable for other reasons, but today it has been bothering me a bit. But also, I woke up at 0530 this morning because Orion was stepping on my hair. Ouch. Not fun, at all. And while my throat is less sore, I have been low energy and sneezing all day. I pretty much spent 8 hours on the couch, drinking tea and being in low power mode. I am feeling a bit better this evening, but definitely not all the way there. I'm hoping that I'll knock some more of this cold out with some sleep. What I don't understand is why I felt better for two days in the middle?!

Happy Holidays! May you find moments of peace and kindness for yourself this season.

 

[Mamatigerj]

i hope you feel better soon.

Your chainmail snowflakes are gorgeous!
Belated cheers for Push-Up Streak!

 

[Syrius]

@Mamatigerj Thank you!!

Sunday, 28 December Wins: 1y 68d
x hr fast - no clue, so no count
Steps: 4,638

GQHC
Fit December 26
Fit December 28
Secret Santa - Gift for princess_sarena - Part 1 5m march steps - Part 2 was a fun combo! - Part 3 at lvl 3
(Btw, I am immensely amused by this story.)

2m Mobility 28

=================
In the rotation:
30 Days of Cardio Light (19) 22 | Fit December (19)(23)(27) 29 [1/10 hp] | 2m Mobility 29 | GQHC (daily)
Currently Active Holiday Activities: (except FitD)
Secret Santa - Obfuscation protocol is ongoing. For the sake of my giftee, I will keep a list of the completed Santa gifts here. My goal is 7 gifts (other than my own).
>>>> f1shie, neilarey, Maegaranthelas, princess_sarena

December boxes
x3 Holiday activity - 2x FitD + SS
Carryover item
5k steps 7k bonus?
GQHC + 2m Mobility
Total: 112+4=116
**6** 10m+ walks (️ Weekly bonus earned)
**2** Completed programs & challenges
Did I write today? xxx
=================

I am still very sneezy and low energy. But I persevered anyway. At least the tickle is gone.

Happy Holidays! May you find moments of peace and kindness for yourself this season.

 

[Syrius]

Monday, 29 December Wins: 1y 69d
15 hr fast
Steps: 9,605

2m Mobility 29
Fit December 29
30 Days of Cardio Light 19 lvl 3 - ugh, march jacks. Not that they are hard, but I always feel like the rhythm is wonky
30 Days of Cardio Light 22 lvl 3
30 Days of Cardio Light 23 lvl 3
30 Days of Cardio Light 24 lvl 3
Fit December 27
GQHC

=================
In the rotation:
30 Days of Cardio Light 25 | Fit December (19)(23) 30 [1/10 hp] | 2m Mobility 30 | GQHC (daily)
Currently Active Holiday Activities: (except FitD)
Secret Santa - Obfuscation protocol is ongoing. For the sake of my giftee, I will keep a list of the completed Santa gifts here. My goal is 7 gifts (other than my own).
>>>> f1shie, neilarey, Maegaranthelas, princess_sarena

December boxes
x2 Holiday activity - 2x FitD
x4 Carryover item - 4x 30DoC
5k steps 7k bonus?
GQHC + 2m Mobility
Total: 116+9=125
**6** 10m+ walks (️ Weekly bonus earned)
**2** Completed programs & challenges
Did I write today? xxx
=================

It was a nice quiet day around my house. I got some cleaning done this afternoon and I feel much more productive cleaning wise than I have in the last two weeks at least. The sniffling has decreased some and I'm definitely starting to feel back to normal.

Happy Holidays! May you find moments of peace and kindness for yourself this season.

 

[Syrius]

Tuesday, 30 December Wins: 1y 70d
15 hr fast
Allergy shot - I didn't want to do it tomorrow. Lots of stuff to do tomorrow.
Steps: 4,535

Morning - P (Denis) - 10m Daily Meditation

GQHC
30 Days of Cardio Light 26 lvl 3
2m Mobility 30
Fit December 19 - 60 slow butt kicks - Hall Pass #2
Fit December 23 - 60 slow butt kicks - Hall Pass #3
Fit December 30
30 Days of Cardio Light 27 lvl 3
30 Days of Cardio Light 30 lvl 3 - not completed

=================
In the rotation:
30 Days of Cardio Light (25)(28)(29) | Fit December 31 [3/10 hp] | GQHC (daily)
Currently Active Holiday Activities: (except FitD)
Secret Santa - Obfuscation protocol is ongoing. For the sake of my giftee, I will keep a list of the completed Santa gifts here. My goal is 7 gifts (other than my own).
>>>> f1shie, neilarey, Maegaranthelas, princess_sarena

December boxes
x3 Holiday activity - 3x FitD
x3 Carryover item - 3x 30DoC
5k steps 7k bonus?
GQHC + 2m Mobility - NOTE: There will be no 2m Mobility requirement for tomorrow, as I finished it today.
Total: 125+7=132
**6** 10m+ walks (️ Weekly bonus earned)
**3** Completed programs & challenges
Did I write today? xxx
=================

Plan for tomorrow: Finish FitD & 30DoC so I can start the new year with a clean slate (YO, that will be actually awesome). I would also like to get 1 Secret Santa as well, but that will be a last item of the day sort of goal. We'll see on that one because I also intend to do some cleaning.

