Osla

Mid-Challenge Changes (pounds/inches lost) Weight lost: 3.2Neck: 1Biceps: .3Chest: 2.7Waist: 2.7Hips: 1.9Thigh: 2Calf:.5Total Inches LOST: 11.1†Total LBs LOST: 3.2 lbs Whaaaat?!Breakfast: Banana and coffee (with even less sugar than yesterday) and water Snack: Sunflower seeds (roasted and unsalted Trader Joe) and water Lunch: Leftover curried broccoli soup, blueberries, and water Snack: apples Dinner: Roasted tomato sauce (homemade), meatloaf, broccoli (planned, will confirm this evening) Workout: Completed Dumbbell level 1 at the gym this morning, walked on a steep incline for 10 minutes after for bonus star level.

Updating Progress thus far: Mid-Challenge Changes: Weight lost: 3.2Neck: 1Biceps: .3Chest: 2.7Waist: 2.7Hips: 1.9Thigh: 2Calf:.5Total Inches LOST: 11.1†Total LBs LOST: 3.2 lbs Whaaaat?!Sleeping on average 7 hours a night. Workouts need to be increased to meet challenge goals. (This week I've done 2 out of 3 so on the way to awesometown) I worked out in the gym today, tried the dumbbell level 1. I almost worked up the courage to walk into the weight room but alas,I found the quiet little area off the basketball court. It has a small rack of weights and a bench - all I needed. So close.

I did relatively well today. Breakfast: Blueberries with cream and coconut, little bit of leftover pig from yesterday, and coffee (with less sugar!) Snack: Dark chocolate covered almonds from Trader Joe's, lightly salted cashews Lunch: Coffee (with less sugar!) and more cashews (I'm not really a huge lunch lover) Dinner: Nom Nom Paleo's Curried broccoli soup with leftover pork and tea Rain has trapped me inside today. Instead of walking in place, I shampooed carpets, vacuumed, cleaned -etc. Opportunities for improvement: Really, Really need to drink water. Like, way more. Need to pack my lunch for work tomorrow so that I don't bottom out and get hangry. Hopefully oldest minion will get to go riding tomorrow so if so I will walk the property for some movement. Also have every intention of going to gym before work to do Workout B. (Back up plan: do workout B in living room)

Definitely did not sleep 8 hours despite my best efforts. Got in bed before 10:30pm but woke just before 6am. Close enough I suppose.I have to take my youngest minion to middle school orientation today. After dropping her off, I was thinking of heading over to the beach for a nice walk. Its pretty if it isn't raining. Guessing since its supposed to be rather overcast today that there won't be a lot of sun worshipers out there loudly forming their next melanomas. Good clean Paleo grub lined up for the day. Just have to follow through.

Your hair is so dry! Why haven't you used the leave in conditioner I bought you? Do you really want disgusting straw for hair?! I may as well be talking to the wall. (heeeeey)

Any nerds in Newport News, Hampton or Yorktown? I see another group for on the other side of the tunnel but have no desire to drive to VA beach or Norfolk to meet other Nerds. Sorry I work out at Riverside wellness, work in Newport News and wouldn't mind a local accountabilibuddy.

Finished up my day still on track. Breakfast: raspberries and blueberries drizzled with warm raw honey and topped with raw coconut flakes. 2 leftover chicken wings (coffee) Lunch: chicken, feta, and spinach Snack: Coffee Dinner: Nom Nom Paleo's Kalua Pig with asparagus (tea) Exercise: Walking during shopping totally counts. Gym: Completed warm up, Beginner's Bodyweight Workout A, cool down Opportunities for improvement: Water. I need more. Period. Lunch needs to be planned better. Tomorrow the weather peoples are calling for more rain. If that happens, I'm going back to the gym to walk and swim. Backup plan: Just Dance until I can't breathe.

Kicked into gear a bit better today. Ate clean. Went to the gym (whaaaaaat) and completed Workout A from the Beginner Body weight Workout. I warmed up on the rowing machine, did my workout, and then cooled down with stretching and a slow bike ride. Took my minions to the gym and they worked out too. +1 Epic Mom skill for gym time with the daughters. Wanted to take my labs for a walk today but we had a crazy torrential downpour. Took the minions clothes shopping for back to school instead. I have an alarm set for tomorrow at 7:30am so going to be in bed by 10:30 tonight. I installed an app on my laptop a couple weeks back (actually when I started Nerd Fitness Academy - so 3 weeks-ish) and it seems to be helping my eyes and brain slow down a bit.

After looking over the mid challenge summary, I really kind of feel like I had lost sight of the quest goals. Specifically, even though I set calendar alerts and all that for the workouts, I haven't stuck to them. I need to figure out a more strict method of dealing with working out.

Battle log Begins mid challenge. I didn't quite have the gumption to keep one before now. This week my in-laws are in town. They are so not Paleo, they are practically from the future. I love them, but if they ask for one more fried restaurant I may just scream. My husband is still deployed so its just me and my girls. This weekend seemed like Crapfood Central. I ate pizza Friday night, Ice cream Saturday night, and Buffalo Wild Wings yesterday. Good grief. However, last night I took all three labs for a walk around our neighborhood. If you've never tried to walk a 3 month old puppy with 2 fully grown horses, you should. How I see them: How the neighborhood sees them: Today I am back on track. I started breakfast with a couple of the chicken wings and a large bowl of berries with raw honey and raw coconut, plus my coffee. Nom Nom. I have errands to run that will force me to get my rear off the sofa. I have Nom Nom Paleo's Kalua Pig recipe going since last night for dinner. Going to add to that asparagus cooked in Ghee with Hawaiian red salt, roasted broccoli and carrots. Will take the pups out for a walk after dinner again. It felt great and even the puppy slept through the night. Tomorrow my oldest minion has riding lessons, so I plan to walk around the property while she gets to canter and trot.

