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Main Quest: Focus on HIIT, Spartacus like, Tabata, High Impact/Small Amount of Time workouts. Going back (about 6 years+) to the time when I played soccer; I was fast and furious. Several injuries and a crazy sickness later, I had to turn to enduro sports. Speed and explosiveness were gone! I did triathlons and enduro events for 4+ years (total of 8+ years of racing overall - lots of running, biking, du's). I did level up my life in several ways and had a great time overall....but, my body is over it; my mind is over it; my use of my personal time is over it. (Throwing in no processed foods of any kind (yes....just say no to the Cracker Jacks at the baseball stadium, just say no to the Chex Mix at beach week, etc). 12 on/12 off fasting program compliments the no processed foods. Its pretty much a no brainer. The next challenge, I would like to see it go to 16/8 - - that will take time. ) I have been practicing the above off and on for 9 months since my last major enduro event. I signed up for a small tri this weekend; its a personal test; I have definitely decided that im moving on 100% away from enduro.....but, i will be connected (you can never stay away). I am going behind the scenes to be on the other side of racing. I have already volunteered at 4 events and more to come. I hope to be a run or bike buddy for my favorite tri in October!!!! So Vital Athletic abilities - (which i obtained from Share it Fitness) and have been processing in my mind and researching - - - - My main focus will be on: SpeedExplosive PowerShort Burst EnduranceA part of that list is Flexibility - i m pretty gumby, so i will maintain! So as I mentioned above - short burst workouts, plyo's, crossfit like workouts, etc. Its daunting b/c i havent been that type of athlete in a while, but exciting as well. Its going to be a huge challenge!!!! Side Quest/Life Quests: #1 Complete the first few pages of Proposal for my Masters Thesis - I need to wrap this up by Dec 13 #2 Use my steel toed boots, hard hat and safety glasses for my outdoor work via my internship to level up my career #3 Plan my Africa trip for November Looking forward to the next few weeks!

Hello Fellow Can't Stop Moving People, I need your suggestions!!!! I have been training since Jan '12 for my triathlons - all 6 of them. I have lost my ability to think outside that TRI box. Definitely experiencing post-tri depression..... What I have resurfaced in my brain: Take up surfing again Yoga/Pilates - which i do Trail Runs - miss them Paddleboarding - get back into now that i have free time Crossfit/TRX/Spartacus Krav Maga - start date is Jan '13 What else can you think up? I love variety, new adventures/sports/ideas, etc. I live in beautiful San Diego as well!

Update on me: I got a bit myopic with my intense training for my CAF Tri Challenge. It happened on Sunday, Oct 21st. Such a great atmosphere! The best day of triathlon that is for sure! A lot of people did not show up because of the wet and cold conditions. 80% of the tri is relay! So here is my update - Fitness Goals: #1 55 Mile Triathlon Challenge - Improve swim time. Defeat the monster hill at a 8%+ grade that lasts for 8,000,000 miles (ha). - 21 Oct - Swimming was great! Shortened my time by 10-15 minutes. I had massive cramps up that hill and before. I had to walk - so i was a little disappointed...but i did conquer it in training!!!!!! #2 Transition from Triathlons to Krav Maga - First session is next week! I heart tri's but I am accomplished in them! So lets try something harder. - so i postponed until Jan when i could concentrate on this one sport! #3 Roll out muscles more often...stretch more. - incorporated more rolling - i got real bad about stretching though; I have a few DEEP stretching class scheduled this week. #4 Paleo - I have been trying to adapt - I fail at least once a week due to wanting of carbs. - FAILED on this for this tri season. Starting today - 23 OCT!!!!! Life Goals: #1 Start Project for Grad School - re enrolled in my continuing registration class - now that my big tri season is over i can concentrate on getting this done!!! #2 Continue to find that 'job'. I have several leads right now; i just have to be patient and keep trying. Destinations - stay in SD, NC, DC or International - got myself a new role at work; still want to LEAVE as soon as possible; I have several leads on new jobs - mostly internationally which i am excited and concerned about. still trying to meet up with this person who could give me that JOB!!!!!!!!!! I am tenacious! #3 Get my PMP Cert - Nov/Dec ! So i have some work to do!

