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Hey there! This is my first 6 week challenge. I started week plans by myself from time to time, but I never sticked to it after the first motivation is gone. So, I (at least hope to) learn from the past and now focus on smaller, more reasonable goals. I will write down what I did the other day so I know if I slept or not! Goal number 1: Better sleep To archieve this, I want to stay away from my mobile, my xbox and my computer - devices that send out blue light - the hour before I go to bed. Since I am going to bed at 10pm to get my 8 hours of sleep, I need to stop at 9pm. In the free time I can paint, draw, read and exercise. Turn off devices at 9pm and fo to sleep at 10pm (On Sunday, Monday- Thursday. I want to try it out on weekends too (too not use devices), but I can sleep longer so I dont need to be in bed at 10pm ) Goal number 2: Habit of training I want to build a habit of training. I am starting a calisthenics bodywheight routine (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVlF6U0eZEw). At the moment, I am not sure what will be better for me, either do a split and work on my upper body on day one + stretching of my upper body and work ony my lower body + core + stretching on day 2 OR do the full routine on day one and do a stretch routine on day 2. I dont know if the first version will give me enough rest between the workouts, but I like the idea more since I am constantly building the habit to workout. In the best case, I can workout at 9pm and then do something else, but I dont know how it will influence my sleep. a) Train 6 days a week (or more) - If I cant do a full routine, I will do a back up short workout (and mention it here) b)Workout 3 days a week and stretch on 3 days a week EDIT: Handstands all the way There was a time where I trained the handstand a lot, but at the moment I can't do it anymore. But I really like the handstand, so I am starting again at point one and do them against a wall, trying to get a straight form before I try them without help ( that was my biggest problem before). I want to do ~5min of Handstand training every day. Do ~5mins of handstand training every day Goal number 3: Milk every day: In order to gain weight, I want to drink more milk. I read the GOMAD diet and liked the idea. But because of my purse and my stomach I will start with 2 L a day to see how it goes. Unoffical goals: These are goals I want to archieve at one point, but I know myself, and focusing on too much will throw me back. So I will try to do these but I can cut them back if I dont have time/energy/money/fun - Eat more - Participate in a martial arts course or breakdance course - Do more parkour videos Thanks for reading! More details + rewards will follow(hopefully) in the next days since it is already 9:30pm and I still want to workout ~ Gurkour EDIT (07.11.2015): I was sick so the challenge starts today

Introduction: Hi, Name's ShadowFire. I'm a 25 year old 220 lb Orc with a beer gut that would make Homer Simpson proud. I work a job that has me on my feet a lot but not consistently. I loved boxing, hiking, climbing, and jumping off cliffs but have had trouble with all of these from where I live. I have a J-Pouch and serious food intolerances, and really just want to feel happy with how i look and how I feel. Main Quest: I want to lose inches around my beer gut, and I want to feel healthy. Quest 1: Find a Primary care doctor, GI doctor, and Nutritionist. Set up appointments and follow through on them. (I haven't had insurance in this area for a long time, and have been neglecting too actually go the one time I set something up.) +2 Wis Quest 2: Walk too the grocery store and back At least 5 times a week given I am not flaring. (The grocery store is approximately a half hour away, and a Flare provides serious acid burns on my upper thigh and lower butt, preventing me from walking.) When flaring walk to the gas station ( 10 minute total walk) Con +2 Dex+1 Quest 3: Do the Beginner Bodyweight workout 3 times a week (increase to a more difficult workout if i feel it becomes easy.) 10-15 Str+2 Sta +2 Life Quest: Study for the GRE at least once a week. I've been trying to go back to grad school and neglecting it. +1 Wis Motivation: I was given the advice, "List the things in your life that make you happy, List the things you do every day, prioritize", I did, and saw that I was living wrong.

