Just a quick check-in:
1. The food really is fairly terrible.
2. Despite that, I've been able to stick fairly well to the plan. Down about 15 pounds.
Tuesday, February 13, 2018
Thursday, January 4, 2018
Nutrisystem, Day 3. Or, the Perfect and the Good
Ok, so about Nutri-System...
1. Yes, I get that this is chemlab, highly processed shelf-stable food.
2. I don't care.
So, how am I doing at it? I've lost 5 pounds!
I'm currently in the first week "Turbo Takeoff," during which I eat only the things they provide me, non-starchy veggies, and zero-calorie supplemental stuff. I consume 64 ounces of water. And I curse God. Just kidding. I don't, actually, but it's a learning curve for me eating this way. My biggest challenges are remembering how to make veggies without oil -- delicious, delicious oil. Anyway, so far so good. I'm committed to this plan for 1-2 months, after which I'll reassess.
1. Yes, I get that this is chemlab, highly processed shelf-stable food.
2. I don't care.
So, how am I doing at it? I've lost 5 pounds!
I'm currently in the first week "Turbo Takeoff," during which I eat only the things they provide me, non-starchy veggies, and zero-calorie supplemental stuff. I consume 64 ounces of water. And I curse God. Just kidding. I don't, actually, but it's a learning curve for me eating this way. My biggest challenges are remembering how to make veggies without oil -- delicious, delicious oil. Anyway, so far so good. I'm committed to this plan for 1-2 months, after which I'll reassess.
Wednesday, January 3, 2018
New Year, New Me
Over the last few months, a combination of stress and disrupted routine have led to my gaining some weight. Now it's time to take it off.
What's my plan?
1. Nutri-System. Save your moralizing. I really don't care about it or feel bad because I don't feel like meal prepping, and the purpose of Nutri-system is to save me bandwidth that I need for my emotional and mental health. I'm on Day Two of the Turbo Takeoff. Not bad, generally. The food is mediocre, but I can eat infinite veggies, and I am. Plus lots of water. Onward and upward!
2. DietBet. 'Cause reinforcement is good. I actually completed a Stepbet successfully in December, because my goal generally is to build consistency and overhaul my lifestyle. As part of that, I built a daily habit of lunchtime walks and dog walking, and I intend to continue that.
3. Move! 6 days a week. I joined the YMCA when we moved to Austin (though I belonged to the YMCA in Bellefonte, too), which is great for the kids but also gives me access to group fitness classes, swimming pools, etc. I also will be trying out for both a flat track and banked track derby team as soon as I can -- later in January. Hopefully that will mean 3-4 days of derby each week.
4. I get to work from home one day per week. I intend to use the extra time saved by not commuting to keep my routine on track.
Here's to 2018, and a smaller, new me!
What's my plan?
1. Nutri-System. Save your moralizing. I really don't care about it or feel bad because I don't feel like meal prepping, and the purpose of Nutri-system is to save me bandwidth that I need for my emotional and mental health. I'm on Day Two of the Turbo Takeoff. Not bad, generally. The food is mediocre, but I can eat infinite veggies, and I am. Plus lots of water. Onward and upward!
2. DietBet. 'Cause reinforcement is good. I actually completed a Stepbet successfully in December, because my goal generally is to build consistency and overhaul my lifestyle. As part of that, I built a daily habit of lunchtime walks and dog walking, and I intend to continue that.
3. Move! 6 days a week. I joined the YMCA when we moved to Austin (though I belonged to the YMCA in Bellefonte, too), which is great for the kids but also gives me access to group fitness classes, swimming pools, etc. I also will be trying out for both a flat track and banked track derby team as soon as I can -- later in January. Hopefully that will mean 3-4 days of derby each week.
4. I get to work from home one day per week. I intend to use the extra time saved by not commuting to keep my routine on track.
Here's to 2018, and a smaller, new me!
Tuesday, January 2, 2018
Goodbye 2017, Hello 2018
So, some crazy stuff ha changed:
1. We moved to Texas!
2. I now work for UT!
More in a bit. This platform is being hinky.
1. We moved to Texas!
2. I now work for UT!
More in a bit. This platform is being hinky.
Thursday, August 3, 2017
Wednesday, July 12, 2017
Tonight's practice
29.5 in 5!
Worked on reffing. Did poorly, but mainly in that responses were slow. Reffing Saturday at SVDV.
Jersey Shore Game
Wow! Amazing! Had a great game!
Good:
1. PLayed powerful, played strong.
2. PLayed exceptionally well as a jammer.
3. Played well with my teammates as a blocker.
Bad: Took three penalties.