Today was full of rabbit holes and distractions, but I have started my journal set up for the new year, so I am not entirely unhappy with today.

Also, allergy shot went great today. I didn't have an anxiety episode today, so I think I can totally confirm that it was as a result of caffeine before allergy shot. I'm just about done with the build-up phase so I'll actually be seeing real world positive results here soon.

Happy Holidays! May you find moments of peace and kindness for yourself this season.

 

[Laura Rainbow Dragon]

Congratulations on completing the 2-Minute Mobility Challenge!

 

[MangoTux]

Congrats on the challenge completion!

I'm glad you had a better experience with the allergy shots, too!

 

[Fremen]

Congrats

 

[graoumia]

congrats

 

[Jaga]

Congratulations!

 

[Anek]

Congrats!!

 

[NightTigress]

Congrats!

 

[Sólveig]

Congrats on the mobility for 2 minutes!

 

[Syrius]

@Laura Rainbow Dragon @MangoTux @Fremen @graoumia @Jaga @Anek @NightTigress @Sólveig Thank you!!!

Wednesday, 31 December Wins: 1y 71d - New Year's Eve
x hr fast - I totally messed this one up all on my own. I had a caloric drink too late, then was super hungry at 7am. It's okay, I'll get back on it after tonight.
Steps: 7,408

GQHC
Fit December 31
30 Days of Cardio Light 25 lvl 3
30 Days of Cardio Light 29 lvl 3
30 Days of Cardio Light 28 lvl 3
22 knee strikes that I forgot to do yesterday when I sent a birthday gift to NightTigress

=================
In the rotation:
GQHC (daily)
Currently Active Holiday Activities: (except FitD)
Secret Santa - Obfuscation protocol is ongoing. For the sake of my giftee, I will keep a list of the completed Santa gifts here. My goal is 7 gifts (other than my own).
>>>> f1shie, neilarey, Maegaranthelas, princess_sarena

December boxes
Holiday activity - FitD
x3 Carryover item - 3x 30DoC
5k steps 7k bonus?
GQHC + 2m Mobility
Total: 132+7=139
**6** 10m+ walks (️ Weekly bonus earned)
**5** Completed programs & challenges
Did I write today? xxx
=================

Okay, if the last three workouts have shown me anything, the level 1 program was waaaaay to easy. I have literally done 10 days of 30 Days of Cardio in the last 3 days. Next year, I need to up the ante. Sure, I can sub jumping jacks after I can't do them anymore - because then I am doing them and I will do more because I am letting myself get the practice. (I will be able to do more because I am doing more.) That's what's mostly holding me back. I can treat them like I do push-ups - do as many full then swap to knees when it becomes too much. This is my plan - challenging but actionable. I am meeting myself where I am and that is what matters. I got this. I am already 1% better today and I have a plan to keep being 1% better tomorrow.

I'll put up January goals soon. I just need to do some thinking.

Happy Holidays! May you find moments of peace and kindness for yourself this season.

 

[MangoTux]

Congrats on the completions!

 

[Sólveig]

Congrats on 30 Days of Cardio Light and Fit December!

 

[Laura Rainbow Dragon]

Congratulations on completing Fit December and 30 Days of Cardio Light!

 

[Syrius]

Alright, apparently I have decided that in the last hour up to midnight that I would start looking into Secret Santas. Thanks @Sólveig for the encouragement. I have begun to make some actual deductions (and because I have actually enjoyed some adult beverages for once, I am leaving myself plenty of notes so that I can check my work). I now have moved to two highly suspected guesses, but my work has only just begun. I have been having a lot of fun rereading the stories from the last two (three now?) years and checking my notes on peoples threads. But have I found my Santa? No, not yet.

I also impulsively started listening to Running Man tonight. So that has been an interesting experience.

But... what I really came to say is Happy New Years everyone!!! Wishing you all the best in the new year!

My January plans:
House of the Valkyrie, 1 min Yoga, Arcade, and a new mini workout. If any of the exercises in the mini appear in my program, I will not repeat them in the mini. So, the only guaranteed one is the negative calf raises (because it never shows up in anything but it is very good for my knee and foot health, which is why I keep it.)

The mini:

• 10 negative calf raises
• 10 calf raises
• 10 squats
• 10 jumping jacks
• 10 turning kicks
• 10 push-ups (any variation, preferably fulls)

Boxes:
House of the Valkyrie
Challenges - 1 minimum to get the point. No extra for doing both.
5k steps 7k bonus?
Mini
**0** Combat workout - if my program contains combat moves, I will allow it to count. But any combat workout at lvl 1 will qualify
**0** Completed programs & challenges

The Rotation:
House of the Valkyrie 1 | 1 min Yoga 1 | Arcade 1 | Mini (daily)

 

[Anek]

Congrats!!

