Miss Mighty Mouse

I am a Visual Arts student from Canada going into my fifth (and last) year of undergrad. I like to lift weights, do yoga, cook healthy food, and eat lots of chocolate.

This is where I post my personal goals, log my workouts, share interesting articles, and post some of my photography work. Enjoy!
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May Goals

So, I’ve already made a goal to break my 5k PR for the end of the summer, but I thought it would be a good idea to plan out what steps I’m taking to reach it. Here’s what I’d like to do this month:

Follow my training plan 3x a week.
Continue strength training.
Join my gym when I go home (!!!)
Find a good plan to get myself back into barbell training. (Any suggestions?)
Track my macros to include enough protein and calories. And chocolate.
Sign up for a race in June.

What are you doing this month?

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Summer Goal!

Yes, yes, I know it’s only April, but a girl’s gotta dream, right?!

I am back in England from a super awesome three week-long spring break and I do have to say, coming back to school is a bit depressing. I miss my boyfriend and his family, I miss all the good food I ate (and didn’t have to cook!), I miss squatting and benching with barbells, and I MISS THE SUN! Yes, I’m in England and that’s cool and everything but let’s be honest, I have a grand total of like, zero friends here, and all I have left is schoolwork to do. So, not so cool.

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Monday Goals - Week 10

I would have accomplished every goal had my computer cord not died! I have ordered a replacement and am waiting for it to ship. Hopefully I get it this week and can access those files again. Please. 

Also, I’m taking strength training out of the equation. I can’t be fighting sickness and trying to hit PR’s, and I need to be healthy.  Yoga makes me feel good, so I will continue that. 

Last Week

  • Complete at least 2 strength workouts - nope, 1/2 
  • Eat gluten free for 7 days
  • Practice morning sun salutations at least once
  • Add First Impressions to Behance - nope, my computer cord died
  • Add Greatist work to Behance
  • Update my resume 

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FOR THE MONTH

Health

Happiness

  • Begin building the habit of reading for fun in the library
  • Get M’s birthday present! 

Career/School

This Week

  • Eat gluten free 7 days 
  • Practice morning sun salutations at least twice
  • Read for fun at least once
  • Add SportsByte work to Behance
  • Add First Impressions to Behance
  • Type/design resume
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Monday Goals - Week 9

So I’m pretty good at accomplishing goals that relate to health and fitness, but when it comes to the other ones? I kinda forgot about a couple… Adding photos to my Behance portfolio is also part of a school assignment, so I know I’ll do them, it’s just making them a priority that’s the tough part. Sifting through my photos is tedious and cumbersome when using the setup I have right now, and I avoid working on things like this because of it. 

Also, I’m reducing the number of workouts I have to do to two a week, so I don’t over exert myself. It seems like I am taking one step forward and then two steps back with my illness, so until I feel 100% I’m going to prioritize rest over activity. 

Last Week

  • Complete 4 workouts - I completed 3
  • Eat gluten free 7 days
  • Do at least 1 sun salutation practice in the morning 
  • Shoot First Impressions in studio, add to Behance 
  • Add Best of Greatist photos to Behance
  • Read in the library at least once 

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FOR THE MONTH

Health

Happiness

  • Begin building the habit of reading for fun in the library
  • Get M’s birthday present! 

Career/School

This Week

  • Complete at least 2 strength workouts
  • Eat gluten free for 7 days
  • Practice morning sun salutations at least once
  • Add First Impressions to Behance
  • Add Greatist work to Behance
  • Update my resume 
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Monday Goals - Week 8

They’re back again!

I’ve done without any hard-set goals for the past while, quite frankly because transitioning to a new gym, in a new country, with a whole new set of priorities (read: I had friends) was a lot for me to handle. And not being able to skate or improve my barbell exercise strength or even improve my freakin sprint on a track kind of left me in an unmotivated limbo. 

Since I’m going on a trip in a month as of today (!!!) I figured it was time to write out a set of goals, at least for the month. I’m focusing on more than my fitness goals this year, too, since I realised that while last year was awesome, I may have gone a little too far off the deep end and didn’t pay attention to other parts of my life. 

Health

Happiness

Career/School

This Week

  • Complete 4 workouts
  • Eat gluten free 7 days
  • Do at least 1 sun salutation practice in the morning 
  • Shoot First Impressions in studio, add to Behance 
  • Add Best of Greatist photos to Behance
  • Read in the library at least once 

What are your goals this month, or this week?

