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  1. Hi Everyone I'm Kitsu and I'm itching to start my first challenge. I've read through the guides and stuff and this is my first draft for my challenge. Any comments/crits would be appreciated. Life Quest : lose weight and become a (UK) size ten.(UK Size 10: Bust: 34-36 inches Waist: 27-29 inches Hips: 36-38 inches) Main quest: Drop a dress size (currently a UK 16/18 Bust:40"Waist:36.5"Hips:46") Drop a dress Size six week Challenge: A: Drop two dress sizes or more and Be extra Awesome: B:Drop two dress sizes:UK Size 12: Bust: 36-38 inches Waist: 29-31 inches Hips: 38-40 inches C: Drop a dress size: UK Size 14: Bust: 38-40 inches Waist: 31-33 inches Hips: 40-42 inches F: Maintain same dress size or Gain a dress size: UK Size 16: Bust: 40-42 inches Waist: 33-35 inches Hips: 42-44 inches UK Size 18: Bust: 42-44 inches Waist: 35-37 inches Hips: 44-46 inches How? -Do beginner body workout at least three times a week -Walk for at least 15 minutes at a fast pace Everyday -Eat at least three portions of veggies everyday. Workout: A - Complete the workout five times a week without fail. B - Complete the workout three times a week with out fail. C - Complete the workout on average three times a week. D - Complete the workout a least once a week. F - Fail to do the workout for over a week. Points to STR STA Walkies: A Complete 42 Walks or more B Complete 30- 41 walks C Compete 22- 29 walks D Complete 17-21 walks F Do less than 16 walks Veggies: A: Ate sufficient amount 90% of the time (37+ days) B Ate sufficient amount 80% of the time (33+ days) C: Ate sufficient amount 70% of the time (29+ days) D: Ate sufficient amount 60% of the time (25+ days) F Ate sufficient amount 60% of the time (<25 days) Life Quest: Study my Japanese for an hour at least 3 times a week. A studied over 150 hours B studied for 130-150 hours C studied for 126 hours D studied for 100 hours F studied less than 70 hours Motivation: My motivation is that I don't want people to ask me if I'm pregnant EVER again! I want to be healthy, be able to feel good about myself. I'm going to be in Japan in September and I don't want to be a fat Gaijin. I want my boyfriend to not be worried about my health. Rewards: A: New Jeans! B: New Leggings! C: New Book! D: New Shampoo! F: No reward only shame. MAIN QUEST PROGRESS Starting Size 16 Goal Size 10 0%0%
  2. Hey everybody! I'm Roscoe, a 26 year old customer service lead in an awesome store that is full of *takes deep breath*: gourmet food, housewares, cooking supplies, wine & beer, candy, baked goods, coffee & tea, cheese, meat, a cooking school, and a restaurant. If you think the list is intense, you should see the store itself! For years, I've been letting depression, self-doubt, and self-loathing get the best of me. Then I found this place! I've been reading the blog posts on here for a couple of weeks, and what finally tipped me over the edge into joining the rebellion was the post about being Antifragile. It really set off a couple of alarms in my soul, so here I am ready to go! This will be my first challenge, and will be the foundation for changing my life. Now it makes sense why it's called the intro to the beginning, hah! Main Quest: Dude, we gotta take you shopping. I haven't been clothes shopping in years. Hell, I've still got some stuff I wear from high school. That right there says a ton of stuff about how I've lived my life for roughly the past decade. Before I go shopping, I want to be a few sizes smaller; I always manage to find stuff I like in sizes I can't wear. For shirts, I'd like to be able to wear a size XL again (and whatever that would equate to in measured numbers for dress shirts), and waist 36 pants. Quest 1: Time to wake up, muscles! Time to get up and get moving. The goal here is to work out 5 times per week. Of those 5, 3 are going to be the Beginner Bodyweight Workout, and the others will be walking for 15-30 minutes. Currently, I can barely do one circuit of it three times a week, so by the end of the challenge I would like to be able to do 2 circuits three times per week. Per week, averaged at the end of the challenge. A = 5 workouts/week, 3 Bodyweight B = 4 workouts/week, 2 Bodyweight C = 3 workouts/week, 1 Bodyweight D = 2 workouts/week, 1 Bodyweight Quest 2: Mmmm, tasty! I love food. Almost as much as it loves me. Time to love start loving the foods that will truly make my body happy for years to come. I've read about the paleo diet for months, but had never really given it a shot. What time better than the present to do so. (A good challenge also helps ) One paleo meal per day. Meal, not snack. Total for the challenge. A = 36-42 meals B = 25-35 meals C = 15-24 meals D = 14 or fewer meals Quest 3: Rain, rain go away! As I mentioned earlier, I work in retail. Now, I like