Catsandra

LOL! I have a feeling that my gif collection from my mommy board will probably not be to relevant here

I'm right there with you on the slim husband and office full of goodies! My trick at work is to not eat anything I don't bring myself because if I start then I know I am highly likely to not stop. If I do end up taking something to be polite, I will wrap it up and bring it home to DH or my kids.

Awesome challenge! I'm on the final week of my whole 30 and loved it! I feel great! My "advice" would be to not feel like you have to stick with breakfast foods for breakfast. More often than not I will have leftover dinner for brekkers. Easy, delicious, and no having to worry what goes with eggs!

Okay going to try this again! Last time I started a challenge I found out I was pregnant which majorly set me back. I am basically at the same place that I was then (read here if you like), only now I'm almost 30 and have 2 kids (aged 4 and 2 now). I dream of going on adventures and discovering the world with my kids but I know that I need to be in shape to keep up with them and my Mongol Ranger of a husband! Challenge Fitness/Health Goals: 1) Reintroduce foods but continue to eat Paleo. My first very successful Whole30 ends Sunday, but I feel great and it was relatively easy so I want to keep the momentum going with Paleo. 2) Do the NF Beginner Body Weight Workout 3 times a week. I can currently do one cycle. By the end of 6 weeks I hope to be able to do the full 3 cycles. 3) Do intense cardio 2 times a week. Biking while in my 180s, Elliptical while in my 170s, Jogging in my 160s (this is what I've found works best with my knee health). Challenge Personal Goal: Make progress towards Babystep 3. I would like to conservatively aim for saving $1000 in the next 6 weeks.

Still alive but have been bombarded by life these past two weeks so have been unable to get online for "recreational" purposes Still no soda, mostly done with my certification. I am a bit dissapointed in myself, but it was a decent first effort. Would like to try the next challange, but am nervous and still waiting to see if I get my BFP before going all out, and will be out of town for training/family issues. Such a cop out, but baby steps are what it takes...I will do this, it my just take longer.

Thanks Kevin! Yeah, I can do the distance on a treadmill, but my gym membership expired and was hoping to not have to renew and run in the great outdoors. I will definately have to sign up for a 5k (in a Military town so they always have runs going on!). It is easier to run when there is a tangible "purpose" behind it . LOL! Yeah, good 'ole Genghis is always getting a bad rap. He was no more bloodthirsty then the Romans, Conquistadors, Colonialists ... he was simply more efficient at it . Though I really want to model myself off of his first/main wife, Burte, but figured no one would get it. I mean Genghis Khan only feared 2 things: wild dogs and Burte! You just know she had to have been awesome!

Yey! You get it! Most definately from the Belgarid! Wish that I were a Drasnian (Silk is my hero!), but am undeniably a Cherek!

WEEK THREE RESULTS 1. Run a 5K outside (STA 5) - O_o...still still have not run... I really dislike running and don't know why I made this a goal 2. Stop drinking soda (CON 3) - I have got this! Don't even really crave it anymore, and subsequently my coffee intake has gone down! 3. Do 15 real pushups (STR 5) - up to 5! I may have over shot my goal, but I'm proud of what I am accomplishing. 4. Complete my DAWIA Level 1 certification for work (WIS 2) - still behind on this (though the site was down for a week, and I was made the Lead of my current project so my work load has increased). I have made good progress though: half way finished with the longest course! I have been really struggling with this, my first challange. And just when I felt like completely hair-flipping on the entire NF thing Steve posted this great article (http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/2012/07/09/when-life-sucks/) and it was just what I needed! I can do this! It may not be as fast and easy as I would have hoped, but then again "Nothing that's really worthwhile should be easy...If it's easy, we don't value it" --Eriond [David Eddings]

WEEK TWO RESULTS 1. Run a 5K outside (STA 5) - O_o...still have not run, though I did a lot of walking. May have to just go to the gym at work as it looks like this heat wave isn't breaking anytime soon. 2. Stop drinking soda (CON 3) - I am owning this! 3. Do 15 real pushups (STR 5) - up to 3! 4. Complete my DAWIA Level 1 certification for work (WIS 2) - behind on this...but I was accepted into a great Leader development program last week and I have finished all the pre-course work for that!

#1. LOVE the love goal! This is something that I do a lot and it not only makes other people feel good, it makes you feel good too...and I like to think of it having a ripple effect like the Kindness Boomerang #2. Ah yes alchohol. I too was a drink or so a night and maybe more than that on the weekends type of person. Then I had to quit drinking when I found out I was pregnant. It wasn't that hard (though I did go through a month where I was craving a Yeungling O_o). That was a year and a half ago, and you know what I don't miss it. In fact, I appreciate my drinking more now when I do indulge in a glass. And I can always drink "the good stuff" because I'm not shelling out money all the time to keep my fridge stocked. So keep up the good work and you may be surprised that you can go even longer! I sure was!