I havent been on for a while; wee bit busy. I want to return to the boards and the committment to myself in writing. Fitness Goals: #1 55 Mile Triathlon Challenge - Improve swim time. Defeat the monster hill at a 8%+ grade that lasts for 8,000,000 miles (ha). - 21 Oct #2 Transition from Triathlons to Krav Maga - First session is next week! I heart tri's but I am accomplished in them! So lets try something harder. #3 Roll out muscles more often...stretch more. #4 Paleo - I have been trying to adapt - I fail at least once a week due to wanting of carbs. Life Goals: #1 Start Project for Grad School #2 Continue to find that 'job'. I have several leads right now; i just have to be patient and keep trying. Destinations - stay in SD, NC, DC or International #3 Get my PMP Cert I have a lot of things going on right now and I am super busy. I have a few other items on my to do list that I can focus on in November. Right now, life is dedicated to training, studying for exams and a new temporary job at work.

Update on previous Challenge; final results: Update on goals: DIET: Stick to non-histamine diet - more Paleo than anything else. Avoiding histamine foods. - ONGOING WORKOUT: Finish ITU Sprint Triathlon within decent time (less than 3 hours) - Won my intra-club competition for Bike Portion. Finished under two hours. Incorporate modified Spartacus 4.0/Crossfit into schedule - 3 x's week - Done Join Masters Swim - 2 or 3 x's week - DONE LIFESTYLE: Obtain 3 job interviews - Added to new challenge Restructure finances - ongoing NEW - MOVING - COMPLETED!!! BONUS: YES. THINGS HAVE BEEN CHANGING...making myself uncomfortable is awesome..

I am adding a ST session to this week and the next weeks on! Leveling up!

CHANGE! Something i value and believe in greatly. Everyone should incorporate into their daily lives for why not reasons! Goals for this challenge: Diet: Adhere diligently to my non-histamine diet (I have a rare autoimmune disease that makes me unable to eat about 50 things) Paleo as much as possible - didnt work out to well the last challenge because I traveled to country that believes in a lot of carbs and not saying no Incorporate cooking back into my life Fitness: Maintain Spartacus/Crossfit/Masters Swim incorporation into weekly schedule Conquer the Carlsbad Triathlon - July 8 Incorporate new running routes Level Up Life: Make contact with three new jobs a week - I NEED THIS FOR MY SANITY Finish Freaknomics and $100 Start up Look to make move in 3 months So in order to make me happier....I moved last weekend into a great place. Huge closets to get all of my gear (which i have a lot of) out of my face. Its quite cavernous! Even though I believe I will move again in a few months....seriously.....I needed this temp relocation. A lot of things have been coming to closure in the last month; its been quite refreshing and eye opening. People still surprise which I thought was not possible anymore. Thinking of building a plan for a 2 year journey of 18K miles from North to South America via bike...anyone want to join?

Update on goals: DIET: Stick to non-histamine diet - more Paleo than anything else. Avoiding histamine foods. WORKOUT: Finish ITU Sprint Triathlon within decent time (less than 3 hours) - Won my intra-club competition for Bike Portion. Finished under two hours. Incorporate modified Spartacus 4.0/Crossfit into schedule - 3 x's week - Incorporating when i return from Colombia - wk of June 15 Join Masters Swim - 2 or 3 x's week - Incorporating when i return from Colombia - wk of June 15 LIFESTYLE: Obtain 3 job interviews - STILL ATTEMPTING! Had a couple of phone interviews, but nothing i really wanted. Restructure finances - ongoing NEW - MOVING - another part of the city where i live but it has big closets!!!!1 BONUS: Make life uncomfortable. Sometimes we get ourselves in a rut or too comfortable. I have felt this way for a while in certain aspects of my life. Need to create chaos; this is how i thrive. New job, new place to live, etc - going to officially plant the seeds and see what grows THIS IS WHAT I AM MOST FOCUSED ON NOW. New temp place to live, new job, new life. I need this CHANGE. My mental stability depends on it!

So had a huge rock thrown into my plan last week. Majority of the weekend was spent reassessing my life situation. Amazing how things change so fast. I built a 4 month Plan of Action for me to PROGRESS. This is talking about big life changes. I am excited!!!!!! Wish me luck!