Next time:
1. Be as powerful as I wa sin this game, and cut down on the penalties.
Good:
1. PLayed powerful, played strong.
2. PLayed exceptionally well as a jammer.
3. Played well with my teammates as a blocker.
Bad: Took three penalties.
Next time:
1. Be as powerful as I wa sin this game, and cut down on the penalties.
Thursday, July 6, 2017
Wednesday, July 5, 2017
Red, White & Bruise 2017
Yesterday, played Mount Nittany Mayhem vs. Pennsyltucky Punishers. We didn't win. I did, however, play fairly well.
Good:
1. Jammed generally effectively.
2. Ran back a lot of jammers.
3. Was reliable.
Bad:
1. Overcommitted on jukey jammers.
2. Turned when we already had a scull.
3. Muscles cramping.
To work on:
1. Better communication.
2. Slower movement -- don't overcommit/hyperadjust.
Good:
1. Jammed generally effectively.
2. Ran back a lot of jammers.
3. Was reliable.
Bad:
1. Overcommitted on jukey jammers.
2. Turned when we already had a scull.
3. Muscles cramping.
To work on:
1. Better communication.
2. Slower movement -- don't overcommit/hyperadjust.
Monday, July 3, 2017
Practice 7/3/2017
Felt good. For the first time in a long time, I felt powerful, capable and string. All the time. It was a good night.
Stuff that was great:
1. Legal hits and effective blocking.
Stuff that I could work on:
1. Agility, always.
Stuff that was great:
1. Legal hits and effective blocking.
Stuff that I could work on:
1. Agility, always.
Monday, June 26, 2017
No, Really, Don't Wanna Captain No More.
ECDX was this weekend, and officially my final game as captain, though I was not the game captain because we have a rotation and my co-captain did the game captaining.
I was elected out a week or so ago, which I am upset about in some ways and grateful for in others. Grateful in that I am pleased to have more time to work on my own game, and to continue to get stronger. I'm still on the coaching committee, still the WFTDA rep, and still heading the venue committee. So I have plenty to do. I will not lack for ways to contribute or service hours.
I am upset that my co-captain is a sneaky mofo who lied about my actions and misconstrued her own. I'm not sure what to do about that, but I am irritated at it, and really don't want to engage in a constructive way with her at the moment. I'm going to be civil and put my feelings aside because it's the right thing for the organization, but I'm not a fan, and I am not pleased with that aspect of the situation. Additionally, there were a lot of idiotic, immature, petty, and generally shitty situations that are entirely preventable with people making decisions for the team and not for themselves. But I don't know how we as an organization can effectively deal with that without insulating to a degree the captains and coaches from popular opinion. Some things we have to do aren't popular.
What I'm also struggling to say to my coaches and captains, however, is that I don't think the existing coach/captain structure is conducive to good coaching or to achieving the goals we set as a league. Electing captains and then expecting them to do a lot of coaching in their roles allows for some weird outcomes that aren't in line with the goals of coaching -- for example, captains that are inexperienced or not able to actually commit enough time to coaching. In this season, I myself was partially not reelected because of decisions that were not really my decisions -- they were unpopular aspects of policy. Or they were effectively coaching discipline for players acting inappropriately. *shrugs* You get who you elect, and that's not me at this point. But it may also not be the best outcome, and it may not allow for coaches/captains to effectively execute the league/coaching strategy.
Anyway, I'm going to put that into a good email, and then never speak of it again. Because I have bigger fish to fry. At the moment, I don't feel very positively toward Plan B, though.
I was elected out a week or so ago, which I am upset about in some ways and grateful for in others. Grateful in that I am pleased to have more time to work on my own game, and to continue to get stronger. I'm still on the coaching committee, still the WFTDA rep, and still heading the venue committee. So I have plenty to do. I will not lack for ways to contribute or service hours.
I am upset that my co-captain is a sneaky mofo who lied about my actions and misconstrued her own. I'm not sure what to do about that, but I am irritated at it, and really don't want to engage in a constructive way with her at the moment. I'm going to be civil and put my feelings aside because it's the right thing for the organization, but I'm not a fan, and I am not pleased with that aspect of the situation. Additionally, there were a lot of idiotic, immature, petty, and generally shitty situations that are entirely preventable with people making decisions for the team and not for themselves. But I don't know how we as an organization can effectively deal with that without insulating to a degree the captains and coaches from popular opinion. Some things we have to do aren't popular.
What I'm also struggling to say to my coaches and captains, however, is that I don't think the existing coach/captain structure is conducive to good coaching or to achieving the goals we set as a league. Electing captains and then expecting them to do a lot of coaching in their roles allows for some weird outcomes that aren't in line with the goals of coaching -- for example, captains that are inexperienced or not able to actually commit enough time to coaching. In this season, I myself was partially not reelected because of decisions that were not really my decisions -- they were unpopular aspects of policy. Or they were effectively coaching discipline for players acting inappropriately. *shrugs* You get who you elect, and that's not me at this point. But it may also not be the best outcome, and it may not allow for coaches/captains to effectively execute the league/coaching strategy.
