Hi! I feel really lucky because I discovered Nerd Fitness last night just in time to start the 6 week challenge! I am extremely wordy and I apologize. Main Quest: Lose 110 pounds (This is a long term main quest obviously) Mission 1: Build up to and complete Week One of Zombies Run 5k training app. I am ludicrously out of shape. An eventual goal I have is to finish ZR5k and be able to run a 5k without walking but I’m not in good enough shape to even begin that goal yet. So I’m going to walk at least 3 times a week for 30 minutes. I’m also going to do bodyweight exercises like calf raises, squats, lunges, etc. 3 times a week. The last two weeks of the 6 week challenge I will focus on week one of ZR5k (and if I can do it on week 5 of the challenge with one week left I’ll just move on to week 2 of ZR5k). A: Walking and doing bodyweight routine at least 10-12 times during the initial 4 weeks; completing the first week of ZR5K B: Walking and doing bodyweight routine at least 7-9 times during the initial 4 weeks; completing the first week of ZR5K. C: Walking and doing bodyweight routine less than 7 times during the initial 4 weeks; completing only 2 episodes of ZR5K week one. D: Walking and doing bodyweight routine less than 7 times during the initial 4 weeks; completing only 1 episodes of ZR5K week one. F: Other than above. Mission 2: Track intake daily. I’m starting out really simple here and just focusing on getting into habits that will help me later. So while I’m not going to attempt to give up sodas yet or restrict intake in any particular way (that will surely come later) I will build up awareness of what I’m eating and how much I’m eating. A: Intake tracked at least 90% of the time. B: Intake tracked at least 80% of the time. C: Intake tracked at least 70% of the time. D: Intake tracked at least 60% of the time. F: Anything worse than the above. Mission 3: Take my medication properly every morning. I have hypothyroidism and need to take a daily pill. I’m supposed to take it on an empty stomach, with a full glass of water, not eat for an hour, refrain from taking any supplements for four hours and not eat anything too high in fiber for a few hours. (Note: Hypothyroidism is extremely common. Different people with it have different needs. For example, my mom can’t take generic because her levels swing so wildly but my friend is fine with generics. Everything I have listed here is what my endocrinologist has told me to do based on several years of working with me. My mom only has to wait 30 minutes to eat breakfast. I can’t do that. Please don’t tell me I need to change something on this list. I’m going to listen to my doctor over a stranger on the internet.) Recently, I’ve gotten much better about taking it absolutely every day but I don’t always take it with a full glass of water (and… sometimes with liquid other than water. Oops) or I deviate from taking it properly in some other way. I need to fix that. I have terrible symptoms right now and my last lab results were horrendous. Not taking it properly will undoubtedly hinder my weight loss for a myriad of reasons. A: Medication taken perfectly every day. B: Medication taken every day but only taken perfectly most days. C: Medication either not taken perfectly most days or one day is missed entirely. D: Two days of missed medication. F: More than two days of missed medication. Overall score: Letter grades will be averaged at the end to determine overall score. Life Quest: Complete at least 3 sections from my GMAT books per week. My motivation: I want to prevent health complications from being obese, experience a better quality of life, feel more comfortable (physically and emotionally/mentally).
