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Back in High School I used to do Marshal Arts and maintained a pretty descent body weight average. Now time has taken its toll. I'm up 4 pant sizes and frankly, I've lost confidence in my physical body. So here I am to try to get that confidence back. Let's Get Going! Main Quest - Loose 2 pant sizes Goal One -Paleo Quest -- I've started the transition to a Paleo diet. This quest will be to eat full Paleo for the entire challenge. A= +4 Con (6/6 Weeks) B= +3 Con (4/6 Weeks) C= +2 Con (2/6 Weeks) D= +1 Con (1/6 Weeks) F= +0 Con (0/6 Weeks) Goal Two -Fitness Quest -- Start and complete the Beginner Body Weight workout. Completing 3x weekly. A= +2 STR (6/6 Weeks) B= +1 STR (4/6 Weeks) C= +0 STR (2/6 Weeks)

First challenge here I go. My name is Cristina. I'm an avid urban cyclist. Riding in the city is the best thing in the world. I fell in love with it about 1 ½ years ago. Last summer all I did was ride and work as a server. All that exercise lead to some awesome weight loss. I felt so good. Then, I started going to school. I no longer work as a server, instead I'm a box office ticket sales person (basically sit at a computer all day). I still ride but less frequently. It doesn't help that I've really slumped in eating well too. So I'm getting myself together, but I need accountability from like minded individuals. Main Quest: Lose 45lbs by the end of the year Quest 1: Do at least 3 significant bike rides per week By significant I mean at least 20 miles (I can currently do it, but I do it rarely and I'm really sore afterwards) STA: 3 Quest 2: Eat paleo/primal for 6 days a week with one “free†(still watch but a little more lenient) day Eliminate wheat products and be smart about when I eat out CON: 3 Quest 3: Drink water and avoid sugary drinks as much as possible Carry a water bottle everyday. I always regret not taking one, and it usually results in me buying sodas or other sugary drinks. CON: 1 Life Quests: Have a better practice ethic (I'm a music major getting a degree for Music Performance on classical bass) CON: 3 Get a grown up wardrobe (currently wearing tshirt and jeans for everything. My business casual is horrendous) CHA: 1 Pay off my debt (Around $850 and I won't add to it) WIS: 2 CON:1 Motivation: Getting a tattoo: Always wanted one but want to be a better me first

So here I am now. Boot camp, in a way. Finding a peasant to give me that "kill 10 rats" quest... look around, get my feet wet. I am a 31 year old, mother of two, turned adventurer... not adventurer, but you know... on the way to Level 1 and chosing a direction. I dance twice in three weeks (husband does shift work and no funds for external babysitter). Oriental bellydancing. Great fun. But I want more. So, changing a lot of things a bit too fast, as usual, here are my goals for this first challenge: Grow habits out of bright ideas: STRENGTH & CONSTITUTION & STAMINA Do either the strength workout or the 10 minute walk every other day in turn. Day 1 strength, day 2 walk, day 3 strength, ad infinitum. No excuses. I'm not aiming for any kind of medals, though a steady increase in difficulty for the strength training is expected, the goal is habitualization. A = 42/42 days | B = 39/42 days | C = 36/42 days | D = 32/42 days | F = anything less OR quitting score: A = STR+3, CON+3, STA+2 | B = 75% | C = 50% | D = 25% | F = 0 WISDOM & CHARISMA Eat healthy meals 75-90% of the time Definition: high volume of veggies, fruit, leaves, moderate amount of meats, eggs, fish, ra ra ra, limit fats (healthy dosage, no no-fat diet, and no deep fried veggies either), severely limit bread, potatoes, rice, pasta, etc. In short: paleo, mostly anyway. No limit on legumes though yet. LIMITED amounts of dairy allowed - for now. A = < 6 unappr. meals | B = < 9 unappr. meals | C = 12 unappr. meals | D = < 15 unappr. meals | F = 16+ unapproved meals, or 4 in one week score A = WIS+3, CHA+3 | B = WIS+2.25 CHA+1.5 | C = WIS+1.5 CHA+1 | D = WIS+0.75 CHA+0.5 | F = 0 INTELLIGENCE It's not an official attribute here, BUT I am learning languages with a passion, and have a tendency to flake out after that initial yay of easy achievement. Practice on duolingo.com every day for a minimum quota of A = 42/42 | B = 39/42 | C = 36/42 | D = 32/42 days A = WIS+1 | B = 75% | C = 50% | D = 25% Bonus Snackage switched to fruits and occasionally nuts instead: dancing belt Keep duolingo streak going all the way through challenge (48 day streak): >treat to be determined< Loose weight to a point where I am 95kg or less AND can do 3 sets of 20 reps with 8kg of bend over rows per side (starting with 103kg april 6th and 2x 10x 6kg rows): get a Pull-Up Bar Mini Quests # 1 - SMART +1 WIS # 2 - make friends +1 CHA # 3 - library +1 CHA # 4 - halfway point - LVL UP # 5 - Sharing Meatloaf recipe # 6 - heading to the rangers' training camp next Life Quests Bellydancing I'm learning bellydancing, I said so at the beginning somewhere, and I have done so for a few years now... three I think... My teacher has an annual show for which dancers from all over north-germany, germany and even international dancers of all levels practice and prepare choreographies or even familiarize songs to dance to without a pre-planned choreo. "Party Oriental". She's been telling me that she wants to put me on stage. Not right now, but in the next couple of years. I'm now at a stage in my life where I'm starting to get things going and start again to dream big... And even though it scares me half mad, I'm starting to want that... The Prep Project Workshop in her dance studio is saturday/sunday in a week and a half. Even dancers who don't want to step onstage can, if there is room, sign up. I don't have a babysitter or the money to do it spontaneously. BUT I want it, and it's okay to work for things for a little while, now I know when circa it will be next year, how much to save up and all the details... Now I just need to build the body and confidence to go on and do that. Side Quest Get mum into AA. 'nough said. PS I'm not going to keep up to date with this daily, about twice per week has to be enough, taking detailed notes in diary atm.

