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[Endless_Night]

Where’s your brain at? What are you thinking about on this first day of the year? What’s your focus?

Like you, I've seen health issues surfacing in friends this last year, including one unexpected death. Eye opening.

I've been working on balancing what my body needs as far as workouts for a few years now, which I expect to continue. Weight classes, yoga, dance, and running (primarily treadmill) seems to be a good mix. The consensus seems to be that strength and flexibility work is more important as you age, but I need that cardio to level my anxiety.

Too, what patterns does my body like better? Length of intermittent fasts? Food preferences? What type of exercise it likes when?

Something else I've been looking at lately is nutritional changes based on aging. Things like a percentage of the population needs to bump B vitamins due to decreased stomach acid. Or, the 200mg increase in absorbable calcium needed starting around 50.

I'm still reeling from reading that older adults need 50% more protein than their younger selves due to anabolic resistance!

Yikes! I struggle at this point to get the lessor amount.

I feel like it's so easy to just move along as you are, with what works for you, without realizing there are subtle and continuous changes needed for optimal health maintenance.

My goals this year are strength and education.

 

[sallysparrow23]

I haven't visited the tread in a while and missed this, too!

Congratulations!!!!

Thank you so much!

I reached out in a local community social media group to see if anyone knew of indoor places I could skate in for practice on days I'm not practicing with the team (our practice rink is about 40 minutes from my home), and someone who owns an indoor baseball business near where I live reached out and said I could skate there when I want, during the day when they aren't open to the public. I'm so excited to have somewhere to go now when the weather is crummy!

 

[SWR101]

That's awesome! Do you have any ideas in mind if what you'd like to play? The social side of derby was big for me in joining as well. I miss my teammates and can't wait to get back next week!

Not really, im trying to see what’s available in the area, but so far none of my friends really have anything they do, or they do things I’m just not available for because of time commitments.0

 

[QuietCanadian]

Checking in as sane* on the first Sunday of the year.

*as sane as I get, at least.

 

[Cat]

Sunday Sanity.

So, today is: tidying up & preparing for the first week of school/work of 2025.

My sanity check:
- I am not feeling this... Slowing down -Thingy, not yet.

But! I think.. Yeah, I do feel pretty sane.

Somehow this thread just reminded me, it is okay not to push so hard all of the time. That is pretty neat!

 

[Neanderthal247]

Sunday Sanity.

So, today is: tidying up & preparing for the first week of school/work of 2025.

My sanity check:
- I am not feeling this... Slowing down -Thingy, not yet.

But! I think.. Yeah, I do feel pretty sane.

Somehow this thread just reminded me, it is okay not to push so hard all of the time. That is pretty neat!

Sometimes your body needs to recover first, then you'll be back even stronger. We build strength by breaking down the muscle, then letting the body repair itself, before we work those muscles again.

 

[sallysparrow23]

Sunday Sanity.


- I am not feeling this... Slowing down -Thingy, not yet.

But! I think.. Yeah, I do feel pretty sane.

It is okay not to push so hard all of the time. That is pretty neat!

I feel all of this too, Cat! I get it! I am in my first week of slowing down and it hasn't been easy, but I am feeling more intentional.

Last night I went to check out this indoor baseball place that said I can use to skate... They were closed, but the weird, almost abandoned mall that it resides in was open, so I did some skating through the mall last night lol. Aside from a few people coming in and out of a pool hall there was no one there, and no one cared that I was there.

 

[Cat]

Sometimes your body needs to recover first, then you'll be back even stronger. We build strength by breaking down the muscle, then letting the body repair itself, before we work those muscles again.

Rationally, I know this is true... But!! (This is one of my many flaws) - It feels like I am wasting time!
I just want to live in every single moment, I want to be intentional.. Just like @sallysparrow23 said, but I also want to produce something, that be being active with the young humans (I cannot call them small anymore, the oldest is almost taller than I am), working out.. fine-tuning all those small nerdy muscles.. Or running! Feeling like flying, so darn free and in control.. Even when it starts to get tough, that feeling of still pushing through.. it gives such a high!

