Vworp

Righty then. Vworp reporting in for my....second challenge? So, the first one I rather skipped out on. This time though, this time I'm in it for the long haul. I actually did complete two of my previous goals: I got a job worth having (in my eyes, at least), and I finished off 6-8ish weeks of the first level of the fitness guide. You can call me Vworp or Al, whichever you so please, I'm a 19 year old female. Standing at 5'5", weighing roughly 160lbs, and still breaking under the compulsion to binge on sweets. Yes, my greatest weakness: food. My job, which I love because it involves not working for my parents and instead working with snarky, sarcastic people my own age, is a "barista" at Starbucks. I'm sure you can see how that doesn't help, but I love it....and I wear bowties to work (because they're cool). My goals for this challenge: 1. Diet: Reduce bingeing. [CON +3, WIS +2] My plan, make gradually decreasing allowances of binges per week. 2/2/1/1/1/0. 2. Diet: Make at least 18/21 meals a week. [CON +2] At home, read: not Starbucks/PitaPit/Booster Juice. I've been eating so much fast food. 3. Fitness: Not miss any intervals with workouts. [sTA +3, DEX +1] I suck at running. I don't even dislike it, I just don't do it...like homework. 4. Life: Get driver's license. [WIS +4] Shhhhhhhh, I know I'm well past 16. I just need a bit (a lot) of practicing in....and to book a test. I've actually quit a job, so soon I'll be down to 32-40 hours a week. Lots of downtime, many books to read, a few walls to paint, but lots of time to devote to fitness. Oh my Lordy, I'm looking so forward to not working more than 8 hours in a day. I apologize for any and all awkward replies, I'm actually better at face-to-face social interactions.

I am so horrible at updating. Ummm, I somehow managed to lose a day...or more...last week. Not really sure how, I can't remember not working out, but my sheet tells me otherwise. Although, now that I think about it, the weekend did contain Canada Day as well as a day of baking for Canada Day. There has to be some kind of horrible irony in the fact that the only part of the weekend I can recall properly is the bit where alcohol was involved. I ate so many cookies on Canada Day. I feel like the sheer amount of calories consumed that day should count as a binge, but I never actually ate all that much at once. A binge is considered compulsive, eating a lot in a short span of time, so...I'm going to say it wasn't a binge? Just me being an idiot. In other news, I got a call today about a job interview! Which I have to return tomorrow, and hopefully not make a complete nutter of myself. Then hopefully an interview next week *fingers crossed*. I probably sat there with my mouth gaping for three or four minutes after I listened to the message. I had not expected a call from them, their ad was just really upbeat and exuberant feeling. I, of course, was shell shocked by the interior of the restaurant and reduced to a meek pile of soft spoken words and head nods. I'm making a cake, or possibly two cakes, tomorrow. Two of my friends share a birthday, one of whom made me a Batman cake on my birthday. It would be rude not to return the favour. So, another friend and I are making them cakes in the likeness of their house badges, Gryffindor and Slytherin. I'm thinking the one will be Tardis blue inside and the other dark orange, orange, and yellow (her favourite Firefly character is Jayne Cobb, I feel like that might be too vague though.) I know, baking is a terrible thing to do when one is trying to lose weight, get fitter and whatnot. I won't give up baking though, I really, really enjoy making fun cakes and weird red maple leaf shaped cookies. It's not really even the eating bit I love, it's the creation and satisfaction of making something awesome. Similar to crafting wands actually. I'm just going to have learn some discipline and stop myself from eating more than a small portion. It's not like I'm looking for some instant change, I'm willing to take time and build up positive habits. I'm going to accept mistakes and just keep going, because that's what I always get wrong. I dive in head first, do as much as possible. Then, when it finally overwhelms me and I bugger up I just stop because I don't have the will to go full throttle again.

Thanks! I have to say, I envy you, subways are by far the best transit system I've ever experienced. Much more efficient than the bus system we use. I hope that challenge goes well I have been absent a nearly a week, that's much longer than I had thought. I have not skipped out on any workouts, or binged though. I have to admit, 4+ hours of swimming a week isn't likely to happen at all. I managed ~2.5 hours last week, mother nature might as well have stolen Two-Face's coin. It's either fantastic, or there are thundershowers and tornado warnings. The land of the living skies, where one minute it will be sunny and the next a downpour will have you running for shelter. There's no real reason I've been absent. I've just been sort of out of it, my sleep schedule's already buggered and job hunting is slowly whittling away at my sanity.

Thank you! I most definitely will post pictures, everyone I'm going to The Hobbit with is dressing up. We have dwarves, hobbits, elves and a Gandalf. It's terribly exciting. I believe I've fixed everything, thank you for pointing out the mistakes. In other news, my day was good-ish? I most definitely did not come close to paleo, but veggies and protein, yay! I also completed my first Rookie workout, which was more difficult than I'd expected. That said, I sort of forgot to rest between sets. The weather is just drab here, the rain seems never ending, I will get some swimming in tomorrow hopefully. At least I got another hour of walking in today, the perks of not having a driver's license. Which will probably be one of my goals next challenge.

Thank you so much! You're all such lovely people I must say, it's odd to be tall, all of my friends are giants, I can wear 5 inch heels and still be shorter than most of them. My plan is pretty much willpower and keeping myself busy. This challenge holds me accountable, which will help a lot, but I think keeping myself busy is going to be the most important bit. Bingeing is part boredom for me. I suppose I should report in about my day: essentially I kept busy, didn't get quite enough protein in but ate healthy/moderately paleo, and I walked for an hour but didn't end up starting the workouts. I'll be starting working out tomorrow.

My first challenge, and I'm pretty much Socially Awkward Penguin so I've gone over this in my mind a few hundred times and it's going to take me a very long time to write this post. So yes. Hobbit because that's just how I'm built. Pudgy, shortish, freckles, and large feet. Well, that and I'm planning on dressing up as a hobbit for the movie in December so it's been on my mind for quite a time. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't a bit fixated on it. Arighty, stats, I'm 19 years of age, about 5'5" (165cm) and 160lbs (~73kg). I won't even pretend to know anything about my fitness level. Once upon a time I worked out 3 or 4 times a week, walked everywhere and ate frightfully healthy. It's been a few years, I've gained a bit of weight, lost a lot of muscle which isn't the greatest combo. In retrospect, I'm not even sure what happened. My key problem: an abhorrent sweet tooth. Sadly baking is a talent, I binge, and well yeah, nothing good comes of that. My goals: Stop binge eating. CON +3, WIS +2 Swim 4+ hours a week. STR +2, STA +1 Complete Rebel Fitness Guide: Level 1. STR +2, STA +2 Get a job worth having. WIS +1, CHA +2 I've put the points most heavily on the ones I'm most worried about...which is pretty much just bingeing. Admittedly, I'm aiming towards the Monk and Assassin classes in the long run, because comic books. I'm actually taking a year off university to figure out what I'm doing. Suffice to say, I was not applying myself and it was showing. So I'm job hunting, so much fun, I feel like I should constantly be apologizing for my presence and even applying to work at places. Confidence is one of the things I'm hoping to gain from this. Just a teensy bit even. Righty, my base points: STR: 2 | DEX: 1 | STA: 1.5 | CON: 5.5 | WIS: 3 | CHA: 2 Constitution might seem quite high but I'm very resilient to illness.