Luciana Valerosa Culming

*knock knock* I like your goals. I'm not an assassin yet. ( I'll decide after my first challenge.) But I'm from Germany and if you need any help learning the language just message me. I can try to answer your questions. And Talk to you in German. I stumbled accross you, when I searched for somebody who can help me with my fencing. I'm not a creepy stalker ^^ Viel Erfolg mit deinen Zielen! Gruß Kate Edit: Oh and I'm trying to keep away from choclate this challenge, too. Good luck.

Oh, I tried out a few things and would like to learn the guitar one day. But I think I don't have talent. My mother forced me to learn the flute in primary school, but I already forgot how to read notes properly. *sigh* If your back injury hinders you from achieving your workout goals, you could alter them to exercises you can do now. Just my two cent. It would be shame, to be set back by something like this. And it's not your fault. Edit: Or are you already fit again? Then never mind my babbling^^

The walk to Mordor challenge is really cool. I track my distance this year, too. ^^ And welcome fellow P&P-Player. I'm not into D&D, but I do the German DSA. Perhaps I'll ask you some questions in your introduction. Do you want to be friends on this board? Your goals are looking good and woot, woot, you already finished some of them. \o/ Great progress. Edit: Cool, recipes. I'll try them out when I get a new blender. Mine broke in January and I can't replace it at the moment. Tell me, how they tasted.

My boyfriend seems to have the same built as you. He gains some weight. After three years he gained 5 kg and has now a normal BMI. But it's impossible for him to gain muscle - so he says. He hasn't tried that hard. I think you would have to start a strength training regulary. Perhaps you can get some dumbbells or you stick to Steve's tipp and grab a bottle filled with sand. Good luck with your journey.

@Thin Guy Majig Jeah, my herold is hot blooded and kick ass. She is from Almada, which is like Spain compared to real countrys. But I don't want to go into detail, when you don't know anything about DSA. Don't want to get you borred with me babbling on ^^ Yes, I finished mine. You can find the link in my signature. Do you need help adjusting your goals? I used this description to optimize mine. http://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/60788-campus-tours/?p=1389772 At the moment I try to figure out what guild I belong to. And I didn't find an accountabillitybuddy group, that suits me. Perhaps I'll create my own group next week.

Best wishes for getting well soon. I like the song you are trying to learn. Are you playing the piano or another instrument?

How are you doing?

I'm from Germany as well. Your goals look good. Pull-ups are really hard, I heard you have to train several month to do them. Since when are you trying to achieve this goal? Best wishes!

Your goals look attainable. Best wishes! I'll follow you arround a little, if you want to. I know it's your first week, but how is it going? Are you sticking to your plans?

You should edit your goals a little. I can't read them properly, because you didn't order them. Perhaps this link helps you to understand, what I mean http://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/60788-campus-tours/?p=1389772

I started this challenge late as well and I'm becoming a teacher, too. I'm studying arts and germanistics. Let's support each other. Have you already written an Introduction somewhere. It helps to have some kind of picture of a person. You should also add a profile picture and edit your signature. You could add a link to this thread for example, so people will have a look at it more often. You have a step counter for your second goal? Are you doing this steps during your job or are you going for a walk sometimes. For quest three I can give you an article. http://www.mnn.com/food/healthy-eating/blogs/12-tips-for-kicking-the-refined-sugar-habit

I think you lost water the first week because you ate less or no carb. Perhaps you should start measuring yourself or shot pictures. When I look into the mirror I see changes, but the scale is showing funny numbers. I used this guide to take my measurements. Perhaps you'll need somebody to help you. And don't give up with your workout routine. Try to do something three times a week. You need rest days as well. And perhaps you are still searching for something that you really enjoy doing. I'll follow you around this challenge, if you want ^^

So I created some SMART goals ^^ and edited my signature. I still have to find somebody I want to follow regulary and I don't have a group yet. edit: Ok, I'm following Malarkey , Ropust and JFH now. edit: I didn't find any Accountabilibuddy group with less than 8 members, that had similar goals to mine. One was scaring me a little and the others were already full. :/ And I couldn't find the sheet.

Week 1: 23rd February until 1st March I was still participating in a cycling challenge, so I was cycling a lot stationary and outdoor - more than 100km. By the way I got third place in this challenge and was very glad about my progress in building stamina. But I only did cardio and no strength trining. So I was really glad, when I finished the challenge, because it held me from my other goals. Creating healthier eating habits went fairly well. I ate some snacks, but not too many. I only remember eating two cornbars. And I ate a lot of fruits, because I felt a little exhausted and needed some sugar. I also treid to eat something healthy for dinner and ate a salad every other day. Oh, and I didn't fence at all. Week 2: 2nd March until 7th March I went back to my bodyweight and strength training and did a lot of body weight squats, kneeling push-ups, one-arm dumbbell rows, planks, jumping jacks, leg raises and bycicles. I also did some crunches and sit-ups, but I kept my reps low, because I get DOMS very easy in my abs region. I only had a cacao once, when I wanted some chocolate badly. The other days I stuck to the fruits and vegetables. Today I swung my sword for 15 minutes. I hope I'll be able to do more the rest of the week. But my shoulder hurt after 15 minutes and it wasn't as much fun, because my boyfriend didn't have time to train with me. So I stuck to the basic and trained some defense moves.

