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Everything about this challenge is perfection! The Star Wars theme, the perfect motivation to get healthy, plus running the half marathon in Disney World! I don't know if I want to know you or want to be you, at this point. Will definitely be following!

I can't take credit for the crisp pun I'm afraid, someone else commented it when I had this goal in a previous challenge. The fact that I've had to give up crisps before just shows how much of a weakness they are for me!

Talking to your fellow rebels will be a perfect way to practice your English! Also I just clicked on your thread because I was so excited about Star Wars! Love the set up of your first post.

I found you! Yay. I see that the classic 3-runs-per-week challenge is one that we share! How far are you running at the moment? I'm trying to get back into it following a period of laziness following an injury, so am just sticking to 3ish miles each time for the duration of this challenge Oh and as for tips and tricks on getting to know the site, just spend a bit of time here each day, update us on your challenge, check out a few others, click around the forums a load and just press stuff! For previous challenges, they do mini challenges, to help newbies get involved with the site a little more, so keep an eye out for those (though I haven't seen anything about them so far, so I don't know if they are still going...)

A fellow respawn! Hi there. Good challenge! Especially the swimming! Good luck!

Your challenge sounds awesome! You will be in such fantastic mental shape at the end of it! Plus bringing your own food will save you money as well as being healthy - double win! I will be keeping an eye out for you as the challenge goes on!

Thanks for the support guys! We should have a special class for the recurrent respawners! Day 1 could have gone better, in terms of what I ate. I have an excuse for my bad eating, but like all excuses, it's bad so I won't mention it. I did record honestly everything I ate today though, which was the aim. Running didn't happen today. But no crisps happened either! Computer off time is in 40 minutes, hopefully I will have time to check all your challenges and sort out my character in that time!

Hello Rebels! So, I've been here before, had a poor showing at these challenges before, but I need to get myself on track again. Part of the reason for my return is that I love the changes to the challenges! Especially the character developing part! Really keen to get involved with that! Plus I think the shortening of the challenges will help me keep it up Anyway, on with my goals. I had a good think about the things that I want to achieve this year and came up with two long term goals: - To develop a food program that helps me plan my shopping and cooking, keep it in a calorie limit (eventually working to improve macros, but for the moment, just focusing on calories) and minimise food waste - To run a half marathon To meet these goals, I've designed some mini-goals, using Spezzy's example challenge (with 2 dietary, 1 exercise and 1 life goal) to help me: - Record everything I eat, including weights and volumes included. This will help me get a better idea of my calories and see what I like to eat most. This I can use to start making up my food plan. - No crisps (they are my downfall, my "crisptonite", if you like and I just need to not eat them) - Run 3 miles, three times per week. This should help return me to an ok-level of running fitness, which I could build on towards a half - Sort out my sleep routine by turning off my laptop and not playing on my phone for an hour before bed, at 10pm (I know, it's past 10 right now, but the challenge hasn't started yet!) In previous challenges, I would have gotten excited about assigning points to my challenges, but I am going to leave that for now, and see how the whole character development thing works when that is all up and running Looking forward to checking out all your challenges tomorrow and getting stuck in!

Congrats on your first run! Your wife was so right about running against other people making you faster!

Hi everyone! I've been on a NF hiatus for... reasons, but yesterday I was spurred to come back by having a 90s PB on my 5k! I ran it in 28.23, which isn't that fast I know, but it's the fastest I've ever done. Means a lot to me to be able to share it with you all. Peace out nerds

Woop woop! Tomorrow is my birthday! So to celebrate, I shall be allowing myself to cheat on my junk food goal and enjoy some of the fancy chocolate my Mum sent for me! I still plan to get out for a run (if the weather is nice!)

Also I received a fitness tracker for my birthday (which is tomorrow, but I opened my presents from Mum while I was at home for the weekend). Now that's motivation! I'll be sure to let you know how it affects my workout motivation over the coming weeks!

DAY 23 - Paleo day! Sweet potato hash, apples, black coffee, green tea, fish and peas - No junk food - Exercise - BBWW 3 sets - Uni work - WOW I actually did some! Spent an hour going through and neatly writing notes from a lecture earlier today whew

Congratulations on making progress on those projects! Good for you!

Great work on turning in your thesis! Are you a member of the Nerd Fitness Academy? I am not but am considering becoming one, I've thought about it more and more recently. Also Gone Girl - book or film? Both are great Well done on looking after yourself as well (shark week suuccckkss) and for defeating those aliens!