KaylaM

Hey everyone! I'm from Boulder! Didn't know there were so many coloradans around these parts! fun! I've been studying abroad in france this year, but will be moving back beginning of june! anyone who wants to go on some fun hikes hit me up! I've been deprived of mountains for a year so i'll be taking full advantage this summer!

Getting a lot better! almost practically not sick anymore! got really bad again last weekend, even needing to skip class because i solidly couldnt sleep for a night..... BUT! I went on a 5k run yestrday! without stopping! AND! i did some leg work! like lunges and squats etc on top of yoga! winning! let see if i can make this a regular thing!!! Got a full restful amount of sleep last night! the first time in a while! i feel like i'm getting back on track! Gotta finish strong! i can do this! thanks for the support!

Hey! progress is slow but sure. got really sick for about a week there (that really needs to stop happening!) but ran around playing soccer for about an hour yesterday, with out much problems so looks like i'm back at it! been doing calesthenics the entire time i've been sick so been trying to keep the momentum going! sleep schedule was really bad there for a hot minute, but went to sleep before one last night and got up at 9 (normal people time!) so i'm getting there!!!

love the sugar part of your challenge! trying to do something similar too! SO much harder that you first expect it! Keep up the good work!!

Love this! I've also always wanted to be a ninja! I've been working towards it doing To Shin Do for the last two years! alf way to black belt right now!! If that's your kinda thing you should totally look up and see if there's a Bujinkan or To Shin Do dojo around. Its really fun to feel/be ninja I love your goals! especially cleaning and stretching goals! Be ready for anything! Love it! might have to adopt it! Good luck!

Update! Went to bed before one both monday and tuesday! went on a run yesterday morning and did yoga both mornings!! YAY! Already done the back strengthening exercises once this week too! gonna do them again today and probably go on a jog!!! YAY!! i feels so nice to be on track!!! Thanks so much for your support this far!

thank you!

Oh! thats cool! i'll look into that!

Thanks! yeah love her! same here.... still too weak to feel comfortable with parkour, but working on it!

thanks! I hope i get to go!

Haha yeah. it does sound that way... but its only 2 hrs by car, which is only 30 euros round trip i'm lucky!

Hey! love your goals! totally gonna check out that yoga site! been needing to get back into it, but here in france theres too many people in the classes that it's hard to get in your zone if you even get one of the coveted places so that site sounds great! good luck!

Heya! This my third (!) challenge here! sweet! I'm in the process of trying to make some drastic changes to some lifestyle stuff so thats gonna be the focus of this challenge for me! I've been loosing weight recently! i was even able to fit leggings UNDER the jeans that are genrally too tight on me! WOOOOT! but i'm still feeling too weak for my liking! i'm generally a strong lady cause i love sports so much! Anyway so health problems have kept me inactive for th last month as well as the month of november so this is my chance to change that and become the strong badass i like to be, except even stronger! just for your viewing pleasure: this is the idea: BAM! can i be that badass please?! oh. and those abs! anyway! Main quest!/ overall goals! I need to work on sleeping better, not forgetting about eating so i dont end up eating whatevers closest, and running more than once a week (but hey! at least i started and it was a 7 km run the first time! i was quite happy with that!) Mini quest one: turn off all electronics by 10 pm on weekdays so that i can be in bed with the lights out by midnight - 1am! A: 18 times B: 15 times C: 12 times Mini quest two: Run at least three times next week (7k +) more if possible so that i'm exhausted enough to sleep! A: 3x B: 2x C: 1x Mini quest three: Do 4 sets each of the back strengthening exercises that my parkour dudes gave me so that I can start feeling less frail during class! do those 4 times a week! A: 4 times a week B: 3 times a week C: 2 times a week Life quest: Write SOMETHING in my journal EVERY DAY. even if its just what i've been thinking about or an observation i made, or a good quote! Rewards are a beautiful thing so i'm gonna motivate that way! Rewards: A average: Weekend trip to San Sebastien! YES PLEASE!!! B average: A massage! C average:I get to buy another beautiful lipstick color from LUSH cause they always make me feel a little extra sassy Anyway! thanks for following along! Hopefully i'll b able to send post cards from san seb in april!