Anyway, I'm going to put that into a good email, and then never speak of it again. Because I have bigger fish to fry. At the moment, I don't feel very positively toward Plan B, though.
Tuesday, June 20, 2017
Thursday, June 1, 2017
The Last Two Weeks
Derby practice since CT has been great in a lot of ways and challenging in a few others. Just before CT I finally got treatment for what turned out to be walking pneumonia, and was exacerbating a severe arthritis flareup. I felt like my feet and ankles just would not do what I wanted them to -- because they wouldn't. They were painful, hot and stiff pretty much all the time, while I was also wheezing. So...could be better, for sure.
The time since that game has been a series of improvements, in many regards, with some setbacks. I am starting, finally, to play my game again, the way I can play when I am at my best. I'm going to continue to work through this stuff, with the hopes of getting to my full potential.
Good, today:
1. Power is returning. I am finally at the point where I feel at like 90% of my physical capability. Had a lot of successful jam, and blocking was reasonably competent.
2. Stopped holding myself back. I think because of the pain I just was not using my full power. I'd go in for a hit and sort of hold back a little, because I knew it was going to hurt a lot. Well, it doesn't hurt much any more. I'm not holding back.
3. Played low -- used my hips or full body checks, instead of my shoulders. Was largely legal.
Bad:
1. I was not thoroughly in it to win it, mentally. It was almost like there was a tape running in the background, distracting me. I was often moving slower than is ideal, because preoccupation.
2. Feet/ankles are not quite there, but they're getting there. Gotta keep at it.
To Work on:
1. Everything. Mainly getting the feet/ankles in shape.
2. Keep building on things that are working.
The time since that game has been a series of improvements, in many regards, with some setbacks. I am starting, finally, to play my game again, the way I can play when I am at my best. I'm going to continue to work through this stuff, with the hopes of getting to my full potential.
Good, today:
1. Power is returning. I am finally at the point where I feel at like 90% of my physical capability. Had a lot of successful jam, and blocking was reasonably competent.
2. Stopped holding myself back. I think because of the pain I just was not using my full power. I'd go in for a hit and sort of hold back a little, because I knew it was going to hurt a lot. Well, it doesn't hurt much any more. I'm not holding back.
3. Played low -- used my hips or full body checks, instead of my shoulders. Was largely legal.
Bad:
1. I was not thoroughly in it to win it, mentally. It was almost like there was a tape running in the background, distracting me. I was often moving slower than is ideal, because preoccupation.
2. Feet/ankles are not quite there, but they're getting there. Gotta keep at it.
To Work on:
1. Everything. Mainly getting the feet/ankles in shape.
2. Keep building on things that are working.
Sunday, May 21, 2017
Plan B. Vs. CT Yankee Brutals
Good game!
Good stuff that happened:
1. Mounted first successful official review.
2. We won the game by about 20 points.
3. Improved strength and agility.
4. Few penalties.
Meh stuff to remember and do something about:
1. Bench behavior -- people not listening, people grousing, people being bitches to the coaching staff.
2. Keep working, keep improving.
Good stuff that happened:
1. Mounted first successful official review.
2. We won the game by about 20 points.
3. Improved strength and agility.
4. Few penalties.
Meh stuff to remember and do something about:
1. Bench behavior -- people not listening, people grousing, people being bitches to the coaching staff.
2. Keep working, keep improving.
Monday, May 15, 2017
Westco vs. NARD
Played this weekend with Westco against NARD.
The good:
1. Generally played pretty well. Was smart, strategic and tough, and really made NARD work for their points. Had some really killer jams.
2. NARD's floor is more warped than in the past, and it really didn't affect me once we got rolling.
3. So nice to celebrate Pinky's 100th game!
4. I've been dragging and sick lately, but I felt almost 100% again in this game. It was GREAT!
The bad:
1. Penalties. Bad.
2. As a team, WestCo didn't have as much tenaciousness as I'm used to in teammates.I need to remember to keep myself working hard regardless of who I'm working with,
To work on:
1. Coaching/captaining. Keeping chill, communicating clearly to people, etc.
Monday, April 24, 2017
Sunday, April 23, 2017
Church
Hallelujah!
I'm sick. There's really no sugarcoating it. I have like half the power I need, so I'm really dragging.
However, I did go, I did go all out, and I feel like I'm getting more effective even though I'm not very strong. Good enough for now.
Sunday, April 9, 2017
Sunday, April 2, 2017
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