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The chaining goals sound really interesting... cool way to motivate continued success! Also all of the story/gifs really make me want to get back into OUAT...

I have not! It's crossed my mind but I suppose this would be a great time to try it. I do tend to make food for leftovers but usually want to eat something different the next day haha. Will check out Pinterest for ideas - thanks for the input!

At Queen Ayrenn's side, the mighty warrior helped the Mane at Drindil Pass, to pursue the Undead Shade of the Queen's brother Naemon... Going to try to build more simple things into this, make the goals more realistic and measurable. Hopefully this should motivate me to be more productive! And this time I will not post my topic late! Diet Goal: * Cook/Prepare myself all but 3 meals per week * No more foods with primarily sugar enters the house by my purchase Training Goal: * Walk outdoors for a minimum of 15 minutes x3/week * Attend gym x3 a week (~45 min work out) --> Interval Cardio Training = 15 min, 5 min cool down --> x3 sets squats; x3 sets deadlifts, x3 sets benchpress; x3 rows; x3 overhead press* (choose TWO of these) --> 1:30 plank OR 1:00 rows with weights Life Goal: Reduce social media and gaming to allotted times. Install and USE Cold Turkey on both computers. Week 1 Check in on April 11th: A little late on this check-in, but here goes! (posted 4/13) Diet Goal: Not 100%, ended up getting food with my classmates again, and during study weekend, so I probably had 4 meals that weren't prepared by me. Will be home more in the next few weeks which should help. Training goal: Went on walks 3 times! (check!) and went to the gym x3 (check!) - need to be consistent with the planks, was doing less time on those; I also added in overhead press as an exercise choice. Study Goal: Did better on this; but now I've also created a unique user login for my study time and deactivated my FB account (eek!) Week 2 Check in on April 18: Diet Goal: Only got food outside 3 times, did a lot of cooking (albeit not all of it healthy); it's been hard not getting sugary sweet food... but was much better this last week. Training goal: Gym x3 (check!); walks x3 (check!) though no hike yesterday. Study Goal: Study is still on track, will be a prominent feature of my quest next month for sure. I been off of Facebook for almost a full week now, and that's been interesting. Week 3 Check in April 25: This was not my best week... Diet Goal: didn't keep track as well as I usually do, probably went out 4 times? Training goal: Gym x2, walks x1; but the times I went I did a full workout so that's good Study Goal: Studying has been going well. Considering deactivating other social networks. I feel like I have too many "free time" activities and not enough free time to do them. FINAL Check in MAY 1st: Diet Goal: ate out 3 times, at home not as great even if I technically followed my rules.. SO needs to get on board and NOT bring home ice cream Training goal: Gym x3, walking every day I didn't go to the gym, which I will be continuing going forward Study Goal: easy to get off track but w/o social media I have found it easier. Need more concrete goals next round. Overall I think I met my goal! Looking forward to crafting next round's challenge.

Late again x{ But let's recap what I managed to do! Quest #1- Increase Core Strength: - 2:00 continuous plank COMPLETE! - 15 push-ups continuous - Achieved 12 continuous, almost there! Quest #2- Board Study Scheduling and Adherence: - plan week ahead for board study - planned, did not complete - complete assigned board study material - was good for 2/4 weeks on this Mission: - Re-start basic lifting (re-introduce dead-lift, bench press) - Didn't so much deadlifting but I am up to 65 bench! - Eat more primal/traditional foods - 2/7 days to eat bread and pasta - Failed this objective... Life Challenge: - Log out of social media during allotted study time (carryover from last quest) - Failed (if I am honest) So, for the next round I will be building on a method for more consistency, since that seems to be the biggest issue for me right now. Will be adding in more lifting in various forms and working more on making sure I stay on task. I think I tried to do too much right away here... will try to make the next one go better!

Update! Coming in late whoops >.< * Went to the gym x3 over the past week * Board study was rocky; did 2/5 of the days I had it planned * Dead-lifting, squats and bench press are all now reintroduced to my routine * I can do 10 push-ups continuously, and 15 total (woo) * Plants at 2 45-sec intervals... this will probably be hardest to meet. Also I made a new ESO character thanks to being on Spring Break named "Breaks-Rocks"... so if any Argonians wanna say hello hit me up!

Started challenge kind of late, and only did one day at gym last week :| but I hope this week will be better. My previous goal is 3x a week at the gym, which means doing planks, pushups and balanced squats with the bosu ball, plus the captain's chair. So far, all I've done are planks and a little yoga at home, but now that I am no longer sick I will be more productive I hope!

Done 5 days of Board Study since I set up my schedule last week! Woot. Today will be first day back at the gym since last challenge unfortunately, but no longer sick, so I won't make anyone else ill at least.

Following along with you... sorry for joining late! Sounds like you're off to a great start

Again I am starting a tidbit late >.> But I did successfully complete my last quest! Huzzah! Now adding a few things to maintain a higher level of difficulty, and get some fitness/figure goals, in addition to staying on task for my school things. Quest #1- Increase Core Strength: - 2:00 continuous plank - 15 push-ups continuous Quest #2- Board Study Scheduling and Adherence: - plan week ahead for board study - complete assigned board study material Mission: - Re-start basic lifting (re-introduce dead-lift, bench press) - Eat more primal/traditional foods - 2/7 days to eat bread and pasta Life Challenge: - Log out of social media during allotted study time (carryover from last quest)

Merp failed to update this at the right time, been super busy, but before I caught a nasty cold I did manage to do 155 x3 reps squat!! I still need to work on the sleeping, and probably dietary for next challenge. Onward and forward!

