JDubs Posted July 28, 2014 Report Share Posted July 28, 2014 Heyo! I'm female, 41, live in New Orleans, and ready to get in better shape and lose some weight! This is my first challenge with nerdfitness, but I love the layout and the motivation -- it's totally working for me so far, and I'm excited to have the format of the 6 week challenge.My major goal is get into a size 12, comfortably. My quests: 1, Do a body strength circuit workout 3x/week. 2, No more sugar! (fruit is ok, and I'm going to start out allowing myself one cheat day/week. I'll judge the cheat day's effect on morale and adjust accordingly.) 3, get hydrated! Drink 2.5 - 3 24oz bottles of water every day. Also, I have several food allergies, of varying intensity, and I tend to cheat on those that aren't so bad. But I know my body would be better off without the constant drain on my immune system, so I will NOT eat anything I know I am allergic to! (You wouldn't think that would be so hard!) I'm glad to have a community with which to fight the good fight! Good luck to everyone on their quests! We'll level up before we know it. JDubs Quote Link to comment
JDubs Posted July 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2014 Also, I started the water drinking thing a couple of days ago, and I sure hope my bladder adapts because dear, lord, I'm peeing a lot! 1 Quote Link to comment
Schmonk Posted July 29, 2014 Report Share Posted July 29, 2014 Hey JDubs, and welcome! Your quests look pretty good to me! All the best on reaching your goals! 1 Quote Level 2 WarriorSTR 1 - CON 1 - DEX 0 - STA 0 - WIS 2 - CHA 0 Link to comment
JDubs Posted July 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2014 Thanks, Schmonk! Trying to go with the, "if they're realistic, you'll actually manage it" approach! Quote Link to comment
JDubs Posted July 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2014 The exercise routine is going well -- today was actually my third go at the strength circuit and I can already see improvement! w00t! Now for the hard part. I work 3 nights/week at a deli/corner store. This is often boring and where my quest to not eat anything sugar-based is really being put to the test. Tonight was my first shift after my acceptance of the quest, but so far so good! +1 willpower, for sure! Quote Link to comment
Basement Cat Posted July 30, 2014 Report Share Posted July 30, 2014 Also, I started the water drinking thing a couple of days ago, and I sure hope my bladder adapts because dear, lord, I'm peeing a lot!Welcome to the rebellion, Jdubs! Haha, yeah, it's going to take a while but the, ahem, flow will even out. Something that can help is having set times for taking fluid. That way you have regular 'evac times' as well. Good luck and keep us posted! 1 Quote Current form: Chubby House Cat (lvl4) Weight objective: 20% S. 4 P. 6 E. 4 C. 7 I. 8 A. 4 L. 5 Battle log Current Challenge Handy linky. Link to comment
starsapart Posted July 30, 2014 Report Share Posted July 30, 2014 Welcome and best of luck! You may want to post your challenge on the Challenge Forum or as a Daily Battle Log so that more people can find you and offer tips and encouragement! 1 Quote 🎪current challenge🎪 challenge archive: 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 instagram | goodreads "Let us read, and let us dance; these two amusements will never do any harm to the world." - Voltaire Link to comment
JDubs Posted August 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2014 Welcome and best of luck! You may want to post your challenge on the Challenge Forum or as a Daily Battle Log so that more people can find you and offer tips and encouragement! Thanks! The sheer number of forums and amount of information can be a little overwhelming! Quote Link to comment
starsapart Posted August 2, 2014 Report Share Posted August 2, 2014 Definitely! Hopefully I helped as opposed to confusing the matter more. 1 Quote 🎪current challenge🎪 challenge archive: 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 instagram | goodreads "Let us read, and let us dance; these two amusements will never do any harm to the world." - Voltaire Link to comment
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