Challenge Goals: Do the beginner bodyweight workout 3 times per week (1 STR & 1 DEX)Walk 10 minutes per day (minimum) 6 days out of the week (3 STA)Get 8 hours sleep each night (I struggle to get quality sleep and I need to work on this) (2 CON)SQ: Walk into Weight room and lift = (1 CHA & 2 WIS)Mid-Challenge Summary: Q1: Did BBWWO 1x per week (hangs head in defeat) = D-Q2: Walked 10 minutes per day 3 times per week = CGot 8 hours sleep all but 2 days out of 3 weeks!!! = B+My side quest hasn't happened so far. But what did happen was my ability to say, "No, I'm not eating that. No, its not because I'm on a diet - its because thats gross and not even remotely healthy. Yes, I cook my meals. No, none of them come from a box. No, that doesn't make me nuts - it makes me healthy and smart. So, suck it." (Ok, I didn't say the last part out loud but I said every other phrase at least once and often more when people made unwanted comments about my menu planning or grocery list. Done going with the status quo because eating junk with someone makes them feel better. Time to make me feel better.) = A+Allocation: Q1: D =STR .5 & DEX .5 Q2: C = STA 1.5 Q3: B = CON 1.2 SQ: A = 1 CHA & 2 WIS

Boo, I wasn't getting updates when there were replies to this. Teros, I was thinking going from US 16 (womens) to US 14 (womens) was 1 size down - cause there is no size 15 in US womens. Maybe I'm wrong? In any event I was hoping for about 10 - 12 lbs for this challenge total. However, since this is my week 3 summary - I don't see hitting that. Challenge Goals: Do the beginner bodyweight workout 3 times per week (1 STR & 1 DEX)Walk 10 minutes per day (minimum) 6 days out of the week (3 STA)Get 8 hours sleep each night (I struggle to get quality sleep and I need to work on this) (2 CON)SQ: Walk into Weight room and lift = (1 CHA & 2 WIS)Mid-Challenge Summary: Q1: Did BBWWO 1x per week (hangs head in defeat) = D-Q2: Walked 10 minutes per day 3 times per week = CGot 8 hours sleep all but 2 days out of 3 weeks!!! = B+My side quest hasn't happened so far. But what did happen was my ability to say, "No, I'm not eating that. No, its not because I'm on a diet - its because thats gross and not even remotely healthy. Yes, I cook my meals. No, none of them come from a box. No, that doesn't make me nuts - it makes me healthy and smart. So, suck it." (Ok, I didn't say the last part out loud but I said every other phrase at least once and often more when people made unwanted comments about my menu planning or grocery list. Done going with the status quo because eating junk with someone makes them feel better. Time to make me feel better.) = A+Allocation: Q1: D =STR .5 & DEX .5 Q2: C = STA 1.5 Q3: B = CON 1.2 SQ: A = 1 CHA & 2 WIS

Thanks all for the responses. Lullaby: I will go check that out asap Blaidd: Thanks My only real question is this where I track my progress or is there another thread I should be using for this challenge? I saw someone else with a link to a "battle log" and I wasn't sure if this was needed - and if so where it goes. ForeverRoses: Hiiii Today was my first workout. I did NOT expect it to be as tough. I'm also doing the academy quests so I incorporated that. I took my 10 minute walk - inside because of the torrential downpour, and that confused the helllllo out of my three labradors. Then I did the customized warm up followed by the recruit workout ending with a cool down. DUuuuuuuUuuuude. Like.. Wow. Yeah. Sleep has been better for me the last couple of days. I take anti-anxiety meds and I believe that a lot of my sleep woes have to do with the precise timing of those. I have set alarms on my phone to assist in making sure I don't take that 2nd pill too late. I haven't been a size 14 (in jeans) in a verrrry long time. I can wear a 14 in most dresses - but to me that doesn't really count. We all know its all about the jeans!! If you want an accountabilibuddy Forever, since we have similar goals, let me know. I am new but persistent.

I seriously have no idea! I though I would find one of the dumbbell workouts here and make a copy of it with me to take to the gym when I get the nerve up. The bright side is the gym I swapped to is far less intimidating than my previous one. (The last one contains gobs of people who do competitive bodybuilding and I always felt crazy out of place in that gym.)

Hello, my name is Osla and this is my first challenge. I began poking around Nerd Fitness a few weeks ago, and just joined the Academy yesterday. The real Osla is a hair dresser in a busy salon. (And a closet WoW player) I love my job and the lifestyle, but I hate that I am overweight in the beauty industry. The job is pretty active when the shop is steady but when it is slow, we sit and stare at each other. (Or play with each other's hair, whatever) The biggest problem, for me, is the surrounding environment. The shop is situated between some pretty tempting restaurants. We have Panera Bread, Starbucks, Pho, Moe's, Extreme Pizza, Chinese, BBQ, and a flipping fro-yo shop all in our plaza. UGH! Temptation and I are not friends. Like, not even frenemies. My challenge goal is to drop into a size 14. I am currently in a 16 and have been for too dang long. The three things I will do during this challenge to reach my main goal are: Do the beginner bodyweight workout 3 times per weekWalk 10 minutes per day (minimum) 6 days out of the weekGet 8 hours sleep each night (I struggle to get quality sleep and I need to work on this)My side quest is to walk into the free weight room at my gym. (Oh, and then pick things up and put them down) My motivation (My Big Why) is to see on the outside how I feel on the inside.