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Thanks for that! Yea, I would like to find some accountability here, so if you don't mind dealing with an expert in excuse making I would really appreciate it, haha. I'm glad to see that I'm not the only one here that struggle with attempting the difficult. I believe I know my biggest obstacle. I discovered it when my friend made an observation about me on one of our hiking trips. We had just reached the top of a mountain, one of the hardest one's I've done and this was our second time hiking it so I knew it wasn't going to get any easier. I was sitting on a rock and just enjoying the view for a while, and that "while" ended up being close to an hour. My friend and my brother-in-law (this trip was his idea as he hadn't hiked this mountain before) wanted to keep going but I said I'd like to sit and enjoy the view longer. While there was truth to this, I also was trying to avoid walking any further for as long as possible. I said I could sit there forever, and I probably could have because it was a great moment. My friend looked at me and said this, "You seem to always be comfortable where you are at." I believe he meant it as a compliment, as in I can just fit in anywhere and love it, but I also saw some issue there related to my avoidance of a challenge. I get way too comfortable. That's about the best description I could ever have heard for myself. I get so comfortable where I am, that the idea of changing that moment is overwhelmingly burdensome. But, I'm sure this can change. So yes, I am interesting in keeping each other accountable. I do get comfortable where I am, so I wonder if I can use that to my advantage and put myself in a place where I feel good about myself and be comfortable there. I sincerely believe that once I make what people call the lifestyle change, and not just a routine, I will be comfortable and happy there, and feel a heck of a lot better! I know exactly where I want to be, I just got to get there. So, that's me, where I am now, and where I'm trying to go. My fitness goal is to have something like a gymnast build. I want to be flexible, have a great stamina, and be able to go out and have the adventures I always dreamed about, and especially get into hiking more. My class on this site is Assassin, I was thinking along the lines of the parkour type, think Assassin's Creed. I don't necessarily want to do parkour, I just I want that mobility. I'm taking these yoga classes to work on my stamina and flexibility. Eventually, I'd like to work some strength training into the build as well, but I'm trying to avoid bulking up. And I'm also thinking that cardio will be important for me. I'm glad to be able to start this out with someone else! For a while, I thought I was going to have to go solo on this. What are your goals and what difficulties do you think you will be facing the most? Let's do this!

So, I messed up right from the beginning. I payed my fee, hopped on the forums all excited, then did nothing. I've had a lot of things going wrong and I've been letting these things interfere with my life in every way possible. I've been out of work for a while now and allowed myself to fall into a kind of depression because I felt like I just failed at life. I think I lasted one week trying to improve my life here before I fell right back into my slump which consisted of me existing on my couch 24/7, as in I sat there, eating junk food, watching TV shows, and falling asleep there only to wake up and repeat the process the next day. I do this because it's easy and when I feel defeated, I want easy. To nerd this up, I'm even afraid to play a video game on hard mode because I believe I'll quit playing because it's too difficult... (actually this has happened often) maybe I should do that one day just to make myself finish a challenge, haha. I'm in need of a serious respawn. Last week I started going to a yoga class at my university. It's free, so that's helping a lot until I figure out my financial situation. But, it's hard. A friend also showed me a very nice walking trail near where I live, one that I never even knew existed. I think I tried to start too big and I let everything overwhelm me so for my respawn. I plan to take it step by step. I want to be more active at my school gym but for now, I think the yoga classes and walking trail will be my focus. I'm going to learn to commit to a routine first and foremost. Then, I'll step it up and figure out what is next. However, I understand that I do need to do a little more, so I've started preparing better meals as well. All the junk food I have been eating has to go, so I'm actually eating real meals now. And for more good news, I attended a career fair yesterday. I made some good connections. But even better, on the way to the career fair I received a phone call for an interview. So, I'm doing that on Tuesday and I'm feeling pretty good about it. I'm glad that I started taking the yoga classes before all of this too. That means that I decided to improve my life before things started to look up, during my slump. This is important to me because I did not let difficult times keep me down. It took a while, but I made a small change. My next yoga class is on Friday. The class is hard, and I typically feel sick half way through, but I do notice how much better I feel after. Right now, it's hard for me to go. About an hour before each class, I start making excuses. I'm too tired, I want to do something else, or I can just go next time ... It will be more difficult tomorrow because I missed the last class with good reason, that was the day of the career fair (in my defense, that career fair was a lot of walking!). The excuses will be easier to accept this time, but I am not going to allow them to interfere. I'm putting this here so that I have to make myself accountable. I am telling everyone that I promise I will attend my yoga class on Friday, no matter what excuse I come up with. So, I have to go, I don't like breaking promises. And for a final note, I have a hiking trip planned with a friend and my brother-in-law at the end of this month. We have done this a few times, but I can never last the full trip, we have to stop early because I can barely move. This time, I am going to push myself a little harder. I love being out in nature, but I let the difficulty stop me just like with everything else. I believe that I can go further, it's just easier to stop. But not this time. We are going to make the full trip, even if it takes me a little longer. So, here is my respawn and I'm bumping up the difficulty level to hard mode. It's time to actually face a challenge for once.

