PlusUltra

Wow, that's super-helpful, even in screenshot form! ;-) It took a little time for my head to figure out that it was a step one, step two, step three system rather than a grading system of A-, B-, and C-, but that's the way that my head goes, and it shows that the guidance is really needed! I really appreciate the point of view that motivating action with positive tracking is much better than negative tracking of the "failed to complete" variety. Feels like an encouraging acknowledgement that keeping going is hard and making sure that you keep going by contextualizing events through a better story. Small, easy goals are great advice too, and I can see the value in them. I have had difficulty in the past setting those correctly, since I look at what I want to achieve and lack full information about how to set those goals appropriately. That's one of the biggest reasons I thought to join, so that I might be able to take advantage of the people who have already been over the mountains that I'm seeking to climb and get insights on the best paths. I really need that help! Still my mountain to move over, but the understanding of how to summit it and the encouragement is possible is what I'm hoping that I can find -- and that I might be able to provide for someone else's mountain. Thanks!

Thanks, @Guzzi! I've been touring around the place (one might say lurking) and really liked what I see. I'm looking forward to diving in! Thanks for all the advice, especially about the 4 week challenge!

...I say drama but I'm fairly certain it's mine, not anything that all of you haven't been through already. I've been looking into NerdFitness for some time, even reading the book. But it's the constant reference to community and the powerful effects that that has had on the success of others that has finally drawn me in. I'm going to dive into the RH event, but thought that I would be well served to introduce myself here before diving in there. Settle in to learn how a bodohead joins the rebellion. I'm PlusUltra (an aspirational title waaaay more than an actual title). I'm coming up on the mid-century milestone near the end of the year, and as I do at decade marks, I'm going to make a big attempt at physical, mental, and emotional change. To be fair, the last half decade has been pretty good in the mental and emotional change as I've finally been able to make some of the growth and changes in career and social interactions that I've been striving for for years now. But the physical part has escaped me. The slim, man that I was in my forties and even at forty-five has grown back almost to the mistakes of my thirties. This will not stand (seriously, it's starting to get hard -- old knees), and I'm hoping that being accountable will help push me over the edge -- err, give me the help that I need to make this respawn the best that it can be. I'm significantly over healthy limits in size, and my level of physical activity, which was low at all points of my life leading up to now, would make a sloth roll its eyes. I need to move it, and dare I say move it. I need to overcome my lassitude and strive again. Now is not the time for complacency! Now is not the time for a lack of action! Now is not the time for continuing to sit on your hindquarters! Now, adventure beckons, and the true state of the hero that is PlusUltra lies beneath and beyond! I look forward to striving with you all.