 

[Fremen]

Congrats

 

[Syrius]

@MangoTux @Sólveig @Laura Rainbow Dragon @Anek @Fremen Thank you!!!

Thursday, 1 January Wins: 1y 72d - New Year's Day
x hr fast - Yup, but this one was planned.
Steps: 4,076

1 min Yoga 1
50 pulses => Arcade 1 [50/200]
House of the Valkyrie 1 lvl 3
10 jumping jacks, 10 calf raises, 10 negative calf raises, 10 turning kicks, & 1 full/9 knee push-ups
50 anchors => Arcade 1 [200/200]

=================
In the rotation:
House of the Valkyrie 2 | 1 min Yoga 2 | Arcade 2 | Mini (daily)
Currently Active Holiday Activities: (except FitD)
Secret Santa - Obfuscation protocol is ongoing. For the sake of my giftee, I will keep a list of the completed Santa gifts here. Okay, I think I am just going to try for one more tomorrow.
>>>> f1shie, neilarey, Maegaranthelas, princess_sarena

January Boxes:
House of the Valkyrie
Challenges
5k steps 7k bonus?
Mini
Total: 3
**1** Combat workout - haha, today had punches!!
**0** Completed programs & challenges
Did I write today? xxx
=================

Nice quiet day at home. I spent most of the day working on my yearly set up for my journal. I should finish it up tomorrow and get my January monthly stuff set up tomorrow.

Jumping, hoping, and bouncing my way through January.

 

[Syrius]

December Math
31 * 4 boxes per day = 124 boxes total
139 boxes + 11 bonus points = 150 boxes earned
Goal = 80% of 124 = 99 boxes
Super goal = 90% of 124 = 112 boxes

I actually reached 120.9% of box total. That was a really great month, besting October. It's going to be harder to get extra points in January, but I am happy with this outcome.

You know what I was remembering the other day? The themed weeks. I wish I had done some of those when they still existed. If they were still around, I would do one for fun this month and count it as a challenge.

Anyway, I am looking forward to this month. Since I didn't do the boxes all year last year, I can't really do a yearly wrap up. Maybe I'll do something tomorrow, if I feel like it. But I did learn that I do better when I have a chance to overachieve the box score.

 

[Laura Rainbow Dragon]

Congratulations on your awesome month, @Syrius !

You know what I was remembering the other day? The themed weeks. I wish I had done some of those when they still existed. If they were still around, I would do one for fun this month and count it as a challenge.

These are the ones I can remember/have documentation of:

Girl Power Week
Paragon
Genesis
The Maid of Tarth
Grit & Grace
Tough Cookie
Onna Bugeisha
Virago
(Link with more details for those who use Facebook)
Girl Power Week also included the Power Pull Challenge as a bonus.

Boxing Week
Boxer Speed
Boxer Endurance
Boxer Agility
Boxer Power
Boxer Flexibility
Boxer Abs
Fight Night
(Link with more details for those who use Facebook)

Superhero Week
Superhero Speed
Superhero Endurance
Superhero Abs
Superhero Strength
Superhero Stretch
Superhero Upper Body
Superhero HIIT
(This one is available as a Collection now.)

Flexibility Week
Unbound
StrongHold
Anchor'D
Tug of War
Far Point
BowMan
Liber8
(This one is available as a Guide now.)

Katana Week
Shadow Warrior
Ninja Hunter
Samurai
Quick Draw
1000 Cuts
4 Assassins
Dance With Dragons
warm up: Katana Warmup
(Now a Collection.--although the Collection has 8 workouts plus the warm-up.)

Dragon Week
Fearless
Headhunter
Close Contact
Fist of Legend
Side Kicks Practice
The Raid
Fist of Fury

We could totally redo these--or make up new ones--and run them as community events (like Secret Santa or other events in the Playground) if there was interest.

 

[Laura Rainbow Dragon]

How could I have forgotten this one?

Hell Week

 

[Laura Rainbow Dragon]

There was a Yoga Week too. But I've no record now of what the workouts for it were.
(We could make up a new one though. Lots of yoga workouts to choose from now!)

 

[Laura Rainbow Dragon]

There was a Yoga Week too. But I've no record now of what the workouts for it were.

Wayback Machine to the rescue!

Yoga Week

web.archive.org

Yoga Week
Solid Base
Expanse
V-Cut
Rearward
Ground Control
The Fold
Dynamic Plank

 

[Syrius]

@Laura Rainbow Dragon You are amazing!! Thank you!!!

 

[Sólveig]

You know what I was remembering the other day? The themed weeks. I wish I had done some of those when they still existed. If they were still around, I would do one for fun this month and count it as a challenge.

I have them backed up in my computer. There were 8 of them.