Introduction: Hey, my name is Shapesmith and this is my first challenge. I am a personal trainer and I love dodgeball, the sport which sparked my passion for fitness. Main Quest: I will develop consistency in 3 key areas of fitness. Quest 1: Training- I will train at least 5 days every week. Grades: A-30 or more B-29-25 C-24-20 D-19-15 F-Less than 15 Quest 2: Nutrition- At least 80% of my meals will be paleo. Grades: A- 80% or more B- 79-70% C- 69-60% D- 59-50% F- Less than 50% Quest 3: Sleep- I will be in bed at least 8 hours before I need to be up. Grades: A- 42-38 days B- 37-33 days C- 32-28 days D- 27- 23 days F- 22 or less days Life Quest: Life List- I will write a life list with at least 10 things I want to do in my lifetime and post it on the NF forums. Grades: A- Posted list with at least 10 goals B- Posted list with at least 9 goals C- Posted list with at least 8 goals D- Posted list with at least 7 goals F- List was not posted. Motivation: I still have a lot to learn and I joined the rebellion so my fellow nerds and I can support each other to reach our goals in life and be happy.

SUMMARY In order to become who I want to be, I want to setup the foundations. After these first 6 weeks, I want to achieve the minimum level necessary to start pursuing the rest of my goals: train parkour, finish losing weight, keep lifting heavy things, etc. My daily battle log is at: Gunslinger born if anyone reading this feels like checking it out. If this was a book, this first challenge would serve as the prologue. I intend to gain the initial strength and momentum to get things going (thus the title of this thread). (current) MAIN QUEST - Initiation test Become leaner, fitter and Healthier. SMART goal breakdown: lose 15kg (goal is around 70kg before july 1st), be fitter (can do 10 pullups at least), healthier (no more junkfood, minimize sugar and bread, etc at least 80% of the time). GOALS 1. LEANER - eat/cook Paleo/Primal at least 80% of the time (+1 CHA:if at least 2kg lost) habitrpg.com setup > HABIT+- paleo/primal meal HABIT+ cook healthy food 2. FITTER - 3 times a week bodyweight (+1 STR:if 75%+ success), 1 sprint (+1 DEX:if 75%+ success) habitrpg.com setup > DAILY+ BBWW. Mon, Wed, Fri DAILY+ Sprint session. Sun 3. HEALTHIER - Play 2 times a week in the park with damian, 20 mins at least. (+1 STA:if 75%+ success) habitrpg.com setup > DAILY+ 20min+ play in park. Tue, Thu LIFE SIDEQUEST - learn a new technology, develop something (Angular.js?) (+1 WIS:if I have a v1 product ready, or at least a working prototype) DONE! habitrpg.com setup > TODO New tech::checklist {LEARN|PRACTICE|PROTOTYPE|DEVELOP} HABIT+ practice angular.js MOTIVATION LGN MINIQUESTS miniquest 1 completed: +1 WIS miniquest 2 completed: +1 CHA miniquest 3 completed: +1 WIS miniquest 4 completed: level up! erosan is now a lvl 1 rebel. +10 stat points miniquest 5 completed: +1 CON miniquest 6 completed: Assassins guild. LVL 1 STATS 1 STR 1 DEX 1 STA 1 CON 4 WIS 2 CHA 6WC COMPLETE Results level up! erosan is now a lvl 2 Assassin apprentice. +1 STR +1 DEX +1 STA +1 CON +3 WIS +2 CHA Analysis LVL 2 STATS 2 STR 2 DEX 2 STA 2 CON 7 WIS 4 CHA Note: to learn more about my habitrpg setup, read this thread.

