Essillore

My long term goal is to have an amazing, healthy, functional, feminine, agile, strong body. I am seeing Ayla from the Clan of the Cave Bear and Wood Elf rangers as my role models. I want to be able to roam the forest, climbing on rocks and in trees, sneak silently to watch wild animals from close distance, to carry a backpack or water from the river in the wild relatively effortless. Appearance- vice I'd love to have a muscular, feminine body. I am already pretty happy with my silhouette from the front, with a visible waist. Accentuating it would be nice, but I just hope to not lose it with muscle training. When I look from the side, I feel like my belly is very big, especially compared to my sagging A/B- cup breasts. Judging from pictures, I'd estimate my body fat to be around 24-27 %. I'd hope to get to around 18-21 %. I weigh 56 kg (and I am 162 cm long), so that would be losing ~ 6 kg of fat. I am around my ideal weight right now, so that would be building about 6 kg of muscle instead. I would like to shape up my whole body, but especially the chest and stomach. Health is the priority for me, I don't want to do these other changes on the expense of health. I hope to be able to work away muscle soreness and stiffness with yoga and stretching, and I hope to avoid long term pains and aches, and more serious stuff like reproductive health problems and injuries that come from extreme or wrong done training. I am mostly a vegan because of spiritual reasons. I feel my body does not tolerate grains very well, so I don't use them in my cooking. I am concidering trying a vegan ketogenic diet, as eating low on carbs worked well for me on my meat eating days. That said, I've lost weight efforlessly during this year of mainly vegan eating and only sporadic excercising. Kayaking, walking, adventuring in nature, pole dancing and free form dancing are some things that I will propably do during the summer for the enjoyment. Where should I start? I'd think building muscle could be the smartest point to start from. I have done some pole dancing and like it. My efforts at the gym have always hit the wall, but I'd be curious about trying either free weight training or body weight excercising again. Can you suggest a good program to start with, that is not very propable to cause injury because of my near-zero background? Or what kind of training would be your suggestion to get into these goals? What would be a SMART (sub)goal in this direction, achievable in 10 weeks? (1st July there is a LARP, that has a training period where you get points for your excercising for your character stats!) What would be achievable in 4 weeks? Thinking about joining the next challenge here.

Heya! I'm a 24- years old girl from Finland, traveling trough south Spain (Malaga, Sevilla) and trough Portugal (Faro, Lisboa, Sintra, don't know which other places yet) during this challenge (and maybe the next one). Decided to come back to do a NF -challenge to keep myself accountable, and hopefully meet awesome people to meet in person now or later on I've had some huge changes in my life and world view during the previous years. I used to focus on playing computer a lot. Now (even though games still are awesome) am gravitating more into nature, meditation, shamanism, in person connections, writing, dreams etc. I am a beginner student of yoga and tantra. Meditation is something I've done weekly for a year (and sporadically earlier). This travel I am making is a trip I take as a journey deep inside. This challenge is mainly a way for me to direct the flow of my energy to that direction, to enjoy life, connections and the world on a deeper level, even when pressured. Inner Wisdom - Daily habits until the New Moon on 1st October My character I will get a mark for each day I complete the goal. I count the challenge completed, when I get 30 of those marks, even though the idea is to follow that on each day. Nutrition for the soul I eat only vegan food, free of glutein, soy, sugar, caffeine, alcohol. 30 xp This is a blend of spiritual reasons and health reasons. I am inspired by the article of Steve Pavlina that even a temporary trial will establish a pattern it's easier to come back to if needed. 70ish % of what I eat normally adheres to this, but when not at home I tend to go back to wheat-milk-meat, so making a resolution makes it easier to stay well. And it's part of my fast. I will be eating a lot of fresh vegetables, berries, nuts and seeds. Fruits too, trying to be sensitive how I feel with the fructose spikes. Greens. Spice and herbs and oils. And rice, quinoa, amaranth, oats, legumes. Flow with my body I exercise, with the focus in the sensations of my body, for at least 10 minutes daily. 20 xp I really love to dance, kayak, do yoga, walk in the nature.... but I tend to do them sporadically instead of as a routine, and forget about it when I focus on something else. A little bit every day, learning a routine to be in sync with my body while doing that, is a habit I want to establish. Calm to the mind I meditate daily for 10 minutes or more. 20 xp Time to take my meditation practice to personal level. Expressing the heart I journal daily. 15 xp. I may write as short or as long as I want, I will just pick up the pencil each day. Of my thoughts, feelings or actions. Of ideas or spiritual awakenings. Of sorrows or hard situations, anything. Connecting to the dreamworld I write nightly of my dreams. 15 xp I want to establish a deeper connection to my inner world, and have already with few days of dream journaling found that I remember them a lot better. It's a whole new world to discover I would love to connect with other beings Now I'm off to a writing workshop of inner dialog

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Eating: 20/22. If you don't count potatoes or dates, I've been following my paleo really well. Will have to cut back on those, but this is the area going well. Logging: 10/22. Logging sc2 and measurements , not much else. Will continue now. Exercise: Challenge failed. Will fit in exercise somewhere. Starcraft: Looking doomy. But, I will have a nice and great 2 week challenge starting next Monday. I will still make it!