Wow, that is quite the battle you've been through! And don't worry, it wasn't TLDR, haha. I'm sure we can make this happen! This week, I had the opportunity to take a mini vacation with my family up in the mountains (just got back home) and I took that opportunity to get outside and be a little more active. Now that I'm back home it's time to keep that activity going. It looks like you have a pretty solid plan and I've been thinking about what I need to do. Right now, I have 0 stamina, so I am going to hit up my school gym and start working on the treadmill to build that up. I'm also going to set aside a few days of the week to cook my own meals (I eat fast food almost every day for every meal) because I am certain I will feel 100 times better and that will contribute to building up some stamina. At my current state, I literally contemplate if it's worth getting off my couch to use the restroom or grab a drink from the fridge because it seems like it could be too much effort. Surprisingly, I'm in decent health as far as I know, I'm just terribly lazy. My goal right now is to reach the point where I can wake up and really NEED to go to the gym because I don't feel right not doing it. I'm actually in that last stage of "by the times" myself. It's funny (well maybe not really funny) how I can wake up and realize I missed the scheduled time I had set aside to begin my plan only to decide, "oh well, that's missed, I guess I'll have to start again tomorrow." I think this will be fun. Let me know the gyms work out for you once you've tried them. I'll let you know how my progress goes with the treadmill. I'll find some motivating anime openings to get me in the training spirit, haha. Also, it is very nice to meet you!

Well hello fellow Georgian! I'm also from the country side in Georgia and love every bit of it. I too find that healthy recipes can be a challenge here as we live in the land of sweet tea and casseroles.

Hey there StrayRogue! I just joined a couple of days ago as well. Glad to see I'm not the only new guy around here. I'm in a similar state, looking for some inspiration to keep this going so if you are still looking for some party members to help with the battle. I just posted my own intro here on the forum as well, so hopefully we will see some more new people coming in too! Nice to meet you, and you got this!

Hello Everyone, I just joined NerdFittnes a couple of days ago, and I have to say I'm looking forward to going through this lifestyle change and really want it to stick this time! I've tried getting in shape several times, with noticeable results, only to quit because "life" or because I was getting bored with the routine. I do get bored easily. I think that's what drew me to this program. What I think that what I am looking for in life is something of an adventure. I've done some things that I consider to be pretty great, and had some wonderful experiences, but what I'm lacking is living that life full time. Since I'm new, I've been working on the Mindset quests. When I was writing down who I was, I ended up looking at a list that defines me as a quitter and someone who is living his dream through TV shows and video games because it's easier that way. Honestly, I'm not happy with that. I'd rather be out living my own adventure than through the actors on my television screen. But first, I have to get passed the quitter side of my life that gives up when my patience wears thin and when things get difficult. So, I'm here. Some of the adventures that I've experienced in my life involve travelling and learning about new cultures, always being willing to try a new and unique food (even if it's questionable!), taking a survival training course for a weekend, and really any other activity that will get my adrenaline going for a time (as long as it's safe). I have a passion for anything old, I love history (the older the better) and for a time wanted to be an archaeologist, though my career path did take a shift not too long ago, somewhat related to that "quitting when things get difficult" part of me. But, I'm actually very happy with the direction my life is going now as I'm back in grad school working towards a master's in critical literacy, hoping that I will be able to teach literature one day. My passions lead me to what I consider to be unique hobbies. I collect antiques when I can afford them, I love archery, martial arts (which I've attempted to learn but also did not stick with), studying old legends and mythology, and have recently been going on hikes at least once a year with friends and family. I also really really love going to Medieval Times every once in a while to watch the jousting tournaments! One of the reasons I'm here and want to improve my lifestyle is so that I can enjoy this side of my life more. I want to (or I should say "I will" as described in the mindset module) be able to do these things without feeling regret half way through my experience because I'm too tired or because I can't keep up. I've quit so many things in my past that now I'm starting to actually quit the things I love to do most. That's scary and has left me feeling bored and useless. I can't be that quitter any longer. This is going to be very difficult and I know the temptation is there. I see that there are other "newbies" here in the forums and if anyone wants to work to keep each other accountable or form an online group or something, I'd be happy to be a part of it, because I need it just as much as anyone else out there. I'm looking forward to getting to know everyone here and getting to hear the stories that you all have to share. So, here we go!