Hi, I'm Kurai! I'm 27 year old female 5'8 and 245 pds currently. When I first started reading NerdFitness in early december I was actually at least 5 pounds heavier! Five pounds, not much, but I haven't actually been exercising yet! Just watching what I eat and trying to eat sorta paleo (I'm not ready to give up dairy yet). I work a rather sedentary but really high stress job. I have a bit of an obsession with Transformers and Doctor Who at the moment among other things. I'm not going to even try the stat points or character customization this time. Maybe next time. Main Quest: To reach a goal weight of ~200 by the end of 2015 This goal seems nearly unreachable to me, but I was actually amazed that after I stopped drinking soda around March 2014 I actually lost 20 pounds! I didn't even realize that I had been at 270 until I went back and looked at my food diary charts. So perhaps this is achievable. I haven't weighed under 220 since middle school! SMART Goals Eat at least 1 Paleo meal per day Do a modified Beginner Bodyweight Workout 3x a week Try a new healthy recipe 1x per weekI will grade myself weekly. Paleo Meals: A=7 B=6 C=5 D=4 F≤3 Bodyweight Workout: A=3 C=2 D=1 F=0 Healthy Recipe: Pass or Fail I'm going for a modified Bodyweight Workout because I am not very strong *yet* and cannot physically do the exact exercises at this time. I'll work up to it. Life Quests Complete Khan Academy Algebra Basics (I am relearning Algebra, so I can relearn Trig, so I can actually learn Physics) I am currently at 74%2015 Book Reading Challenge. I am starting this along with a few of my coworkers. At least 1 book per week. Motivation To be a healthier me I have several health issues, some of which have obesity as a cause, and some which have obesity as a symptom. I would very much like to kick these diseases to the curb but I cannot. I can however do my best to get a handle on my weight itself. In turn I will feel better and be able to do the things I want to do without feeling tired. Week One Paleo Meals - B BBWW - C Healthy Recipe - F Week Two Paleo Meals - A BBWW - A Healthy Recipe - A Week Three Paleo Meals - A BBWW - A Healthy Recipe - A Week Four Paleo Meals - A BBWW - A Healthy Recipe - A Week Five Paleo Meals - A BBWW - A Healthy Recipe - A Week Six Paleo Meals - B BBWW - A Healthy Recipe - A

Hello! I'm excited to start my first 6 Week Challenge. Main Quest: Lose 20 pounds Goals: Eat paleo at every meal Go for a daily walk strive for 10,000 steps Do the beginner body weight workout daily Side Quest: Diligently follow budget Tools: EMeals - Paleo menu, Fitbit, Financial Peace University, juicer/blender, and Nerd Fitness! Motivation: 3 amazing children, controlling evil auto-immune disease, and creating a version of myself that I can be proud of.

So My first Challenge So a quick background on myself. I use to be very fit about 6 years ago when I played basketball but then I moved to Glasgow (The big smoke), started drinking, smoking and eating junk food. I had also stopped exercising at this point. I put on the weight. Eventually I said enough was enough and started running, quit smoking and practically quit eating. Otherwise known as the completely wrong thing to do. I then quit running and started eating again (properly this time) but sadly someone dropped a T.V on me and I injured my shoulder badly enough that I've been out of action for the past two years. Well I've got the all clear again and while 6 years may have past since I was last in decent shape I'm determined to make myself fit again. Here's a before/After photo from when I first started my diet and lifting (Date of photo is 8th June) http://imgur.com/vQQojWn Main Quest Getting Bigger and Stronger. Goals To lift 10% heavier for my 1 Rep Max for Deadlifts (To be determined), Squats (85Kg/187lbs), Bench Press (50kg/110lbs) and Military Press (40kg/88lbs).Brackets show current 1 Rep Max not target. To lower my body fat enough so I can see my 6 pack. To stick to the Paleo diet and have 180g of protein a day. Side Quest Pass my driving test on the 8th July. Motivation To become fit again, To become strong again, To get the most out of life.

I'm back again. I "started" a challenge once before but did nothing but post a thread and then did nothing. Not this time!!! I will be turing 44 in a couple days and I am 275 pounds! I feel like I am turning 64, not 44. My blood pressure is high and I just feel like crap overall. I have recently changed jobs and moved to southern Alabama. I will be in training for the next few months, meaning I will be working a normal person's work week. I usually work a rotating shift which makes setting up a workout routine difficult to say the least. NOW is the time for change! My main quest is to be south of 250 by the end of the six week challenge. I will accomplish this by: Following the Rookie/Recruit workout routine every week. Taking my diet seriously! (Count calories, eat less processed "food") I Getting back on my bike. This is only the first step into the TARDIS! Where this journey ends, Doctor Who knows. I have made many mistakes in my 44 years. And it's about time I did something about that!

Well I've been perusing the site and have come to ask for help. I'd say that I'm a slow scout who would like to be a ranger. I'm female, 30 yrs old, average build. I gain weight on my hips/love handles and stomach. I began running about 2 years ago. In that time I've completed a marathon, a bunch of 25K trail runs, a few half marathons, and lots of smaller runs. Let me emphasize, I am not a fast runner. I am happy if I can run on flat ground under a 10 min mile. On trail runs it's really just hiking and slow running on the flats and downhills. Diet: I'm 5'6'' and I weigh ~145. I think what I need is both fitness and diet. I kind of eat whatever I want (moderately healthy but with no regard to quantity and I have a major sweet tooth). I don't mind the idea of paleo, however I don't really love meat. I can hardly stand eggs unless they're fried and covered with shriracha. I've started to majorly minimize my carbs/breads and candy intake. I stopped drinking super sugary coffee a few weeks ago and switched to black tea with no sugar. I am a teacher and I don't have a lot of opportunities to eat at school besides one 25min lunch and then not until the kids leave. I am literally always standing and moving and have almost no time to snack. This leads me to feel completely famished by 2:30 and ready to eat anything, especially candy that is to be found in the office... My fitness is something like this: Run between 2-5 times a week and between 10-25 miles. A short run is 3 miles and a long run is about 8. I try to make at least one of the runs a trail run with some elevation gain. I ride my bike once a week in a time-trial series that I do with the local group (each week changes: 5 miles, 10 miles, 40k, 5 mile hill climb, repeat). Occasionally I'll do a Body Pump class at the gym. Today I tried the beginner body weight routine and this is what I did: Squats: 50-50-50 Push ups (not all the way down): 15-15-11 Walking Lunges: 25-25-25 Planks: 60s-60s-60s Jumping Jacks: 50-50-50 Dumbbell Rows: 15-15-15 Burpees: 10-10-8 So I think I have a pretty good base fitness. My problem is I have slowly been putting on more weight over the last 2 years. 133 used to be much more normal for me. Also I used to not have much belly fat, just love handles. Now I have both My upper body strength sucks and even though I've had reoccurring dreams about doing pull-ups for over ten years, I've never committed to actually training to be able to do one. I'm trying to figure out where to start so I can sign up for the challenge (if i can sign up a little late, not sure). I don't know what I should set my goals for. Also I'm getting married in July and then moving to another country in August on an adventure so I'd like to be in good shape for those things! AND I have a twin sister who somehow always manages to look better than me. I know I shouldn't compare myself to other people, but it's really damn hard when you have an identical twin. Sorry to be so wordy, I just wanted to try to get everything out there. If you were me, where would you start?