I hope that these increased stats come from bloating and the menstrual cycle. But, i will make effort to track what I eat for the rest of the challenge, so I get some information out of it. 69,1 kg (+ 0,9 kg) Right arm 33,5 cm (+ 0 cm) Left arm 31 cm (+ 1 cm) Right thigh 54 cm (- 3 cm) Left thigh 56 cm (+1 cm) 87 cm at navel (- 5 cm) 81 cm at narrowest point waist (+ 1 cm) 99 cm at broadest point hip (+ 0 cm) Total cm 441,5 cm (- 5 cm)

Update to my measurements: 68,2 kg (- 0,7 kg) 33,5 right arm (+ 2,5 cm) 30 cm left arm (+ 0 cm) 57 cm right thigh (+ 3 cm) 55cm left thigh ( 0 cm) 80 cm at smallest part waist (- 2 cm) 92 cm at navel (+ 5cm) 99 cm hip (+ 2 cm) Total cm: 446,5 cm (+ 11,5 cm) So some crazy fluctuation there. I got down in weight right at the pace i wanted, but none of the other measurements show anything. Maybe all the batat I've eaten on the weekend is retaining water? Or maybe it is all because I'm a woman. Or maybe I'm just inaccurate in my measurement techinique. Eating: 13/14. Did eat at a restaurant with my grandmother some lamb with potatoes and sauce on Monday, and was thinking if the day counts as paleo. Then got some mcdonalds nuggets at the evening, definitely a cheat day. Back in track for rest of the week, though the timing of my meals has slipped to long times between food. Logging: 8/14. No food log, logging sc2, logging measurements. Exercise: 0/14. Okey, no kettlebell yet. Need to wait for some money, that should come soon. Have to start the bodyweight routine at least to stop slacking on this one. Starcraft: Behind in my total goal, but still hopeful.

I feel like this must be lost bloatness, and maybe some measurement error too, as the changes are huge! Well, hope i see some meaningful changes this week too 68,9 kg (- 1,6 kg) Hip 97 cm (-1 cm) Navel 87 cm (-6 cm) Waist 82 cm (-0 cm) Right arm 31 cm (- 3 cm) left arm 30 cm (- 2cm) Right thigh 54 cm (- 4 cm) left thigh 55 cm (- 3 cm) Total cm: 436 cm (-19 cm) Recap from week1 goals: Eating 7/7. Full paleo. Dried dates can be thought differently, and i should not eat them as much continuously, but they are a decent "i've got no food"a snack in my opinion. Exercise 0/7. Haven't got the kettlebell yet, nor done the other things. This week will change it Logging 7/7 Each day the important stuff logged Starcraft 2 Behind in my total goal. 1/7 days this week achieved at least 25 games. But it is the total that matters, and I'm going to catch up this week, as there is little school.

Friday 28th February 3-12:30 sleep 13 1 fried egg, 1 apple, 1 red bellpepper 17:00 200g minced meat, 1 red bellpepper, 1/2 apple, 1 tomato 19:00 200g minced meat, 1 red bellpepper, 1/2 apple, 1 tomato Saturday 1st March 02-11 sleep 12 3 chicken breasts, 2 carrots 17~ 100g of dried dates 21:00 1 lambshank, 2 carrots Sunday 2nd March 03-12 sleep 12 1 lambshank, 1 carrot 14:30-15:00 nap ~15 100g dried dates ~15:30 100g dried dates 18 1 lambshank, 2 carrots, 2 dried dates