Late update but a good one! On 2/16 I did 145 lbs squat! Highest I've been in over a year, and I will definitely hit 150 by the end of this month! WOO. Same day, I also got a higher grade on my final exam than I'd expected, and I am feeling good looking forward! Still need to work on focus/cutting out distractions. I think most of my goals next month will be study-related. So far been keeping up to 2-3 days at the gym a week. Thanks in large part to my SO <3 One more week now! WOO.

Welp, I may have under-shot what my goal for squats should have been haha. I already am back up to 125 lbs as of yesterday, and I did that after several lighter warmup sets. I think my new goal might be do be able to do a full 5 reps of 150 by March 1st instead.. probably going to hit 150 as a single squat a lot sooner So far been needing to work on avoiding distractions while studying a little better, but when I do sign out of social media, it makes a huge difference. Plus, post cleaning my room I was pretty productive today. Woot! Also, snazzified my ESO gal! Finally played with the dye stations!

I'm also coming back after a bit of a hiatus, so I feel you there. Easy to lose track for sure! One thing I find helpful for making my own lunches is to prepare stuff the night before. I am never with-it enough in the morning to set up a healthy lunch to go, so I end up eating out the days I don't. I also find it's really easy to make like, a bunch of chicken and then throw in the chicken with whatever veg and carb I am eating that day. Having a ton of snacks handy is also really great (but I am the type that likes to constantly eat so ... there is that XD) Good luck! Will check back and look forward to your updates!

I like how well-rounded your challenge is! Sounds like you're doing well so far - hope you enjoy the Super Bowl!

Thank you for the encouragement and the tips! I definitely am guilty of late-night screen time, though it hasn't affected my sleep itself, it is probably a part of why I go to sleep a little later than I ought to. I will pull out my sleep mask and give it a go again sometime, not a bad idea! This week so far has been not 100% but I had already made plans to do some late-night stuff with friends, and will do better from here on out! My arms and chest are sore from stuff yesterday, and I am going to try out the variations on some of Steve's workouts soon

EDIT: UPDATED! Time to make a (late) new thread! Been on a loong hiatus now for a while.. but not without completely falling off for the entire time I was gone! I did PR in both squats and dead-lifts back in winter 2014, and am slowly ramping back up to that after moving and resettling. School turns out to be very busy as a healer-in-training, but also very rewarding. Going to give another go at getting some accountability here. Quest #1- Increase Strength: - Squat 150 lbs. (Regain my PR from December 2014) = **ACHIEVED! 155 lbs, x3 reps Mission: - Go to gym x3 a week (minimum) = ACHIEVED for 3/4 weeks (last week was sick) - Strengthen core = WIP - Eat more protein, fewer processed carbs --> don't buy pasta or pizza rolls! = 7/10. Side Quest: - Go to sleep before midnight, wake up before seven --> need to work on this Life Challenge: - Log out of social media during allotted study time --> still working on this

Week of April 26th-May 3rd: 5/1/15: 31 minutes, 9.52 miles (stationary bike) 8 reps x3 barbell squats (up to 115 lbs) 8 reps x3 leg press (up to 135) Dumbbell rows 24 reps each 30 lbs weight 60 sit ups, 30 leg lifts 5/3/15: 28 min, 9.22 miles (stationary bike) 8 reps bench press (up to 65 lbs) 40 reps bosu-ball squats (15 lb kettlebell) 60 sit ups, 1m:30s plank

Hullo! After a bit of a hiatus from the site (but not the gym) I have decided I'd like to come by again! I realize the challenge is pretty far into it's course already but if possible I'd like to join ranks Also, moving to Ranger as it's currently aligned with my goals of combined strength and cardio!

Welp... got totally side-tracked while in medical school so I haven't updated much at all... BUT I have been exercising! So there is that. Since I was last here, I have made some great gains thanks to good people I go to the gym with at school. New PRs! Deadlift: 195 lbs (x3) Back Barbell Squat: 150 lbs Bench Press: 75 lbs (x3) My new goals until our next fitness challenge: * Up my cardio - shooting for 150 minutes/week (as suggested to prevent cardiovascular disease) * Go to the gym 5 days a week Lofty Goals: * Double my bodyweight in deadlift - end goal of ~260 lbs (long term), reach 200 lb deadlift (short term) * Bench Press 100 lbs (medium-long goal) * DO A BLOODY PULL UP - can still do a handful of chin ups, but no pull-ups yet! :|

7/17: BBWW at the Y! Lovely gym. Did 2 sets (20 lbs dumbbell rows, 40 lbs lunges, 30 s planks) 7/20: 1 hr 30 min Bikram Yoga

7/16: 1 hr bikram yoga I just got my YMCA membership (free with my tuition for school!) so I am excited to go try that out. They have a rock wall and a pretty expansive facility, so I'm excited to get to work starting tomorrow

@Chris-Tien Jinn: Went well overall - was a lot of info to take in, but I better get used to that! Updates! 7/11: Hike in Sedona! Was a hot one but a good one - we were out for about an hour and a half - beautiful area I highly recommend! 7/12: Bikram yoga (1 hr 30 min) - man is that class tough. It also looks like I may continue with it, we'll see if I can get my butt out of bed by 5:30 for it tho.

7/9: Was at the climbing gym for about an hour and a half today My fingers and hands are SO SORE. I am guessing I did only 30-45 min of actually climbing/jumping rope/etc but I'm already feeling it.

Managed to get in a workout after my first day... will try to either do yoga or rock climbing tomorrow. We shall see! 7/8: 15 minutes elliptical; 2 sets BBWW - 10 squats/10 jumping squats; 40 lbs on lunges, 20 lbs on dumbbell rows, 30 second planks