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Monday Goals - Week 42

Last week:
#ipromise to eat gluten free and within my calorie range every day except Saturday. ALMOST - I ate gluten unintentionally on Wednesday… I ordered shrimp at a restaurant that I presumed was just grilled when it had been battered, and I stopped tracking on my phone after that. Although I eat very well for most meals, I definitely fell off the wagon by the end of the week by overdoing it on desserts. 

#ipromise to fill my tea tumbler at least four times a day.
YES - easy peasy, with the amount of water, tea and coffee I like to drink. M and I got loads of Starbucks Via this weekend, and I always have chai bags in my travel mug, so I have no excuse to not be drinking something delicious!

#ipromise to continue to make the best decisions I can at every meal.
NO - I definitely did not. I chose too many desserts this week. I also had pizza on Saturday for dinner, and was subsequently so sick that I missed out on seeing friends and going out that night. Saturdays are clearly doing more harm than good, so I’m going to try to keep gluten free every day from now on, though I won’t punish myself if I eat it accidentally. 

#ipromise to sign up for a personal training plan this week.
NO - and I don’t think I will, given the general attitude of the trainers/atmosphere in the gym here. I am going to do some further research this week and write a schedule and plan for myself. 

#ipromise to explore the gym at least twice if plan isn’t ready.
ALMOST - I went once and found almost all the machines I knew from Brock, but there are still many I haven’t used or seen before. 

#ipromise to attend yoga class.
NO - I did not sign up in time for yoga class. Must get my ass in gear this week to sign up for things.

Overall, I’m still feeling out of sorts here in terms of health, fitness, training, etc. I have a great group of friends, and am loving the experience of being at school in a new environment with new types of classes, and I love living in residence (whaaaa?!), but can’t seem to find a balance between what I had going last year and what I have to do this year. 

Anyways, this week:
#ipromise to eat gluten-free and track my calories
#ipromise to fill my tea tumbler at least five times a day
#ipromise to make the best decisions at every meal
#ipromise to do my research and make a training plan
#ipromise to continue to explore the gym and become more comfortable there
#ipromise to attend yoga class

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Monday Goals - Week 41

Last week: 
#ipromise to track my macros every day except Saturday.
#ipromise to make the best decisions I can at each meal. 
#ipromise to do at least two bodyweight workouts and attend yoga class. 

Tracked food every except Saturday, Friday and sunday are not on MFP because I didn’t have Internet or my phone, but still recorded.

I feel like I did make the best decisions for what I needed. Some of those decisions included chocolate, some included alcohol, and some included French fries. However, I spent the week sick and the weekend in London. I managed to eat gluten free every day except Wednesday and Saturday, (one more day than I planned), and stayed within my calorie range every day I tracked it. I even went out Thursday night and completely indulged in super delicious prawns and vegetables, with a glass of Thai wine. One of the best meals I’ve had here so far, actually. Up there with frogs legs! 

I did not get around to two body weight workouts and yoga class. I was sick for most of the week and spent about three days sleeping. THANKS DORM PLAGUE. I did do one body weight workout, played in the football match, and signed up for yoga then slept through it, haha. However, sleep became a priority so I could make it through my London trip. 

All in all, not a bad week. I will make this week better, though. 

#ipromise to eat gluten free and within my calorie range every day except Saturday. 
#ipromise to fill my tea tumbler at least four times a day. 
#ipromise to continue to make the best decisions I can at every meal.
#ipromise to sign up for a personal training plan this week.
#ipromise to explore the gym at least twice if plan isn’t ready.
#ipromise to attend yoga class.

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Monday Goals - Week 40

In conjunction with the #ipromise challenge. (What perfect timing with my return to training!)

I’m keeping it simple. 

#ipromise to track my macros every day except Saturday.
#ipromise to make the best decisions I can at each meal. 
#ipromise to do at least two bodyweight workouts and attend yoga class. 

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Goals - September to December

I’ve been super lax about my goals since the end of June; not being able to do anything with my shoulder was a big hit for me and I’ve been pretty unmotivated. Yes, I was swimming and did have a light weight routine going through the end of July, but have also fallen off the bandwagon on that one. I know I’m not training hard enough for anything right now, but this summer has ended up going pretty poorly overall and it’s taken a toll on me.

