lishvicious Posted August 20, 2014 Report Share Posted August 20, 2014 Hello all, I first found NF last year and thought it was a pretty awesome site that generally melded well with my beliefs when it comes to nutrition, fitness and an overall healthy lifestyle. I kept up with the blog for a while and then I had some pretty significant surgery - abdominoplasty, where I had 1.5 lbs of skin removed and my abdominal muscles sewn back together, since they were almost 3cm apart. Basically my stomach went through a bit of a beating with my two pregnancies and I was told that without surgery I would always be carrying around that extra skin, which was making me feel extremely self conscious. So after surgery I was looking the best I had looked in a long time. Stupidly because I was unable to do any form of exercise for six weeks - I never really got back on the bandwagon and my nutrition started to suffer too. Then around March this year I started binge eating (which has been an ongoing problem for me for the last 4 years). So from September last year to August this year I went from 66.6kg (147 lbs) to 75.2kg (166 lbs). Well I’ve decided that enough is enough and for the last week and a bit I have cleaned up my act. I’ve started eating real food: chicken, turkey, tuna, lots of vegetables, berries, sweet potato, cottage cheese, milk and eggs. I’ve also been doing workouts again - planks, squats, dumbbell rows, push ups and around 20 minutes of cardio a day either dancing or plyo or a bit of boxing. I feel so much better already - I’ve lost 1.4kg (3 lb) and my body fat has gone down from 32.3 to 31.4%. Now I am back in it for the long run! So to keep myself motivated and so that I can have some nice friendly people to chat to - I have decided to join the NF community. I’m sure that surrounding myself with so many people taking a similar path to awesomeness I am much more likely to be able to hit my goals! So I very much look forward to "meeting" you all So where to from here? I’m hoping to continue to clean up my diet - maybe even head down the paleo path. And I want to continue to build my strength and endurance. My biggest goal however is to keep my mind healthy so that I can punch binge eating in the face! Stats wise I would love to drop down my body fat to a much healthier level - but I’m not sure what percentage to aim for? Oh and I want to be a ranger when I am out of the newbie stage, so I’ll be an Adventurer for the next challenge and then I am hoping to move on to become a ranger - strength, endurance, paleo and overall awesomeness - sounds like my cup of tea! And yes I am nerd too , let me see, I collect The Walking Dead and X-Men comics, I love awesome shows (Star Trek, Stargate, Buffy, Angel, Firefly, Misfits, etc), I collect PEZ dispensers and designer vinyl toys, I am a Nintendo fan, and more, but you get the drift. Now I am going to have a good long read of the NF blog to find out where I should go from here… 1 Quote Level 1 :: Lycan (STR-2 :: DEX-2 :: STA-2 :: CON-2 :: WIS-1 :: CHA-1) Challenges: One Daily logs: Battle log / MFP Link to comment
MegaShe-Ra Posted August 20, 2014 Report Share Posted August 20, 2014 Welcome girl!I am also planning on doing the adventurer to ranger path! I will probably be doing my challenges in the same order at the same time as you so I will make sure to watch your progress. I'm still pretty new myself but maybe I can help you out if you have any questions.Good luck! Quote LEVEL 2 | HALF DWARF | ADVENTURER STR 6 | DEX 2 | STA 5 | CON 4 | WIS 6.5 | CHA 1 Link to comment
lishvicious Posted August 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2014 Thanks MegaShe-Ra - yay we can be in this together!! Quote Level 1 :: Lycan (STR-2 :: DEX-2 :: STA-2 :: CON-2 :: WIS-1 :: CHA-1) Challenges: One Daily logs: Battle log / MFP Link to comment
Nephthie Posted August 20, 2014 Report Share Posted August 20, 2014 Welcome aboard! I have found that knowing I can log in here for some motivation to be super helpful for me. Like you I have had successes and set backs but this is the first time, despite my nerdy existence, that I have joined a community online to motivate myself. It is nice to know there are others there if ya need them! Good luck in your goals! Quote Human Adventurer: Level 2 || STR 4 || DEX 1 || STA 3 || CON 1 || WIS 3 || CHA 2 || Current Challenge: #2 || Battle Log || Past Challenges: #1 Link to comment
lishvicious Posted August 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2014 Welcome aboard! I have found that knowing I can log in here for some motivation to be super helpful for me. Like you I have had successes and set backs but this is the first time, despite my nerdy existence, that I have joined a community online to motivate myself. It is nice to know there are others there if ya need them! Good luck in your goals! Thank you! I tried the forum on My Fitness Pal - but I never quite felt like I fitted in there. I think it will be a different story here. I'll be sure to keep up with your progress too Quote Level 1 :: Lycan (STR-2 :: DEX-2 :: STA-2 :: CON-2 :: WIS-1 :: CHA-1) Challenges: One Daily logs: Battle log / MFP Link to comment
goodbye_farewell Posted August 21, 2014 Report Share Posted August 21, 2014 Welcome future Ranger! Just stay consistent, and you will reach your goals... Quote Link to comment
lishvicious Posted August 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2014 Thank you wovercast - I plan to be consistent, I'm in this for the long run! 1 Quote Level 1 :: Lycan (STR-2 :: DEX-2 :: STA-2 :: CON-2 :: WIS-1 :: CHA-1) Challenges: One Daily logs: Battle log / MFP Link to comment
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