Hi everyone, I'm starting my second challenge now, the first was a reasonable success, even though I'm always harsh on myself. http://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/62304-better-very-very-late-than-never/ A little background, I decided to start worrying about fitness at the start of August 2014, since I was quite significantly overweight weighing about 95kg (210 pounds). I'm 6'3 tall, so that was quite overweight. In the next six weeks, I lost 10kg by eating less (but very badly) and working out almost every day doing relatively low intensity cardio workouts. From mid-September until Christmas, I worked out about twice every week on average, and lost 10kg again, bringing me to 75kg now (165 pounds). I went from not being able to do a single knee pushup in August to now being able to do over 20 incline pushups. In March, I discovered Nerd Fitness, which relaunched my motivation. I took my before picture after losing 20kg, which I find quite ironic. Since I've gone on a Paleo diet, except for Saturdays for carb cycling and social occasions. I also signed up for a karate class for the first time in a few years, I loved doing karate but when I tried a class in September I found it too physically challenging, since i was in very bad shape at the time. Bonus: what "race" do you think I am if I'm 6'3 with "normal" weight and somewhere between a thin and athletic build? Quest 1: Karate - After the last karate class of the school year, start doing 2 karate training sessions alone per week, including technical training and drilling combat techniques and katas OR an HIIT workout. A - 12 + total B - 10-11 total C - 8-9 total D - 6-7 total F - less than 6 total STA Quest 2: Workouts - I'll be doing an internship in Belfast this summer, I need to find a gym there and workout at least 3 times/ week while I'm there and twice/week before and until I'm there at home or in the local gym (I'm too lazy to check if I'll be there before the challenge ends) A - 12 workouts B - 11 workouts C - 10 workouts F - Less than 10 workouts STR Quest 3: Stretching - Do leg raises every morning, 20 on each side per leg, and a complete stretching routine at least once every 2 days. A - 21+ stretching routines and leg raises every morning A- - 20-21 stretching routines and leg raises every day, sometimes not in the morning B - 16-19 stretching routines and 30+ leg raises C - 12-15 stretching routines and 25+ leg raises F - Less than 12 stretching routines and less than 25 leg raises If there's a different grade between leg raises and stretching routines I'll average them and round down. DEX Quest 4: Life goal - My exams are in a few weeks from now, there are about 650 students in my university class, but so far I've gotten a good start this semester. A - Rank top 10 in my university B - Rank top 15 in my university C - Rank top 25 in my university F - Rank below top 25 in my university WIS

[About Me] Hello, My name is Justan. [introduction] While I have not been very active on the NF forums, Iv'e been reading nerdfitness articles for the past 3 years or so. I would always read the articles and get motivated to start working out / eating right for a few weeks before quitting. It wasn't until about 6 months ago that I decided to get serious about health and fitness. Since then iv'e already lost about 30 lbs, went down 3 pant sizes, 3 shirt sizes, and feel much better about myself. But alas improvement never ends, which is why i'm here now - to get even better. [Main Quest] My main quest is to reach 10% body fat. Even after losing 30 lbs I am still sitting at roughly 21% body fat, which for me is unacceptable. [side Quest #1] I have already been intermittent fasting for the last week. I only eat between 12:00 - 20:00(Noon - 8:00pm), and I do my best to eat mostly Paleo. I will continue to follow this routine to reach my goals. While I don't count calories I try to eat 1300 calories per day or less. [side Quest #2] Do strength training on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Do interval training on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. Do distance running on Sunday, and work out my abs / core every single day. [side Quest #3] Drink at least 5 glasses of water per day, drink less sugary beverages [Life Quest] As my life quest I want to get a job between now and the end of this challenge. As well as finish everything I need to do to prepare for starting college. [secondary optional quest] Actually remember to keep this post updated at least on a weekly if not daily basis.