The one fantastic thing that I’ve been able to do is get my eating habits in check. I’ve become better at stopping when I am truly full, as well as making better choices about my food sources, while still treating myself when I please. Food doesn’t stress me out anymore, and I’m very happy for that.

Anyways, like I said earlier, I will hopefully get a nice refresher week with my friend in a gym, and get out skating a couple more times before I leave. Something, right? I’ve been itching to get back into yoga, too, but I’m not sure if I can handle body weight on my shoulder yet.

With all of this, I’ll essentially be starting from scratch in the weights department when I go to school. So, I figured it would be a good idea to post what I want to accomplish for my first semester there.

Main Accomplishments
- lower body fat
- increase leg strength
- increase core control
- increase sprinting speed

End of August
- eat the rest of my food
- skate and gym when I feel like it
- make sure all necessary training gear is packed
- find the programs I will be following

September
- eat, travel, and be merry
- get a gym membership at school
- look into yoga class and short distance run club
- if schedule permits, begin SL Sept 17 or 24

October
- calculate macros and begin tracking again
- modified SL plus legz and abz 3xwk
- yoga 1xwk
- sprints 1-2xwk

November
- continue tracking
- modified SL plus legz and abz 3xwk
- yoga 1xwk
- sprints 1-2xwk
- Nov. 6 rest week. Re-evaluate progress, adjust accordingly

December
- continue tracking and training until Dec. 14
- eat, travel, and be merry

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Monday Goals: Week 24, June 11 - 17 My goals got kind of crazy, and as a result I lost my drive to accomplish them. Downsizing this week with one simple goal: track what I eat (and therefore stick to my calorie limit).

Monday Goals: Week 24, June 11 - 17

My goals got kind of crazy, and as a result I lost my drive to accomplish them. Downsizing this week with one simple goal: track what I eat (and therefore stick to my calorie limit).

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thefitandfooddiaries: Favorite back exercise.  I have this bra. Would love to look like this while wearing this bra. Motivation to keep working my shoulder so I can do normal back exercises? I think so!

thefitandfooddiaries:

Favorite back exercise. 

I have this bra. Would love to look like this while wearing this bra.

Motivation to keep working my shoulder so I can do normal back exercises? I think so!

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Monday Goals - Week 21 Last week’s recap: Not too bad. I’m glad I got all my yoga and GF days in before the long weekend, and I enjoyed myself without worrying about anything while I was away (quite the improvement from last year). I didn’t bike because 1) I hate the stationary bike in my building and 2) mine is still in St. Catharines. Biking is off the list until I get mine up here. This week: Moar yoga and GF eating! Today should have been GF and was, except for a spring roll. Mistook vermicelli for sprouts. Anyways. I need to actually write a freaking plyo program. And then do it. Still doing my shoulder things and icing it. I need some good end of summer goals, I’m getting rather aimless with things.

Monday Goals - Week 21

Last week’s recap:

Not too bad. I’m glad I got all my yoga and GF days in before the long weekend, and I enjoyed myself without worrying about anything while I was away (quite the improvement from last year). I didn’t bike because 1) I hate the stationary bike in my building and 2) mine is still in St. Catharines. Biking is off the list until I get mine up here.

This week:

Moar yoga and GF eating! Today should have been GF and was, except for a spring roll. Mistook vermicelli for sprouts. Anyways. I need to actually write a freaking plyo program. And then do it. Still doing my shoulder things and icing it. I need some good end of summer goals, I’m getting rather aimless with things.

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Monday Goals - Week 20 Last week’s recap: I got rid of waking up early every day, and a few days of yoga. And I ate gluten free one less say than I wanted. I can’t throw myself right into everything right away, and if I want to make these long term habits, I need to make them consistent one at a time! Waking up early is not high on my list of priorities right now, especially as I tend to wake up with the sun anyways. Anywho, THIS WEEK: StrongLifts continues! And I have some new shoulder exercises to try out, thanks to Kurt over at Guru Sports Performance. :) I’m adding some plyo to the mix, and I want to get out on my bike more now that the weather’s better. And continue yoga, eating gluten free, and taking vitamins. Let’s do this! OH, ALSO ALSO ALSO. My mom mentioned no less than three times today about how I don’t live here anymore. I’m taking this as a sign that the parents have accepted that I am really not going to stay in St. Catharines for the summer. And I got a cheque for over 900$ today. So I am going to celebrate tomorrow by going back to Toronto, getting a month membership for the gym I’m using, and possibly a metro pass. And then lifting and going to do interval runs at lulu. :D

Monday Goals - Week 20

Last week’s recap: I got rid of waking up early every day, and a few days of yoga. And I ate gluten free one less say than I wanted.

