Nymphadora

Honestly only 1-2 and maybe a coke in the afternoon to keep me going. But I've gone cold turkey because I realised when I didnt have a hit of caffeine I would be so cranky and was not sleeping properly when I did have it. I was depending on it way too much. So I've cut it out completely for the next 30days. It's been tough, just finished the first week. I can say I am already seeing a difference and sleeping alot better! Finally getting a full 8hrs in rather then 5-6hrs and I am beginning to not be so tired during the day.

My weekend/week is huge!! Work work work seven days this week! Epp! Didn't count calories this weekend, ate way too much but like @Akari said its a new week! Had a free PT sessionyesterday (monday) thanks to my gym and I am stuffed! My legs were on fire so only managed 3.5kms today in 30min Unfortunately have not had a chance to do any more pandora but will aim to get the next chapter done tomorrow! Im currently tackling the caffeine beast @Eskcanta! Finding it hard to not substitute sugar for it, so I'm drinking alot more water. Makes me feel bloated so I can't fit anything more in.. Baby steps, you'll defeat the sugar beast! That's so good that your friend motivated you! Hopefully @Akari and I can help you through this! And congrats on no empty calories yesterday!! Running in the woods! That sounds quite magical Akari! Hope you girls are well and had an amazing day! I'm off to work now! I'll check in tomorrow but

How are you both going? I did Pandora workout 4 yesterday and pilates today but going to take tomorrow off. Have a lot on over the weekend. Hope you are both going really well! And don't stress the empty calories, you'll defeat the beast @Eskcanta! Just keep persevering, you'll get there. How are you finding the workouts in Pandora @Akari?

I decided to try level three today and I'm stuffed haha opps. Bit sore from pilates yesterday, thankfully this chapter focused on jumping more then ab work! Nymph awoken to a hard cold slap across the face, 'Come on now lassie, you'll be alright!' Nymph sat upright and found herself face to face with an older man. 'Thats a lass, now please tell me you can walk otherwise...well I hate to be the bearer of bad news..' 'I can walk,' Nymph cut him off. There was no way she was going to give up now. Not after she'd made it this long. Nymph let the strange man help her to her feet and began to slowly hobble along with him. He led her to a massive gapping hold in the Eastern side of the building. 'Didn't think I'd find another soul in this city.. well not alive at least.' He began, 'Could not believe anyone could be so stupid to yell out in the middle of that hell hole...mind you that kinda turned alright for you I suppose. Hell if you hadn't yelled out I might have walked on right by you and never even noticed. Now mind your step lassie..' Nymph stood dumbfounded at the tunnels exit. There was nothing but ruins as far as the eye could see. No sight of life. 'Wh-wh-where am I?' She stuttered. The old man turned to her, a huge smile across his face, 'Welcome to...' He never got to finish his sentence, in fact he would never utter another word again. In the blink of an eye a rotted bloodstained tentacle had reached down and pulled his head right off him. By the time his body had fallen to the ground Nymph was off at a sprint. It didn't take her long to realise that whatever had attacked that man was not interested in chasing her. In fact why would it when it was in the perfect spot to pick up its dinner? Anyone trying to escape the city would have to climb right through that tunnel..That could have just as easily been her...she shuddered. Nymph found a shaded piece of rubble to rest for a while as the reality of her situation sunk in...

Chapter 2 completed. Actually did level 2 for the first half but my legs were jelly for the wall sit and I managed 1min straight I also went to pilates this morning for something different, managed not to faceplant the mat during it so counting that as a win! Nymphadora began to move away from the horrendous chomping noises. As she slowly backed away she bumped into an abandoned car. "WEIOOOWWWWEEEIOOOWWWW" She had accidentally set the cars alarm off. She cursed to herself as she straightened herself up and attempted to find her bearings. The chomping noises had stopped.... Which way had they been coming from again? Where was she? 'Oh no,' she groaned as the unfamiliar city closed in around her. She spun around frantically looking for some kind of indication on which path to choose; and thats when she saw them. Nymph did not have time to take in the grotesque sight of the rotted shadows as she began to run. Exhausted from her previous escape efforts but fueled with fear she made her way deeper and deeper into the heart of the city. She did not have time to look around to see where she was going, or to notice how odd it was for a city this big to have no trace of human life. Nymph just keep running...She blindly, weaved in and out of the street, dodging rubble and abandoned cars.... trying to stay one step ahead of death. Nymph ran and ran as fast as she could. Straight into a dead end. She panicked as she tried the first door she could find. It was locked. She could smell their stench before she could hear them.. She was trapped with nowhere left to run.. 'HELPPPPP!! PLEASE" she yelled as she banged on the door. But it was useless, she collapsed on the floor, physically and mentally broken. She was tired, so tired.. her vision was beginning to fade.. Her hands were numb from her previous escape and she had lost all feeling in her legs. She guessed she had probably broken or torn a few muscles in her efforts to survive. Not that it mattered now, it would all be over soon enough... She closed her eyes and let out her last sigh as she rested her head against the back of the door... When all of a sudden she found herself with her back on the floor 'Oof'. Nymph opened her eyes and saw a blurred face behind the fog of exhaustion. 'Help,' she mumbled to her haze as her vision went dark again.. She felt a pull of her body before she lost was lost to the darkness of unconsciousness ...