OH HEY. It's my first challenge! I started reading NerdFitness about three months ago but am just now becoming active in the community. Just realized that I totally want to write one of those awesome nerdy entries so many of you are writing about my goals, but wanting to make it entertaining is likely to keep me from posting at all. So. INSTEAD I SHALL MONOLOGUE IN AN UN-ENTERTAINING FASHION. A little bit about me: Lezbehonest, a year ago I left a relationship that was, oh, bad. Let's go with abusive, even though I have trouble wrapping my head around that even still. He was more of a Darth Cadeus than an Emperor... good intentions gone horribly awry, not an evil heart... but it wasn't good for me. I was miserable AND I work from home, so I gained, oh... about sixty pounds in the 2.5 years I was with him, topping me out at really close to 300lbs. Not sexy for a rebel. Cue year of fixing myself, living in hotels along 101, staring at the ocean, going back to my hometown for a bit. Then the decision to leave Austin for good and land in Vancouver, Washington (for those of you who aren't familiar with the NW, Vancouver is across the river from Portland, OR). I got serious about my health goals in December and doubled down in January. Starting weight at the beginning of January was 270. Weight today is 243. My focus is on lifestyle changes, not weight loss... though I do have two "weight loss" goals. The first is to get below 235, which is the official "oh hey, shed that guy!" weight. The second is 175 by January of next year if I can make it, though if I don't, the health is what I'm really focused on. I've already been making some major changes in my perspective, how I eat and making sure I exercise... I am probably the healthiest and happiest I have been in my adult life. So now it's time to level up and try for something that I find difficult. My first challenge is all about running, which I consider a necessary skill for a rebel. I decided about a month and a half ago that I really wanted to learn how to run. This was sort of terrifing because for some reason I absolutely did not know how. I also had a foot injury about a year ago that made me nervous about it... but I've figured that part out. Now it's time to get serious about it. My six week goal is to run my first 5K! I want to do some strength training along with my running, with an eye toward my NEXT goal being weight lifting with an eye toward lifting heavy. I also have my eating and movement goals in line for the most part already, so I'm focused on sleeping as a major point in my quest because I'm terrible at it and running is HARD when you're tired. Here are the three things I am going to work on to achieve this goal: Practice running 4 days a week (Couch to 5K app)Start weight lifting (perfect squat!) 2-3 days a week.Get 8 hours of sleep every night.Since I moved into a new place at the beginning of February and still have not unpacked the Room of Requirement (which is where my new weight bench will live) or anything not necessary for day to day life, my life quest is related to that. Life Quest Get my house in order and maintain it.That also means doing my dishes like a grown up and taking out the recycling. And the last part of the challenge... Why are you doing this? I DESERVE to live my happiest, healthiest life. "I DESERVE" has sort of been my mantra of the last year... as I have ended a lot of unhealthy relationships and situations and introduced good, supportive ones into my life. It might not be the most specific reason, but I really am working on believing that I deserve to take care of myself, to be happy and healthy and that no one is allowed to take that away from me. So there it is. Let the six week challenge (minus two days) begin!

Hi, I know I am late for the challenge but I would like to start anyway. I am a 32 year old woman and will be 33 on Tuesday and I thought my birthday would be a good starting point for my fist challenge. I live on planet metric, but I will try to calculate my stats for you: I am 5' 7" tall and I weigh 187 lbs (1,70m/85kg). I did the BBWW twice already and I can do it three times but I need a 20sec break before the third round. And it kills me completely. I do assisted pull ups instead of the dumbbell rows because I would really like to be able to do one real pull up. Or two. Which would make me Super Grover. Main Quest Be stronger, feel like Super Grover. Goals Do the BBWW three times a week. Drink alcohol like a sane, grown up person on weekdays. Don't eat lunch in the cafeteria. Eat good instead. Life Quest Draw something every day. Motivation I realized that I do not care very much about how I look. I get mistaken for a guy at least 5 times a week. I don't care at all. I do care about how fit and strong I feel though. I'd rather be mistaken for a 16 year old skater boy than for a beardless fat guy.

