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Thank you, @TheDoc! I managed to accomplish every task except one. I did it by deciding that I'll do the things in this order: get up, go to the bathroom, meditate, work out, prepare breakfast. I'm not proud to say that every single one of these things isn't already a part of my routine, but I think that tying them all together like that, after getting up, would make making it a habit achievable. I had some resistance regarding dental and facial hygiene, meditation felt a bit weird, even though I practiced it a few times in the past. Still, it felt good afterwards. I felt somewhat lighter. Then, I had some trouble getting myself into working out, but I found some motivational post from the instructor, and it helped me. I'm not sure if I did it right (some gremlins of self-doubt talking here in my head), but when I finished it and proceeded to prepare myself a quick meal, I started feeling like as I did back when my antidepressants would kick in. Even the song called I Feel Good by James Brown started playing in my head. Then, my fear regarding online language teaching emerged and derailed me from my coding studies. I spent then a whole day trying to get it into control + procrastinated on preparing to teach, not to mention learning to code. Still, I think I did quite a bit towards addressing that issue. One big thing for me I did was to tell myself that it's enough for today, that it's time to unwind before bed and that I'll continue with teaching preparations tomorrow. I talked with my boyfriend about our mission which is to be coding buddies, and we agreed to start tomorrow. I think it's a big deal since it was intended for preventing a burn-out. Thank you, @Cheetah ! Now I'm even more motivated to exercise.

Hello! Here I go again with my first challenge, after one recent failed attempt at one. I am a 26-year-old student (currently on break) from Serbia. I have a broad range of interests, and I am diagnosed with bipolar depression type 2 & PCOS, so I've been mostly unproductive and even struggling with keeping my hobbies, but I'm in the process of reestablishing those up again. When I was setting up my quests, I came up with some that will be my "official quests" for this challenge, and some other one-time tasks, or instructions. But, my Main Quests are: Learn to manage my mental health, and take care of my psychological issues/mind & Get my PCOS under control, which overlaps with each other, and with other tasks, too. I also have a goal of learning to code, which is part of reestablishing my hobbies/interests. The task/goal I'm pursuing outside of this system is becoming an online language teacher, which my first two main quests influence positively. My supporting Quests are: Do one 10 min meditation from Headspace immediately after getting up in the morning Work out every other day after meditation. Prepare one PCOS friendly meal every day. Focus on breakfast Study coding after the workout and/or meditation every day for minimum 1hr, aim for 4hrs total

Nice progress! I started thinking about my health more seriously because of this forum. I'm maybe pre-diabetic (I was a year ago), and I have insulin resistance, so I could really start doing that thing you mentioned!

In these two days, I managed somehow to journal and walk on both days, despite some real resistance and obstacles. Even though I was seriously sleep deprived and fatigued, I managed to start journaling, with free writing technique, where I kind of only brain-dumped on paper, but next day, I managed to do the Love Response. I've found a PDF on my computer with 3 techniques for it from the author who wrote the article about Deadpool on NF, and whom I've been following for awhile, Amy Clover. I walked to the shop nearby with my mom, and took a bit longer route home, since it's only 5 minutes or less away from my place. PMS started for me the next day, and I've been so messed up, and seriously burnt out by the end of it, even though I haven't done anything particularly noteworthy, but I still managed to go outside after midnight, alone, on a short brisk walk, even though I procrastinated for hours. I accomplished 10-day streak and my personal record for the 2nd time since I first started questing in the Academy, so that means that I'll hopefully break it tomorrow.

I have it too. I'm on metmorfin, and I've been told to cut the sugary drinks out by my endocrinologist. I have been also told by her to walk 3km every day. She was also the one who told me that the pill was making my situation actually worse, as I gained the most weight in a shortest period of time when on it. But... my OBGYN previously fat-shamed me, to the point where I was crying, and she was defending the pill. I was offered plant based supplement firstly by my doctor, but it was too expensive, even for my too caring mom, so I got metmorfin instead. But, now I stumbled across those pills again, and on another supplement, as I got reminded that someone told me awhile ago that, by their own professional thesis, they work wonders together, I mean, the substances those two supplements have, and I've found out about some medical texts on Google proving the same. But, it's out of reach for me. I researched the PCOS on Google after I got diagnosed, and read what's generally recommended for managing the symptoms but, I had depression and was unwilling to commit to anything. I want to start fighting it properly, though, or managing it, at first. I'm in the Academy, but I would like to know what I can do more about it (getting fit), if possible.

Thanks, @TimovieMan I've been the member of the Facebook group for a long time now. I made the Academy and the Challenge clearly separate in my project management tool, so I now kind of know how to make distinction in my head from the two, and get more purposefully involved in the Facebook group too.

Hello everyone! I'm a 25 year old girl from a faraway land of Serbia. I hope that I will be able to tell who I am gradually by participating in this community, and with updates to this thread. I have just recently heard of the NF Forums, but I've had NF Academy on my wishlist for years, from when I gained some significant weight for the first time (because of mental health issues, particularly a one stay at the mh hospital where I devoured sweets due to my state). That was 4 years ago, and before that my body was lean and attractive, even though I didn't deliberately made it that way. I was very comfortable in it. Now it's the opposite. After that start, I continued gaining more and more weight, but thankfully, I'm around 15 lbs lighter than a year ago, and my weight stayed the same last few months. I respawned a couple of times in the NFA, but I was too depressed to keep up with stuff from it. I even tried hard planning my first challenge when I first discovered the Forums, but I couldn't complete the process, so I gave up. The classes and corresponding quests are what drawn me into NF the most, and these challenges connect them perfectly! I've spent hours planning this challenge too, and I'm stoked to finish, and to finally be a part of it! Other than that, I'm curious about a lot of different topics, i.e. I have a broad range of interests, and I'm in the process of recommitting to my old hobbies and finding new ones. Actually, I want to finish reading one self-help book/program, and restart an online course in order to gain more clarity on what I want to pour my energy into, so I can live my best life. The one thing I have been most consistent is learning languages on my own, but I still know only English and basic French. I also used to play a lot of different video games as soon as my father could teach me to use the computer, but now I'm mostly, from time to time, playing The Sims games. Now, onto the challenge details: My current Main Quest is the following: Learn to manage my mental health, take care of my psychological issues/mind, and lose around 32 kg/ 70 lbs. (not during the challenge, but that's what I'm striving for in the long run), and the supporting quests are: Start journaling every day. Pick one of the 3 techniques, and do it before bed/in a cafe/when solo/etc. Get the table lamp for reading and journaling before sleep Continue deliberate, everyday (at least) 5 minutes walks Do yoga 3 times a week, and try to do it as early in the day as possible (starting from 10/08) Drink only tea, black coffee and water. Brainstorm the ways to get as soon as possible into the routine of making tea and coffee on a stove

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Hello! I started to log food a few days ago and to share it on Instagram. I completed Day 6 today, and I'll share the photos tomorrow. I'll do it for 2 weeks total, and then I'll level up my diet by eliminating liquid calories. I'll be posting my photo feed for each day. Day 1: Day 2: Day 3: Day 4: Day 5: