MoodyBeth2

I'm 58. Was very fit till 50ish. Suddenly energy left and in its place was a tummy. Then came poor health and now I'm a squishy thing...I'm very type A and am looking forward to the completion but after reading all the 20 something intros would also like some age appropriate cyber friends on this journey too

Awesome Goals! How are your going to keep track of your calories? I bounce between FitPal and Sparkpeople.

Dear PP, Love it. So clear and you are really doing this. I don't see any aging woman in your writing!!!

Introduction: I'm MoodyBeth. I've lived through so much bad (husband in the war and coming back wounded, a brain tumor, 7 major surgeries and painful recoveries) and so much good (a good marriage, a loving family, a great career, travel from the Great Wall to the Pyramids, and so much more) that the 35 pounds of squish is really hurting my life. The surgeries and recoveries have me watching TV hours a day. It's time to move so I can move on. Main Quest: Participate in the Disney Half Princess February 2016, Backpack on Hiking Tour du Mont Blanc, August 2016, Backpack Appalachian Trail and/or Northwestern Trail, 1017 Quest 1: Get Ready for 5K, July 11 by: Walking 4x a week for at least 40 minutes. General full body resistance traing 3x a week. Yoga and/or Physical Therapy on alternate days from resistance training. Measurement: A= Walk + resistance/yoga+ dog walks, B+ walking 0r r/y and dog walking, C= just dog Walking, F= none .Reward: A=+3Stam & str or DEx, B=+2 Stam or Str or Dex, C=+1 Stam, F+ -3 Stam, Str, and Dex Quest 2: Continue Whole 30 into Whole 75 (I'm on day 17 right now).If you are unfamiliar with the Whole 30, its a detox paleo program. I was never hungry. If you are doing it, and its one of your goals I've created a accountabilitby group,http://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/66644-whole-30/. If you interested in learning about it check it out at Whole30.com. Measurement: A= clean eating day, F= not Reward: A = +3Con or F= -3Con Life Quest: Get out of bed early and work out body, mind, or spirit. Measurement: A = Out of bed without reading, B =reading for 20 minutes , C = sleeping in, F+ hanging out reading Reward: A = +3 Wis, B = +2Wis, C = +2 Wis, -F=-3 Wis Motivation: Better Sex- That's it. There's a lot of other health benefits from these quests that will happen but let's face it, sex means a lot, it's a primary motivator for me.. It means that I feel attractive, it means that my husband thinks so to. It means that I'm fit , and it means that am vibrant, loved, and loving. so, Better sex...yeah. Attributes: Strength: 0 Dexterity: 0 Stamina: 0 Constitution: 0 Wisdom: 0 Charisma: 0

Life is an Adventure or it is Nothing---Hellen Keller

What to I bring to the table? Stamina, endurance and wisdom. My race? Gray Elf of course.

Time to create goals--but first take stock of where I am. Last 15 years have been ...complicated. 9/11 - lost friends, was in middle, too much. Husband reactivated at 55 and had to walk away from our lives for the next 5 years. He retired from the military wounded of mind and body. Lots of surgery. While at war, I held down the house and family and worked at a job I hated. My brain tumor caused turmoil. I had a part of my left kidney removed as was my right eye. The treatment and tumor had me seizing, hallucinating and narcoleptic. I had to retire early. The brain tumor finally collapsed in on itself but the medication left a tail (long lasting side effects) that affects my joints. Two knee replacements and a shoulder rebuild later and I am almost a cyborg. The good news: I have walked the Great Wall, climbed upward to the sarcophagus chamber in Giza, and waltzed in the streets of Vienna. I have done good things for many students. I have a wonderful family and after many years I am still in love with my husband. My recoveries and rehabs have been done with wounded warriors, and taught me the value and wonder of intense competition. How can I not want to squeeze every moment of life left to me. I figure 30 years, max. So now goals, Long, long term: to be as vibrantly, sparkly, siningly healthy as possible for as long as possible- that means diet, exercise, faith, mind, and community. Moderate goals; Do the Disney Princess Half Marathon in February 2016. I was training for the full marathon three years ago, but as I'll never run again I thought that ship had sailed. However, I learned that they accept walker as long as the pace is 16" mile minimum. I can do that. Eat Paleo for the year. Learn to meditate. Stick with game and become a Ranger. Six Week goals; Walk a 5K in late June and then mid July. Follow training plan couch to 5K. Ready to move to 10K by end of summer. Whole 30 to whole 70 Build upper body strength per PT - resitance and stretch 3x a week Move up to adventurer. I think that I've begun the first part of the IT. .

First an advance apology, I'm very lame when it come's to game rules, so I'll probably have many questions.. -While I admit to being lame about the instructions, I'll more than make-up for it with enthusiasm and drive... that said. As a recruit, do I join another group as in the Adventurers, or will we as recruits form our own group?

I don't care. In the last three years I've recovered from a brain tumor, had two knee replacements, and just had my right shoulder completely rebuilt. The price of a joyously exciting life. I used to run but no more-- new knees. After all this, I'm out of shape and low on stamina. At 58, docs told me that I should be satisfied with reasonable health but I wasn't. Husband and I were supposed to backpack on the Mont Blanc pass last August but my surgeries had us cancel. My first physical therapist told me those days were over. I switched rehab locations. Since then, I've done all my rehabs and physical therapy at west Point Military Academy where I developed a competitive relationship with wounded vets. I felt that as my wounds and surgeries were a result of good living how could I complain when working next to men and women whose surgeries were a result of bombs. They felt that if the "grey-haired " woman could take the pain, then what was their problem. That competition had me beating all odds regarding my health. That competition led me to here. There have been moments during the last 16 months when I saw the light. Loving to travel, I managed to wander through Prague, and journey through the Nile Valley over Christmas. I have no intention of settling. Husband and I are planing a wonderful, vibrant, active, adventurous life but I need to move beyond recovery and into strength.

Dearest PP, You are far from aging. I, however, to whom dirt calls me mother, am. Age has nothing to do with changing our lives, Age does have to do with squish. Rebel against it! I love the entry post that we got with a suggestion of going for a 10 minute walk. As an ex-runner, I always started with small goals, 10 minute walk run. Have you looked at couch to 5k plans such as the on at cool running. http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/2/2_3/ There is also a really fun app, at least I thought so, for beginner runners, of zombies chasing you. Good luck with the rebellion Beth