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Hey everyone. I'm Lincoln. I really hate these kinds of things, but I guess I have to start somewhere. Not that I hate talking about myself, I just don't like doing it so publicly. I'm an introvert, and I can rarely get over my anxieties about going out in public. I honestly feel like an unkempt aquarium: a big bulky eyesore. So far in my fitness journey, I've made some progress. About four years ago, I hit my highest weight at 357lbs. It wasn't long after that that I decided to change that. I was like Hercules, wanted to go from "zero to hero" kind of thing. And besides several injuries and multiple mental and emotional setbacks, I was making progress. Last July was my lowest recorded weight, 298lbs. This last year has ended my downward trend though. After losing a few friends, a family schism, and a major career shift, I ended up rising again. I'm constantly hovering between 310 and 320. My family supports my efforts, though only in spirit. I can't get anyone to work out with me, or kick my butt when I'm falling off the wagon. My friends don't help. They express pride, but haven't made good on their offers to work out with me. My schedule is also pretty full, and I can't keep to a workout schedule. Not enough energy, even though I know working out will help with that (scumbag brain)... So yeah. I'm here for motivation. Honestly I don't know if I can find any. Anything I run by myself I counter or dismiss. Honestly, my bitterness (brought on in part by my apparent lack of progress) is killing my fitness efforts. I can't stay motivated for more than a few hours. This is one of those things I haven't tried, and I've been wanting to try a blog/vlog thing for a while. Hopefully I can get my butt in gear with your guys's help. I may also talk about my aquariums and DND from time to time, along with other life boosts/hindrances. Time for me to get hyped. Might just do a header on my posts, just to keep it nerdy... Anyway, thanks for reading. Have a good Labor Day.

So I guess I will do a quick bio to preface myself before I delve into my character. I live an awesome life; I take nothing for granted. I have a great job that I love, a great wife whom I love, a fantastic house and 3 great animal companions. I am only 26 so I consider myself very blessed to be as successful as I am. I have found myself wanting though, I look in the mirror and I see myself at the heaviest I have ever been, I look around my house and see that I could be doing more. These are the things that are driving me to join Nerd Fitness. 6 months ago I started doing CrossFit. Love it. Will never go back to anything else. I think now is the time to hit the gas though, really push myself. I have always loved playing RPG’s, World of Warcraft, Final Fantasy, D&D, I love them all. After listening to a podcast featuring Nerd Fitness it inspired me to sort of take a different look at how I motivate myself. Why can’t my life be like my characters in those games? Why can’t it be about the journey and less about the end goal. So here is me giving this a go. I have decided to emulate my character as a Paladin from World of Warcraft. I believe that as a Paladin my abilities will stem from my strength, discipline, and intellect so these are my focus areas. Overall Goals for this year: Lose get to 160lbs down from 210, keep a clean house and begin graduate school. Jayahh: Forging a Path Strength 1. Go to CrossFit 4 times per week 2. Row at home 3 times per week 3. Track all meals in My Fitness Pal and meet macros 5/7 days per week Discipline 1. Eat Dinner at home 5 times a week 2. Bring lunch 4 times per week to work - Side Quest: Have salad when I go out for lunch 3. Clean the kitchen every night 4. Spend 5 minutes per day cleaning around the house Intellect 1. Read Level Up Your Life 2. Finish Applications for Graduate School

