Folk Bandit

The meditation exercises from my original post have been a real help in that regard. (I also purchased their book on kindle: that was a few pound well spent) http://franticworld.com/free-meditations-from-mindfulness/

Thanks a lot, that's really encouraging! I've had a bit of a patchy week to start off with, I had some commitments to meals with friends and family which I figured was worth breaking a few of my rules for. I'm hoping for 3-4 weeks in the middle of the challenge where I'm getting 100% or close to it every day. That would be really awesome! If I'm averaging 75% or better on my goals by the end of the challenge I'll be super pleased, and will hopefully have done my body a world of good. Other than that, one of the hardest things so far I think has been getting enough protein, so I might relax my condition for 1g/lean pound of body weight, especially since my main goal isn't to put on muscle but to lose weight. Let's do this!

Main Goals: Lose 20kg by 2016Get better at my two favourite sports: Kayaking and Ultimate FrisbeeBe productive in my work by sleeping, eating and exercising rightChallenge Goals: 1. Sleep right At the moment my body clock is quite messed up. As a result, I have less energy throughout the day and my work suffers. For the duration of the challenge I will be awake by 6am and out of bed by 6:30 am, which is unusually early for me. I will also not use any form of computer/electronic device after 11pm, as I have a feeling this is a major contributor to my sleep patterns. Measuring performance: I will get one point each day for getting up at the right time and one for not using electronics. Marks out of 84. 2. Eat right I have been a vegetarian for several years, but since coming to Nerd Fitness I've been itching to try the Paleo diet. For these 6 weeks, I will be eating my version of it, with some concessions (due to not eating meat) including using meat substitute (Quorn), whey/protein powder and milk. I will aim to consume ~160g of protein, and no more than 100 g of carb per day. I will also be aware of my fat intake. In addition, I will eat mindfully, without watching TV, and concentrate on my food. Measuring performance: I will get one point each day for tracking my intakes, one point for eating mindfully and two points for eating correctly. Marks out of 168. 3. Workouts I will do 3 workouts per week based on the Beginner's workout: http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/2009/12/09/beginner-body-weight-workout-burn-fat-build-muscle/ These will be on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Measuring performance: I will get one point for each workout. Marks out of 18. 4. Interval Training I will do 3 interval training sessions per week: http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/2009/01/27/kick-your-ass-and-kickstart-your-metabolism-in-20-minutes/ These will be on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday Measuring performance: I will get one point for each session. Marks out of 18. 5. Meditation I already meditate quite a lot, but not regularly enough. For this challenge I will meditate for 30mins per day with the help of these meditation exercises: http://franticworld.com/free-meditations-from-mindfulness/ Measuring performance: I will get one point for each meditation. Marks out of 42. I realise this is quite ambitious, but I'm well up for the challenge. Can't wait to see how this turns out!