YOUR QUEST, Should you choose to accept it; No Jiggly Stomach. Also known as Teagarden's Quest for Self Acceptance. MISSIONS that you should complete to achieve your objective; (1) Thou Shalt eat no processed food that comes in crinkly bags (or other wrappings) (2) Thou Shalt commence bodyweight training at least once a week, twice if the opportunity presents itself. (3) Thou Shalt continue yoga classes (with a vengeance) AT LEAST once a week, but 3 times if the opportunities present themselves. (4) Thou Shalt follow the teachings of Steve of Nerd Fitness as if you are a hardcore religious type and worship the internets he writes on. Complete your quest by: 6/1/2014 (gives me 6 weeks, good practice for later challenges, no?) Adventure Journal, Day One. 26/11/13, 8:56am. Location: The southern coast of Western Australia. Starting Stats: Rebel's Name: Teagarden Gender: (F) Height: 167cm / 5ft 5in Weight: 68kgs / 150lbs Race: pudgy fleshling Human. Profession: none Downfall: Late nights, sleep ins and lots coffee. Level: 1 ----------------------------------------- Teagarden vs the Beginner's Bodyweight Circuit ----------------------------------------- Almost Successfully completed 3 rounds of the beginner bodyweight training! 20 squats 8 Knee Pushups 20 lunges 10 dumbell rows with 6kg weights. 20 second plank, and 30 jumping jacks. x3 times. ACHEIVEMENT EARNED: complete your first workout: 1/1 Reward items: +1 Strawberry Blueberry smoothie with almond milk. +1 body full of sore muscles tomorrow morning. Feel the burn! Breakfast was Espresso coffee and banana. Lunch was sweet potato tart with big side salad. Dinner was homemade chicken burgers; except I cut the burger in half and filled it with salad instead of using that stack of white bread over there! Woo! Tomorrow should be a quiet day on the battlefront, just a day shift at work then home for dinner. I will probably be suffering from today's workout so tomorrow I'll let them rest.

I've been recently inspired by Disney's Mulan, particularly Captain Lee Shang's number "To Be a Man", so my challenge goals will center around the three virtues mentioned in the song: Swift as a Coursing River (2 DEX, 2 STA, 1 STR) - Warm-Up: 5 - 10 minute jog - Intervals: 60 seconds of hard burn (in honor of Rudyard Kipling's If), 60 seconds recovery. Repeat for 10 minutes - Burpees: 30 seconds of hard burn, 60 seconds recovery. Repeat for 10 minues - Cool-Down: 5 - 10 miniute jog, stretch All the Force of a Great Typhoon (2 STR, 1 STA) - Warm-Up: 5 minute jog, 3 sets 10 Burpees (60 seconds recovery) - Feet Elevated Push-Ups: 60 seconds - Walking Lunges: 30 yards out - Bear-Crawl Push-Ups: 30 yards back - Plyometric Box jumps (Starting on top of the box): 10 reps *with good form* - Drink lots of water, rinse, repeat. - Cool-Down: 5 - 10 miniute jog, stretch All the Strength of a Raging Fire (3 CON) - You need to feed a fire to keep it going, so this goal involves eating well: protien before and after the workout and carbs throughout the day, post-workout (I'm an Ectomorph, so I need extra carbs). Mysterious as the Dark Side of the Moon (2 WIS, 2 CHA) - Learn from the Greats. This is going to be an ongoing goal, extenting into and beyond current and future challenges. - Read The Illiad. Six weeks should be enough time, and I'm a fast reader. I'm working at a call center (Level One/Realpage in Greer, SC if you're wondering) so I have Sundays and Thursdays off. I'm going to make those my Typhoon (Strenghth/Plyo) workout days and I'll run the River (Interval) workout on Tuesdays since it's mid-week. On the 4th week of the challenge, I'll add another round to Typhoon, bringing it up to 3 full circuits for an epic finish. Recap: Grading: If I stay the course and make it to 3 full circuits of the Typhoon workout, I level up. Otherwise, Dishonor.

