LittleRedDiavel

Update Starting Weight: 227.2 Current Weight: 225.5 Steps&Sleep: Monday Feb 11 7137 8 hrs Tuesday Feb 12 6102 7 hrs 32 min Wednesday Feb 13 4167 8 hrs 14 min Thursday Feb 14 6206 7 hrs 53 min Friday Feb 15 11479 7 hrs 20 min Saturday Feb 16 7342 6 hrs 19 min Sunday Feb 17 3176 8 hrs 44 min Monday Feb 18 NA (took it off and forgot to put it back on ::sigh::) So far I'm not hitting the daily 10000 steps goal, but I knew the first week would be a "lets see what I am getting" kind of week. So into week two we go. Spending Been keeping myself busy with books, crafts and games to keep me away from random online window shopping. It's crazy how often I find myself on amazon just browsing through the deal items.... not really looking for anything in particular..... just scrolling through. If I was one to wander around in malls and browse as much as I do the same online I'd hit 20000 steps daily without even trying. Geesh. On the plus side we have not ordered any take out food in the past week, and that is even with my parents visiting !!!! My Mom looooooves take out pizza.

I did some editing. I was definitely thinking the 25lbs goal beyond the challenge time frame. My battle log has the full long term goal amount. In my hast to get something up into the forum challenge I didn't shrink the number down enough given the time frame. Previous installments of me trying to keep everything up to date in these sorts of threads has resulted in me spending more time planning and tracking and not enough time doing trying to change that as well. I have a tendency to be a "dive-in then adjust as I go" kind of person. lol I thank you for the feedback.

Week 1 Exhausted today. I don't think my flex 2 fitbit counted my sleep properly last night. Charging up my other on and will try it tonight. Day 2 (February 13) Breakfast savory oatmeal with extra spinach coffee with almond milk Morning snack herbal tea Lunch d Afternoon snack d Supper d Fitbit End of day steps --> Sleep Water OZ ~ ================================================================================= I didn't write it all down. But I've been enjoying the same breakfast now for over a week. Lunches are veggies. My water intake is not as high as I would like it to be. But given the size of my bladder having to pee every 20 minutes gets frustrating when you spend an hour in the car commuting to and from work. My ASL class was canceled last week due to weather. I watched some videos and taught my Mom a new sign while they were visiting this past weekend. My guitar still sits forlornly in the corner waiting for me to dust off the case and pull it out. Steps&Sleep: Monday Feb 11 7137 8 hrs Tuesday Feb 12 6102 7 hrs 32 min Wednesday Feb 13 4167 8 hrs 14 min Thursday Feb 14 6206 7 hrs 53 min Friday Feb 15 11479 7 hrs 20 min Saturday Feb 16 7342 6 hrs 19 min Sunday Feb 17 3176 8 hrs 44 min Monday Feb 18 NA (took it off and forgot to put it back on ::sigh::) My daily steps are not as consistent as I'd prefer. But this week I'm starting back into the zombies 5k learn to run app.

I meant to post this yesterday but the day got away from me. After a respawn I'm setting myself back at level 1 because my fitness level is worse now than it was when I first joined NF. For this challenge I'm keeping it simple to three goals. I'll update this further this week, but wanted to get this up before I forget again Main Goal for this challenge Loose 8lbs yes I know.... lame, but to the point High level goals Log 10,000 steps per day Eat & drink healthy Spend less money Break it down Eat & Drink healthy eat wfpb each day drink more water 40oz+ per day limit junky vegan food keep it to once per week exercise 6 days per week don't care what, but get up and do something Log 10,000 steps per day wear my darn fitbit every day get up from my desk every hour and walk around go for a walk each evening to up my steps Spend less money no impulse online shopping no takeout/delivery meals

Week 1 I'm not a big fan of logging everything, but since my previous attempts have failed here we go logging EVERYTHING. Day 1 (Tuesday Feb 12) BMI 39 (227 lbs) Food Breakfast savory oatmeal with extra spinach coffee with almond milk Morning Snack 3 leftover vegan "fish" sticks coffee with almond milk Lunch cauliflower & garlic veggie soup Afternoon Snack tofurky, tomato, lettuce and hummus sandwich Supper Veggie sticks and homemade dill hummus Fitbit Steps End of Day count --> 6102 snowstorm made walking a challenge Sleep --> 8 hours 15 minutes I don't think my fitbit tracked it correctly. I woke up a lot, and feel exhausted. Water intake Oz ~25oz ASL head to the college early to do homework attend class 6-9 pm home practice Notes for the day Snow storm College was closed so class was cancelled Given the snow hubby and I watched a movie, enjoyed hummus and veggies and chatted all evening

Well I'm back at it. Things have gone sideways and crossways for the last few years. I'm totally out of shape at the moment, so back to square one. And I'm not feeling overly creative with the title of this topic..... so... yeah..... Battle log it is High Level Goals Loose ~100lbs - ish Become physically fit and healthy Learn to play acoustic guitar Continue to learn ASL Break-it Down Loose weight Week 1 eat clean wfpb breakfast drink 40+ oz of water per day Week 2 eat clean wfpb breakfast & lunch drink 40+ oz of water per day Week 3 eat clean wfpb breakfast, lunch & supper drink 50+ oz of water per day Week 4++ eat clean wfpb for all meals and snacks drink 50+ oz of water per day Become physically fit and healthy Wear my darn fitbit Aim to hit 10,000 steps per day Get 7.5-8 hours sleep per night Get off my butt in the evenings Tuesdays are the only allowable day off current semester of ASL is on tuesday evenings Go for a walk every day when I get home from work only exception is freezing rain or snow storm Alternate NF bodyweight workout and Groove videos Once the winter has cleared get back to 5k training have mud hero obstacle course fun run June 2 Learn to play acoustic guitar Dust off the carry case and fill the humidifier Find my learning books Re-initialize the RockStar "game" on my PC Practice 3 times per week for at least 30 minutes Continue to learn ASL Attend weekly night classes at the college Winter semester is Tuesday nights 6-9 Sign up for Spring semester once it's available Practice daily for at least 20-30 minutes Can be spread out over the day in little bits Do homework each week

