Naevys

Hey fellow nerds! This is the first time I am participating in a 4 week challenge, but from what I learnt from the past weeks since joining the academy and this forum I will Take. Things. Slowly. I know that I'm an assassin, even though right now my quest below may not look very assassin-y just yet. But I know where I am going to be, so fellow super-assassins - please bear with me. Right, so I have broken down my goals into small, manageable intermediate goals. The bonuses are just that - something on top. I will focus on my tiny major goals in order not to get overwhelmed with having too much on my plate. Get a move on: go outside and take a walk for 5 minutes every day; once a week, go for 10,000 steps (25XP) BONUS: do 4 different asanas in the morning or evening, starting with any number of times a week (1XP per asana session) BONUS: do a bodyweight workout (4XP per completed workout) Do something about that upper-body strength: take on this 30-day-challenge https://darebee.com/challenges/plank-challenge.html (25XP) NomnomnomNutrition: check the labels when buying new food: keep sugar below 5% (25XP) BONUS: make (or find) a super-awesome spreadsheet for my personal food logging needs and particularities (5XP) Levelling up my life: Use a budget tracking app daily and come Sunday, transfer data into AWESOME spreadsheet I already have handily available (25XP) (inspiration from @Valencia's post to include bonus objectives!)

@Caeleth Thanks for the tips! I did start a food log and will do something similar for the workouts. I am just getting started so I am taking things slow. @Jon, Destroyer of Mice I did some VInyasa Yoga yesterday and am glad that I did. Woke up feeling sore, which made me super happy. There's a little soreness everywhere, including in my shoulder and upper back and that just tells me, that I did well. Looking forward to building a stronger back! I will definitely look into doorframe rows etc., thanks for the input!

Hey guys, Thanks so much for your replies, I am super happy about each one =) Sorry I had not had any time to reply just yet but I promise to take care of that in the next 24 hours Just wanted to let you know, if anyone is interested, I just created an instagram account for my foodlog quest and for accountability reasons. I will post my meals there, so follow me if you want to https://www.instagram.com/naevys.nf/ In the future, this will also be the place/one of the places where I will put my before-after-pics, and any NF/fitness related activity.

Thanks for the welcoming me to the crew, Garris! I am following the Academy and in the past I enjoyed callisthenics, but also running and yoga. I like working out outdoors and I cycle everywhere and go hiking from time to time. I remember from physiotherapy that I was told to strengthen my core and the muscles in my back. Pilates helped a lot, because it really works your core, so maybe try that! If I find something else that's cool and helpful, I will get back to you! Thanks for the very warm welcome! It's much appreciated I will keep that in mind - go slowly but steadily. Do you have any tips on how to establish the steady-part? Like, keep a journal? During my last 'on' period, I actually started one. I wrote down what I ate that day, how much I drank, how much sleep I had, what exercises or workout I did, how many reps or how long I did it and I even took body measurements once a week. What is a small way to start a journal and not get overwhelmed with that, too? This is really comforting and helpful!! This is what I'm talking about - actually enjoying food and experiencing it, instead of just stuffing my face with it. Thank you That's a good point, this was on my mind and then I just forgot. Thanks for bringing that up! And again, thank you! Is this best done during the stretching/cool down phase of a workout? Or would you recommend some other time/point?

Hi, everyone! I 'm Nat, 28, student, born and raised in Germany, living in Malaysia but currently back home. I just joined the Academy today and I am pretty excited to get started! Also, this is my first forum =) I am here because I know that I could be in better shape. The problem is that I just don't know how to get there on my own. It's not that I need to lose weight, I think my weight is considered healthy. However, I don't feel healthy, I don't feel comfortable in my own skin - not yet at least. As a student I usually spend many many many hours in front of my laptop and indoors and to be honest, I don't really feel the need to engage in some physical activity or to just go out and do something. I am quite content with binge-watching whatever, except for some periods (usually lasting two to four weeks) where I work out somewhat consistently (running, yoga, bodyweight exercises). Only to reverse back into my not-doing-anything routine. The result: skinny limbs with no strength, while chubby around my midsection. Also, I don't have a healthy relationship with food. This is a realisation I just made recently, or better, one that I only now have come to admit. This is the first time I actually vocalised this thought. So, I seek comfort in food. I rely on food to pick me up when I feel stressed or down. And of course, I don't turn to vegetables for that. And finally, around February this year, my skin started to go crazy. I have had oily/combination/acne-prone skin since puberty hit, but it was pretty much under control until earlier this year. I moved to a tropical, very humid climate back in August, but oddly enough, my skin started acting up only half a year later. Besides changing my skincare routine, I tried cutting out all kinds of food that could cause or enhance inflammation and drank litres and litres of water, but nothing really helped. Although it is slightly better now, I am sure that I can further improve the state of my skin by actually nourishing it with good food stuff. My what: Feel comfortable and confident in my body! My why: I visualise what the result will look like: no more slouching, but perfect posture, no more fatigue, but feeling energetic, no more skinny-chubby combo, but an overall strong and healthy body. I am going to be that person and for that, I have to start today! My how: Establish a healthy relationship to food, engage in physical activity and develop overall healthy habits in my life My detailed action plan: Improve duration and quality of my sleep. Find support through this community and ideally have someone check in on me from time to time. I think accountability will help me out tremendously. Learn to eat healthy, to stop when I am full even though it is super delicious, and to say no to things Educate myself about nutrition, workout and habit-forming (currently on the latter) I am so excited about this because I am going to feel confident in and with my body! I am grateful that I stumbled across NF and if you have any advice for me, I am open to suggestions and nudges in the right direction! And if you'd like to know more about me, feel free to ask (although I am pretty sure that you have enough reading material about me with this)! Nice to meet you, fellow nerds =)

Moin zusammen! Ich hab mich gerade zur Academy angemeldet und wollte mal Hallo sagen. =) Zu mir: ich, 28, studiere und verbringe dadurch viel Zeit 1. vor meinem Laptop und 2. drinnen. Zu meinen Standardfreizeitaktivitäten zählte bisher das Binge-Watchen von Serien, außer wenn mich gelegentlich der Eifer packt und ich es dann (meist für zwei bis vier Wochen) schaffe, irgendeiner sportlichen Tätigkeit nachzugehen. An Körpergewicht muss ich eigentlich nichts verlieren, aber ich fühle mich nicht wirklich wohl. Ich habe kein gesundes Verhältnis zu Essen und esse häufig um mich zu belohnen oder zu trösten oder ähnliches. Das Resultat: kaum Muskeln und viel Moppeligkeit um meine Körpermitte rum. Ich hab schon oft in Angriff genommen "fitter zu werden", aber so richtig hab ich das nie durchziehen können, meist weil ich mir quasi von heute auf morgen alles "böse" verboten habe. NF habe ich dann megazufällig gefunden: irgendwann letztes Jahr hab ich auf meinem Handy gegoogelt, wie man einen Klimmzug schafft, oder darauf hinarbeitet, wenn man noch nichtmal eine normale Liegestütz hinbekommt. Den Tab im Browser habe ich seitdem aber immer im Hintergrund gehabt bis ich irgendwann vor nem Monat aktiv den Browser aufgeräumt hab und mir NF einmal näher angeschaut habe. (Kann bisher immer noch keinen Klimmzug, geschweige denn eine Liegestütz) Ich bin zuversichtlich dass ich meine Essgewohnheiten langsam verbessern kann - und irgendwann in nicht allzu ferner Zukunft den ersehnten Klimmzug schaffe Grüße aus Bremen! Natalie