Fitness goals: Back on track for training for my next tri. First crossfit class will be this Sunday; I am excited! Hoping for a small class so i can get some one on one basics done. Regarding Masters swim, may have to take a class in prep which i find interesting. Its ok though. Hitting up a fun Aquathon this week for a challenge - 1000 yd swim then a 5k! Life goals: Still applying to jobs. Need to find a new strategy to get into my field i want Nutrition: Sticking to my non histamine diet. Having issues fully adapting to Paleo. Making a 30 day goals with an incentive to help. Hope everyone is having a great week!

Starting the Paleo today!!!! Im excited. I need to get back to prep and planning my meals again anyways. (More so than i do now) Ill start sleeping again. The race was beautiful and very well organized. Now that i have a few weeks before my next one; starting next week (sunday) i will be doing Crossfit/Spartacus as well as the Masters Swim (which i need improvement). Next Up: Carlsbad Tri - July 8 CP Sprint Tri -Aug Pac Coast - Sept 8 Maybe one early in Oct CAF - Oct They are all fun!!!! And addicting!!!! No more just 5k's for me...

Two days til my race....Im excited to change up my routine for the next two months b/f falling back into another hard Tri Training program! Crossfit/Spartacus Masters Swim Yoga... I hate those days when i dont want to do anything but i feel compelled! I cant wait to refocus more on my Life Goals too.....its been rough this week going to work!

Nutrition goals are going okay - need to be a little stringent. Life goal - I applied to several jobs and refocusing on this as a priority. I will get into more of my fitness goals next week after my race

Hello all! Hope everyone had a great week and weekend. I tried to stick to my no histamine diet and was fairly successful. I need to crack down a bit more. I researched each night M-Thu before going out of town for new jobs! It was fun. ONly a few days til my race!

Legs like lead - rest, swimming and lots of rolling out and stretching...only way to combat!

I have a super rare disease called TMEP. I am allergic to anything that causes a massive histamine release. Examples of stuff: Beer Wine All Cheese but ricotta Shellfish Aspirin Hot Yoga (so sad) - i think this activitiy actually triggered it! Codiene Morphine Alot of Fruits Alot of Veggies Etc Basically anything that is processed (unless just simple ingredients), perserved or aged. Alot of these i was supposed to test out for 2 weeks to see if i have any real reactions. It can be hit or miss. I usually abstain from ALL bc I never want to feel as bad as i did for 3 years. It happened out of the blue.

Less than two weeks til my Sprint Triathlon - so right now i am just focusing on getting my workouts in. I want to work on my life goal about job searching - need to refocus and getting serious. Going to search for 1.5 hours each night and reconnect.

New to Nerd Fitness forums but not to Nerd Fitness. Been reading the newsletters etc for a while. I know i needed a new challenge so I am excited for the 6 weeks of bliss coming up. Good luck to everyone joining in . -Carpedare

Story: Relentless doer of awesome adventures. No longer a competitive slayer but more of a live in the moment and why the heck not recon. Living at the water enforces my desire for outside bliss. An unyielding craving for more drives my goals. Mental roadblocks at the wrong time restrain full power. Doing good satifies basic cravings. Looking for new challenge is why i am here. Character: Race: Uncommon Common Sense Human Class: Ranger Age: 34 Weight: 164 lbs Height: 5'6" BP: 117/74 Attributes: STR: 4 DEX: 2 STA: 4 CON: 1 WIS: 3 CHA: 1 Diet/Fitness Goals- DIET: Stick to non-histamine diet WORKOUT: Finish ITU Sprint Triathlon within decent time (less than 3 hours) Incorporate modified Spartacus 4.0/Crossfit into schedule - 3 x's week Join Masters Swim - 2 or 3 x's week LIFESTYLE: Obtain 3 job interviews Restructure finances BONUS: Make life uncomfortable. Sometimes we get ourselves in a rut or too comfortable. I have felt this way for a while in certain aspects of my life. Need to create chaos; this is how i thrive. New job, new place to live, etc - going to officially plant the seeds and see what grows. I know what i can and cannot eat, drink etc - will realign my habits accordingly again. Increases in expenditures will be managed by a reassessment of finances and evaluation of needs not desires/wants.