I can’t throw myself right into everything right away, and if I want to make these long term habits, I need to make them consistent one at a time! Waking up early is not high on my list of priorities right now, especially as I tend to wake up with the sun anyways.

Anywho, THIS WEEK:
StrongLifts continues! And I have some new shoulder exercises to try out, thanks to Kurt over at Guru Sports Performance. :) I’m adding some plyo to the mix, and I want to get out on my bike more now that the weather’s better. And continue yoga, eating gluten free, and taking vitamins.

Let’s do this!

OH, ALSO ALSO ALSO.
My mom mentioned no less than three times today about how I don’t live here anymore. I’m taking this as a sign that the parents have accepted that I am really not going to stay in St. Catharines for the summer. And I got a cheque for over 900$ today. So I am going to celebrate tomorrow by going back to Toronto, getting a month membership for the gym I’m using, and possibly a metro pass. And then lifting and going to do interval runs at lulu.

:D

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Monday Goals - Week 19 I’m restarting my plan. If anyone wants to help by yelling at me on the daily to get shit done, message me, cause I think I could really use it right now. I’m down to my last couple thousand bucks and have applied for approximately 40 jobs in the past two weeks. I’ve had two interviews and no offers from either. I’ve been bumming around the condo in my spare time, and eating either a miniscule amount of food, or lots of crap. Or just a miniscule amount of crap. Overall, I’m not happy. The thought of not having enough money to get by is one of the biggest stresses in my life (I remember one instance where I had a meltdown over going to university because I thought all the programs would leave me without a steady job and I would end up homeless), and I have been worried since I left my job last summer, even though I had a lot saved up. One of my yearly goals was to overcome this, and always remember that money is a transitory substance. The point of making money is to spend it. If I want to be able to go lift, and take the subway, and go see movies, and buy groceries, I’m going to have to spend money and that’s okay. I’m not making any major purchases this summer, and I have a stipend for expenses for ten months while I’m in England. Anyways, after that digression… The plan: sticking to lifting schedule. Biking on Saturday. Vitamins and yoga every morning at 7:45am. Make this week gluten free.

Monday Goals - Week 19

I’m restarting my plan. If anyone wants to help by yelling at me on the daily to get shit done, message me, cause I think I could really use it right now.

I’m down to my last couple thousand bucks and have applied for approximately 40 jobs in the past two weeks. I’ve had two interviews and no offers from either. I’ve been bumming around the condo in my spare time, and eating either a miniscule amount of food, or lots of crap. Or just a miniscule amount of crap. Overall, I’m not happy. The thought of not having enough money to get by is one of the biggest stresses in my life (I remember one instance where I had a meltdown over going to university because I thought all the programs would leave me without a steady job and I would end up homeless), and I have been worried since I left my job last summer, even though I had a lot saved up.

One of my yearly goals was to overcome this, and always remember that money is a transitory substance. The point of making money is to spend it. If I want to be able to go lift, and take the subway, and go see movies, and buy groceries, I’m going to have to spend money and that’s okay. I’m not making any major purchases this summer, and I have a stipend for expenses for ten months while I’m in England.

Anyways, after that digression…

The plan: sticking to lifting schedule. Biking on Saturday. Vitamins and yoga every morning at 7:45am. Make this week gluten free.

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Ah crap, it’s Monday. I need goals for the week.

I haven’t posted the last few weeks, as they’ve been very boring.

For the past month, most of them have been just to survive my school projects (which I barely did), and then to PR at my race (which I totally did!).

This week I’m getting back into StrongLifts, but starting back at the bar because my shoulder got effed in the first crash I had at the last skating competition. Yaaaaay. BUT I get to add some new fun things in in lieu of skating!

Anywho, this week!

- I will finish my last drawing tomorrow morning.
- I will write a resume
- I will meet with my academic advisor to discuss courses at Sunderland (!!!)
- I will STICK TO MY LIFTING PLAN EVEN IF IT’S SUPER EASY.
- I will write a new program for the next 8 weeks, including plyometric and body weight substitutions.
- I will stick to my eating plan like glue (which happens to include Easter chocolate :] ).
- I will take my vitamins every day.

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