I have struggled with my weight for most of my adult life... and by struggled, I mean, occasionally I have exercised and dieted, but mostly I have been mugged by my natural physical laziness and love for junk food. At the age of 46, and probably about 100 lbs over my ideal weight, but married to a wonderful woman, and with three amazing young boys (ages 2, 5 and 7), I feel I need to turn this battle around and keep on the winning side if I want to fulfill my dream of growing old with my wife and seeing my kids tortured by their kids as much as they currently torture me (Just kidding.. though they can be trying sometimes, they are the best thing that ever happened to me bar nothing). Since the first of my boys was born, it has gotten increasingly difficult to get out to the gym in the morning as my wife needed me to stick around in the mornings until she got ready (Showering without any supervision for toddler or younger child in the house is a gamble we have not generally liked to take), and by the time the kids are in bed at night, I have generally been too tired to do any serious exercise. Recently we have moved to a new house, one that is a fair bit bigger than our old one which gives me a possible solution to not making it out to the gym; I can use it for exercise. So, last week I ordered a rowing machine for general cardio training and it should arrive later this week. In the interim I thought maybe I should look into some strength training, especially for the few muscles that rowing doesn't work. While googling body weight exercises, I found Nerd Fitness, and now here I am. On the diet front, I have started to work really hard at cutting processed sugars from my diet. My goal this week is to drink no soda at all. Just a little bit of sugar in coffee and a little orange juice with club soda in addition to water. I might give paleo a try, or get back on the South Beach diet which I had great success with in the past. I did my first body weight workout this morning and while I could only keep it up for about 15 minutes, I feel slightly sore in a good way now several hours later. Anyway, I hope by joining this group to be able to stay motivated to get into shape using diet, rowing and body weight workouts. This looks like a great community and I look forward to being a part of it. Now for my nerd credentials. I am a computer system admin, who hasn't willing run an operating system other than linux in about 15 years (unfortunately I have to occasionally use windows.. and my work computer is a Mac.). I enjoy reading science fiction, playing Irish Traditional Music on the concertina, and amateur astronomy as well as pool noodle light saber duels with my children (more like gang up on daddy... but hey I can take it.. and hope to be able to outrun them for longer soon :)). Best Regards, -- Bill

Heya! My fiance was whining that he wanted help with this mini challenge and I was working out any way so... I'm into kickboxing these days. Not sure which guild that would fall under. Definitely used to be a Druid type. My short term fitness goal is to fit comfortably into my wedding dress. Long tern - to not have my heart explode.

Now I have never been good at these first posts but here goes nothing. So here is a bit about me. Names Nathan and I come from good ol Edmonton the city of Champions. Well atleast thats what we used to be called. I'm 21 and quite a bit out of shape but thats going to change soon whether I like it or not. Joining the military and got myself into the infantry so now I am working to get into shape before bootcamp. If I don't get into halfway decent shape I get put on, as my buddy calls it, the "90 day get fit quick military express course." As for some hobbies I mostly just play PC and read. Some of my favorite games are Zelda, Starcraft, Warcraft 3, and Star Wars: KOTOR. Favorite books would be Wheel of Time series and The Dresden files (If you havn't read Dresden files go read it! Its an amazing series). Right now I am focusing on changing my diet and doing body weight excersises. My work allows me to get all my walking done since I do between 20k and 25k steps a day and allows me to excersice my lower body pretty heavily since I walk up and down some stairs for an hour every night so I am lucky there. So I am mostly focusing on core and upper body strength well I am here. But my diet is my biggest stepping stone. I am hoping that I can take what I learn here and apply it to my life in the military and what ever I do next. Well thank you for reading my introduction and I have a great day!