to tell myself retail is supposed to be an easy job. Supposed to be. Supposed to be, for frak's sake! However, like any job, it can be very stressful at times. Stress leads to negative emotions, and negative emotions lead to cuddling with the cushions of the couch to marathon BBC programs for hours with a bucket of crunchy fried stuff. So let's do some meditating; 5-10 minutes 4 days per week, to clear some of that stress away. A strong and healthy body only go so far without a strong and healthy mind. Total for the challenge. A = 19-24 sessions B = 13-18 sessions C = 7-12 sessions D = 6 or fewer sessions Life Quest: Not sure this is the career for me. Or is even a career. Working in retail is a nice pit-stop for right after college as I sort my self out, but it has been a couple of years since then. Time to saddle up to the old interwebs for something other than blog reading and gaming. I have an idea of what I'm good at, and some aspects of my job I do truly enjoy. I want to research these things in-depth and figure out how I can apply them to a new career. From there, I am going to look at those specific careers and what else I would need to make the leap. Motivation: But why, why are you changing me?! I mean yourself! Us?! Whatever! For the longest time, my friends and family have held me up, given me the kindest of words, and made sure I haven't ended up in one of a number of bad places. They love me, and I understand that. But that can only take you a small part of the way in life. I need to learn to love myself. Be proud of who I am and what I've achieved in life. I know improving my physical and mental health, and sorting out my career will be amazing steps towards that goal. In fact, I'm betting the healthy changes will feed into the motivation, which will lead to more healthy changes, and even stronger motivation, and on and on. There you have it folk! Thanks for listening, I had a lot of fun writing this! For my first forum post ever (like ever, ever.) I feel pretty accomplished. Great way to get the challenge started. I look forward to leveling up with everyone; it's just the beginning. Well, intro to the beginning. May the rebellion live on!
  3. I'm not really late. I signed up late but I have been working out. For example today I hiked for nearly 2 1/2 hours. My primary goal is to get my 5K time down to around 35 minutes in the next 5 weeks and work up to 10K distance by 10 weeks. My two angles of attack are 1) running--increasing distance/stamina first, then decreasing time and 2) nutrition--I'm stuck in a stoveless hotel room for at least 2 more weeks and possibly the next 10. I have a fridge and a microwave. Lately I've either been eating a lot of junk or not eating much of anything. There's actually a 3rd thing: getting enough sleep. I tend to have a hard time making myself go to bed on time when I'm away from home. (Well, at home too, but it's worse away from home.)
  4. Intro: Hi! I'm Macey, I'm a software engineer, and I spend way too much time at my desk. It's not good. There's also way too much free food where I work – I gained fifteen pounds in my first six months there, and once I noticed and started controlling for that, I haven't really lost it. It's clear that the problem is my utter lack of exercise in my weekly life. I'm lazy, and that needs to change. So! Nerd fitness is go! (Yes, I am late getting started - my apologies. The oncall gods ate my one free evening to write this. I promise I'll catch up!) Main Quest: To get into the habit of exercising regularly, and make it part of my life. Quest 1: Cardio for +3 sta, +1 cha, +1 wis! My office is up two flights of stairs. My quest is to abandon the elevators, and climb up and down those two flights three times daily from Mon to Fri! (Days off do not count.) This quest will be graded at A for three times all days (full points!), B for twice all days (lose wis for lack of persistence, +2 sta, +1 cha), and C for only once or skipping one day entirely (+1 sta). Quest 2: Yoga for +2 dex, +1 wis! Attend the Friday hatha yoga class at my office, give it my full effort and attempt all poses. This is pass-fail! Quest 3: Strength training for +4 str, +1 wis! One circuit of BBWW twice a week, no excuses. This one gets an A for twice, a B for once (lose wis, +3 str), and an F for never at all. Side Quest: Writing! +1 wisdom! I will finish my novel by the end of these six weeks. I'll write 500 words a day until I finish it, and try for 1000 words when I have a free evening! Motivation: I want to get into better life habits. Exercise is super important, and I know I can do better if I put my determination behind this goal. Eventually, I want to drop one size back to the jeans I used to wear, but that isn't the goal of this Challenge. This one is all about showing myself I can stick with it.