My first week: Sunday, March 1st, 2015 I completed my Flat Belly Workout again. Had to reduce the sit-ups and crunches a little. Then I did Steves Beginners' Body Weight circuit three times. On the next day I realized, I should split these exercise on two days. Had DOMS in my belly region. Monday, March 2nd, 2015 Today I walked 14 kilometers. But I want walk this path again. Didn't enjoy the scenery much. For dinner I prepared a vegan chili, which should last for about four days. And I tried out cooking a potato in the microwave. Tuesday, March 3rd, 2015 I did my Flat Belly Workout again and walked for almost 7 km. Wednesday, March 4th, 2015 I did the Beginners' circuit again for 3 times. Perhaps I'll be able to do more reps next week. Thursday, March 5th, 2015 The scale seems to trick me. It went up again. I realized that I'm losing weight with excessive cardio and gain weight when I continue my strength training. ;( Flat Belly workout today. That wasn't my best form today. Almost quit the bicycles half was. And during the second set of leg raises my hip bone was making funny noises. Oh, and I walked 6 km today. Friday, March 6th, 2015 Today I completed my Thread for the challenge. I set myself some nice goals. Then I tried to train a little with my sword. Although it only weights 1,5kg (I thought it was more), my shoulder ached after 15 minutes. Then I repeated the Beginners' Body Weight Strength Circuit again for three times.

Summary for January: I tried to eat a little healthier. Picked up some fruits for breakfast and ate smaller portion. And I did a lot of cardio. I cycled about three hours with the stationary bike, ran 20 minutes and walked for 160 kilometers. I also tried to start again with my bodyweight and strength training with my dumbbells, which I had dropped in October. Summary for February I started three challenges in February. 30 Days body weight squats (which I dropped after 15 days), 30 days plank challenge (which I dropped after 15 days as well). I was able to do a two minute plank at the end of the challenge. Now I'm back to one minute. And then I started a cycling challenge and went third place out of 96. Jay! I also continues my bodyweight and strength training. Summary March: I sticked to two different workouts. So I'm not performaning so many different exercises anymore.

Hallo, Kate again. So this is my battle log. I try to gain a little muscle, accomplish some endurance and stamina - and lose some weight on the way. Currently I weight 64 kg with 1,57 cm height. (I'm really not very tall.) I'll update my weekly journal here with my workouts and progress with improving my eating habits. I would like to add some tables with figures as well, but I couldn't find out, how o add my excel tables. Perhaps I'll post some screenshots. Goals: I want to accomplish a leaner self. I want to reach 60 kg and build a little muscle. Stamina is also important, because I want to walk home fast without getting out of breath. I want to walk 2.4 km in less than 20 minutes. I want to get leaner. I want to drop weight until I reach 58 kg. [Met on May 21th 2015] I want to gain some muscle and do push-ups and pull-ups. At the moment I can only do kneeling push-ups and never did a pull-up. I want to feel better, have more stamina and respect myself. I want to like my own body and feel more sexy. I want to accomplish healthy eating habits without counting calories. I want to train my fencing skills until August for our regular community meeting. Measurements

With the E-Mails I mean the little newsletter for which you can sign up on nerdfitness.com. Steve created some kind of little exercises for beginners in there and gave some tipps. I did them last week. What are you doing at the moment? Have you set yourself some more specific goals? Sorry, if I'm a bit too noisy.

