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Inessa, I find the same thing - I may feel sore and tired from the workout, but I also feel energized and more alert throughout the day - sounds like a contradiction, but that's the reality of it LOL. Glad you faced no temptations in your diet; weight training, for me, is hard to start, but after a week or two of working whatever routine I'm using, I begin to look forward to it. Don't talk yourself out of it, begin a routine - even a little one as a first baby step - and stick with it...it'll become as much fun as spinning in short order if you're anything like me. Continues success in your quest! Btw, BIG fan of the Minnions!

Hey Freddy, I have my goals, and daily update to my 6 week challenge in my challenge thread; the link is in my signature. I'll follow your posts, and chip in as I see posts of you progress. How'd you do today?

Hey Bishop - yes, I'm doing the new 6 week challenge, and being new, I'll take all the accountability/encouragement I can find. I have a ton of places I have found great recipes, and I save the ones I really like in Evernote on my iPad. I can steer you in some of the websites if you'd like; also, if you're on FB, look for Just Eat Real Food - great page for ideas and recipes. Let me know if you'd like addresses to paleo recipe resource sites. (Your recipe above sounds GREAT!)

Week 1, Day 2 Sleep wasn't as long as I would like, but I work shift work, and I'm transitioning from afternoon shift to midnight shift tonight, and so stayed up last night until 6am, then slept until waking up at 12:30pm - only 6 1/2 hrs sleep last night. Exercise: Walk on treadmill at 4 incline, 3.2 speed for 2 minutes, sprint at 4 incline, 8.5 speed for 30 seconds, repeat one time, then cool down for 2 minutes; to get the heart rate up, and blood flowing. Stretch/Warm up - 7:30 minutes Back Lunges - 7:30 minutes using ladders as described above; total completed - 40 2 minute rest One Legged Romanian Dead Lifts - 7:30 minutes using ladders described above; total completed - 40 2 minute rest Body Squats - 7:30 minutes of ladders described above; total completed - 61 2 minute rest Swimmers - 7:30 minutes of ladders described above; total completed - 43 Cool down 7:30 minutes Meals: Breakfast after workout: Two chicken breasts with paleo jerk chicken seasoning done in crockpot overnight, one raw red bell pepper in slices, and half a raw green tomato. 40 oz water from wake up through breakfast Snack: Whole green apple 20 more oz water consumed

Hey Inessa, I am actually planning on staying sugar free, except for the occasional recipe I use honey or maple syrup in - both locally harvested without any additives. I don't even feel the want for sugars anymore, and I don't want to revive that addiction again. Since I create my own condiments and cook my own food, there are very few packages I have to read ingredients on to see if there's sugar - or any other non healthy additive - in the product. Thanks for the encouragement! Feel free to stop by now and then to see how I'm doing, and I'll be following your thread as well.

Hey Bishop, I've started my first challenge as well, and have aligned myself with the Assassins. I've been eating Paleo (mostly) for the last year, and have become serious about the Paleo lifestyle and Body Weight workouts in the last few weeks; I'm also in my 3rd week of a 21 Day Sugar Detox program. I'm looking for accountabilibuddies, and would be happy to be one of yours if you'd like. Looks like a great start for you - determining what is and isn't Paleo can be hard sometimes, and favorite foods can be rough to give up - I was a HUGE sandwich eater, and have had to learn to make sandwiches slightly differently - becoming more creative with my meals. The nice thing is there are a LOT of great foods and recipe's out there, and I've become a much better cook because of Paleo. If you have any questions or would like suggestions on recipes, let me know.

Hey FreddyMcFred, I'm beginning my 1st quest as an assassin, and am also looking for an accountabilibuddy. Wanna share this 6 week journey?

Week 1, Day 1 (started a couple days late, but I'll get my 4 days in this week) Exercise: Stretch/Warm up - 7:30 minutes Push ups: 7:30 minute Ladder -1st set 1 PU, 2nd set 2PU, 3rd set 3 PU, 4th set 4PU, then back down (pause in between each set the same amount of time it took to do the set) - repeat through 7:30 minutes. Total PU completed - 51 2 minute rest Let Me Ins: (Wrap towel around door knobs of open door, feet on either side of open door, knees at 45 degrees, pull chest up to door, and then slowly extend arms back into a squat) - same sets as PUs above. 7:30 minutes, total completed - 51 2 minute rest Seated dips: same sets as above. 7:30 minutes, total competed - 66 2 minute rest Let Me Ups: (Lay on back under table, feet on ground, straight back, grasp edge of table and pull chest up to table and slowly lower yourself back down) - same sets as above. 7:30 minutes, total completed - 66 Cool down 7:30 minutes Walk on treadmill at 4 incline, 3.2 speed for 2 minutes, sprint at 4 incline, 8.5 speed for 30 seconds, repeat one time, then cool down for 2 minutes. Meals: Breakfast after workout: 8 slices bacon (local organic from farmers market), 4 scrambled eggs with 1/2 onion and one small red bell pepper sliced (sautéed onion and pepper, added egg) So far, 60 oz water. Snack: Whole green apple Lunch: Baked skinless/boneless chicken breast with minced garlic and spices sautéed in virgin coconut oil, and approximately 9 oz of spiced fried okra. Another 20 oz of water

