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Hi all! Lemme just say how thrilled I am to find this place! Motivated nerds to help this semi-motivated nerd! Love it! I am an almost-30 () farm girl from the Midwest where the skies are wide, the creeks aplenty and the old folks have NO FRIGGIN IDEA what a hobbit or power armor or PvP is! (Pray for me.) I've done challenges elsewhere, some successful, some.... ish? marginally? not?.... yeah, will go with a resounding NOT. I lead a colorful life. I'm obsessed with flowers and growing things (I squeal when I first see daffodils poking up in the springtime). I grew up learning ye olde traditions such as quilting, canning, gardening and crochet. In the past five years, I've become enamored with competitive shooting. (My husband said, "Find an expensive hobby." So I did.) I've realized in the past two years of actually competeing that, while I may be decent with marksmanship, my physical endurance sucks. SO, getting healthy has been the focus for this year's goals. Then maybe I won't be dying for breath at the end of a long stage. I know I can trust you guys to kick me out on the road to Epicness sooooo….. EPIC QUEST: Place in the top 25% at a competition in 2019 Challenge Quest 1: Be Cool Hunny Bunny (marksmanship) - Place in the top 50% of competitors in my first match of the season Task 1: Choose Your Battleground - layout all the matches to attend for the 2019 season Task 2: Shoot the Hostage - Target practice 1-2x per week for 1 hour (1/2 dry fire, 1/2 live fire) Challenge Quest 2: Wonder Woman (fitness) Task1: Fight the Fork- Meal plan every Sunday and stick to it (reward is a dinner I don't have to cook on grocery day) Task 2: Push It, Push It Real Good - Strength train 2-3x per week for 1 hour Level Up: The Ties That Bind - Make a quilt for 2 family members that haven't received one yet Task 1: The Pattern of Fate - identify target and select design Task 2: Sneak Attack - delivery in an unexpected way LET'S DO THIS!

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