One of my goals for my first challenge is to do 25 consecutive push-ups. I hit 15 tonight, so WOOT!! Thats all...

I'm just posting this again since I posted it about a week and a half before the last challenge ended. Main Quest Get down to below 200 lbs by 1/1/2015 last weigh-in: 238 lbs Goals 1) Work out 5 days a week -- Right now I am just getting back into a routine of running and weight training and general body weight fitness. 2) Run a half marathon -- I have run a few in the past, but I have found that if I don't have a race that I'm training for, I tend to miss workouts. I will be signing up for one by the next challenge period and running it this summer. 3) Eat healthy! -- When my workouts and weight loss was working, I was tracking all of my food consumption, so I was accountable for everything that went in my mouth. I plan on doing this again. I have liked the iOS app LoseIt! Life Quest Pay Down Debt! financial health is just as important as physical health and mental health. I have a mountain of debt that I need to do away with. I hope to pay off at least one credit card and then use the snowball method to attack the other ones. Motivation Captain America, Thor, and Superman! I want to look like them. If I can't do that, then I just want the next best thing. I want to look good naked. I don't think I've seen the south side of 200 lbs since I was 19 and at 32, I'm ready to see it again.

Backstory I've been working on my fitness and health levels for about a year now. I've dropped over 20 lbs from my heaviest (185) to now (160ish). I'm a nerd at heart, working on my dissertation (sometimes) and working in health and health policy (mostly). Before the Holidays went crazy, I was regularly going to the gym 5 days a week and working out for 45min- 1hr. I was getting stronger and looking a little better. However, I wasn't giving the workouts my all. I go to a pretty busy gym and would do whatever was available. I started with 80% free weights, but by the end of December, I was doing 80% weight machines. I've spent over a week reading like crazy on NF and you guys seem like my workout soulmates! Woo hoo! After reading the 13 mistakes, I found myself. I'm an emotional rationalizer. I take the ER route for EVERYTHING... spending, jobs, working out, eating right, you name it! I hope to find my super hero during this quest. The idea of transforming into my hero before even walking into the gym... Done! Plus, I wouldn't mind looking decent in a costume. My measurements. I'll try to keep this updated. Starting pic My Reason: I'm marrying the love my of my life Aug 31. And, I can do better and should look better! Strategy I'm starting a new job Jan 6. I'll be starting a new gym too. My gym has multiple locations throughout the District and I'll be moving to a gym right around the corner from my office. No more weight machines My weaknesses: (1) not working out hard enough and (2) not maintaining a solid, healthy, natural diet. Main Quest Lose 2" off navel measurement, maintain weight. Goals Decrease carb intake to 1 serving per day Grades A: 1 serving of carbs per day for a week B: 1 serving of carbs for 6/7 days C: 1 serving of carbs for 5/7 days D: 1 serving of carbs for 4/7 days F: 1 serving of carbs for 3/7 days Modify workout to 3 days body weight strength (S) & 2 days Interval (I) Training per week Grades A: Completed 5 day workout: 3S and 2I and finished with a wet shirt each day B: Completed 5 day workout: 3S and 2I and half assed it only 1 day C: Completed 4 day workout and finished with a wet shirt each day D: Skipping this letter F: Missed more than 1 day or half assed it more than 1 day Stop drinking soda Grades A: 0 sodas in 7 days B: 1 soda in 7 days C: 2 sodas in 7 days D: 3 sodas in 7 days F: 4 sodas in 7 days Life Side Quest Start new job and maintain a regular schedule Grades A: Get an avg of 8 hours of sleep, wake up at a consistent time, go to bed at a consistent time B: Get an avg of 8 hours of sleep, wake and sleep at mostly a consistent time C: Get less than 8 hours of sleep, wake and sleep at mostly a consistent time D: Sometimes get 8 hours of sleep and sometimes wake and sleep at a consistent time F: Get less than 8 hours and rarely wake and sleep at a consistent time