  5. Hi! I'm Kristina. I know I'm a few days late (I was indecisive about whether or not to join) but it doesn't matter now, I'm doin' it. I'm new to these threads, but not to the site; I've been lurking around reading challenges and a ton of Steve's blog posts. Just doing that has been a huge motivator to do something. Anyways, now to the point: I keep trying to eat healthy. And for the most part, I do. But every time I have that crazy day of one piece of cake, then two then three.. or that annoying cereal after dinner just because I feel like eating, I wish I hadn't (obviously). I'm hoping posting this challenge to the web will give myself another reason to stay on track (besides, you know, being healthy and feeling better). Main Quest: Have a visible six pack. (Definitely long term, I'm just trying to get started) Goals: I will eat no desert. I will workout for at least 15 minutes every other day. If I am not hungry and merely craving food, I will only snack on carrots, broccoli, or another healthy option. Life Quest: Enter a competition on both flute and violin. Motivation: I want to accomplish something that was 100% me, and required no help from anyone else. I feel like my accomplishments have been helped so much by luck, and things I can’t control. Being fit — having something as definitive as abs — is something I can only get done by myself. On an unrelated note, looking great in a bikini . I'm not unhappy with my body. I just know that I could be more fit if I followed through with things like this. If I break no goals in a day, that is an A. If I break one goal in a day, that is a C. If I break two or more goals, that is an F. At the end of the six weeks if I have an average of C or above, I have passed. I'm really excited for this!! Starting measurements: Weight: 121 lbs Waist measurement: 29 Hip measurement: 36 One of these pics is me flexed, the other relaxed. Please ignore the mess of my room!
  6. Hi, I'm Kate! I just joined the forums a few days ago. My intro post is here. Main quest: Gain muscle, lose fat, get stronger! Do BBWW twice a weekGo running twice a weekEat at least five freggies per dayLife quest: finish the four books I'm currently reading. Grading: Small quests: A = completed 12 or more BBWWs in 6 weeks; B = completed 8-11 BBWWs; C = completed 7 or fewer BBWWsA = 12 runs; B = 8-11 runs; C = 7 or fewer runsA = 5 freggies at least 5 days a week; B = 5 freggies at least 4 days a week; C = 5 freggies 3 days or fewer a weekLife quest: A = completed all 4 books; B = completed 3 books; C = completed 2 or fewer books Motivation: I want to look better, feel stronger and also be more able to do fun or practical activities, like riding my bike around places or going rock-climbing with my friends. Right now my lack of strength makes those things difficult and less enjoyable. Reward: If I can finish this challenge with As across the board, I get to become a Ranger and also buy a new article of clothing! (TBD...maybe some fun socks. I really need more socks.)
  7. This is my first challenge, so greetings everyone! MAIN QUEST: Lose fat, gain some muscle, feel comfortable in my own skin. I have already lost close to 60 lbs. (mostly from diet changes, I follow a ketogenic diet and have never felt better!) and I would like to lose another 30-50 lbs. I mainly want to get stronger and feel comfortable in my body so the number on the scale is less important to me than the way I feel. I want to maximize what my body is capable of- use my body efficiently, run faster, and master some cool aerial tricks- and I know I need to drop some weight to accomplish this. QUEST 1: Aerial Fitness and Static Trapeze Attend aerial fitness and static trapeze classes 2x a week. I have been taking aerial classes at a studio for the last couple months. I have mainly been working on silks and can finally do a basic climb and Russian climb on my right (dominant) side. My goal is to improve my climb on my left (non-dominant) side and also work on my hangs. I am currently taking an aerial fitness class to work on my upper body strength and a static trapeze class for the first time. I love being upside down! QUEST 2: Handstands and Bodyweight Training Handstand practice for 5 minutes everyday and NF beginner bodyweight routine 3x a week. One of my major goals right now is to do a handstand. I am going to commit to a few minutes everyday to practice with the steps from the NF article. My aerial gym offers a handstands and tumbling class that I would like to take as soon as I can get a basic handstand. I will also be working on the NF beginner bodyweight routine 3x a week. My work offers a fitness program where I can use 3 work hours per week in the gym so I should have no issues fitting this in. I have been using my gym hours lately to do bodyweight exercises and sprint intervals on the treadmill but I will be focusing on following a routine for the next six weeks. QUEST 3: Half marathon training Run 3x a week (two short runs and one longer distance). I am signed up for the Rebel Challenge (10K and Half Marathon) during Star Wars Half Marathon Weekend at Disneyland in January. I have only run a 10K race at this point so I am working on increasing my distance and speed. My goal for January is to rock a slave Leia running outfit for the 10K and Han Solo for the half. LIFE QUEST: Try one new recipe a week. Time to level up my cooking skills!