Haha i love this! you're aproach is fantastic and the gif make me giggle also Hook = swoon worthy. i'll be sticking around good luck girl! you got this!

Hey y'all! I know i'm super late in the game on this one, but i kinda dropped off the november one half way through, so we're gonna call this redemption. So here's whats up! I live in France. This is a amazing thing because its easier to find farm fresh produce and makes cooking MUCH more fun, but they also have AMAZING sweets. In the US i'm not even tempted cause i know how disgusting and processed everything is, so sweets don't appeal to me.. but here there more of an art form. so friggin good! ANYWAY! i had a hardcore reaction to sugar a few weeks ago where I couldn't even walk for like 5 days without hurting cause my allergic reaction manifested in my back giving out. THAT WAS THE LAST STRAW. I know EXACTLY what my body wants from me to be healthy and strong and i just haven't done it out of laziness and lack of discipline. so the discipline starts NOW. Steves post about making fitness a priority for one month to see if your life would all apart or come together really struck home for me. so that my plan! for the month of February I shall be making fitness a priority! I am running a half marathon in April and doing Parkour 2x per week so my training will be based around that. for quests: Main quest: Be as healthy as possible. Mind and body. gain strength, and never again be this weak. Use nutrition and running to regulate my body and boost my immune system! Mini #1 Run 2-3x per week during the week! Mini #2 Do 30 push ups and 100 squats 2x week Mini #3 Go to an hour and a half of parkour 2x week Nutrition: I shall be creating high protein salads in jars on sunday or monday for the week so i never have to eat out for lunch because of time constraints. I have bad reactions to most breakfast food, including eggs so on morning when i have school i shall premake packets of green smoothie makings with some type protein (hallelujah to almond butter!) to add so that the process is fast enough for me to eat something homemade instead f a croissant! DINNER WITH FRIENDS! food is a social thing here. I plan to monopolize on that and have dinners with friends at my place! I'm excited!!! HERE WE GO!

Cool! je vois bien que t'es toujours forte! J'habite maintenant à Bordeaux pour les études et j'ai vécu à Annecy pendant un ans et demi de lycée! Si tu veux quelqu'un à parler ou écrire en français dit moi!

Hey! love this! your ideas are great! where in france did you live?! tu peux toujours parler français?!

Haha. I like his thinking! i think there should be no problems with beer as long as you have a little bit. nd only drink it cause it's delicious.... not cause you wanna get drunk (then again i'm an artisenal beer kinda girl ) love you're snarky commentary! definitely gonna follow you!

Love your challenge! I will be infinitely impressed if you can pull all that off! it'll be freaking cool! and that video is awesome! definitely working towards that level of badassery myself... just quite a few steps behind ya. How long did it take you to get to level 5-6 climbing?! i'm just starting up climbing again and i'm more at a 4-5 level..... Good luck! i'll be following you're journey! Post a video of where you've gotten with the ninja parkour at the end of the challenge?! cheers!

Hey! i really like your challenge! totally feel ya when you say when you feel like you're body is failing you even though you're doing everything right! Super frustrating! If you want to look into how sugar affets your body check out this girl: http://iquitsugar.com/ her book is a really good read... even if it's just for the information! I think i might quit sugar for my next challenge.... we'll see... i'm kinda chicken... not gonna lie.... but i think it would be great for me! Good luck!

Hey! i really like your challenge! totally feel ya when you say when you feel like you're body is failing you even though you're doing everything right! Super frustrating! If you want to look into how sugar affets your body check out this girl: http://iquitsugar.com/ her book is a really good read... even if it's just for the information! I think i might quit sugar for my next challenge.... we'll see... i'm kinda chicken... not gonna lie.... but i think it would be great for me! Good luck!