Hello world! I found this site a couple years ago before the Nerd Fitness Academy existed in its current form, and made "plans" to join some day. We all know how "plans" go sometimes... well fast-forward to now and the weight that I had just started to gain above a not-great-but-manageable baseline has only added up more. Time to stop the planning and start the doing! Okay, I'm kinda talk about myself a lot now, because what's better than telling your life story to strangers on the Internet? Feel free to ignore me. Stats I'm about a month short of my 1/3 of a century birthday (which I fully plan on celebrating more than my normal birthday), just shy of 5'11", and as of last time I braved the scale, about 215 pounds. I have a build where I wear weight pretty well, such that the first 20 pounds I put on a few years ago was barely noticeable; I went up an inch or two in waistline but I didn't really look different, you know? That let me get complacent and I put on 25 more. Damn. Even in my current state I can do at least 20 pushups, tread water for minutes at a time, and can run jump and climb when I need to... just not nearly as well as I used to. And I get way more tired doing it. Life I grew up in NJ, currently live in Austin, TX with my partner (who I may try to get involved on this site, we'll see how he feels about it--he's skinny but eats terribly and is bordering on "skinny fat"). Also sharing our apartment: an 8-year-old dog Basset/terrier mix who still acts like a puppy, a pushover of a black cat who could use some fitness help himself, and two sugar gliders. By day I work for a software company as a QA engineer. I like my work a lot but I occasionally get some serious impostor syndrome. I've had varying degrees of depression over the years, doing okay right now despite being un-medicated. Yet another thing regular exercise and a better body image would help! Fitness/Nutrition background I generally understand nutrition pretty well--when I eat poorly I know I'm doing it, I just love food and don't have as much willpower as I'd like. I know that good-for-you food can taste good--I've had it, I've even made it occasionally. But bad-for-you food that tastes good is quick and easy, and that's the part that's hard to get over. Fitness... I'm kinda a noob. I've done very little beyond some running around my neighborhood/apartment complex, some pushups/situps, and some very simple weight training--always using machines. Free weights kinda scare me, but I have both an apartment gym and a work gym freely available to me and I know I ought to put them to use. Short-term goals Lose some weight, not be tired getting to my third floor apartment. Do it while living my way-too-busy life. Long-term goals Lose lots of weight, get fit. I'd really like a six-pack one day, but I know that's a long way off and there's plenty of milestones to be happy about before then. Nerd cred I call myself a gamer, though it's kinda gamer-lite. Mostly WoW (Guardian Druid main, Alliance on US-Alleria), occasionally a console game here or there. I like them but other things eat my time and the TV is often occupied. I love board games too, I'll go whenever a friend hosts a session. Dominion and Roll for the Galaxy are a couple of my favorites. I play D&D 4e (Zeitgeist--really cool campaign!) about once a month, as a level 11 Razorclaw Shifter Gunsmith Seeker. I love movies, especially Action and Sci-fi. I love fantasy novels; Brandon Sanderson is my absolute favorite. I like TV but prefer it when I can treat it as a movie and binge-watch. Back in the day I would encourage Heroes and Lost marathons (interested to see how the Heroes reboot turns out, but not getting my hopes up). Nowadays it's usually Food Network. Race to Escape is fun too. The other big part of my life is a local community show choir (it's like Glee for adults) and weekly karaoke. Singing is fun; it makes me actually willing to get in front of a crowd, unlike any sort of public speaking, from which I will run screaming. If you just read all that... Why? I mean, I'm flattered, but wow. That's dedication. You're my new best friend.

Being consistent and staying motivated are the HARDEST THINGS. Here is my overly honest post that puts all the cards on the table: Hi. I'm Rachel. I weighed 135 and was super fit in high school (3 sport girl: track, swimming, and xcountry), but that was 10 years ago now. I'm 29 and looking at my body and feeling unhappy. I'm also staring down the barrel of ageing and feeling in my heart and soul what it's going to be like for me to lose my young body. It's a surreal experience, but one that also brings with it a certain amount of panicked motivation (at this point I'll take any kind of motivation that gets me off the couch...). Though I bike 6 miles 5x per week to work and back, I feel decidedly... dumpy? Not as sexy as I'd like and not nearly as physically functional as I'd prefer. Specific Long Term Big Picture Goals: I weigh 190. I'd like to weigh 150. I can do 3 real push ups and no pull ups. I'd like to be able to do 50 push ups and 5 pull ups. I'm probably at a 14 minute mile. I'd like to get that under 9 minutes. I've never done a triathlon. I want to do a sprint and Olympic distance triathlon. I have run a half marathon in the past. I'd like to run a full marathon in the future. I want to open jars for my own damn self. I want to dance all night and wake up ready for more. I want to go backpacking, or hiking for that matter, and not want to die by the end of the first hour. I want a body that's easy to live in. I want to give my body loving attention so that this flesh bag I'm stuck in is something that I can effortlessly use until I expire. What I want from this community: I hope to get support and love from this pile of people. I hope that when I post people write back. I hope that I can find the resources that I need to defeat my fear and educate myself. I hope that you will help me find the courage to enter the 'bro' section of the gym where the free weights are. Onward and upward, it's the only way to go.