My first quest is over. My first quest was designed to prepare me for the long journey ahead of me. My goal is to loose 35-40 pounds of fat over the course of this year. I gained the majority of the fat I have after I had a miscarriage. My metabolism is different from what it used to be, so the way I gain and loose weight is completely different from how I would gain and lose weight three years ago. Regardless of how my metabolism has changed, I need to loose this fat and develop healthy eating habits. My first reason to lose this weight is for health reasons. Diabetes runs in my family and the longer I am overweight, the more likely I am to develop it at a young age. By developing healthy eating habits now, I'll be able to stay healthy and not develop Diabetes until I'm much older. My second reason to lose this weight is that my husband's cousin is getting married in December and I want to be able to wear one of my formal dresses. I don't want to outdo the bride but I don't want to have to buy a new dress either. Main Quest I want to lose 5 pounds of fat or go down one pant size. I'm currently a size 18 and I would love to be a size 16 or smaller at the end of this challenge. Objectives Kick off this challenge with Yoga Journal's 21 Day Yoga Challenge. After the third week of this challenge, I will start exercising 6 days a week. I will be doing yoga on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. On Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday I will be doing a mix of aerobics & arm curls. I hope to make the jump from 15 arm curls per arm to 30 arm curls per arm. I'm still working on developing healthy eating habits. I want to eat more fruits and veggies. I want to be eating them at least once a day by the end of this challenge. I'd also like to start replacing some of my snack foods with organic snack food. If I have to eat snack food, I want it to have no extra dyes, sugar, or anything else extra added to it. I don't eat snack food too often, so I would like to start eating organic snack food once every two weeks. I'm also going to try cooking a few Paleo meals. I'm going to start small and make one Paleo meal a week.

I was going to wait to do my first 6 week challenge with the rest but the timing is just too good to pass up. I may get to see my family once a month, because its slow at work I cant afford to go down this month. In 6 weeks my mom and my sister, my biggest detractors, are going to join me to go see Stars on Ice April 25.... 6 weeks from yesterday. I've been active 6 days a week for the past 6 weeks and although I have been seeing results I hadn't changed my eating habits at all. My six challenge is to keep me on track. Main Quest; - Create and stick to a paleo meal plan! I have been seeing a new fella and we eat out a lot. Its been messing with my stomach and my results. He's been incredibly supportive about my training and understands this is a part of it - Handstand! I've been working at this for a few days now with a wall plank, my lower back has no stability so this has been a challange. Im hoping to be able to do a wall handstand by the end - Dutch waltz! This ice dance holds a special place in my heart. I'd love to surprise my mother with this the next time we go skating -Try Zumba! Skating is closing after Aprtil 15th till July! I decided to replace it with something cardio-y. I've always wanted to try Zumba? Side Quest; - Meet with Danny for a personal training session - Pick up preworkout - learn 1 new paleo recipe a week Life Quest; - Cross one item off of birthday bucket list (QUITTING SMOKING) Already 5 days in. Look Ma! No PATCH

Hey all, I'm just putting this here as a place holder for my upcoming challenge. I have a good write up for it, but I don't have it on me at the moment, so I'm just posting this so I can fill out the assassin's phonebook signup sheet. Feel free to drop in a say something (anything) and for now I'll leave you with this:

Hey fellow Rebels! Sorry I konked out on my last challenge, my back ended up taking a turn for the worse. So this challenge is going to focus on recovery! Mission: Regain the use of my back in order to maintain a healthy body weight. Objective 1: Complete the beginner-body-weight-workout twice a week. Objective 2: Resistance band stretching every day. Objective 3: Drink at least 24 oz of water before breakfast every day. And my life goal: I just started a new job at a leasing center for apartments, so I'm aiming for a 95% on my call coaching!