Boxing Week	Boxer Speed	Boxer Endurance	Boxer Agility	Boxer Power	Boxer Flexibility	Boxer Abs	Fight Night
Dragon Week	Fearless	Headhunter	Close Contact	Fist of Legend	Side Kicks Practice	Raid	Fist of Fury
Flexibility Week	Unbound	Stronghold	Anchor'd	Tug of War	Farpoint	Bowman	Liber8
Girl Power Week*	Paragon	Genesis	The Maid of Tarth	Grit & Grace	Tough Cookie	Onna Bugeisha	Virago
Hell Week	Highway to Hell	Hell Forged	Hades	Persephone	Hellbound	Hellraiser	Hell Unleashed
Katana Week**	Shadow Warrior	Ninja Hunter	Samurai	Quick Draw	1000 Cuts	4 Assassins	Dance with the Dragons
Superhero Week	Superhero Speed	Superhero Endurance	Superhero Abs	Superhero Strength	Superhero Stretch	Superhero Upperbody	Superhero HIIT
Yoga Week	Solid Base	Expanse	V Cut	Rearward	Ground Control	The Fold	Dynamic Plank

* The Power Pull challenge was an addon for this week.
** Katana Warmup was a suggested warmup for this week.

 

[Syrius]

Thanks @Sólveig!!

 

[Syrius]

Friday, 2 January Wins: 1y 73d
15 hr fast
Steps: 6,259

Quick Warmup
50 pulses => Arcade 2 [50/200]
10 jumping jacks & 10 squats
50 anchors => Arcade 2 [200/200]
House of the Valkyrie 2 lvl 3
House of the Valkyrie 3 Windcore, Skyshield (9f|11f|6f my hands slipped on #2&#3), Stonehammer (5lb on set 1 & 8lb on set 2)
10 turning kicks & 10 negative calf raises
1 min Yoga 2

=================
In the rotation:
House of the Valkyrie 4 | 1 min Yoga 3 | Arcade 3 | Mini (daily)
Currently Active Holiday Activities: (except FitD)
Secret Santa - Obfuscation protocol is ongoing. For the sake of my giftee, I will keep a list of the completed Santa gifts here. Okay, I think I am just going to try for one more tomorrow.
>>>> f1shie, neilarey, Maegaranthelas, princess_sarena

January Boxes:
x2 House of the Valkyrie
Challenges
5k steps 7k bonus?
Mini
Total: 3+5=8
**1** Combat workout
**0** Completed programs & challenges
Did I write today? xxx
=================

There was some more journal set up today. I'm a little behind on everything, but it's okay. I also got things ready for my event tomorrow, which is why I worked ahead a day in Valkyrie. I would have done another one if I was feeling up to it, because I'm not sure what I'll be able to do on Sunday. I guess I'll just have to get there and see.

Now, to go eat dinner before my meal window closes then bake up some cookies.

Jumping, hoping, and bouncing my way through January.

 

[Syrius]

I am not going to do a full wrap-up of last year, but here are the highlights.

• 2026 Beginning of the year weigh in: 232.9lbs - this is down from 2025's first at 251.1lbs. Dang, I hadn't realized that I had lost almost 20lbs last year!!!
• Major lifestyle change of going gluten free. Later in the year, I started intermittent fasting. I am still loosely doing the IM fasting as follows - I stop eating at 7pm, I cannot eat again until after 7am, though I try to push it as late as possible, but no later than 11am. 14-15 hours seems to be my sweet spot. There are times when the day's schedule does not promote this very well, but I am doing my best to see those as mere hiccups in the plan. I have discovered that I do really well with this, even if my doctor would prefer that I stick to a strict 16/8.
• I went through some months where working out was tough, but in the end, I am able to do full push-ups and I can do jumping jacks (even if I do talk myself out of them more than I should). I have actually ran a tiny bit when I was being chased by zombies on a new app on my phone and I do find that fun. If I do manage to get M to the gym this year, I may try out the treadmill and walking/jogging more.
• My sleep is still not great, so maybe that's something I can work on fixing this year.
• Overall, I am actually happy with my progress over the last year and I feel like I am already making a positive commitment towards doing well this year.

 

[Syrius]

Saturday, 3 January Wins: 1y 74d
12 hr fast
Steps: 9,936

SCA event - about an hour worth each of archery and rapier tournament fighting.

=================
In the rotation:
House of the Valkyrie 4 | 1 min Yoga 3 | Arcade 3 | Mini (daily)
Currently Active Holiday Activities: (except FitD)
Secret Santa - Obfuscation protocol is ongoing. For the sake of my giftee, I will keep a list of the completed Santa gifts here.
>>>> f1shie, neilarey, Maegaranthelas, princess_sarena

January Boxes:
House of the Valkyrie
Challenges
5k steps ️ 7k bonus?
Mini
Total: 8+2=10
**2** Combat workout - I did combat today and it was good
**0** Completed programs & challenges
Did I write today? xxx
=================

Okay, I did good on this day. I had a lot of fun at my event.

Jumping, hoping, and bouncing my way through January.

