dellface

This is my goal dress. I shall wear this goal dress and make the exes cry and cry. I went ahead and added stars and fireworks to it, might as well be fancy about it.

Okay, well, I still haven't lost any weight to speak of *glares at the free bacon in the employee cafeteria* but I got my first "you look like you've lost weight". BRING OUT THE NOISEMAKERS, MAKE MERRY WITH THE CHAMPAGNE, THROW THE YOUNG CHILDREN IN THE AIR!! I'm throwing myself a parade. It may look to some like I am simply walking down the hall, but in fact, it is a silent, one-woman parade of delight.

Hello all! I'm in the Lakeview area and wonder if anyone would want to go geocaching with me?

Thanks Congie! I am so frustrated with my non-weight loss. My muscles are much better, but jeez.

Yesterday was not a banner day in the challenge for me. It was, however, my birthday, and I did have a wonderful day, and I even got a workout in, BUT. I didn't feel like I was giving it enough in the workout, and I'm concerned about how frequently I feel that way. On the other hand, I kicked off 36 with a workout, so that's definitely better than 0-35.

Day 1 of my challenge went moderately well, despite the mountains of candy directly outside of my office. By way of explanation, I work in a hotel. A hotel which had a wedding on Saturday, and at this wedding, there was a candy bar. The bride bought wayyy too much candy, so there were piles of it on carts directly outside my office door all day. I'm not a candy person, and yet still. I felt a bit like Scrooge McDuck at the very end of Ducktales: The Game, but with reese's pieces instead of gold. No running yet, but I did work out. Chicago is having a weather fit and it was snowing much of the day yesterday. Other than that, I stuck to my goals. Not only did I read for an hour, I read Mr. Steve Kamb's Level Up Your Life. I kept finding myself nodding - and tearing up at one point - because of how much I identify with that starting point. Just a few months ago, I was so miserable and unhappy. Over Christmas, I stopped drinking and smoking. Six weeks ago, I started working out. Now I want to get right down to the heart of the matter, to figure out why I was so miserable, to clarify what I want, and my chosen vehicle for that is through getting fit. What strikes me so much about the book - and the community in general - is how this sense of wonder and imagination and braininess abounds. I just want more of it. I look forward to the next four weeks!

Well, I cut out an hour of TV as planned, but instead of reading, I simply spent an hour treading these boards, if you'll pardon the misapplication of phrase. In my defense, there are lovely people here.

Thanks! I'm pretty close to 80% paleo, so that should be easy. The other ones will be a bit more difficult.

I am going for the challenge and I have goals! They are: 1. Cut out 1 hour of TV and switch it to reading in the evenings. I've been in the habit of watching too much TV at night and I'm . . . not getting any smarter. 2. Add running to my workouts 3 times a week - I want to run 1 mile without stopping. I could probably do that now, but I have a motivation issue. That issue is laziness. 3. Go 80% paleo. 4. Bring my lunches to the office twice a week (my office has a none too healthy buffet for free) 5. Do 30 box jumps (up from 15).

Yes! I'm in for the challenge! I'm working on my goals as we speak. Goal one might be avoid pizza.

Hello! I'm new! I've been prowling about these halls for a few months and today is the day! I've spent the last ten years or so traveling the world, and now I find myself rooted in one place, finally with very little to focus on except myself, and I am not delighted with what I'm seeing. I've started my quest slowly. If we put it in original Legend of Zelda terms, I've only just picked up my sword from the old dude, and since it is dangerous to go alone, I thought I might see if I might go it with you folk. My opening crawl would go something like this: It is a period of boredom in early middle aged Dellface's life. After adventuring on the high seas for a decade, she finds herself in the windy lands of Chicago with a small feline companion, fighting against the evil onslaught of general weakness and malaise and bingewatching Netflix. A few months ago, she managed to find a website of marvelous people that like the same stuff she likes, but was feeling uncharacteristically shy, so stayed in the shadows. After one particularly bad year, she gave up drinking and smoking, and so took the first steps out of the shadows. Emboldened by this choice, she haltingly began lifting weights to regain the adventurer she had once been. With the *hopeful* help of her new friends, she is the only one who can save herself and restore balance to her Force. Nerderies: So many. Doctor Who (I am determined to stop thinking of myself as a companion and start thinking of myself as a Doctor), musical theatre, Harry Potter. Chronicles of Narnia, historical documentaries, books about Russian royalty, of course I love Star Wars and can quote both Clue and The Princess Bride in their entirety. Current weight: 173. Goal weight: Don't care, but I want to lift like Daisy Ridley. I'm currently working though Daily Burn's Live to Fail, which is smaller weights than I'd like, but a gym is too pricey for me at the moment. I'm working on improving my diet, although this last weekend was absolutely killer (I'm looking at you, sour cream coffee cake.) I'm really interested in parkour, I'd like to be the type of person that doesn't get super bored on runs (Zombies, Run is helping there) and I am a light geocacher. Is there anything else? Did I write too much? Why does posting on internet forums make me nervous when speaking in front of hundreds of people is fine with me? Sigh.