Prowling Mshathvri page 8

[Mshathvri]

I have begun taking fish oil supplements and drinking green tea.

[Mshathvri]

This week's progress picture will be posted on Wednesday. =) I can't wait to obsess over it!

I'm feeling stronger. I'm starting to feel tiny little proto muscles developing in my arms because of all of the push ups that I've been doing. Yesterday I helped Husband to heave the canoe up onto the top of the car and then down to the ground multiple times. And we went canoeing too. We were against the wind for about a kilometer there, but the return trip was fabulous and lazy and stuff.

[Mshathvri]

Oh my God I just did twenty level four squats!

Make that thirty!!!

[Mshathvri]

I really loved an article I saw at nerdfitness.com called How to Level Up in the Game of Life. So I took up the idea. I've created a Google document with the four areas I want to work on:

Be a community-engaged and prolific composer.
Be a loving and connected family member and friend.
Be a BAD ASS mom.
Be a profoundly well and happy person.

Then I put together a leveling up system:

1. 0-100
2. 101-250
3. 251-375
4. 376-562
5. 563-843
6. 844-1,265
7. 1,266-1,898
8. 1,899-2,847
9. 2,848-4,271
10. 4,272-6,407
11. 6,408-9,610
12. 9,611-14,416
13. 14,417-21,624
14. 21,625-32,426
15. 32,427-48,654
16. 48,655-72,981
17. 72,982-109,471
18. 109,472-164,207
19. 164,208-246,310
20. 246,311-369,466
21. 369,467-554,199
22. 554,200-831,299
23. 831,300-1,246,948
24. 1,246,949-1,870,423
25. 1,870,424-2,805,634
26. 2,805,634-4,208,452
27. 4,208,453-6,312,678
28. 6,312,679-9,469,017
29. 9,469,018-14,203,526
30. 14,203,527-21,305,289
31. 21,305,290-319,557,934
32. 319,557,935-47,936,901
33. 47,936,902-71,905,351
34. 71,905,352-107,858,072
35. 107,858,073-161,787,040
36. 161,787,041-242,680,561
37. 242,680,562-364,020,842
38. 364,020,843-546,031,263
39. 546,031,264-819,046,894
40. 819,046,895-1,228,570,342
41. 1,228,570,343-1,842,855,513
42. 1,842,855,514-2,764,283,269
43.2,764,283,270-4146,424,904
44. 414,6424,905-6,279,637,356
45. 6,279,637,357-9,329,456,034
46. 9,329,456,035-13,994,184,051
47. 13,994,184,052-20,991,276,076
48. 20,991,276,077-31,486,914,114
49. 31,486,914,115-47,230,371,172
50. 47,230,371,173-70,845,556,758

Then, for each area of interest, I created specific, time-bound, repeatable achievements and gave them each a point value. These point values range from 10 points (take a fish oil supplement) to 10,000 (go one month without buying anything).

As a SAHM who works part time, this system really gives shape to my day. Less watching of crime dramas on BBC. More e-mailing family members, more calisthenics, more green tea, more singing to my son, more composing of music.
And so forth.

Right now I am a level 9 composer, a level 8 family member and friend, a level 5 bad ass mom (ouch), and a level 7 well/happy person. Maybe today I'll focus on my son a little more and try to get my score up.

Also, if you can think of specific, repeatable tasks that I could add to my "mom" section (like sing him a song, play with him for five minutes, take him to the park...), feel free to send them along to me. Sam is five months old and very interested in interaction right now!

[Mshathvri]

I have been thinking about my exercise schedule, and I think that for the next week, I will try this one:

M-W-F=planks, squats, pull ups, push ups (sprints on Mondays)
T-R-Sa=balancing exercises and walking for a mile or longer.
Sundays off.

My balance really, really, really sucks, but my first foray into balance training felt like PLAYING. I like playing. =)

I have recently been inspired by Al Kavadlo's blog, and now one of my goals is to perform the human flag. Calisthenic and bodyweight bad assery is for the win!

[Mshathvri]

Okay! It is can be progress picture time! Today marks my one month anniversary with MDA and eating primally. Here is what I looked like one month ago:

I asked my boyfriend to take a straight forward before picture of me. Today is the 26th. I've been primal since the 18th. Here's what I think we'll call my basic "before" picture. This is me as I was five minutes ago. Post coffee, before shower:

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And here is what I look like today!

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And I made a little collage of all of the progress pictures so far:

first month montage.jpg

[honeybuns]

HUGE difference in one month!!

You go, girl!!

[Mshathvri]

Thanks Honeybuns! I'm so excited that I'm dancing around the living room and obsessively staring at the pictures. This must actually! be! working!!!

[honeybuns]

Very clearly working! i like the photo montage you made. Very easy to compare before and after. If there is this much difference after a month, what will there be after 6 months?

[Mshathvri]

Eeeeee! Imagine it--the FUTURE! I'll be in Daisy Dukes by Christmas.