 

[Syrius]

Sunday, 4 January Wins: 1y 75d
12 hr fast - okay, I was off by about 10 minutes, all said and done, but I'm calling it close enough.
Steps: 8,991

40 shifts => Arcade 3 [80/100]
10 pulses => Arcade 3 [90/100]
20 shifts => Arcade 3 [130/100] (I didn't know what the number was for day 3, I was just making some hops)
SCA event - about 4 hours worth of rapier melee fighting.

=================
In the rotation:
House of the Valkyrie 4 | 1 min Yoga 3 | Arcade 4 | Mini (daily)
Currently Active Holiday Activities: (except FitD)
Secret Santa - Obfuscation protocol is ongoing. For the sake of my giftee, I will keep a list of the completed Santa gifts here.
>>>> f1shie, neilarey, Maegaranthelas, princess_sarena

January Boxes:
House of the Valkyrie
Challenges
5k steps ️ 7k bonus?
Mini
Total: 10+3=13
**3** Combat workout
**0** Completed programs & challenges
Did I write today? ... not creatively.
=================

I did really good today!! I had some really good moments today and I was able to hold my sword for the entirety of the fighting. Usually by the end, my arms are getting really fatigued and I end up switching hands or going down to a dagger in my main hand to do weird stuff. But not today!!!!

Spoiler: Complaining.

Other than this one thing that happened, but I talked it out with the main marshal and we've worked it out. Basically, I might have injured a fellow fighter. But upon talking to the main marshal and the offended party and the fact that I was specifically watching out for him so that I wouldn't do anything stupid (because he was an elderly fighter and I actually wanted to give him a good fight and not do stupid young people sh!t like making him chase after me or getting into his space when he would be unable to get out of it). He told me to my face that he was repeatedly choosing to fight me over and over again today because "I was a new fighter and he knew he could take me". I feel super insulted by this because I have been fencing for 15 years (fact check, it is 17 in like August). The body mechanics of the whole thing make it literally impossible for me to have hurt him. I cannot get my dagger or sword behind the buckler to hit him between his first two knuckles. Even if the buckler was somehow twisted in his grip.

In the moment, I apologized profusely (because that is what I do and I hadn't had time to think about it yet), I provided my information for the report (because that is what I am supposed to do per main marshal), and I had myself a good cry afterwards (which earned me a hug and being mom'd. I truly appreciate this, I needed it more than I care to admit.) Oh, and then I wrote up a statement of the facts from my point of view when I got home. ...yay...

Sigh

It's okay. Like I said, I had a good talk with the main marshal. I have fought with her for a while and she knows what sort of person & fighter I am. I logically know that I am fine, but I wish that my feelings would just chill out and know it too. Because I am upset for so many reasons about this.

But hey, after the thing that upset me, while I was putting things away, I got paid a huge compliment by someone I look up to because I did good today. So that helped cheer me back up.

Ugh, my feet are hurting though and I am seriously not looking forward to returning to work tomorrow. I'll get caught up on things tomorrow.

Jumping, hoping, and bouncing my way through January.

 

[Laura Rainbow Dragon]

I'm sorry you had such a negative encounter on what should have been a great day for you.


Is it possible you could reframe what happened as evidence of your success? You attempted to give the other fighter a good and fair fight. And you did! As evidenced by the fact that he chose to keep fighting you over and over again. His intentions (to win) were different from yours (to fight well and fairly), but you stood your ground and followed through on your intentions regardless. That's a win for you. The fact that the other fighter apparently couldn't see that you were going easy on him on purpose is further evidence of your success.

 

[Syrius]

@Laura Rainbow Dragon I am doing my best to reframe it that way, because it is the better way to look at it. It's a lot easier today than it was yesterday.

Monday, 5 January Wins: 1y 76d
12 hr fast - ... I started late, then didn't get food until almost 8... I think I was close to 12?
Steps: 6,159

10 calf raises
1 min Yoga 3
1 min Yoga 4
1 min Yoga 5
40 slow shifts => Arcade 4 [40/200]
House of the Valkyrie 4 lvl 1 - I barely survived the squats today (knees were not having it)
10 turning kicks (all one side then all the other)
60 slow shifts => Arcade 4 [100/200]
10 side jacks
20 anchors => Arcade 4 [160/200]
10 stacked push-ups - YOOOO, new variation!!! Lol, kinda sounds like I was starting a new push-up challenge, like in the Secret Santa story for NancyTree. EDIT: I am adding in a new challenge, so... Push-up Master 5.
40 slow shifts => Arcade 4 [200/200]
10 negative calf raises
Static toe pull backs for arch health (I have misplaced my yoga strap)

=================
In the rotation:
House of the Valkyrie 5 | 1 min Yoga 6 | Arcade 5| Push-up Master [1/30] | Mini (daily)
Currently Active Holiday Activities: (except FitD)
Secret Santa - Obfuscation protocol is ongoing. For the sake of my giftee, I will keep a list of the completed Santa gifts here.
>>>> f1shie, neilarey, Maegaranthelas, princess_sarena