You guys guess what! It's a new day today (8.30am Australia time) so leave tomorrow's battles behind and charge into today refreshed and ready to tackle the new challenges today brings! Eskcanta at least you're recognising empty calories. Maybe you could look into removing them from your location or replacing them with some other kind of snack? I have a bowl of fruit on the bench and have to reach for that before I think of giving in to a craving! @Akari that's okay you can smash it out today!

You can do it!! just bin the other half before you second think it or drop 50 rather then 25. You're part of the rebellion! You have the strength within you!

Chapter One: Completed (Level One) @Akari I'm exhausted haha but love the RPG style of the workout Nymphadora awoke to the sounds of sirens blasting across the city. Where was she, how did she get here? She felt a sharp throbbing pain in the back of her head..'ugh' she groaned as she picked herself up off the ground. She put her hand out to steady herself and found an invisible wall in front of her. Panicking she began to back away when THUD! Smack straight into another wall not even a metre away from the first. 'No no no, HELPPP!!' she cried out as she realized she was imprisoned in a glass box. Nymphadora banged on the glass in front of her, 'HELPPPPPP' she screamed. Her screams fell on deaf ears as the sirens continued to go off. She would not give up, she would not let her claustrophobia break her. Nymph kicked and punched and elbowed the glass. Her hands were bruised and bloody when the first crack appeared. Fueled by rage, adrenaline and fear she persevered until finally the glass cracked and she was free. Nymph sunk to her knees, her heart racing as blood and sweat dripped onto ground. She was exhausted. The sirens had stopped. How long had they been silent for? And then came the screams. 'AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH' Nymph jumped to her feet, she guessed they were a few blocks away. She began to stumble towards them when the screams stopped. Suddenly the streets were filled with the chomping sound of jaws tearing apart its prey... Nymph began to retreat, tripping on some rubble and sliding back into the shadows. She was exhausted but knew it was smarter to put as much distance as she could between the chomping noises and herself. So she began to retreat...

Wohoo go Eskcanta! You smashed your calorie goal! and only 350 empty calories! Thats a solid effort! Tomorrow if you're going to have empty calories reason with yourself first and say its only acceptable if it's 325. Try continuing that daily and see if you can cut it down gradually rather then all at once. Love the RP it is fantastic! I'm not much of a writer myself but I'll give it a go.

I am so excited to eventually get to the point where I can move even an inch towards the wall in wall walks or jump on a box without tripping (did that once, ended up with a sprained ankle hehe) etc. Do you have any tips or advice to give to someone starting out

I am so glad I am not the only uncoordinated ranger I have faceplanted many times in up/down planks too haha

Hello! Ranger Nymphadora reporting in! I stumbled upon NerdFitness almost a year ago but lacked the motivation to actually do much with it, until now. I always thought I'd have to be perfect and if I failed I'd slip right of the wagon. After reading one of the NerdFitness success stories about how her life was transformed by not being perfect I reviewed and changed my outlook on life. After all being perfect is just not practical! So here I am with all my imperfections working towards a higher level me. I'm probably the most uncoordinated aspiring ranger, but I'm still kicking and willing to give it a shot! I've never been into fitness or sport, I was the kid who tripped over myself crossing the road and ended up with a broken bone. (So far its only been 3 breaks, 2 sprains but to be fair one of them was the result of tripping on a hula hoop not myself). But I'm determined and seem to bounce back everytime. I think I fit in well with the Rangers as I like the idea of building both strength and stamina (and coordination along the way). I don't want to be the fastest or strongest, just the best version of me!

@AkariI just had a look at age of pandora and absolutely love this!! What did you want to aim for? 1 chapter a day? We can start tomorrow if you like? and give each other feedback on how we went.

Hello bker!! Lovely to meet you

I love this so much. I think we can build up a team with different classes and make this work, after all most RPGs rely on different classes working together I'll look into pandora more after work