This Challenge I Will: Be More Consistent "Consistent training promotes the physiological changes which are necessary for better performance, while inconsistent training stresses the body and can lead to injury," says Robert Martin Make It Happen: This is harder than I thought. This is why it’s my primary goal. This is the first stepping stone to attaining all my other goals. This Challenge I Will: Go to Yoga Twice a Week Yoga is my foundation exercise. It gives my body the workout I need and my mind and emotions a centering that brings me happiness and peace. It reduces my stress and makes me easier to live with. Make It Happen: My yoga studio has expanded the classes I can take, so I need to plan to attend at least two sessions a week. There are classes offered every day of the week. This Challenge I Will: Run/Walk with my Dog (s) Once a Week Poor Bitsy, she loves running and I have deprived her of that with my inconsistency. I have to do better for me and for her. Tink is too old to run, and she doesn’t like it but I need to take her for walks more often too. Lucy is technically not my dog but while she is with us I should include her on the walks too. She loves going places. If my son doesn’t take her with them when they move out, and she becomes my dog, I need to try to train her to run too. Make It Happen: Not only have I neglected my health, I have neglected walking with my dogs. This must not continue. I must take them either one at a time or as a pack for walks and runs. I need to do this no less than Once a week This Challenge I Will: Go to the Gym once a Week I am uncomfortable in the gym. I’m old, overweight, and awkward in the gym. So I am going to challenge myself to go there. Do my little workout and get out. With consistent exposure to the environment and the rhythm of lifting, I should be able overcome my discomfort. Make It Happen: I have a lifting plan, and I have watched several YouTube videos and done some reading on proper form, so I am as prepared as possible. This is about learning to be comfortable in the environment not in a focused lifting program. This Challenge I Will: Give Back to the Sport The best way to learn about a sport is to volunteer, so I will sign up to hand water out during the race or assist in whatever way I can. I won’t set a number of times for this because I don’t know how many races will be held in the Challenge time frame. There should be at least one. Make It Happen: I will find a local race and sign up to volunteer. Extended Goals not tied to this Challenge but certainly important. This Year I Will: Stop Giving Up Make It Happen: I will accept that I am starting at a place that is so far away from being fit and healthy that I will not be able to reach all my goals all at once, or even quickly. I will give myself a break, and be kind to my shortcomings. I will work harder and focus on the best I can do. This Year I Will: Run a 5K Make It Happen: The Zombie run next October or the Elf run next December is the goal. If I CAN I’d like to run in an earlier race. If I can actually learn some consistency I should be able to run something in the late spring. Reward: If I succeed at the end of this challenge... I will reward myself with a pair of shoes. I have an unhealthy relationship with food, which I am substituting for a healthy relationship with shoes. I put $50 into an envelope and its taped to my project board. If at the end of the challenge I succeed... shopping we go. If not the money stays taped to my project board and I don't get new shoes. (No cheating and buying shoes anyway... with the exception of better running shoes because that is a need not a want.) The shoes I plan on getting when this is over! Comments/Suggestions/Advice/Random Encouragement are always welcome.

After my first test (last half of the previous challenge) I am ready to do my first full challenge. Tomorrow is my regular measurement day so I will post those here and on my battle log. As a continuation from my last challenge. I will continue recording my step count, with a variation. Previously I aimed for the minimum of 10,000 steps per day averaged out over the week. This time the target is 11,500. Which will give me a distance of 9.2km per day. 9.2 x 7=64.4km per week, 64.4 x 6 = 386.4km (240 miles). This distance is the same as walking from Bag End to Weathertop, according to the table given to me by my fellow rebel Citizenkade. So I am walking to Weathertop. I also need to build some strength, I will continue my efforts in doing the Basic Body Weight Workout on the NF site. At this stage, I will be doing the squats, lunges, and planks. I broke my right hand before christmas so doing pushups and rows are out for the first couple of weeks. This will be done 3 x a week (Mon, Wed, Fri). My third goal is weight loss. The aim is to lose 3kg (6.6lb) over the challenge. My life side quest is two fold. The first is to see if I can get into the NEIS programme to help me level up my hobby business into a small business. If I get in I will be enrolled into a Cert IV in Small Business Management. If I don't qualify, I plan to enrol in a Cert IV course to enhance my employability. Either way this Lycan is going to TAFE.

This isn’t going to be long or fancy. I’m a sword fighter – not a belly dancer… Main Quest: Achieve 20% Body Fat - Goal 1: Substitute healthy foods for sugar cravings (I have an addiction) - Goal 2: Consume sugar only once every seven days (still too much, I know) - Goal 3: Eliminate all grains except some rice (basically paleo) Life Quest: Have a violin or Spanish lesson daily. I guess I’m not allowed to have side quests yet. Motivation: I have discovered TRUTH about food/fitness/weight management and want to LIVE by it – not just know it – so when I tell others about this life-changing truth, I’ll be living it, not just preaching it. I want to eventually get to the point where I'm certified to help people change their eating habits for scientifically proven health benefits, and I can't start unless I live it. Peace and Courage be with you all.

Ok let's do to this. Even though this current challenge is halfway through, I am not waiting for the next challenge to get started. My main quest is to halve my bodyfat percentage. As I said in my intro I am 40, 183cm (6ft) tall, my weight is 118kg (260lb), and my bodyfat percentage is about 35% (I am using the tape measure method). From what I understand 17% is a good healthy percentage for body fat. Which for me means that I need to weigh 95kg (209lb). Which is good as I will be under the 100kg (220lb) mark. To get started in the final 3 weeks of the current challenge I have decided on the following smaller goals. 1. Having recently adding a pedometer app to my phone, I have found out that my weekly average number of steps per day is 7680. A fair way short of the minimum 10,000 steps per day that is recommended that we should be doing. So in the next 3 weeks I will hit the 10,000 steps per day as my weekly average number. A= 10,000+ B= 9,500-10,000 C=9000-9500 D=8500-9000 F=< 8500 2. I need to start building some decent muscular strength, particularly in my core and upper body. Lacking my own set of weights and funds to join a gym, I will use bodyweight exercises. I will do a bodyweight routine 3 times per week. A=9 routines in the 3 weeks. B=7+ routines C=5+ routines D= 3+ routines F less than 3. 3. I used to be a regular walker. I need to start walking regularly again (this will eventually eclipse goal one). I have two walks that I plan to use. The first is 2.5km (1.5mi), this is from my front door. The second route is 5.5km (3.4mi), but this is a ten minute drive away. The plan is That I will do my short route 3-5 times per week, and do the long route twice per week. A=6 long walks and 12+ short walks. B= 4+ long walks and 9+short walks. C=3 long walks and 6+short walks. D= 2 long walks and 3+short walks. F= 0-1 long walks and 0-2 short walks. My side quest is diet related. I am carb addict. I want to further cut back my grain based carbs. To keep things simple any time I eat grain based carbs (bread, noodles, pasta, rice) will count as a serve. My aim to to eat less than 7 serves per week.