  8. Long Time Reader, First Time Poster. Meesa’s Main Quest To not be limited by my body. To find no excuses. To find new challenges. Quest. Solidify my fitness base; putting me in a good position to up the training for my half marathon, a strong finish to the soccer season, as well as good nutrition leading into the Australian summer. Goal 1. I’m doing a half marathon in October. I need to up my running before then; but I can’t run too much during the soccer season (I play as a keeper so I don’t run huge amounts for the games or in training) to avoid wearing myself out. Outside of soccer training I will aim to run at least 16km a week (broken down into 2 short runs and one long one). 2 of these will likely be morning runs before work and one will be a weekend run. By the end of the first challenge I would like to be able to complete the 8km circuit near my house in 1 hour or under. Goal 2. I need to start building up my body strength. Playing as a keeper has demands on upper body and core strength I wasn’t ready for. When I lost weight from soccer training I found a lot of more spectacular saves had me landing on areas of my body (such as my back and ribs) that no longer had any padding. I would like to start building my core and upper body strength so I can A) get up faster and B ) have something better to land on than bone. I want to start adding in a BodyWeight workout after the morning runs; so as I can build up the frequency of both and to make sure I have an adequate warm up. Goal 3. I need to be more organised when it comes to the two most hated tasks of a busy single living alone; washing and groceries. Working full time as well as dealing with soccer training (2 times a week with Sundays taken up by game day); means that these things sometimes fall by the wayside. And do my groceries on either a Saturday or a Sunday before the game; allowing me to have lunches prepared for work; meaning I will be able to eat healthier and control more of what goes into my body. Life Quest. I will make the decision whether or not get a tattoo on my weaker ankle. As a joint it has bugged me for years. Its always been weak and gets fatigued easily due to an old injury. Everything that can be done to it does get done - but it just needs to get stronger. I came up with the idea of putting something that to me reminds me that even the strongest people can be weak. My life quest for this challenge is to make the decision on whether or not to go through with the tattoo independent on anyone’s opinion but my own. Motivation. I’m sick of excuses ruling my life. Whether its mine or my friends or just the people around me. So I started taking on new challenges, like playing sport for the first time in my life or signing up for my first half marathon. I joined the team really just hoping to train with them and not expecting much or any game time. Luckily I joined a bottom league team and its really just a bit of fun. The coach volunteered (very, very liberal use of that word) to play as a keeper. I decided I was up for the challenge and threw myself (literally and figuratively) into it; I've played every game so far (even carrying some pretty impressive injuries). Unfortunately our district structure has meant we’ve been playing against top league sides - its been a baptism of fire. It does not feel good to be a first year keeper with almost every game with the scored against in double digits. I feel my excuses are running out by the end of the season (my coach doesn’t agree). So part of my motivation is to come back next season fitter; stronger and ready to stop a lot more balls than this season. But for now i just want to finish this one strongly.
  9. The real me is amazing. I can do anything. But I have found myself in an alternate future dimension where I am a slave to my body. I can hardly do anything. And of the things that I can do, my body makes everything so much more difficult. I am tired of the status quo. I am tired of wasting my life. I. Am. Taking. It. Back. In order to do so, I need to go back in time and join back up with the real me and then find the future dimension in which I truly belong. My main goal is to reach 1992.That would be 130 pounds ago, target weight: 160 pounds. Over the next six weeks I am hoping to at least make it back to 2010; that’s a 6 week goal weight of 269 pounds. I have already started the trip and made some small changes in my diet and started walking and strength training. I may even surpass the weight goal depending on where I am at when the challenge starts. In order to fight my way to 2010 I plan to accomplish the following goals: Goal 1: Find the Tardis – This is crucial to my time travel endeavors. Walk 5K 3 times a week. I do make some adjustments for some equivalent 1 time during the week due to possible time constraints but I prefer some focused walking as it keeps my heart rate up more consistently. I have set this goal as a static goal so that I can focus on consistency. I started walking a few weeks ago and was walking half this distance. For now I just want this distance to get easier and become habit, not to keep adding more distance. This is a total of 56 miles Measurement: A – at least 50 miles B – at least 45 miles C – at least 40 miles