Hey, I've still got a great deal to learn about the game, I'm no where at the top level yet, but hopefully at the end of the challenge I' much closer! I play Protoss too I did an online test and got 1756 kcal as my estimated daily consumption before exercise. Don't know how accurate it is, but I will aim to eat within 30 minutes of waking, and then after 4 hours (or when i get home and can make food), and eat so that i feel good. Out of interest, i'm checking my protein/carb/fatintake and calories after the days, at least some. As you can see, my vegetables are very repeating. I will have to look for some other, not-ridiculously-expensive-at-winter vegetables. I'm wondering how much harm the fruit does to me, I've cut them down, but I don't really know what to think about the "fructose is bad for fatloss" thing. Monday 24th February 2014 14:00 2 chicken breasts, 1 red bellbepper Nap 20min 18:00 2 chicken breasts, 2 fried eggs, 1 red bellbepper, 1 apple, 1 tomato Total 676 calories, 35g carbs, 29g fat, 61g protein Tuesday 25th February 2014 5:00-13:00 sleep 13:30 1 chicken breast, 2 fried eggs, 2 tomatoes, 1 red bellpepper 18:30 1kg onions in butter, 4 chicken breasts Wednesday 26th February 2014 4:30-11:30 sleep 12:00 2 fried eggs, 12:10 1 red bellpepper, 1 apple on the go 19:00 Salad with olives, nuts, dried tomatoes, some meat and vegetables at the university evening lesson/gathering Thursday 27th February 2:30-11:30 sleep 12:25 2 fried eggs, 1 red bellpepper, 1 apple 17:00 400g of minced meat, 2 red bellpeppers, 2 tomatoes, 1 apple

Hello, and welcome to Paleoadventurers! Seems like you've really got an active life on the exercise side, so I'm sure you will get great results with good eating. What's your favorite paleo dinner so far (that you're waiting to taste or you've already eaten)?

Hello, and great how you're on track with the beginnig of your paleo! I'm on day 1, and shopping without dairy was a bit challenging, but from experience I feel that this is really a good way to eat. Will you be updating this thread, or creating a new one to the challenge part of the forum? And nice to have you in Paleoadventurers!

Thank you for checking by! And you're right, it really is a lot of gaming, even more as it is a daily goal instead of just a peak day. Thanks for the encouragement! Starting weight: 70,5 kg Starting measurements: Midthigh 58 cm right, 58 cm left Midarm 34cm right 32cm left Hip 98 Waist at navel 93cm Waist at narrowest point 82cm Total 455 cm

Hello, I'm Essillore, a 21- year old female from Finland. I'm studying educational psychology at the university, and aspiring to become a professional Starcraft 2 -player. The idea behind all the goals, is to lose weight, to clean up my skin from acne, and to get more energy to enjoy life and succeed in my gaming and in other areas of life.. 1. Eating Simple paleo. No wheat, no sugar, no dairy. I'm checking on a modified list of three combined places of what to eat (paleo, O-bloodtype diet, 4Hbody), as it all seems to speak of the same thing. Loads of vegetables, fish and red meat incoming, with some fruit, nuts and seeds to add to the packet. + 4 Cha 2. Exercise I will be following the minimalistic 4h body- program of kettlebell swings and body weight exercises. I will also be training in dance gaming, to improve in that and to get some aerobic exercise. These are exercises I can do at home +4 Str 3. Logging my life I will keep a diary of my weight- and measurements, eating&drinking, sleep, exercise, playing Starcraft, doing school things. My goal is to learn to know how I function, and to eliminate stupid use of time, so I can focus on the important things. +3 Con Life goal: My goal is to play 1800 games of Starcraft 2 as of 1st May. That's on average 25 games each day for the next 10 weeks. My goal is to reach this time consuming and attention-needing goal, while at the same time improving my health and fitness and those habits. Additional motivation: If I succeed in my goal, and I've got a total of 4000 played games (2222 now as I'm writing) at 1st May, I'm allowed to buy myself a good new gaming computer when I get the money saved for that. If I don't succeed in my goal, I've clearly not got enough motivation to push it to the top in Starcraft II, and won't do anything with a brand new computer. +4 Wis Grading I will get 1 point for each day I follow my program for each of the areas. Grading: 40-42 A, 35-39 B, 30-34 C, 0-29 F

I'm Essillore, 21- years old university student from Finland, and a Starcraft 2 player aspiring for professional gaming. At the start of the challenge, I weight 72 kg, and my "ultimate" goal is to get to somewhere around 54-58 kg, depending on how muscular I'm going to be. Paleo in different modifications has always felt like the way to eat how I feel best, but because of my love of sugar and various other "good" and bad reasons, I've not eaten like that. As of the Sunday before the challenge begins, when I get back home, I will go on full paleo. My skin has been troubled with acne for years and years. It is related to at least sugar, and possibly even wheat and/or dairy, so there I've got an additional motivation to device a diet that I can follow the rest of my life. As of exercise, I'm planning to follow the minimalistic 4h body -workout with kettlebell swings and some body weight exercises, in addition to training dance game with the dance mat. After the challenge I will look into my exercise program, if I should switch to full weight training or to start some other form, but this should be easy to follow, as I can do everything at home (as soon as I buy the kettlebell). Who are you, my fellow challengers?