Hey everyone, this is my first 6 week challenge here, and I believe the Assassins are a perfect fit for where I begin my journey. I have posted my challenge goals on the Level 1 Club forum, but would also like to post it here in order to add accountability and become part of the Assassin collective - as long as posting in both areas is acceptable. Anyway, here are my goals, as posted on the Level 1 Forum: I am brand new to Rebellion challenges, but not so new to life (52 and counting LOL). I began a lifestyle change in diet last year by eating paleo, and also began focused excersizing using Mark Lauren's YAYOG (You Are Your Own Gym). I have had some success with both, but also have had stretches where I fell off the wagon with both. I recently (the last few weeks) began earnestly following both regimens again as well as beginning a 21 Day Sugar Detox, and believe that the Rebellion Challenge will be a way of not losing focus, as I will have people who I hope to rely in holding me accountable to my goals. I am shamelessly borrowing a format to post my goals which IndianaEddie borrowed from another Nerd Fitness member...so here it is: Main Quest: My quest is to replace my body fat with muscle; I have gotten my weight down to what I believe is optimum for me (having gone from 205 lbs to 175 lbs since last year), and now want to replace the fat that stubbornly still holds a claim to my waist area with muscle in all other areas, thus increasing my body strength. Motivation: My motivation is to make my life much more enjoyable, as well as creating a better chance of being around and an active part in my kid's and grandkid's lives...for a long time . Sub-Quests: 1. Begin and maintain Mark Lauren's YAYOG Basic Ten week excersize program - set up for 4 times a week. Grading: A: Perform Exercises 4x a Week All Ten Weeks B: Perform Exercises 4x a Week For Six Weeks C: Perform Exercises 4x a Week for Four Weeks D: Perform Exercises 3x A Week For 2 Cheats a Week 3. Track All Exercise and Food Intake Grading: A: Track all Exercise and Food Intake B: Miss one meal/exercise session of tracking C: Miss three meals/exercise sessions of tracking D: Miss an entire day of tracking F: Miss >3 Day's worth of Tracking Life Quest: Being a Christian, I want to spend more time in readin the Bible and time with God so that I may better order my life, increasing enjoyment of life, and lessening stress. For the Bible, I will follow a daily reading schedule; time with God will be in the form of prayer and contemplation (this would be along the lines of meditation in other forms of religion) - a minimum of 30 minutes a day will be set aside for time with God, added to however long it takes to read the passages scheduled for the day. Grading: A: Complete reading schedule and time with God every day B: Complete reading schedule and time with God missing 5 days total C: Complete reading schedule and time with missing 7 days total D: Complete reading schedule and time with God missing 10 days total F: Missing more than 10 days total Starting Stats: (will be updated on Sunday 11/13/2013) Height: Weight: Waist: Hips: Chest: Neck: Thigh(Left): Thigh(Right): Bicep(Left): Bicep(Right): BF%: Will accept any suggestions, and any help with accountability...the quest begins

Hey PrincessLeia, great goals! I'm beginning as a newbie myself, and follow a Paleo diet as well. I could also use accountability, and would love bouncing Paleo and holistic thoughts back and forth as we each progress on our journeys. Good luck, and may the force be with you! (Had to do it)

I have recently cut all sugars from my diet as well, included all products with added sugar - and there are FAR more than most people realize. I am on day 14 of a 21 Day Sugar Detox, and I really have noticed a difference in my energy and mood...I feel a lot less stress since cutting the sugar. Good luck on your quest - from another newbie to challenges.

Hey Nykolla, accountability buddies we will be then Have you started yet? We can share our daily successes - and failures as they may happen - and help each other push past the days when we don't feel like going forward on the quest. Deal?

I agree with the push-ups from knees as a beginning, but you could also start with push-ups off of a wall (standing up a foot or two from the wall, extending your arms to place your hands on the wall, and retracting your arms until your head nearly touches the wall, then pushing yourself back out to a standing up postition). You can work your way to push-ups off of a table, then push-ups off of a chair, and finally push-ups from a regular push-up position. Just another suggestion, but wherever you start, beginning and continuing on the journey is the only real requirement! Hope to be of help on your quest.

I am brand new to Rebellion challenges, but not so new to life (52 and counting LOL). I began a lifestyle change in diet last year by eating paleo, and also began focused excersizing using Mark Lauren's YAYOG (You Are Your Own Gym). I have had some success with both, but also have had stretches where I fell off the wagon with both. I recently (the last few weeks) began earnestly following both regimens again as well as beginning a 21 Day Sugar Detox, and believe that the Rebellion Challenge will be a way of not losing focus, as I will have people who I hope to rely in holding me accountable to my goals. I am shamelessly borrowing a format to post my goals which IndianaEddie borrowed from another Nerd Fitness member...so here it is: Main Quest: My quest is to replace my body fat with muscle; I have gotten my weight down to what I believe is optimum for me (having gone from 205 lbs to 175 lbs since last year), and now want to replace the fat that stubbornly still holds a claim to my waist area with muscle in all other areas, thus increasing my body strength. Motivation: My motivation is to make my life much more enjoyable, as well as creating a better chance of being around and an active part in my kid's and grandkid's lives...for a long time . Sub-Quest: 1. Begin and maintain Mark Lauren's YAYOG Basic Ten week excersize program - set up for 4 times a week. 2. Finish 21 Day Sugar Detox and continue with 100% Paleo lifestyle Life Quest: Being a Christian, I want to spend more time in reading the Bible and time with God so that I may better order my life, increasing enjoyment of life, and lessening stress. Stats: 11/13/2013 Height: 6' Weight: 175 lbs Waist: 36" Chest: 40.5" Neck: 16.5" Thigh(Left): 22.5" Thigh(Right): 22.5" Bicep(Left): 13.5" Bicep(Right): 13.5" BF%: 18% (By Internet calculator - plan to have my Dr do it next checkup...but it's a starting point.) Will accept any suggestions, and any help with accountability...the quest begins This is me before beginning Paleo and Body Weight training last year. This is me a few days ago after falling off the wagon for a few months, and restarting my new lifestyle again just a few weeks ago.