Reward: +1 STA Goal 2: Sonic Screwdriver Do strength training 15 times, adding more weight or duration each week (2-3 times a week). This consists of the Angry Birds workout for now. I have modified the squats and the pushups to account for my lack of strength and faulty knees. But I intend to gradually move up in levels throughout the 6 weeks so that I can explore other strength training and/or some Cross fit in the future. This goal is set up to increase incrementally to overcome my shortcomings and to open more doors for me on the next challenge. I still plan on increasing slowly. The measurements are based on just doing the strength training at the frequency I have set, but not on what level I make it to. Measurement: A- 14-15 B- 12-13 C- 10-11 Reward: +1 STR, +1 CON Goal 3: BOSS LEVEL – Dalek on a Stick Near the end of this challenge I have a family trip planned to the Minnesota State Fair. I don’t know how many of you are familiar with this "The Great Minnesota Get-Together" but it is the biggest diet buster for me and my family (well, OK. It’s tied with Christmas.) My family uses this as an excuse for a mini reunion and we have our traditions – Fried Cheese Curds for breakfast is one. Plus there are new foods this year, some of which are interesting. http://www.mnstatefair.org/fun/new_food/ I must find a way to deal with this. On the one hand, I do want to enjoy myself and there are a few foods that are on my must see list, and others I can live without. Also, since I am not eating healthy while I am there and I am walking tons the whole day (with little water), sometimes I grab some unhealthy food that I could have lived without just to keep fueled. Here is a list of some of the ways I think I can minimize the damage: 1. Workout in the hotel 1-2 times. 2. Prioritize the foods I enjoy. 3. Enjoy 1 serving of the foods I can’t won’t live without or SHARE 4. Minimize the foods I can live without – try 1 bite of someone else’s, or skip it. 5. Try to find suitable healthy replacements just to stay fueled 6. Drink lots of water, even if I have to pay for it. 7. Any suggestions?! Measurement: A – Do 5-6 items on the list B – Do 4 items on the list C – Do 3 items from the list Reward: +1 WIS Life Quest – Educate I need to prepare for an online class I am teaching in the fall. I am hopelessly behind on this front. I have a total of 15 lesson plans to prepare including work sheets and activities and write 3 tests. Class starts August 20th so I have to get moving. Measurement: A – At least all lesson plans, worksheets completed, and first 2 exams. B – At least 12 of the 15 completed C – At least the first half of semester completed Reward: +1 CHA There are so many things about Nerd Fitness that I love that keep me motivated and believing knowing that I can reach my destination. One study I heard recently was that of people trying to lose weight that were studied, those that had a positive goal of wanting to be skinny/strong/be able to do something were far more successful than the ones with negative goals like not being fat anymore/not feeling miserable etc. Visualizing what you want is far more effective than seeing what you don’t want. I have always been one of the negative people. I assumed I would just have to prove that study wrong by overcoming my negative goals. But finding NF has made me a positive person with positive goals. My outlook is so different that before. Thanks NF community! Motivation I have a lot of reasons that motivate me but I am taking care to look at the reasons and list the ones that truly will get me off the couch because all of these reasons haven’t necessarily worked in the past. The two biggest motivations are 1 – freeing myself from my own body. I hate that there are so many things I can’t do. I want freedom! And 2 – I want to set the example for my 8 year old daughter. My family has been cursed with fat genes. Practically every single girl in all the generations I know about have been chunky from the get go. The boys have all been skinny, at least until middle age when things start to catch up with them. I want my daughter to grow up healthy and strong, and to know that it’s not about being skinny, but about being healthy and making good choices. She is already in the stage where she is asking whether she is fat or not. This breaks my heart. She is a little chunky but this isn’t her fault. It’s a combination of my behavior and her genes. If we start good habits now then she will be in a better position to keep herself that way without having to wait until she is so overweight that she has to fight this hard. SAVE THIS SPACE FOR STATS Starting weight: 276.6 Body Fat: 46.2% Waist: Arms: Calf: Thigh: Hips:
