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November 6th Change of Plans! Hello guys! As a recruit, a huge part of your first challenge is figuring yourself out! I put my goals too high, I expected too much of myself in too extreme of a shift. I have lost the first five days and will still be receiving 0's on my report card for those days. But I'm revising my goals, now, so that I can Set Smart Goals, Take Baby Steps, and actually achieve CHANGE in my life in a long term way. Big Goal / Main Quest: I want to feel free in my body and in my capability to do things. Motivation: Freedom FITNESS QUEST 1. I will be in bed by 10:00 every night. (Gotta be ready for those Assassin chase sequences!) Nov. 2) Failed. Got nightmares. Made the choice to watch America's Next Top Model and then do a word-sprint for NaNo, and did not get to sleep until after 3:30am. New Fitness Quest 1: I will, every night at 9:30, drink tea, put on nice music, write out my thoughts for the day, and sit in my bed like it's a boat I have to stay on until the morning light. No internet other than Skype and these forums, and no games, but I can use my computer look at comforting pictures and write my thoughts. FITNESS QUEST 2. I will eat only what I have set out to eat, and log it, every day. (Gotta lose that body weight if I wanna do pull-ups!) Nov. 2) So, this started OUT well! But then in the evening I just totally binge-ate, I'm not even sure how much I ate in total so I couldn't even log it. I really had a come-to about a self-control limit I have, and what it means about the future. Nov. 3) Still no, same issue, gonna have to do something really strong tonight. Nov. 6) I'm in bed, I have drunk my tea, my ship is sailing. Success. <3 Nov. 7) Success, in the technical sense of my new parameters. <3 Nov. 8 - Dec. 7) Kept an out-of computer log for a while, and did just fine. New Fitness Quest 2: Every day, I will write everything I ate and when I ate it. FITNESS QUEST 3. I will follow my four-day schedule, no matter how phoned-in I have to make it in order to get it done. (Gotta have that strength to do the parkour I wanna do!) Nov. 2) I did this! I did this thing! Look at me being all doing stuff well! Woot! (+4.8% Q3) (+0.8% overall) Nov. 3) Muahaha nothing to do today. Nov. 6) I have uploaded all of my food! Even if I wasn't super happy with it, I logged it. :3 Nov. 7) Yay uploading! Did it! :3 Nov. 8) Okay maybe it didn't SAY the best stuff... but I LOGGED IT, DAMNIT! :3 Nov. 9 - Dec. 7) Kept an out-of computer log for a while, and did just fine. New Fitness Quest 3: Every day, I will drink three liters of water. Nov. 6) Nooooo! Only 1.8! TOMORROW I WILL DO MORE! Nov. 7) STILL NOPE! GAH, this is way more difficult than I feel it should be! I used to ROCK this! > Nov. 8) Not looking good... Nov. 9 - Dec. 7) Kept an out-of computer log for a while, and did just fine. Life Side-Quest: Complete NaNoWriMo Successfully. So far, I have KILLED this quest, I'm doing excellently, I have written at least 1,667 words every day. Nov. 6) Yup! 2,000! A very low day count for me, but tomorrow's gonna be KILLER! Nov. 7) Yus. Nov. 8) Lol I FINISHED NaNoWriMo today, come at me. XD Nov. 9 - Dec. 7) There has been no need for any more logging of this, because I DID IT. I value and honor the fact that I am starting from Level 0. I value and honor the fact that I have to change my basic habits and let my body begin to trust me before I freak it out and try and intensely change everything at once. I value and honor the fact that it is just as awesome to set goals that I can achieve than to try and do something I'm not ready for. Or MORE. Good luck, everyone. <3