AmySilver

Hi Thanks for your advice. I think you're probably right, since this is my first challenge it might be best to focus strictly on fitness and diet goals, and leave the weight / body fat stuff to take care of itself for now. Particularly as I'm measuring my BF% myself with callipers, so there is considerable room for error...

Congratulations on your amazing progress. You are so inspiring - not least because you're getting out and doing stuff - hiking, kayaking, climbing trees... it's brilliant. Over the past couple of years I have been very unhappy with my size and the way I look and as result have become more and more hermit-like. It really hasn't helped. Must get out more! You look fabulous, keep it up.

Hello I’m new to Nerd Fitness and this will be my first challenge. I was wondering if someone could give me some advice regarding a realistic body fat goal: at the moment, my body fat is pretty high (31%) – in an ideal world I’d like to be around the 20-22% range. Obviously, that is a very long term goal – my question is, what would be a realistic six-week goal, assuming I work out 5-6 days a week and eat sensibly? Is aiming for a 2% reduction realistic? Is that not ambitious enough? I’d usually gauge this kind of thing in terms of weight loss (eg aim for 2lbs a week), but I don’t really want to do a weight loss goal as I’d like to stay off the scales for the time being. thanks