I can't believe it is already Thursday?!!?!?!!!! This week is absolutly killing me. I've brought my gear into run at work but haven't. Then I get home and play with my son instead of run, and have been going to bed when he does (at like 8pm...maybe my body needs the extra rest from being used more than normal???). I'm trying not to get frustrated in myself, I'm making progress, I can't expect to instantly be back at my peak in just one week! My clothes are fitting better (I fit into my "skinny" work pants with only a minor muffin top!). I have more energy at work with less caffeine. (I think this may have a lot to do with my effort to be more paleo). I'm loving Steve's Blog the more I read of it, and I think I want to try and add in the Beginner Body Weight Circut to help "speed up" my journey back to fitness. Reading other people's progress is encouraging and I'm trying not to get down because folks are "doing better" than I am. This is a challenge against myself not others. I can do this! би чадна! чадах ёстой!

Thanks I was finally able to subscribe (we only have IE6 at work with no flash/video/Active X, and no interwebs at home so I have to get my public library on ) I had scanned before, but the emails are great in providing a starting point and guiding in a logical progression! WEEK ONE RESULTS 1. Run a 5K outside (STA 5) - Last week was filled with Black Flag days in the upper 90s ... so since I had no desire to wake up earlier than my normal 5am I didn't get any runs in...but I did get in the distance 3 times on walks ... and today I ran/sprinted the mile and a half to the library, while pushing the jogging stroller, when a sudden thunderstorm rolled in! Got soaked the last two blocks but it felt good to stretch the legs and really put on some speed....though running while pushing a baby was far more difficult than I expected! 2. Stop drinking soda (CON 3) - "This should be easy." Little did I count on the multiple work functions (i.e. free snacks and soda) last week...but I was strong, not a drop of soda passed my lips...as for the snacks, well that is for the next challange...baby steps! 3. Do 15 real pushups (STR 5) - I do 1 set of pushups in the am and 3 sets in the pm (as many as I can each time)...I can consistently do at least 1 real pushup at the start of each set (3 being my high on Sat eve!)...15 maybe aiming high but it is still early! 4. Complete my DAWIA Level 1 certification for work (WIS 2) - they are updating our computers so this has been going a bit slower than I had planned, but I've made decent progress...still tracking for success!

Thanks for all the support guys! I was finally able to make it back to the library and read all of your responses Its great to see that I'm not the only parent who struggles...all the Moms I work with looked better after giving birth than I did before I got pregnant, and the rest of my IRL friends tell me that I'm fine just the way I am Now I have even more motivation to make a daily jog to the library...exercise and NF!!!

How exactly does one level up? I remember reading something about it at one point but for the life of me cant find the article/thread O_o.

I am Anu. 27 years old. 185 pounds. 5'6". 30% BMI. Not happy with this. Amature Nerd. Full blown fantasy addict (Eddings is my favorite, hence my Cherek race...though I wish I were Drasnian), I've dabble in all things Nerd but as I am perpetually the nerdiest person in the room, I've never had an opportunity to associate with fellow nerds and hone my skills. I hope this changes one day, but until it does I guess I will continue to make LotR references in meetings that amuse only me. Former Swimmer. I started swimming before I started school. I was a butterflier and distance freestyler. I could benchpress my body weight and do handstand pushups (against a wall). I also ran cross country. I opted out of swimming in college in favor of a better education where I dabbled in rowing, water polo, kung fu, and drinking. I took my fitness for granted and thought I was "fat" O_o. I refuse to let HS be the peak of my physical fitness. Comfort Eater. This habit started in highschool but with my youthful metabolism and 4+ hours a day of swimming/cross training it wasn't a "problem". Now that my activity has dropped to near nothing I am paying for all those zebra cakes and cheetos that I eat when I'm stressed/sad/nervous/bored. I KNOW this is bad. I'm trying to change, but this is my greatest challange. Returned Peace Corps Volunteer (Mongolia). The 3 years I spent in Mongolia changed my life. I became confident in who I was on the inside. I ate like a Mongol (lots of meat, little-no processed foods) and lost weight with out trying. I lived like a Mongol and toned up from chopping wood, getting water from the well, squatting in the outhouse, walking everywhere! I learned that while I liked teaching, I loved teaching first grade! I met the man who would become my husband. Then we moved to the US where southern breakfasts, a desk job, and westernized life reversed all the positive changes. I loved it and miss it everyday. First Time Mom. My son is my life. I didn't realize you could love someone so much. It is amazing. I want to be able to play with him and teach him how to live a healthy life ... but how can I do that if I can keep up and aren't living healthy myself? That realization was the wake up call I needed, and what prompted me to join the Rebellion. It is so easy to use my status as a new mom as an excuse to let myself go, but it shouldn't be. NF Newbie. I'm still trying to wrap my head around everything and will make mistakes no doubt. I encourage you to be hard on me, call me out, correct my mistakes. I'm tough I can handle it, and from what I've seen from lurking you all do it to be supportive! It is so refreshing to find a forum that is more or less drama/snark free! I wish I had found you all sooner, but I don't think I was at a point in my life where I could fully embrace the NF philosophy until now. Wannabe Assassin. This will be more difficult as Ranger would be more of a fit for my body type, but a girl can dream. And if any of you are looking for a sidekick to impart your NF wisdom too/help keep you on the right path let me know.