Hello all, Foilist here. This is my first challenge. I discovered Nerd Fitness back in December, but haven't had the timing work out to do a six week challenge until now. I've never been in great physical condition, I havent done a pullup since elementary school. Long story short, this past February marked the second anniversary of me getting hit by a car in a freak accident. I broke 15 ribs and a 3 other miscelaneous bones, had surgery, ended up with a couple of titanium-plated ribs. (Lucky to be alive!) Now I can tell you when it's going to rain by the various aches and pains, certain weird motions make my ribs burn, but I have recovered almost fully at this point (With the exception of a completely numb armpit. Weird, I know.) So, I am now trying to get back into the swing of things, hitting the gym as some depression and lack of excercise was catching up with my waistline. I also coach fencing at the local club, which I have eased back into, but I'm not in good enough shape again to compete across the state like I used to, hence the need to challenge myself. Starting stats: Weight: 138lb Height: 5'7" Goal One: Sleep! I have a particularly irregular sleep schedule that needs to get back into a rhythm. Must average 8 hours per night over the course of the challenge. A - 8 hours B - 7.5 C - 6.5 D - 6 E - 5.5 F - Below 5.5. That's just sad! Goal Two: Gym! Hit the Gym 5 days a week using the dumbbell plan of attack to rebuild my strength. I've been going sporadically, as it is directly between my work and where I park, but that's not quite enough. I psych myself out. Just do it already! A - 5 days a week B - 4 C - 3 D - 2 E - 1 F - No gym at all. Sad face. Goal Three: Eat Clean Food! I have been working on weaning myself onto the mostly paleo thing over the course of a few months and am almost there, but I have problems with eating enough vegetables. Also, gotta love my deeeelicious beer and cider. So, going to knock out all alcohol except that which I ferment myself. (I make hard cider at home. Cheap and delicious, and I control what goes in it) and limit that to 2 drinks per week. My definition of clean food is: no refined sugars, no grains, super limited legumes, limited dairy. So, paleo-ish. A - All meals clean for the day B - 80% C - 60% D - 40% E - 20% F - 0% clean - junk for every meal. Life Goal: Make a List! I have a horrible time remembering important things. I am going to make a master list of all the things I have to do, and cross them off when complete. Count number of days that I use a list out of the 6 weeks, divide by days: A - 100% of the days B - 80% C - 60% D - 40% E - 20% F - 0%, sudden amnesia on how to use a pencil or pen. So, we'll see how this goes. I'll do real tape measurements in the morning, as I need to hit my 8 hours for tonight.