January Boxes:
House of the Valkyrie
Challenges
5k steps ️ 7k bonus?
Mini
Total: 13+4=17
**3** Combat workout - Okay, for the program to count it has to be more than just a few punches. That's too easy. Saitama (for example) yes, this no. I'll let the first day still count, but that's the only freebee.
**0** Completed programs & challenges
Did I write today? xxx
=================

Sore. I'm so sore. But it's pretty much just my feet, but mostly my left foot. I really need new boots for work and new, dedicated shoes for fencing. No more fencing in my work boots. It might be nice for ankle support, but they aren't designed for the movements I'm making. Anyway, it's a lot better now than last night. Some ibuprofen, rest, and KT tape did the trick. Just need better shoes/boots and some more foot stretches and I'll be just fine.

Jumping, hoping, and bouncing my way through January.

 

[Mamatigerj]

Belated cheers for 2-min Mobility, Fit December, and Cardio Light!!!

Well done in 2025, especially in December! And your plan for January looks terrific!

 

[Syrius]

@Mamatigerj Thank you!!!!

Tuesday, 6 January Wins: 1y 77d
14 hr fast
Steps: 7,075

10 jumping jacks
100 pulses => Arcade 5 [100/300]
40 shifts => Arcade 5 [180/300]
10 turning kicks
10 decline push-ups => Push-up Master 10
40 anchors => Arcade 5 [300/300]
House of the Valkyrie 5 lvl 3 - Path of Stone
10 squats
50 shifts => Arcade 6 [100/200]
10 calf raises
30 anchors => Arcade 6 [190/200]
10 pulses => Arcade 6 [200/200]
1 min Yoga 6
10 negative calf raises

=================
In the rotation:
House of the Valkyrie 6 | 1 min Yoga 7 | Arcade 7 | Push-up Master [2/30] | Mini (daily)
Currently Active Holiday Activities: (except FitD)
Secret Santa - Obfuscation protocol is ongoing. For the sake of my giftee, I will keep a list of the completed Santa gifts here.
>>>> f1shie, neilarey, Maegaranthelas, princess_sarena

January Boxes:
House of the Valkyrie
Challenges
5k steps ️ 7k bonus?
Mini
Total: 17+5=22
**4** Combat workout - all combat
**0** Completed programs & challenges
Did I write today? xxx
=================

So yeah, I just couldn't help myself. I am probably going to regret adding this push-up challenge when my dice roll certain days, but whatever. I don't grow if I don't try.

Today was an okay day. My focus was terrible, but there was a lot more activity around the office and that might have had something to do with it. My foot is feeling almost back to normal, so that's good.

Jumping, hoping, and bouncing my way through January.

 

[Syrius]

Wednesday, 7 January Wins: 1y 78d
12 hr fast
Steps: 4,977

Work:
10 pulses => Arcade 7 [10/100]
30 anchors => Arcade 7 [100/100]
10 counter raised push-ups => Push-up Master 6 (on the picnic table, because I could)
10 counter archer push-ups => Push-up Master 13 (on the picnic table, because it was easier to control)

Home:
House of the Valkyrie 6 lvl 3 - it was cold, so I had a blanket around me while doing this for the first 5 sets. It was entertaining.
10 calf raises, 10 turning kicks, 10 jumping jacks, & 10 negative calf raises
1 min Yoga 7

=================
In the rotation:
House of the Valkyrie 7 | 1 min Yoga 8 | Arcade 8 | Push-up Master [4/30] | Mini (daily)
Currently Active Holiday Activities: (except FitD)
Secret Santa - Hi Giftee!!! Dear Santa, I have suspicions, but not enough to guess again yet.
>>>> f1shie, neilarey, Maegaranthelas, princess_sarena

January Boxes:
House of the Valkyrie
Challenges
5k steps ️ 7k bonus?
Mini
Total: 22+3=25
**4** Combat workout
**0** Completed programs & challenges
Did I write today? ... not really, but does plotting secret stuff count??
=================

It was a "dig myself holes with my words" sort of day. But for the most part, it was just embarrassing. Which is fine. Otherwise, it was an okay day.

Workout wise, I kinda wanted to do more, but I'll leave that to tomorrow. I think I needed a slow day, and that's okay.

I finished listening to Prey today and started Project Hail Mary. It's been really good so far.

Jumping, hoping, and bouncing my way through January.

 

[Syrius]

Thursday, 8 January Wins: 1y 79d
12.5 hr fast - I was soooo hungry
Steps: 6,240

Work:
I survived social situations that upset me. This is my work win.

