MrsBrite

Hiya Belle! My derby name is Painbow Brite. I play for DCRD here in the US. When I played a few years ago I was both a blocker and a jammer. With how the game has changed, I may jam again, but I'm more interested in block. Jamming is stressful. You'll still need stamina and speed to be a good blocker, but control is where you'll really want to focus. It's more important to be able to catch and hold an opposing jammer/blocker than it is to be able to chase them down. Don't let the fitness thing get you down. It will come in time. Just make sure you're always giving 100% at every practice and don't give up. I've seen it happen over and over. You WILL get there!

Yeah, I'm definately trying to take it nice and slow. I'm less concerned with perfectly completing the challenges and more interested in being consistant and building better habits. I'm not a huge fan of hard boiled eggs, but I'll give them a try. Maybe that's something I can make for hubby's lunch. And I do want to try the batch cooking. At least for the meat. I always find that knowing I have to try and provide some type of meat and either not having any thawed or not wanting to cook it usually leads to me picking fast food up on the way home. I'll try to make myself cook up whatever meat I buy on the way home and refridgerate it. Thanks for all of the suggestions all!

I should correct myself. Hubby will eat salads, but if that is the only thing on offer he won't really feel full or like he got an actual meal. I'll probably stick to sandwiches for him. I don't mind keeping the bread in the house. I'm less temped by it than I am pasta and rice. First week went okay. Completed 2 out of 3 of my goals. I'm doing my first grocery trip tonight to start stocking healthier and paleo-ish foods in the house. I think I'm going to focus more on getting low glycemic foods instead of trying to go straight paleo. So far on the list: Muesli (for breakfast at work) Steamable veggies Nuts (for snacking) Any other suggestions for starting to clean up my diet? A few other things I'm working on, but not beating myself up about: -Having only 1 cup of coffee/day (I usually have 2 or 3) -Drinking one large glass of water/day (working up to more and eventually cutting out everything except water)

Okay, added a link to my newly created battle log in my signature. Also, cleaning up my diet is going to take time. Thankfully, hubby will eat anything I put in front of him. And I can't eliminate bread entirely because he has sandwiches for lunch at work and it's really the only thing he can have since he does a lot of driving during the day. Any tips on other possible foods that don't require any heating up? And don't say salads. Hubby doesn't go the rabbit route.

I have at any give point played: World of Warcraft Aion Rift KOTOR TERA probably a few more random ones thrown in. I did a little bit of end game raiding in both WoW and Rift. I'm also a huge Elder Scrolls geek. I've been playing since Morrowind. I'm very excited about the new MMO. I'm currently playing on a server in Minecraft. I enjoy games I can socialize in more than single player.

I'm know I'm late to the 6 Week Challenge party, but as Steve said "Start today!" Background: I'm a new mom that is trying to get back in shape. When I was in high school, I was thin and did a lot of sports. All that changed when I graduated from college and had to move back in with my family. A year of mom's home cooking, a sedentary desk job, and too many MMORPG's took their toll. Eventually I got talked into joining my local Roller Derby team and got moving again. I made great progress and was a pretty good player, but then I decided to take some classes at my local community college to possibly help improve my job prospects. I had to quit roller derby but knew I would come back as soon as I completed my classes. Of course, life likes to throw the occasional curve ball and just as I was planning on returning to derby, my husband and I found out I was pregnant. I gave birth to a beautiful baby girl about 10 months ago but have sadly had trouble motivating myself to get moving again. I recently returned to Roller Derby, but I'm worried that I won't be able to keep momentum. And so I have journeyed and found myself here, hoping that willpower and motivation of my fellow nerds will help make me successful. Stats: Age: 31 Ht: 5' 3" Wt: 170 lb Arm: 12" Waist: 40" Thigh: 27" Main Quest: -Defeat 5 Adipose (Lose 5 lbs) Missions: - Increase cooking skill to Apprentice Level (Cook 3 healthy meals/week) - Battle the tribe of She-Orcs twice a week (Attend 2 roller derby practices/week) - Choose and fight one additional battle per week: Gym Demon, Wheel Monster, or Evil Twin (go to the gym, ride stationary bike, BBWW) Motivations: Getting and staying healthy for my baby daughter. Loving my body the way that I used to. What I'm really needing is a team off ass-kickers to help keep me on my path. I respond well to small amounts of guilt and knowing that someone is looking over my shoulder helps keep me focused. I know I need to start small and be consistent. Newbie Mistakes I suffer from: Overeager Beaver Accountability Slacker Emotional Rationalizer "I'm too busy" Liar Help me, Nerd Fitness. You're my only hope!