Been off track for far too long. I'm not even going to bother listing the why's. Those are just excuses.... ===== I've managed to crawl my way back. Lost all my weapons. I don't even know where my pack ended up, but I still have all my limbs. So here I am, dusting myself off and digging through the old trunks trying to find some halfway useful starter gear.

Why in the hell would someone want a dragon for a pet????? Come on??? seriously????? Q here.... oddly enough I've been hired to help raise a dragon to be a protector/pet. I've trained a range of critters before, but this is a new one on my list. Time to up my "game" as they say. The local lord got his hands on a dragon egg and now he want's to train it to be a protector and a pet. A whole lot like training a horse but waaaaayyyyyy more dangerous. ::sigh:: This should be interesting. Yes I know, how does an assassin get roped into training a dragon. According to his lordship, he figures an assassin should be agile enough to avoid getting eaten or burnt to a crisp. Lets hope he's right. Main Quest: (str 2) The dragon is going to need a lot of food but the lord has not created the necessary fenced in field for the herd. We'll need a good sized area with cows, sheep, deer and other suitable livestock. So I'll need to build fences. To build fences we'll need logs .... which means I'll be spending a lot of time in the forest cutting down trees with an axe and/or saw, bringing them back to town and working them to make fence posts. To reach this goal of creating the fence: *** Do strength exercises each day with the goal of doing 25 "real" pushups by the end of the challenge *** *** Do strength exercises each day with the goal of doing 25 "real" full squats by the end of the challenge *** *** Walk/Run 5-10km 4 out of 7 days each week minimum *** Side Quests: Life: (dex 1) Well, in preperation for the dragon hatching I'll need to make sure I have my full reaction time. Any slow response could mean my death during the supposed training could mean my death. So.... need to work on that while we incubate the egg. *** Cut my alcohol comsumption back. 1 glass of spirits per day monday to friday is the goal. *** Will update further as I go.....

That video is brilliant

Hey fellow Assassin's I've been away for a while... but I am back and ready to join in the next challenge..... I'll probably start mine early as I was not expecting a two week break till the start of the next one. A Scavenger hunt really does sound like fun

Love the Zombies Run app I'm still working through the learning one... but I've done a couple in the main app story not great time mind you as I'm still not able to run that long..... especiallly not with my ankle and my knee acting up .... oh well Link to my zombies account is in my sig Oh and there are a couple of facebook groups for ZR if you are interested.

Little late but the "normal" zombies app has a chase feature that you can turn out when you go out for a run. I haven't tried it since I'm still in the learning phase.... but from what I've been told and what I've read it initiates random chases. Basically you have to outrun the zombies... and if you don't run fast enough they apparently will catch you.

The 5k is its own separate app. Z and R! 3 do not come with it. And as far as I know Z was only available to those that donated to the kickstarter when the app first came out.

So.... bought the 5k app as I have NEVER been a runner I've always said I only run if something is chasing me..... well who knew that someone would create an app that does just that Went out for one of my normal walks on Monday and listened to the intro story... holy smokes... nothing like getting the blood going this is gonna be fun! and for me to say that about running is just crazy Tuesday I decided what the heck.... I'll do the first day of the 5k training.... not too bad... legs had a good burn going the next day, but I didn't pass out lol But I'm enjoying this enough that I picked up the normal zombies run! app as well, with the bonus of it being on sale ... once I survive the 5k training portion I'm all set to dive into season 1 Who knew I would even consider taking up running "for fun".

Alright.... update cause I apparently forgot to get in here Main Goal/Quest: Power up with Green and Drop Weight (DEX +1, WIS +1, CHA +1) Result: Definitely been powering up with green between juicing and upping my veggie intake it's been a great challenge for my main goal. I started at 196.2.... and I'm down to 188.8 at this point. I will admit I haven't been perfect but for powering up with green and dropping weight I'm definitely doing that And the bonus is I'm still powering up with green and truly enjoying it! First Goal: Bring on the Juice (CON +2) Result: Well.... not eating during the week was more of a challenge than I expected. So I modified it and let myself eat solids but they had to be 90% veggie or fruit based. Thats helped. Couple of slips here and there.... but going better than I expected after the modification. Second Goal: Take time for me (WIS +1) Result: Yeah.... this is not happening.... discovered trying to meditate with two 6month old pups in the house that always want to be with you is next to impossible...... So..... must figure out a better way to work it in. Third Goal: Walk outside (STR +1) Result: Started out slow cause it was freaking cold here..... and walking in freezing temperatures is less than pleasant. The last couple weeks however I've been getting out a lot and making up for lost time two or more 15-20 minute walks a day with the pups on average I will Level Up my life by: More de-cluttering around the house (DEX +1) Result: um..... didn't happen.... stuff is still cluttered.... ::sigh:: .....but we have relatives coming in a couple weeks for a visit so time to scramble and get cleaning before they arrive Overall this is a pretty good 6 weeks for me..... even if I am terrible at updating this thread But I'm surviving....