Home:
House of the Valkyrie 7 lvl 2 - left foot not happy, but I felt somewhat okay at level 1, so I went for level 2
10 dragon push-ups => Push-up Master 8 - ... Those felt easy...
1 min Yoga 8
10 shifts => Arcade 8 [20/200]
60 anchors => Arcade 8 [200/200]
Cardio Pump
10 jumping jacks, 10 squats, 10 calf raises, 10 negative calf raises, & 10 turning kicks

=================
In the rotation:
House of the Valkyrie 8 | 1 min Yoga 9 | Arcade 9 | Push-up Master [5/30] | Mini (daily)
Currently Active Holiday Activities: (except FitD)
Secret Santa - Hi Giftee!!!
>>>> f1shie, neilarey, Maegaranthelas, princess_sarena

January Boxes:
House of the Valkyrie
Challenges
5k steps ️ 7k bonus?
Mini
Total: 25+4=29
**4** Combat workout
**0** Completed programs & challenges
=================
Project work?
* Writing
* Secret stuff ~ 1 hour
* Stitching
* Chainmail ~ 15m for shipping stuff
=================

Just some of the usual bad thought things hanging around today - friends are distant, family drama (both his and mine, but different choruses), coworkers don't actually care (I don't 100% agree with M on this, but the work family doesn't feel as tight as the big boss seems to think it is). Got to love work parties, they always stir up this sort of nonsense.

But it's okay, I have all of my digital friends and I love you all for it.

And I know a lot of it is just in my head. I'm fine.

Jumping, hoping, and bouncing my way through January.

 

[Laura Rainbow Dragon]

 

[Syrius]

Friday, 9 January Wins: 1y 80d
15hr fast
Allergy Shot
Steps: 7,857

50 anchors => Arcade 9 [300/200]
Cardio Mill
10 jumping jacks, 10 turning kicks, 10 squats, & 10 negative calf raises
10 staggered push-ups => Push-up Master 4
House of the Valkyrie 8 lvl 3
1 min Yoga 9 - I took some liberties with this one and did Cat + Cow

=================
In the rotation:
House of the Valkyrie 9 | 1 min Yoga 10 | Arcade 10 | Push-up Master [6/30] | Mini (daily)
Currently Active Holiday Activities: (except FitD)
Secret Santa - Hi Giftee!!!
>>>> f1shie, neilarey, Maegaranthelas, princess_sarena

January Boxes:
House of the Valkyrie
Challenges
5k steps ️ 7k bonus?
Mini
Total: 29+5=34
**4** Combat workout
**0** Completed programs & challenges
=================
Project work?
* Writing
* Secret stuff typing some stuff up, trying stuff out.
* Stitching
* Chainmail ~ 5m for shipping stuff
=================

Lowish energy. I did trick myself into lvl 3 on Valkryie.

I had another lightheadedness event concerning allergy shot. Turns out that it can be a side effect of the Allegra that the allergist told me to take before hand. So, I can either be possibly itchy after Zyrtec wears off (from the Zyrtec, not the shots) or possibly lightheaded after taking Allegra and getting the allergy shot. Neither choice is great.

Otherwise, I had a fairly productive day! I got some cleaning done to include my desk!! The fake tree is also now put away and as usual, I now have raised scratches from the branches. Quite itchy, but manageable.

Okay, plan for the morning - do 2 days of HoV, 1 ≤10m additional workout (maybe 2 depending on how spunky I feel and how much time I've got), and my challenges before breakfast. Lol, what could go wrong?

Jumping, hoping, and bouncing my way through January.

 

[Syrius]

Saturday, 10 January Wins: 1y 81d
13.5hr fast
Steps: 3,566

10 pulses => Arcade 10 [10/100]
30 shifts => Arcade 10 [70/100]
20 anchors => Arcade 10 [130/100]
10 jumping jacks & 10 turning kicks
House of the Valkyrie 9 - Windcore, Skyshield (3f/21k|4f/19k|6f/7k), & Stormhammer (8lb)
10 calf raises
House of the Valkyrie 10 - 1st hold 1:02 (With Erebus wanting me to throw toys for him)& 2nd 0:50
1 min Yoga 10
10 negative calf raises

=================
In the rotation:
House of the Valkyrie 11 | 1 min Yoga 11 | Arcade 11 | Push-up Master [6/30] | Mini (daily)
Currently Active Holiday Activities: (except FitD)
Secret Santa - Hi Giftee!!!
>>>> f1shie, neilarey, Maegaranthelas, princess_sarena

January Boxes:
x2 House of the Valkyrie
Challenges
5k steps ️ 7k bonus?
Mini
Total: 34+5=39
**5** Combat workout - it was more than just punches
**0** Completed programs & challenges
=================
Project work?
* Writing
* Secret stuff - Oh yeah, I did some stuff. It was good stuff.
* Stitching
* Chainmail I worked on this for about 2 hours today. The dice bag is coming along nicely.
=================

About 2/3s of the way through 1m Yoga, my sister called me to let me know that D&D has been cancelled. I'm a little bummed, but it'll be alright. I might come back later for additional stuff. We'll see. It's 0730, I've got a whole day ahead of me.

Nothing extra workout wise out of me tonight. I did look back through some early stuff in my log and think that I am kinda lazy compared to about 3 years ago, but then I remembered that I am a different me than 3 years ago and I am doing what I can with what I am today. And that is good!

