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📅 3rd of March – Rank 1 Scholar Achieved!
🌅 Morning Reflections & Babysitting Duties
⏰ Time Check: 10:58 AM – Woke up just over an hour ago, and now I’m on babysitting duty. My housemates had to duck out, so I’m hanging out with the little crotch goblin (yeah, that’s you, little one 😂). Figured I’d use this time to **catch up on everything** I’ve been falling behind on.
🎯 Key Focus Points for Today:
- 📞 Call chiropractor – Tried to reschedule but couldn’t. My appointment tomorrow is at **10:20 AM**, so I’ll plan my gym session around that.
- 🏋️ Hit the gym for leg day once my housemates get back.
- 🧺 Get laundry done while waiting.
- 💻 Catch up on website work – Still playing catch-up on updates.
- 📖 Read first thing in the morning, then again in the afternoon for bonus XP.
🔥 Takeaway: Just playing **catch-up and resetting** before heading back to work.
🏋️ Gym Session – Leg Day Gains
💪 **Workout Breakdown:**
- 🦵 Easy Bar Squats: Started at **10kg per side** for warm-up, worked up to **30kg per side**.
- 🔥 Hit a solid 6 reps at 60kg – pushed myself but didn’t overdo it.
- 🦵 Romanian Deadlifts: 12 reps at **30kg**, focusing on form.
- 💪 Leg Press: Increased weights each set, finishing at **54kg** per leg.
- 🦵 Prone Leg Curls: 4 sets, adjusting weight as needed.
- 🔥 Leg Extensions: Switched to **single-leg reps** to balance out my weaker left leg.
- 🏃 Jogged 1 KM as a finisher – legs were dead, but I still pushed through.
🔥 Takeaway: **Legs were shaking**, but this was a solid session.
📚 Mindfulness & Gratitude Check-In
- 🙏 Grateful for: My **chiropractor** – they always fix my back and squeeze me in when needed.
- 👍 Compliment to Myself: Good job for **reading before bed** instead of wasting time.
🔥 Takeaway: Small habits build momentum toward bigger goals.
🥗 Nutrition & Tracking Progress
🍽️ **Tracked most of my calories today** except for dinner, which was a **family roast for a friend’s birthday**. Didn’t overeat, skipped dessert, and ate sensibly.
💡 What I Can Improve:
- ✅ **Be more consistent with tracking the full day.**
- ✅ **Plan meals better to avoid guessing calories.**
🔥 Takeaway: Small improvements in **food tracking** will help long-term.
🎸 Guitar Practice & Learning Progress
🎸 **Practice Session:** Spent 30 minutes refining two things:
- 🎶 **Strumming pattern for Wonderwall** – Realized I was switching chords **half a beat too early**.
- 🎵 **She Got the Best of Me (Luke Combs)** – Still working on the right rhythm.
🔥 Takeaway: Even **small adjustments** make a big difference.
💻 Garmin Data & Tech Frustrations
⌚ **Garmin Issues:** Spent **an hour on hold** with Garmin support before giving up. Ended up:
- 📂 Downloading my activity data and **deleting my old account.**
- 🔄 **Manually re-entering my fitness stats** into my new account.
- 💻 **Finally got my script working** to pull Garmin data properly.
🔥 Takeaway: Tech issues are **annoying**, but persistence wins.
📊 XP Tracking & Level Ups
📌 Total XP Progress (March 3rd Update):
- ✅ Gym: **34.3 hours** – Halfway to **Titan Ascendant Rank**.
- ✅ Guitar: **12.20 hours** – Still solid progress.
- ✅ Reading:** **10.26 hours** – **Rank 1 Apprentice Scholar achieved!** 🎉
- ✅ Running: **48.57 KM** – **1.5 KM away from Rookie Runner Rank.**
🔥 New XP Earned:
- 🎓 **Rank 1 Apprentice Scholar (100 XP)**
- 🥤 **Two months soft drink-free (50 XP)**
- 🍻 **Two months alcohol-free (50 XP)**
- 🚬 **Two months smoke-free (50 XP)**
🔥 **Current XP Total:** **500+ XP** – Time to level up soon! 🚀
🎯 Looking Ahead & Future Plans
- 🏋️ **Plan gym session** to fit around chiropractor and medical checkup.
- 🎸 **Keep practicing guitar** – Focus on chord transitions.
- 🏃 **Push to hit the 50 KM running goal** before going back to work.
- 📖 **Increase reading time** – Get ahead for next rank.
- 🍽️ **Figure out a sustainable meal plan** (possibly keto?).
🔥 Takeaway: **Biggest focus** is transitioning back to work while keeping my habits in check.
🔥 Final Thoughts
💡 Biggest Wins Today:
- ✅ **Hit Rank 1 Apprentice Scholar** – Finally crossed 10 hours of reading!
- ✅ **Got Garmin script working** – No more manual data entry.
- ✅ **Tracked calories & kept nutrition on point.**
“You’re enough. You’ve got this. Keep moving forward and crushing those goals!” 🚀