It is that need to live .. I feel as if I am watching time fly by me, when I do nothing.

There is no FOMO. Truthfully, I am happy to hear about other people doing amazing things, I love to hear and see the energy and joy when they share, that is nothing but beautiful.

It is my own life.. I want to live every second of my own life.

Sometimes, that makes me push too hard.

I feel all of this too, Cat! I get it! I am in my first week of slowing down and it hasn't been easy, but I am feeling more intentional.

I have been trying to make time for a cuppa every morning, before the rest of the home wakes up.
Sitting in the quietness.. With my cat, it somehow stabilises my thoughts and intentions for the day a bit.

But.. it is so fresh and new, it might change after school begins!

I am thinking, I want more: wow!! This is beautiful/fun/amazing.. experiences.. those moments that brings you awe.

Last night I went to check out this indoor baseball place that said I can use to skate... They were closed, but the weird, almost abandoned mall that it resides in was open, so I did some skating through the mall last night lol. Aside from a few people coming in and out of a pool hall there was no one there, and no one cared that I was there.
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Okay, that is seriously a wow experience!!!
You are so darn cool!

 

[Neanderthal247]

Rationally, I know this is true... But!! (This is one of my many flaws) - It feels like I am wasting time!
I just want to live in every single moment, I want to be intentional.. Just like @sallysparrow23 said, but I also want to produce something, that be being active with the young humans (I cannot call them small anymore, the oldest is almost taller than I am), working out.. fine-tuning all those small nerdy muscles.. Or running! Feeling like flying, so darn free and in control.. Even when it starts to get tough, that feeling of still pushing through.. it gives such a high!

It is that need to live .. I feel as if I am watching time fly by me, when I do nothing.

There is no FOMO. Truthfully, I am happy to hear about other people doing amazing things, I love to hear and see the energy and joy when they share, that is nothing but beautiful.

It is my own life.. I want to live every second of my own life.

Sometimes, that makes me push too hard.

Rooting for you and all of you in and out of lit, to do great things while pushing themselves.


I definitely won't get in the way, don't want to get run over lol.

 

[Love_Is_Blonde]

Sunday Sanity Check
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You are way ahead of me! I like this check in day! So much of being able to stay the course is mental. Whether I get distracted or bored, or I talk myself out of it by telling myself that what I’m doing isn’t working, or I’m not doing it right; I’m an expert at negative self-talk.

I was also thinking about how Sunday Sanity check-ins should not be invitations for unsolicited advice or saying that someone shouldn’t feel a certain way. As helpful as many here want to be, sometimes people have the tendency to jump in with the best intentions and try to “fix”, but in reality, it ends up adding more pressure rather than alleviating it.
Sometimes it feels good to just vent. Other times if I want advice, I will say, “Does anyone have any ideas about ______?” and then I’d be ready for some helpful suggestions.
Idk maybe this is just me.

 

[Love_Is_Blonde]

I feel all of this too, Cat! I get it! I am in my first week of slowing down and it hasn't been easy, but I am feeling more intentional.

Last night I went to check out this indoor baseball place that said I can use to skate... They were closed, but the weird, almost abandoned mall that it resides in was open, so I did some skating through the mall last night lol. Aside from a few people coming in and out of a pool hall there was no one there, and no one cared that I was there.
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Ok. This is real life Mario Kart. Except on roller skates. I wanna play!

 

[Papi007]

I feel all of this too, Cat! I get it! I am in my first week of slowing down and it hasn't been easy, but I am feeling more intentional.

Last night I went to check out this indoor baseball place that said I can use to skate... They were closed, but the weird, almost abandoned mall that it resides in was open, so I did some skating through the mall last night lol. Aside from a few people coming in and out of a pool hall there was no one there, and no one cared that I was there.
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So cool to skate inside.

 

[Papi007]

Like you, I've seen health issues surfacing in friends this last year, including one unexpected death. Eye opening.