Jumping, hoping, and bouncing my way through January.

 

[Syrius]

Sunday, 11 January Wins: 1y 82d
xhr fast - life conspired against me last night and I didn't have dinner until super late.
Steps: 7,329

Katana Warmup
10 climber tap push-ups => Push-up Master 7
40 pulses => Arcade 11 [40/200]
20 shifts => Arcade 11 [80/200]
40 anchors => Arcade 11 [200/200]
Blink lvl 1 tiring but ridiculously fun
House of the Valkyrie 11 lvl 3 - ... Uhh, tricep dips easy?? What is going on here?
10 jumping jacks, 10 squats, 10 turning kicks, 10 calf raises, & 10 negative calf raises
1 min Yoga 12
Unbound [Flexibility Week 1]

=================
In the rotation:
House of the Valkyrie 12 | 1 min Yoga 12 | Arcade 12 | Push-up Master [7/30] | Mini (daily) | Flexibility Week [1/7]
Currently Active Holiday Activities: (except FitD)
Secret Santa - Hi Giftee!!!
>>>> f1shie, neilarey, Maegaranthelas, princess_sarena

January Boxes:
House of the Valkyrie
Challenges
5k steps ️ 7k bonus?
Mini
Total: 39+5=44
**5** Combat workout
**0** Completed programs & challenges
=================
Project work?
* Writing
* Secret stuff - I actually had some good thoughts about this. 30 minutes-ish on this today.
* Stitching
* Chainmail
No, today, I did things I needed to do and it ended up taking 7 hours to accomplish it.
=================

It was a day of cooking and fast cleaning because, surprise, people stopped by. Which was cool and now I have a tidier house than I would have had otherwise. I can actually use my dining room table. Well, more than I was able to this morning.

Workout wise, I had planned on doing Rumi, but Blink won out in the end.

Speaking of this morning, it was lovely to see ya'll.

Jumping, hoping, and bouncing my way through January.

 

[Syrius]

Monday, 12 January Wins: 1y 83d
12hr fast
Steps: 5,882

50 pulses => Arcade 12 [50/300]
100 shifts => Arcade 12 [250/300]
20 anchors => Arcade 12 [310/300]
House of the Valkyrie 12 lvl 3
1 min Yoga 12
10 one arm push-ups - Push-up Master 30 - from my knees and barely surviving. My form was not awesome, but I made it through 10.
10 jumping jacks, 10 squats, 10 turning kicks, 10 calf raises, & 10 negative calf raises
Stronghold [Flexibility Week 2]

=================
In the rotation:
House of the Valkyrie 13 | 1 min Yoga 13 | Arcade 13 | Push-up Master [8/30] | Mini (daily) | Flexibility Week [2/7]
Currently Active Holiday Activities: (except FitD)
Secret Santa - Hi Giftee!!!
>>>> f1shie, neilarey, Maegaranthelas, princess_sarena

January Boxes:
House of the Valkyrie
Challenges
5k steps ️ 7k bonus?
Mini
Total: 44+4=48
**6** Combat workout - I'm taking it.
**0** Completed programs & challenges
=================
Project work?
* Writing
* Secret stuff
* Stitching
* Chainmail
This evening, I finished the long task of event paperwork from yesterday and folded about 5 loads worth of laundry. Yeah, I feel a lot better now that that is done. It was all necessary, but none of it creative. I plan on picking up my pen for a bit tomorrow. I need to write.
=================

I'm feeling pretty okay right now. I wasn't so sure about those lunge punches, but they turned out to be okay. Those push-ups today sucked. But I felt spunk enough to try the one-armed and I knew that if I didn't, I would probably have talked myself out of the entire challenge.

Jumping, hoping, and bouncing my way through January.

 

[Syrius]

Tuesday, 13 January Wins: 1y 84d
14.5hr fast
Steps: 3,928

Work: about 1m calf raise hold

55 pulses => Arcade 13 [55/200]
55 shifts => Arcade 13 [165/200]
55 anchors => Arcade 13 [330/200]
5x11 upright rows with 8lbs
55 calf raises
55 side leg raises
55 back kicks
1 min Yoga 13
.... and now I'm super tired.

=================
In the rotation:
House of the Valkyrie 13 | 1 min Yoga 14 | Arcade 14 | Push-up Master [8/30] | Mini (daily) | Flexibility Week [2/7]

*~*~*
Secret Santa Finale- I hope you enjoyed my gift Neila!! I greatly enjoyed creating it for you and I think it is absolutely awesome that we gifted each other.
*~*~*

January Boxes:
House of the Valkyrie
Challenges
5k steps ️ 7k bonus?
Mini
Total: 48+1=49
**6** Combat workout
**0** Completed programs & challenges
=================
Project work?
* Writing
* Secret stuff
* Stitching
* Chainmail
=================

I got whammied by a headache this afternoon/evening. Medicine and hydration seem to have helped. Going to sleep now.

Jumping, hoping, and bouncing my way through January.

 

[graoumia]