So, in my first challenge, I tried to fly. I gathered courage, I spread my wings, I jumped off the tree. And I went straight down to the forest ground. Ouch. Maybe I should've picked a shorter tree. But, you see, it wasn't that bad, I learned a lot from the fall. And I saw it. That huge dragon whose wings are so big that the wind they make when they flap is so strong that nothing else can fly while it is in the air. My first powerful enemy: Fatlord Lazybreather! I also realized, while on the forest's ground, that the dragon had chained everything under it's domain. It wouldn't allow anyone to break free from that sad situation. Silly dragon. At least it gave me an idea for my future: time to become a dragon slayer and free my forest! Guess which will be my first target? My Quest: To get to 64kg (about 140lbs - 141,1, more specificaly) That means losing 28kg (61,73lbs). I'll be though, but I'll make it! Ever since I was seven - which is pretty much ever since I can remember - I know that I've been struggling with my weight. That always made me be shy, ashamed of my own body. Besides, it's one of the reasons why I was never really good at sports. Enough of it, I say! It is time to take these chains of fat that have been holding me back and throw them at the neverending fire of the Fire Mountains - and, while I'm there, I can wonder why they have such a name. It's time to be free. My goals: - Snack only when truly hungry, not when bored or thirsty, and never less than one hour before a meal. (+2 CON, +3 WIS) - Eat Paleo 4 days a week. The other 3 days are for those days when my mom makes her magically wonderful soup (with rice pasta) and when the college restaurant has no gluten-free meat options, in which case I'll have rice and beans. And for any eventful event that may pop-up, if unavoidable. (+5 CON) - Work out for at least 15 min everyday. Any workout. Any time of the day. I'll just have to move, with no excuses. (+3 STA, +1 DEX, +1 STR) My life goal: To write at least one page of the same story everyday. I want to someday become a publisher writer, therefore, I have to write down a whole good story. No half-assed whole story. No halfway-through good story. One. Whole. Good. Story. And I'll start that with no less than a page a day. My motivation: I've never been good with anything fitness-related, nor quite very healthy, but I want to change that. To do so, I believe the first dragon I have to slay is the fat. Well, say your prayers, Fatlord Lazybreather! You won't keep me from soaring into the night sky anymore! --- And, unless you are Fatlor Lazybreather, I would like to thank you for your support, by either leaving a comment or simply reading this, and to give you a HUGE friendly bear hug!

Main 3 Goals Increase runningCross trainIntermittent fastingLife quest Increased RunningThis is about my passion. In my early years of being active - a long time ago - running was something I thought was probably a boring activity and wondered why any one would do it - let alone actually enjoy it. So fast forward to my the past three or four years of my life and I have a passion for running. So much so that I did zero cross training. I just ran - run Forest run. I didn't think I needed to cross train. If you have read some of my other posts you found that I need to cross train. I started getting the typical runner's injuries. I am now on the mend and can enjoy my running again. This was a short pause in my running while I trained in other activities to recover. So this goal of Increased running comes with cross training. Without it, my time in running will come to an end. Cross TrainingAhhhh. To cross train. Similar to running I wondered why anyone would like to do it. While I don't have the same passion for cross training, I do have the passion to do cross training so I can run. It's all about the running for me. My challenge her is to get better at a more methodical approach. I have some good cross training activities like swimming, cycling, and strength training. I particularly need to get more regimented in the strength portion. Intermittent FastingThis goal is to help me lose weight for..... you guessed it... so I can run more. I want to run a marathon in May of 2014 (will be at least a 1/2 but want the full). I have run the half marathon in Cincinnatij known as the "Flying Pig." My current weight at the beginning of this challenges was about 198 pounds. I had started the fasting before the challenge and had already lost 2 pounds. I want to get down to the low 180's for the marathon. Life quest - Follow 10 Scouts This is pretty simple. I want to follow 10 scouts and post every week on all 10 providing encouraging comments. Hope to get like feedback. ============= Schedule============= Schedule for increased running and cross training Week 1 10 miles (include intervals 1/2 x5) Dropped intervals because calf muscles tight from a fast 5K last Saturday. Cross train - upper body Week 2 12 miles Cross train - Abs Week 3 run 15 miles Week 4 run 10 mile (Include intervals 1/2 x5) Cross train upper body Week 5 run 15 miles Cross train abs Week 6 bike 60 miles run set of intervals 1/1.5 x5 Intermittent fasting to continue weight loss 8 by 16 hours 7:00 pm to 11:00 AM Edit for a couple of changes:1) fix title to include my name2) Didn't change any distances yet, but calves are super tight after a 5K on 7/27. May not be able to do the running. Will mix in walking if needed and may have to lower the distances until my calves recover. BUT hoping recovery is going to be fast. 7/30 EDITS. Changed formatting after reading some other posts and realized mine was pretty bland. Also embellished some to on why I am doing what I am doing. I am doing grading a spreadsheet.