I've been working on balancing what my body needs as far as workouts for a few years now, which I expect to continue. Weight classes, yoga, dance, and running (primarily treadmill) seems to be a good mix. The consensus seems to be that strength and flexibility work is more important as you age, but I need that cardio to level my anxiety.

Too, what patterns does my body like better? Length of intermittent fasts? Food preferences? What type of exercise it likes when?

Something else I've been looking at lately is nutritional changes based on aging. Things like a percentage of the population needs to bump B vitamins due to decreased stomach acid. Or, the 200mg increase in absorbable calcium needed starting around 50.

I'm still reeling from reading that older adults need 50% more protein than their younger selves due to anabolic resistance!

Yikes! I struggle at this point to get the lessor amount.

I feel like it's so easy to just move along as you are, with what works for you, without realizing there are subtle and continuous changes needed for optimal health maintenance.

My goals this year are strength and education.

There is got to be a way to regain our hormonal levels as we age.

 

[sallysparrow23]

I have been trying to make time for a cuppa every morning, before the rest of the home wakes up.
Sitting in the quietness.. With my cat, it somehow stabilises my thoughts and intentions for the day a bit

I do this in the mornings with my dogs. I love those minutes of stillness.

Ok. This is real life Mario Kart. Except on roller skates. I wanna play!

That was my thought too! Not gonna lie, I zipped around a few waste bins and tables pretending to dodge banana peels.

So cool to skate inside.

It was fun! The place was empty so I was able to cruise all around.

 

[Biggalute]

Hi, fellow sweaty 3rd circuiters. . I love this page so much! This Sunday sanity check is a great idea, even as a way to just make you stop and think, it's certainly got me thinking.
I keep myself sane by not caring enough about things, letting it all float over me, but I also know that I need to care and engage more with things, putting myself out there and being more vulnerable.
It's not easy, but for me there's a lot to be gained and protected by doing so.

 

[MiaBabe23]

I always do less during the holidays and this time was unfortunately no exception smh but I did get in some bits of decent training
So today is the first day back to trying to push myself. Weather is shitty so plan to try for some poomsae, skip rope and wall sits
And minimal sugar… lol good luck to me with that one atm
Happy Sunday everyone

 

[QuietCanadian]

I was also thinking about how Sunday Sanity check-ins should not be invitations for unsolicited advice or saying that someone shouldn’t feel a certain way.

This... 100 times. I'm bad at trying to fix things, myself in particular, but also others. It's easy to want to try to fix something for yourself or others when we feel stuck, but it's pretty healthy mentally to acknowledge it without judgment. Drop the anchor, stop trying to push the beach ball underwater, insert other metaphors here and all that stuff.

 

[Neanderthal247]

Sunday Sanity Check In


The outside cold has been trying to discourage me, but today is my third day straight at the gym, tomorrow is rest day. As far as sanity, I think I control it well and feeling pretty good today. I struggle with past trauma and sometimes wake up sooooo angry. I have to be careful and not let that anger turn into depression, I almost always force myself out and be productive. I work out mostly as physical therapy for both my knees, I was in a great deal of pain a couple months ago, before I started working out again and now doing much better.




@Cat sorry for the advice at the moment of sharing your Sunday Sanity , I truly admire your drive and rooting for you.


@MiaBabe23 keep it up wooohoooo. You can do it

 

[Love_Is_Blonde]

Just wanted to be clear- my comment about not giving advice etc. was not meant to be directed specifically at SA or anyone else in particular. I just happened to post that after his post.

I have given unsolicited advice before so I will be sure to try to frame my comments as just my personal experiences if they relate to what people are saying.

 

[Love_Is_Blonde]

In other news, I’m making chicken barbecue potato skins and watching football. I count this as self-care.

 

[Biggalute]

I'm laying in a sauna blanket, sweating buckets. I'm sure it's meant to be good for me.

 

[Lmizzler]

Checking in as sane for the week. Nothing special to report.

Other than I’m half sane!