Well hello there peoples Kind of new round here but decided what better way to kick off my journey towards a healthy life than a good old fashion challenge. Main Quest: Increase my overall fitness and gain muscle mass.This quest of Homeric proportions will not be easy, however it will (hopefully) be made possible by completing the following goals: Work out at least three days a week, for at least an hour each time.Cut out processed and high sugar foods from my diet.Drink at least 6 pints of water a day.Life Quest: Make time to work and study for my course (I'm just too good at procrastinating normally!).Motivation: Knowing the difference it will make to my body and health if I persevere with it.Will be trying to check in reasonably regularly so stay tuned for updates. Not bothering much with measurements ect as I'm not expecting to change all that much body shape wise.

I am brand new to Rebellion challenges, but not so new to life (52 and counting LOL). I began a lifestyle change in diet last year by eating paleo, and also began focused excersizing using Mark Lauren's YAYOG (You Are Your Own Gym). I have had some success with both, but also have had stretches where I fell off the wagon with both. I recently (the last few weeks) began earnestly following both regimens again as well as beginning a 21 Day Sugar Detox, and believe that the Rebellion Challenge will be a way of not losing focus, as I will have people who I hope to rely in holding me accountable to my goals. I am shamelessly borrowing a format to post my goals which IndianaEddie borrowed from another Nerd Fitness member...so here it is: Main Quest: My quest is to replace my body fat with muscle; I have gotten my weight down to what I believe is optimum for me (having gone from 205 lbs to 175 lbs since last year), and now want to replace the fat that stubbornly still holds a claim to my waist area with muscle in all other areas, thus increasing my body strength. Motivation: My motivation is to make my life much more enjoyable, as well as creating a better chance of being around and an active part in my kid's and grandkid's lives...for a long time . Sub-Quest: 1. Begin and maintain Mark Lauren's YAYOG Basic Ten week excersize program - set up for 4 times a week. 2. Finish 21 Day Sugar Detox and continue with 100% Paleo lifestyle Life Quest: Being a Christian, I want to spend more time in reading the Bible and time with God so that I may better order my life, increasing enjoyment of life, and lessening stress. Stats: 11/13/2013 Height: 6' Weight: 175 lbs Waist: 36" Chest: 40.5" Neck: 16.5" Thigh(Left): 22.5" Thigh(Right): 22.5" Bicep(Left): 13.5" Bicep(Right): 13.5" BF%: 18% (By Internet calculator - plan to have my Dr do it next checkup...but it's a starting point.) Will accept any suggestions, and any help with accountability...the quest begins This is me before beginning Paleo and Body Weight training last year. This is me a few days ago after falling off the wagon for a few months, and restarting my new lifestyle again just a few weeks ago.

Hey everybody, nice to see that I'm not the only one who struggles with her way of life while using Star Trek quotes . The thing is: I might have a date in January with the most awesome guy ever lived. What I really need, is to feel comfortable with myself and nurture my self-confidence, so I can just go there and have a good time not worrying about my legs or my belly or if I might look fat in my dress as soon as I stop holding my breath and so on. I lived quite unhealthy for the last few years (and wasn't that good to myself before). Well, now I'm 30 and my body starts paying the price for my excesses. My main quest is to finally look into a mirror and just be able to say: Boom, bitches No, seriously, I want to form new and healthy habits. My goal is to be able to do the whole paleo and weightlifting stuff (btw. I HATE diets and sports, so this will be a realy tough fight) and to figure out if this might work for me. I'm an all or nothing person, so I have to do the whole thing. Today was my first paleo day ever, just to get into the right mood. I'm a person who works best under the highest pressure, so this is how I have to do this challenge. My three missions to achive the first upgrades are quite easy to fix: 1. Eating clean (aka: paleo) for this six weeks. I had issues with protein shakes in the past and I really hope that I'm able to get along with a protein (and vegetables *shiver*) based diet. 2. Doing workouts 5 times a week; tomorrow I will join a "Hot-Iron"-Class, which is very similiar to the NF body weight routines. This class takes place twice a week. So I will do the beginners body weight routine at home once or twice a week, too. Cardio has never been my thing, so I guess long walks will have to do it for the other days. 3. To take care for myself is something I neglected way to long - and with taking care I actually mean that whole bodyscrub, spa treatment and hairstyling - stuff. I think it will be much easier to carry on with the challenge if I remember me from time to time that I deserve being liked (and pampered) by myself. It seems that only my life quest is missing yet. Well, there is a long list of to dos in my life, let's just pick the first one: working on my thesis constantly. My Ph.D. in medieval latin is only 220 pages away from me, the thing is, I'm still on my first draft since nearly 6 years. So, honestly, I have to get my a** up and work on this. I want at least to look at it every day and ideally work on the research 4 to 5 days a week. So that's it. Easy-peasy - well, I told you, I need pressure... P.S. I'm no native speaker, so please excuse my maybe weird or hardly to understand sentences (and just ignore my grammar and orthography)

Main goal: Lose 15lbs I'll get there by: 1. bodyweight circuit 3x week 2. clean up eating = no fast food or junk food + cooking whole healthy foods 3. interval training runs 2x week Side goal: Find a new job.