  10. About me: I am a 27 year old male living in the South. Roughly 20 days ago things were great. At that point I had been employed at a small law firm for several months. While it wasn't my ideal position (too much desk-duty), it was in my chosen field, I was learning lots, and finally collecting a paycheck. With some cash now in the piggy-bank, my girlfriend and I went ring shopping. We didn't purchase anything but I got a feel for her likes and her finger-size. I was also several months into taking Kung Fu classes (Northern Shaolin style) which I thoroughly enjoying. Then I was fired. Partly I was to blame. There were things I could have done differently. I need to work on my communication skills and keeping my boss appraised to what I am doing. Partly is was circumstances beyond my control. Boss and I were not as good of a personality fit as we initially thought. I also knew going into it that my boss had alternated between working alone and with others, and was quickish to let someone go. Regardless of the reasons, I was blindsided. It was a blow to my ego. It pained me. I had just spent almost a year being a volunteer attorney collecting a small stipend while looking full-time employment and I had no desire to go through the stress of a job hunt. Early on any attempt to do a job hunt ended with me watching youtube videos or playing a video-game. I became less healthy, more sedentary, and packed on a few pounds in the past two weeks. Most of the bad days are behind me now. I have been searching for and applying for jobs. I have continued going to Kung Fu. I'll debate if the ring-buying should be delayed until gainful employment. Main quest: Lose the beer belly, and drop to 160 pounds. I weigh 172 pounds right now. Not sure I'll drop all 12 pounds in 6 weeks, but I'll take good progress. Quest 1: Work-out 4 times a week (+2 STR, +1 DEX, +2 STA) This I hope isn't going to be too tough. I go to Kung Fu class twice a week. I have a gym membership. I have a nice pair of VFFs currently collecting dust in the closet. A: 4+ workouts/week on average B: 3-4 workouts/week on average C: 2-3 workouts/week on average F: 2 or fewer workouts/week on average Quest 2: 4 "bad-snacks" a week (+2 CON, +1 WIS) What has been killing my size is the amount of bad-snacking I do. It is so easy when lounging about to grab a bag of Doritos or a bowl of ice-cream. I should instead replace them with healthy foods or just not eat when I'm not hungry. A: 4 or less bad-snacks/week on average B: 4-5 bad-snacks/week on average C: 5-6 bad-snacks/week on average F: 6 or more bad-snacks/week on average Quest 3: pass my sash test in Kung Fu (+1 STA, +1 WIS) Apparently I have all the material now to test out of the beginner level and into the white sash level in my Kung Fu class. I don't have a definitive date for that, but it is upcoming (our class is less structured than many classes). I need to review the literature I have for the written portion of the test and continue working on the physical aspects I've learned in class. I also have no idea how to measure progress here, so either I pass or fail. Pass the test: Life Quest: Find employment (+2 WIS, +3 CHA) Truly a shocking life quest after my story up top, eh? I really hope I don't stay unemployed for the duration of the 6 weeks; that would be really sad. Complicating my job search is the fact that in approximately one year's time I will be moving to another state. I am certain that makes me less attractive to many employers, but this is not up for debate. Girlfriend find a great position for herself in another state and I'm not one for long-distance. Also, as a lawyer, I'm going to be needing to take another bar exam, so I'm going to need to find study material. A: Find employment AND get Bar exam prep materials B: Only find employment C: Only get Bar exam prep materials
  11. Hi! Just joined, so I guess I'm only doing 3 1/2 weeks instead of the 6. Introduction: I'm Elennare. I've been fairly active since I was in high school, but have pretty much always had a bit of extra weight. In college I managed to lose a lot of that, between all the walking and the stage combat club I joined. After college, I gained a fair bit of weight when I took a desk job. I've been working on losing the fat and getting in shape since then. I have made fairly good progress, but have had 2 major set-backs: kids. My second is now 7 months old, and I am ready to get back to work. I had a good routine going for a couple months, but then I went on vacation, and then my office moved locations, so that routine is out the window. Now, I'm essentially starting over trying to get something established. Perfect timing for finding this place! Main Quest: Since we're supposed to keep this to something that can be accomplished in ~6 weeks, I'm going to go with lose 5 lbs from my last weigh-in (which was in June, for the record). Quest 1: Make a meal plan for each week and stick to it. A: all meals per plan. B: 2 meals/week off-plan C:3 meals/week off plan D: 4 meals/week off plan. F: 5+ meals/week off plan Quest 2: Drink more water! A: 8+ cups water/day B: 8+ cups water plus other beverage/day. C: 6+ cups water/day. D: 6+ cups water plus other beverage/day. E: less than 6 cups beverages/day Quest 3: Exercise more! A: stretch every day plus attend a class/do an exercise video 3x per week. B: stretch every day plus exercise 2x per week. C: exercise 2x per week, stretch most days D: exercise once, stretch some days E: sit on my butt all week Motivation: small motivation: be a badass ninja who looks good in whatever costumes I feel like making. big motivation: be a good role model for my boys so they grow up living a healthy lifestyle. Edit: switched up B and C scores on Quest 2, as I realized the way I originally wrote it didn't make sense.