This is the story of me and my roleplaying character leveling up together and building up some STR, STA, DEX and CON on the way. Luciana Valerosa von Culming is my character in P&P, but you can call me Kate. She is an herold from Almada and like the rapier. I'm my a broad sword person. You can see my training sword in the picture. Hallo, I'm Kate and this is my first challenge. I like to go for a long walk and cycling. I would like to be able to run for ten minutes, but I'm not a good runner. I also enjoy fire spinning and fencing. Sometimes it's hard to get myself motivated for these hobbies, because I don't have anybody to train with. Currently I'm a student and have semester break. The lessons will start again in April. So I use daylight for outside activities and work at night. Oh, and I'm from Germany. So I'm not in the same time zone as you and English isn't my mother tongue… as you may have already noticed. I already created some healthier eating habits and introduced fitness into my daily life. But I have a hard time sticking to the plan. Especially with keeping myself away from junk food. My boyfriend is writing is master thesis until the end of March and we have a lot of chocolate, chips and other stuff in the house to keep him motivated. At least I enjoy drinking tea and don't have to keep myself from soda, because I think it's much too sweet. You can read more about my hobbies and activities in my introduction. Or you could ask me. My Main Quest: I would like to stick to a regular workout routine for this month and create a workout plan I can follow through during study time. I'm exercising, because I want to get my stamina and strength. I would like to improve my fencing skills until August for our meet up. Quest 1: I want to train for fencing at least once a week. It will be hard to train alone, but I want to pick up my sword at least once a week to get a feeling for it. My sword is a little heavier than my boyfriends, because I enjoy shorter and heavier swords. If I'm not as tired at the end of a session next moth, I'll know I reached this goal. Measurement: A = 6h in 30 days, B = 4h in 30 days, C = 2h in 30 days (I'll alter this a little if the challenge works better than I thought) Reward: A = +2 STA, +2 STR, B = +2 STA, +1 STR, C = +1 STA Quest 2: Eat less junk food and eat more vegetables and fruit. My boyfriend really hates vegetables. My eating habits changed since we moved together and I want to reintroduce them into my daily diet. So I'll try to eat one salad for dinner or some vegetables. And I want to substitute chocolate and crisps with fruits or raw vegetables. Measurement: A = 3 vegetables or fruit a day, unhealthy snacks only once a week; B = 2 vegetables or fruit a day, unhealthy snacks only twice a week; C = 1 vegetable or fruit a day, unhealthy snacks only thrice a week; Reward: A = +2 CON, B = + 1 CON, C = + 0,5 CON Quest 3: Get moving six days a week. As I said, I want to built some workout habits. I don't feel like doing the same things again every day. But I want to do something fitness related once a day. Walking for more then 30 minutes, cycling for 30 minutes, hitting the stationary bike for an episode of "Lie to me", doing my bodyweight exercises, ... Measurement: A = 6 workouts a week; B = 4 workouts a week; C = 2 workouts a week; Reward: A = +2 STR, +1 STA, +1 DEX, B = +1 STR, +1 STA, +1 DEX, C = +1 DEX Life Quests: I want to get leaner and drop some weight until I reach 58 kg. At the moment I weight 64 kg and I'm 1,57 cm tall. On the other hand I want to gain some muscle, agility and endurance. I want to have enough energy to run back home from the train station regulary. I want to be able to do push-ups and pull-ups. At the moment I can only do kneeling push-ups and never did a pull-up. I want to feel better and respect myself. I want to like my own body and feel more sexy. And I would like to accomplish healthy eating habits without counting calories. Motivation: I want to get fit for our next community meeting in August. I couldn't train sword fighting with the others, because I was so tired from cooking for everybody. Also this was my excuse, because I still have trouble with the basics. I really want to train my stamina and my endurance to keep up with the others next summer. I don't want to miss the fun this time! Mini Quest 1: Update goals to fit within the SMART goal standards-set self up for success= +1 Wis Mini Quest 2: Make some friends= +1 Cha Mini Quest 3: The Library= +1Wis Mini Quest 4: Checking your Starting Credits Mini Quest 5: The Cafeteria= +1Con Summary: Finished about 90% of my challenge this time. Eating: I meet my eating goals almos the whole challenge. 5.5/6 points ~ 91% Exercise: Five out of six weeks I followed my workout plans. ~ 83% Fencing (5 hours 40 minutes of 6 hours) 94%94%

Thank you, for the warm welcome! I'm trying to set up my thread for the Beginner's challenge at the moment and I'm updating my fitness journal. I'm still not sure, which profession to chose, but I'm eying with the assassins. Wow, I have so many goals. It's hard to pick one.

I like your story about geocaching and exploring the cycling track. I enjoyed cycling in my childhood. But we only drove the same 1,5 km up and down - 10 year old me liked the hills. As a teenager I dropped cycling and playing outside - what a shame. Somehow school and losing my best friend to a console got in the way. And then I won a shiny new bike a year ago. First I had to get it smaller with a new saddle and a few adjustments, but then after half a year my started my first long tour and really enjoyed it. My boyfriend likes geocaching, too. Perhaps I can convince him to get his bike out of the garage this way Good luck with staying on the saddle. I allways try to much at once and then drop it. So now I try to find some habits I can really stick to.

Thank you Lilith. Now I know, what to do next.

So, I decided my goals and Quest to go there. I'm just not sure, were to post my Thread and how to find a group. Do I write somewhere, that I'm searching? :/ and if it's reasonable to start the challenge now. I could complete my own challenge the next few weeks and start fresh in April. I'm not sure about my profession. I thought, I want to be a Ranger. But I don't like soccer or bascetball. I like fencing, bodyweight, free weights and dancing. (Or what I call dancing) Can somebody please help me?

This is an impressive fitness journey. I'm 27 and only recently got intrested in sports. Rugby sounds tough. And I'll try out your recipe. In April I have to start preparing my meals again, too, when the new semester beginns. Sounds as if it would be good for you to start lifting again. You sounded very excited when you described this part of your fitness journey.

Your goals look good. Best wishes and hallo