After my brief three week prologue of doing a half challenge, I am ready for my first full challenge at Nerd Fitness. I am now mostly settled in the new village I moved to in the Tahoe-Reno Shire and am eager to get back on the trail to continue exploring the forests, deserts, mountains, and valleys around my local shire. Most of my focus is on losing weight right now while trying to build endurance in hiking both in distance and elevation gain. My hope is that by next summer I will be in shape enough to start participating in a local hiking group activities that include peak bagging, weekend backpacking trips, etc. By the end of Summer 2014 I also plan to segment hike or thru-hike the Tahoe Rim Trail. For now, my interim goals to get to that point is to lose weight and eventually hike 10 miles continuously and clearing 1000 feet in elevation gain. I have a blog where I am keeping track of these long term hiking goals that I started earlier this spring before signing on to NF. Below is what I have planned for my six week challenge: Name: Funkl3 (Fun-kle - Short for Funky Uncle) Race: Forest Ogre Class: Scout Weight: 352 lbs. (Goal 250) Main Quest Weigh 320 pounds by January 1, 2014 Main Quest Missions Beginner Body Workout - 2 times a week (STR +5) - Originally was going to set this to three days a week, but I haven't been doing any strength training previously. I figured I would set it to two so I can get into a groove of adding something new to my weekly regiment. 11 or 12 Days - A 09 or 10 Days - B 07 or 08 Days - C 05 or 06 Days - D 04 Days and Below - F Walk or Hike 3 times a week (STA+2) / Knockout More Hiking/Walking Goals on Blog (STA +2) - I plan to walk or hike at least three times a week locally. This will range from local walks around my apartment complex to longer distance walks and hikes on the local trails around the shire during the weekends. During this walk/hike period I plan to knockout some of my blog goals of walking a 3 mile urban trail, hike a 5 mile foot trail, and complete a trail with 500 feet of elevation gain. 16 to 18 Days - A 13 to 15 Days - B 10 or 12 Days - C 07 or 09 Days - D 06 Days and Below - F Track food daily and stay under 70 carbs each day (CON +4) - Tracking food is essential for sticking with your diet and weight loss goals. I recently upped my carb intake from 50 to 70 so I have a bit more energy to tap for these longer walks and hikes. The 70 carb limit should give me enough calories for the day to accomplish my goals. 36 to 42 Days - A 29 or 35 Days - B 22 or 28 Days - C 15 or 21 Days - D 14 Days and Below - F Life Quest Get Current On All My Monthly Bills (WIS +2) - One of the reasons for my recent move was to regain control of my finances. I spent the last 5 years living with my sister and her three kids. She lost her job 2 years ago and I supported her and the kids during her 14 months she was out of work. She is now back on her feet and I decided to move separately after the second house we rented was pulled out from under us after a short sale. I moved back to a studio apartment so I was out the whole landlord short selling nature of the housing market. During the time I was helping support my sister and her family, it put me in a bad spot financially and I am still in recovery mode trying to get a handle on monthly finances and getting them up to date. This will be a good life quest goal to start with for my first challenge and will make me feel much better mentally to not be under the stress that this has ensued. So there you have it... Bring it on NF! I am ready to kick some arse!