  12. Lao-Tzu once said that "a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." I have a long journey ahead of me, but I am excited to take this first step forward. Quest My quest is to lose weight and improve my level of fitness, which I will define in the following three ways: lose 50 pounds, reduce my pants size from 42 to 36, and reduce my shirt size from XXL to XL. I know that this is a quest that will take longer than 6 weeks, but I hope to develop some good habits during this 6-week challenge that will start me moving in the right direction. Goals My three goals for the challenge are: Exercise for at least 30 minutes every day. Ideally, I will do several different types of exercise during the week to keep my muscles guessing -- beginner bodyweight workout, swim laps, ride my bike, etc. Completely eliminate fast food from my diet. Be in bed by 11pm each night. Scoring Each of these goals will earn points: 6-7 days = 3 points 4-5 days = 2 points 2-3 days = 1 point I will also earn 1 bonus point for each 5 pounds I lose during the challenge. Grading There are 9 possible points per week, so there are 54 possible points for the challenge. Here is my grading scale: "A" for 42+ points "B" for 36-41 points "C" for 30-35 points Motivation I have two motivations for my quest. The first is to help me keep up with my elementary school age kids and make sure I am healthy enough to be fit and active when they have their own kids (many years from now, I hope!). I also need to set a better example for them about healthy eating and exercise. The second motivation is to help me get back to martial arts. I am a black belt and love to both teach and train, but my fitness level gets in the way of my training. Stat Points (Added during week 4 of the challenge) Finishing this challenge will be worth 1 STR, 1 DEX, 1 STA, 1 WIS, 1 CHA
  13. Alright I know I'm a bit late to the party but to help keep myself accountable and motivated I decided to jump right into a challenge! I am only 5'5, I have always been a bit overweight but after starting college (and all the binge drinking, junk eating and bad sleep cycles that come with it) I started gaining weight slowly enough not to notice until a couple of years ago I hit my peak weight of 179lbs. I decided to do something about it, starting playing wii-fit and actually cut out pop cold turkey, setting myself a goal of a month of nothing but water. This actually helped so much. I used to drink so much soda because I could have as much for free as I wanted at work but I still drink very little compared to before then so I say that I officially kicked that habit. I eventually dropped about 20lbs! But then hit a plateau, life got in the way and eventually I gained most of the weight back. Now I am determined to try again and make working out more seriously a habit! Main Quest: I want to drop some weight. Hoping for at least 10 pounds but I don't have a scale and will try to shoot for dropping a jean size or two. I am usually a 12/14 so fitting into a 10 would be awesome! Goals: 1) do body weight workouts at least 3 times a week! 2) walk to and from work every day! 3) Cut back on fancy coffees! 3 max per week. Life Quest: I am about to start a new job and I will have to learn a few new skills. It may sound vague but I really want to rock this job and learn lots of new things, one of them being really rock an espresso machine. Motivation: I feel kind of lame emphasizing outer beauty and all that jazz but my motivation for my training the year will be to really look bangin in my bikini. I have always been pretty confident and have always tried to ignore the opinions of other people so even though I may be a bigger girl I still rock a bikini at the beach. However I saw a picture of myself in my swimsuit from last year aaaaand decided you know there is room for improvement, so in a few months when I go back to the beach I just want to feel like I am rocking that suit.
  14. I am a 26 year old former Marine who has let himself go after leaving active duty. I did a few challenges last year while I was in Afghanistan. the first one was great, I got halfway through a second one then disapeared. during the last 9 months that I was in Afghanistan I worked out probably about 8 times and that continued once I got stateside I took a month off from everything as i prepared for a new job and moving to a new location. It was also great not to have to do anything for a month after spending two years and some change overseas. the copious amounts of alcohol also didnt help much. Main Quest: I want to improve my overall health and get back to the level and weight I was as when in the Marines. Ultimate goal to get between 160-180 Lbs (im 5' 11") and get to 15% or less BF (based on DOD measurements) and to get back to a 32in or less waist. this overall goal will take more than this challenge to complete, but this challenge and future ones will be moving me toward this initial quest of mine! [edited] Goal 1: Make healthy eating decisions +1 CONS +1 CHA - reduce my alcohol consuption to no more than 4 beers or drinks a week. - Only allow one meal which I am able to eat bread/pasta per day (I can eat bread for every meal everyday) - introduce myself into Paleo-ish diet for 10 meals a week (not strict paleo, but paleo based lots of veggies and unprocessed meat with some nuts and fruit thrown in with minimal dairy [cheese will be the hardest for me] does almond milk count against me?) A - 5/6 weeks following all 3 sub goals B - 5/6 weeks following 2 sub goals C - 3/4 weeks following all 3 sub goals D - 2-4 weeks following 2 sub goals F - 1 week or more missing 2 or more sub goals Goal 2: complete a 5k without walking