Hi, I want to lose some weight, look great, be fit, and feel good about myself. I am sick and tired of feeling out of energy--wasting money and eating like crap. I know I can do this, and I want to prove to myself that I can. I want to be more physically active, look and feel great and have the energy to live a happier and longer life. I only got one, and I want to enjoy it more than I have. I have a long way to go and am one of those types to start, do well, reach adversary, then crash.... burn, flames... women and children screaming bad. So I'm taking this seriously and making the first steps and easy to do as possible, the thought obviously is as Steve espouses, small changes add up over time. I currently weigh 216lbs. My MAIN QUEST is to reach 208 lbs and trim waist to 40". My 3 missions are: 1. East fewer than 1800 calories per day 2. East out no more than 3 times per week 3. Drink at least 8 glasses of water a day Well, most people would say... yeah of course cap calories (if you don't mind counting them)... but the other two seem odd. You see, my problem isn't empty calories (I don't drink soda and am not pounding back budweisers), its what I like to call "Homer Food" .... mmm Donuts. So by keeping myself from eating out (generally a bad idea) I can avoid desserts. Also, I find that I am chronically dehydrated. Sometimes I'll only drink 4-5 glasses of water a day, which only makes me hungrier (one has to stay hydrated somehow I guess!). Finally, I know another huge group is saying... hey! Nwarth... you idiot, you have nothing for exercise. Well. We cannot outrun our forks, and since diet is a huge portion, I want to start by laying the groundwork to tackle that challenge. I'll add an exercise goal (even if it is only 5 minutes per day) next time. First thing first, put forth my efforts where I get the biggest bang for my buck. Words of encouragement always welcome! Special thanks to Steve Kamb for starting the Rebellion, you have again proved the power and infection of one person's motivation and persistence. Nwarth.

Hello everyone, Revanist here, coming in for my first 6-week trials--which I have, as seen in the title, dubbed my padawan trials(if you haven't guessed by my signiture, username, and the title of the thread, yes I'm a star wars nut. No I will not argue with you over star wars and star trek, star wars is fantasy, star trek is sci fi, apples and oranges here. Lotr and star wars on the other hand...) This challenge my main quest is to lose weight lower my bodyfat. My Goals are: To drink more water( I haven't drank(drunk? Grr, grammar...) soda in over a year now, and it tastes horrid to me now, but I would like to start drinking more water and less tea/milk/juice). I'd love to get to the point where I save those drinks for special occasions and otherwise drink solely water (CON) To run/walk/jog 2 miles at least 4 days a week at the best of my ability(be that only walking, a little jogging, or a full out run, whatever I can handle at the time) (STA/DEX) To eat more paleo--this specifically means cutting out a lot of cheese, milk(using water for protein shakes could get rough but I think I can handle it), tortillas, and possibly hardest of all...frozen pizza. (CON) My Life Side Quest: To volunteer more, especially at church(while not directly fitness related, many volunteer projects do require a decent amount of physical labour, so that can sort of be a mini-side quest during them perhaps) (Maybe WIS, we'll see how it goes) Not directly a life side quest, however, I am looking into purchasing some vibram 5F shoes(should I call them shoes?). I think I will wait and do this after the challenge, as the adjustment period could very well interfere with the challenge. Starting measurements: The past few weeks I have been doing a sort of precursor to the challenge by just trying to do a little more exercise and less swtor, as well as eating a little healthier. In these couple of weeks, I managed to go from about 240 pounds to 228ish(I don't particularly like using the scale as a measurement as my weight always fluctuates daily it seems, but it has gone to a point where it is steadily around 228, +- 3 lbs). With a height of 6 feet even, this puts my BMI at about 30.9. I have also gone from a size 42-44 pants, to size 38-42. My pants size will be my primary measurement, along with how well I do at my exercising. Currently I have been doing those 2 miles at a rather leisurely 30ish min pace. I'd like to bring that down quite a bit during these 6 weeks. Motivation: Well, perhaps it's a bit cliché, perhaps I should be accepted as I am or they aren't worth it, yata yata yata, but my primary motivation is female companionship. Not just any companionship mind you, but a very specific one. I also have a secondary motivation that I hesitate to even call secondary. This one is that I want to, by sophomore year in college(18 now) I would like to be in good enough shape for parkour, and by the time I graduate, be in good enough shape to pass the SEAL PST with flying colors. In other words, I would like to be able to, in about 4-5 years: 500 yard swim in 8 min or less 100 or more push-ups in 2 minutes 100 or more sit-ups in 2 minutes 20 or more pull ups(parkour could really help here) 1.5 mile run in 10 min or less, wearing boots and pants I truly believe I have the willpower to make it as a SEAL once I can get in the kind of shape I need to be in(and if I can't then I guess I don't have that willpower) Quite a bit longer than I Imagined this post would be. Oh well. Peace out, and May the Force Be with You.