I begin my Journey amongst the Assassins with high hopes. After crossing mountains and forest to find them, I was anxious and tired when I did. I stood amongst them, unsure if they would greet me into their guild. Yet to my surprise I was acknowledged into the Brotherhood without much thought. They said seeing potential in me and opened their arms to start my training. The warmth and camaraderie was apparent and surprising. I did not expect such support from high ranking Assassins, yet I felt at home quickly. After getting my instructions from one of the experienced guild leaders I met up with some brothers and sisters who initiated me into the order. My challenges were about to begin… My first challenge wasn’t going to be too hard, but not easy either: The Assassins told me stamina was a key to their success. So for starters I was given the task to strengthen my core. My goal will be to effortlessly hold a 60 sec plank. My current best (effortlessly that is) was 20sec. (Sta + 2)Furthermore I was told that the Assassins were praised for their ability to climb, knowing I was lacking in strength in my shoulders and arms I proceed into the next challenge. Attaining the 8 effortless pull-ups. (current best: 2) (Str + 3) In the memory of the previous goal, I resumed my training of my upper body. Hoping to add reps to my push-ups and do 30. (current best 20) (Str+3) Last goal, a fundamental aspect of the Assassins philosophy was their calm minds that allowed them to adapt to their environment. Therefore I decided to pick up again on my meditation every day I rested between trainings. (Wis +2) (Con +2)I knew they seemed easy for a first challenge, but I was soon proven wrong.

This is my first challenge, and I am ready to take it on! Goals: 1- Do 3 work outs a week. I am working towards overall fitness, but if nothing else, my arms will look good by the end of the six weeks. I am doing a mixture of yoga, P90X and Insanity, the Beginning Body Weight Workout, and working specifically on my arms. 2- Only eat sugar 2 times a week. I have a major sweet tooth, so I can treat myself twice a week as long as I can keep it together the rest of the week. This might be difficult because there is always sugar around my house (not my choice) but it is my choice if I want whatever is around the house for my 2x a week or if I want to get something I really enjoy. 3- Get outside 3 times a week. It's summer time! Why am I indoors all the time? I owe it to myself to be outside and enjoy the sunshine! I am starting with this goal, but hopefully I can make it out everyday even if just for a short walk. 4- Finally get off this hellacious medication I am on that causes horrible withdrawls. I am so ready to be free of it! Starting point: Holy hell. I just weighed myself, which I don't do often and I have gained way too much! I didn't even realize it was happening, but I weigh the most I have in my life: 198 lbs. Yikes. So I am putting an end to that starting today. I am done with that. I sure as hell will not weigh that at the end of this challenge and I have some good, acheivable goals to get me there. Bring it on. Hold me accountable. I hold myself accountable for my life and I deserve change.

Well, it is time to stop waiting for Gandalf to show up and push me out the door for my adventure. I have been lurking around here, reading articles and posts for a few months. I did start doing the beginner body weight circut, but otherwise never really changed anything. Until the other day where I was playing Assassin's Creed and mentioned to my brother I'd like to take up Parkour someday. He laughed. Well boyo, we shall see who is laughing. Although really I should thank him. Apparently that was the last nudge I needed to take control of my life. So here I am. Current Physical Stats: Age: 25 Height: 173cm (5'8") (So I have thought since highschool that I was 168cm. (5'6") The things you learn.....) Weight: 139 lbs. (62.2kg) To begin, I've rolled up my new half-elf adventurer as follows: STR: 2 DEX: 3 STA: 2 CON: 2 WIS: 3 CHA: 3 For this 6-week challenge I have decided on the following goals: 1) Go to sleep at a decent time every night (+3 STA). I really need to start going to bed at a decent time (I have decided one 11pm) as I am always tired, and it takes forever for me to be fully awake in the morning. No more late night TVtropes! 2) I will not skip any meals. Period. (+3 CON, +2 STA) This is going to be the big one. I constantly forget to eat, especially breakfast (see goal 1 for why). This is probably why my health stagnated and part of why I never have any energy. 3) I will begin the Bodyweight Brigade workouts, and follow through with them 3 days a week. (+2 STR) Not as many points for this goal as I am more confident that I will follow through on it. I have already started doing the beginner bodyweight circut and haven"t missed a workout in over a month. New routine may change things, so we shall see if I can keep it up. 4) I will set aside at least 4 hours per week for art (+3 WIS +1CHA). As a person who has a degree in FIne Arts, I have barely picked up a pencil in the year since I convocated. This is sad. I want to make my living doing what I love, which is art, and now I have time and space to do so. Overall, the goal is to get a better routine for my life. I am already doing well at being consistent with my workouts, so now I need to look at the rest of my life! By the end of the challenge if I follow though, I hopefully will have more energy to tackle even more changes!