Hey y'all! Total level 0 beginner reporting in! I've been avoiding making myself healthy for far too long, and you guys have given me the motivation to finally start making some changes! Thank you all! I'm super excited about joining in this community. I'm looking forward to learning a lot and leveling up. As a beginner, I'm starting out as an Adventurer because 1) I'm a total n00b, gotta take things one step at a time. 2) My first focus is losing weight. Once I get myself into a healthy lifestyle and weight, I fully intend to join up with a more goal focused guild to get me on the path to becoming the best person I can possibly be. On a more personal note: I'm a pretty chill gal overall. I love anything outdoors and I want to eventually try out every kind of dance. Animals are my passion (along with nearly anything nature-related) which is why I'm working on eventually becoming a professional dog trainer. My nerd side is mostly from being a bookworm and casual gaming (Legend of Zelda, Harvest Moon/Rune Factory, Skyrim, WoW, etc.). That's about it. Again I'm really happy that I found this wonderful community, I'm actually looking forward to getting fit now! I hope that we can all be great friends and worthy rivals! ~Dark_Lady_Link (A.K.A. Grace)

Hey, there! I suppose this is the part where I introduce myself, right? Name: Camden M. From: Nevada Current Weight: 138 lbs. Physical History: I've always been a skinny kid. I was always the tall, lanky one that was never as buff as the rest. I've never weighed more than 140 lbs. However, I do run a lot, and I've been told that may play into why I can't seem to gain muscle. However, running does make me happy and I do enjoy it. Physical Goals: I want to build more muscle and gain weight. I also want to take up yoga/meditation for the relaxation aspect of it. However, my overall goal is to stop being the skinny kid and to develop a more well rounded runner's body (or at least weigh more than 145 lbs.) Side note: I'd also like to develop better eating habits. Hobbies: I really enjoy drawing, and writing. I also like to sing. I also browse Tumblr for hours on end-- If that can be considered a hobby. I'm also starting to get more into making my own cosplays and such. Interests: I'm a fan of a webcomic called Homestuck. I also enjoy Sherlock and some various anime shows. And my friend has started to get me into Marvel Comics. I suppose that'll suffice for an intro. Wish me luck. ~Cam

disclaimer: im from Argentina and my english may oscillate from "good" to "tarzan's style". any correction will be welcomed. i found this website in 9gag.com a few days ago, as weird as it sounds. I got intrested. I read some articles. I read more and more. I'm here. I'm 22, male, from buenos aires (yes, i love your so called "soccer"), industrial engineering student, nerd. You can call me, TheOracle, but i cant really see the future, neither the lottery numbers, just my superhero's marketing manager suggested that. I've never been "fit", i've been better than now and i've been worse, but i always had some, and i have a generous concept of "some", extra kg (metric system ftw!). The big trouble hit me in 2012, some health issues, some things that werent supposed to be there, doctors everywhere, X rays (not the cool ones from superhero's eyes), some CTs and the K.O.; "you have cancer". A year and a little, 2 operations, chemotherapy, a LOT MORE of ugly things and repose after: I'M FINE. (spoiler: I didnt made meth) Back to the present, 98Kg, 1,85m, back to the ¿university?, back to the game. after this I got the worst form ever! i almost faint every time i went upstairs, and my bedroom is upstairs. A little better now, i started a soft interval walking, maybe jogging (because running would be a lie). I will reach the 79kg, but most important feel good with myself again. Look good, feel good, gain strenght adn speed. To do so, i'm going to start with the interval jogging-running 3 times a week this month and in december, if i feel i can, i will add a short workout routine 2 times a week and increase both when comfortable. I write this here because i wont be a future version of me reading this and saying "..and i achived nothing". I leave you with my own quote: "things dont happen for a reason, they just happen, is up to you to give a meaning to them to not be vain"

Well, I suppose it's about time I posted here. I have been coming to Nerd Fitness for around a year now, but now I really think its time to start getting my life in order. The name is Ryan, and I'm 21, roughly 300 pounds and that just doesn't cut it for me anymore. All my life I have been the "fat kid." And it sucks, for real. I ate like crap, did absolutely nothing with my days and that's how I got to where I am today. The biggest reason I need to get in better shape, besides just for health reason and personal reasons, is because I really hope to be getting married in a year or two. I have been with the same person for 8 years now, engaged for almost one. I can't wait for it! I know that this will be plenty of time for me to loose quite a lot of weight and look awesome for that big day. Biggest goal right now is strictly weight loss. I have already cut pop out of my diet, and have for months now, recently started drinking water multiple time daily, eating way less then I used to, and this past week I have been going out for a walk around my home town for about an hour (started Monday). I feel pretty good so far, minus the big blister on my foot! But that's my problem, need new shoes. Well, I look forward to all of your help, and I can't wait to do my best to help others. Thanks for reading, rebels!