Thanks so much! I'm super excited! OKAY SO Update! SO on friday i definitely feel like i did great cause at parkour's strength training sesh we did somewhere really close to 400 squats (no joke!) on top of another hoour of other stuff! couldn't walk very well this weekend, but after 2 days i'm no longer sore, which is awesome! I totally cheated with the sugar yesterday. i was really bad about it, but it made me feel like crap, so it sounds SO much less appealing right now... Other than that my diet has been pretty great! I think i need to write out a schedule for myself and really start following it, cause having these goals just written online is not ideal cause they're a little outta sight outta mind..... I'll see what i can do!

Hell ya! that case looks freaking awesome!! Totally get you on the bed time thing! might add that to my challenge! been going to sleep round 330am on waay to regular of a basis! looks like you're doing great! keep it up!!

Hey guys! this is my second challenge, so my first one in the Assassins guild WOOT! heres where i'm at.... i'm not very outta shape body wise, i'm mostly aiming for healthier.... that means food and movng my body! I started Parkour a few months ago after moving to Bordeaux and I love it! I mostly chose it cause i needed something to replace martial arts while i'm here in the badass category I love it! I've also just started climbing once a week which has been so much fun!!! Now that i've started i need to mak sure i continue! My parents just bought a boat and so i'm gonna go visit for christmas in the Caribbean! WOOOOT! but because of that, i wanna look my best! Especially since we'll be super active while i'm there! I'll be learning how to kiteboard! (FINALLY!) i'l be also swimming and kayaking and hiking a ton, so being in shape is important! on that note! to do that: Main quest: be as fit as possible at all times (that includes my brain!). and run a 5k in under 24 minutes just through parkour and a little bit of running on my own but not properly training. (my 5k PR is 24:10ish) just for fun.... see if its humanly possible: my measurements are: Bust:34 Waist: 31 Hips: 35 so if you take an inch off of hips, and 3-4 inches off of waist i'd technically be the same measurements as the average model , and it'd kinda feel like sticking it to the man if i was able to get to those measurements..... But i'm not sure its humanly possible cause i'm definitely a curvy girl. but i figured if i am trying to slim down and get stronger, i might as well see if its possible!! Mini quest 1: go to Parkour at least 2 times per week! If i can't, then i've gotta run 3 miles and do 20-30 minutes of body weight training to make up for it! Mini Quest 2: do 10 minutes of codecademy at least 3x per week! (i'm already using my brain by living and studying in another language, but i need to use the more mathematical/scientific side of my brain!) Mini Quest 3: Go on a 30 minute jog at least 2x week! Life Quest: completely rearrange and clean my room so the energy is unstuck, and buy a bike! Nutrition quest: only sugary things are fruit! severely cut back grains (brown rice okay) Wish me luck!

Recap! So. i did pretty darn good i feel like! i spent a quality amount of these last 6 weeks extremely sore from parkour and their intensive weekly strength training classes! i conquered my fear of losing control when i jump over things, and i'm gradually losing my fear of heights!! I also successfully fit into those great jeans i wanted to fit in, and all of my friends can't stop commenting on how fit I look! thats fun! On the other hand, my health doesn't feel as fantastic as the other transformations. I'm still extremely lazy about diet even though most of my friends would consider me a saint. It's mostly that i spent too much time these last few weeks in bed sick, especially since i know perfectly well that it's 95% diet related. That's definitely something i need to get better at next time!! Fortunately! i now have a great motivator!!! my parents just bought a boat in the caribbean and want to spend my xmas break learning the ropes, sailing around, swimming, and learning how to kite surf! talk about a motivator to get into great shape! so anyway, thanks so much for the support you guys!! i know i'm not very talkative on forums cause they still feel a little foreign to me, but your support helped! especially when i needed to get my butt out of bed when i was on my last sick day to move my body so i wouldn't get sick again! cheers!