Hello, everyone! This is my 3rd challenge this year, uhuuu!! Going strong. I am a 21 year old student, living with my parents, finishing school in 3 months and searching for ways of contributing in this life. I have chosen my goals for this time based on the experience i gained during the previous ones. If there is one thing that I have improved by using this forum and the 6WhCh format, is that I now know myself a lot better. And I recognise the importance of SUPPORT and COMMUNITY (the real one, but also the show ) This time around I managed to notify my mom on my intentions to lose weight by eating healthy meals (and i told her exactly what), because having someone close to me cheering me on and holding me accountable is THE MOST IMPORTANT THING. She is on board. The main goals are having â€6 pack abs†(which translates to having a smaller circumference over the hips - 89cm- coming from 93, whit seeing the muscles) AND doing one pull-up. In order to achive these, I am keeping track of the: * food: eat 3 meals/ day consisting of just Proteins (meat/eggs), Vegetables, Legumes (I need the energy and I rather have it from these). - cheat day: after 5 full-days, when I can have whatever I want * outside: get out of the house, walk, move, everyday for min 15 minutes, min 6h/ week- this is for my mental health * Life: go to meetings, workshops, seminars once every two weeks, so 3 times for the challenge, and hang out with people who are my peers Good luck to everyone!

After the awesomeness of the first challenge, and the real changes I’ve seen in my body, I feel like going for broke on this one. I’d really love to end up as a ranger; however, my speed and endurance are pretty low. This challenge I want to change that, and with the weather getting warmer it’s time I got back outside again and got running. With a focus on polishing up my newly trimmed body, I want to up my weight regime from “testing†to “difficultâ€; as an mark-able goal I reckon I need something really challenging to go for (for me anyway), so I’m going to attempt pistol squats. I’m going to need to up my balance, leg strength, and control! So with these aims in mind, my goals are: To eat paleo for at least 2 of my meals per day(+2 CON) Of my 4 weekly workouts, at least 2 must include some form of outdoor cardio (+2 DEX, +2 STA) Do a perfect Pistol Squat –each leg of course! (+3 STR) Run for 30 mins without stopping (+3 STA, +2 DEX) Extra goals: To weigh myself twice a week (but not fear the scales) To lose another 2 inches from my hips (+1 CHA)

Wahey, I remembered we had a challenge starting today whilst procrastinating at work, what an ace distraction. Post-Christmas, post-birthday, a perfect time to reshape my life. My main goals for this challenge are: 1. write up at least 2 of my thesis chapters into scientific papers (+4 WIS) 2. lose 2 inches from my hip measurement, that's 40" to 38" inches (+3 CHA +1 CON) 3. work out at least 4 times per week (+2 STA +3 STE) And my super special extra goal iiiisssss: 4. to see my 199th and 200th bird species (so I have some fun outside adventures from wintry Scotland to tell you about) (+2 WIS)

This is my declaration of my 6 week challenge for January 7-February 18th Goals: 1. Run 2-3 times per week. (shooting for at least one of those runs to be outside. Possibly with Chaos (new German Shepherd) 2. Clean up and remove any remaining gluten sources from diet. 3. by end of challenge be able to run a solid 10min or under mile Im running my first 5K on April 7th in the Retro Run with a team of friends. Some of them are veteran runners, and some of us are newbies. So it's a good mix of folks.

Hello everyone, new member here. Background: Back when I was 15 I could play an entire basketball game without needing to go to the bench for rest. Then I had a hip injury and couldn't walk for half a year. I put on some weight during that time, but couldn't really exercise properly until 3 years ago. Still, I wasn't fit like I used to be. Last year in March 2012, I was 19 years old, 1,61m tall and 69 kg. Today I am at 61 kg. Determined to being fit again. Health Goals: Strength Training 3 times a week. HIIT for 10 minutes at least 2 times a week. Cut out soda. Life Goal: Solo fluently over a jazz-blues (I'm a musician)