Bonus complete a 5K in under 30 mins. +1 DEX +1 STA - run/walk at least 3 miles 3-4 times a week. - I am in the middle of the Zombies run 5K trainer. - for additional motivation my wife and I have signed up for the electrict run in DC for the 30th of AUG! pass/fail Goal 3: get out of the gym! I am tired of paying for gyms and the one in the apartment complex I live sucks. +1 STR - Complete a BW based workout 2-3 times a week. - work up to completing the BW circut below - can include Yoga A - 18+ workouts B - 12+ workouts C - 10+ Workouts D - 8+ workouts F - 5 or less workouts all three circuts are to be performed each workout with minimal rest between circuts. Since i know i can not complete this as is i plan on starting out with 2x10 for everything as a base guage myself then work up to progessively with an endstate (doesnt have to be this challenge) of doing the full workout. Circuit 1 Push ups 5x30 Chair dip 5x30 Wall sit 5x45 seconds Russian twist 5x30 Circuit 2 Plank 5x30 seconds Flutter kicks 5x30 Diamond push ups 5x30 BW squat 5x30 Circuit 3 Mountain climber 5x30 Calf raise 5x30 BW walking lunges 5x30 Pull ups 5xmax reps (ive lost all the pull ups i used to do so i will be starting out with negatives) Life goal: professional development - take college classes as often as possible (this is difficult because i can rack up more than 260 days of travel in a year throughout the U.S and into the Pacific. This is generally not broken up enough to get a full class between the travel) - continue to learn the functions of a MEF/MEB staff so i can better tailer my portions of training exercises to provide the maximum bennifet to the training audience. - stop avoiding doctrinal publications (the dryest reading i have ever experienced) to futher educate myself on all aspects of military planning and support. Motivation: in the past year I have gotten lazy and am not the heaviest i have ever been in my life. Looking back to what I was when I graduated boot camp to what I am now is a big kick in the ass. The wife is also wanting start trying for children and we are both working to get in shape and get a good base lifestyle down prior to having any children. Starting Stats: height: 71" Weight: 228 Lbs BF% (DoD): 28% Neck: 15.5" Chest: 45.5" Waist: 41: R. bicep: 14.5" R. thigh: 25.5" R. Calf: 16"
  15. I'm 20 years old, 5'11", somewhere between 150 and 170 lbs (Extremely rough estimate. Don't have a scale), and can barely do a pushup even with lousy form. I used to be on the cross country team in high school, but after that I completely stopped exercising. And since I favor just about all of the muscles on my entire right side in simple everyday movements, over time my whole left side has atrophied significantly more than the right. This one-sided strength deficit is causing me a lot of physical discomfort, even pain when I try to be more active. Especially in my back. Main Quest: Strengthen the muscles in my left side. Quest 1: Side planks. Quest 2: One-handed wall pushups. Quest 3: Find something that strengthens back muscles and start doing that. Additional Quest: Actually learn the characteristics of an effective exercise plan and modify quests accordingly. If it wasn't obvious enough by now, I have no clue what I'm doing. If anyone has better ideas, I'd love some suggestions! Motivation: Reduce pain and discomfort and lay a foundation for future fitness improvements.
  16. I am The Spider! I am starting school soon and because of that I fear for my physical appearance and health. Sitting at a desk is one thing, but having the carb filled sandwiches all around me and being one of those "always hungry" skinny-fat people can make it easy to grow a belly if I'm not getting some movement in. Thankfully though, there's a really nice gym at my school, and my class schedule gives me a good hour long chunk of nothing, which I could use to keep my body moving in an anti-diabeetus way. And what more, I have a few pairs of pants that have become a bit tighter, and I don't like being 22 years old needing to buy new pants because my belly sticks out too much. Main Quest: Short term goal: fit in my dress suit properly. Long term goal: receive the Spartan Trifecta. Quest 1: No more soda. I am fairly convinced that my belly is a result of drinking almost 2 liters of soda a day one summer, and not much less since then. I am limiting myself to 1 "cheat" soda (that is, a 16 fl. oz. can) a week, but will be drinking water and tea in place of it. 0 cheat sodas throughout challenge = A, 6 total cheat sodas = B, 12 cheat sodas = C Reward: A = +3 CON, B = +2 CON, C = +1 CON Quest 2: 2 sets of 15 burpees EVERY DAY before school starts (August 25), and after the homeworks gets dished out, 10 burpees or a 1 minute round of kettle bell for every 45 minutes of study time. This will keep me focused, keep me from overloading, and keep me from sitting for too long at a time. The amount of days I do this consecutively is how I will grade myself. A = every day, no fail, B = 5 missed days, C = 12 missed days. Reward: A = +3 STR, +1 WIS, B = +2 STR, +1 WIS, C = +1 STR Quest 3: Bring non-grain snacks and lunches with me to school, and to work. Vegetables and peanut butter, larabars (if I can find them for a decent price), fruits, trail mix without M&M's, etc. This requires me to get out of bed in the morning to make sure I have snacks packed and ready to leave the house with me, and make sure I have them at the house to begin with, meaning I have to go shopping sometimes. I reward myself by how few times I either eat a grain-based lunch (sandwiches are sold everywhere, primarily on white bread), or forget to bring a healthier snack with me, forcing me to buy an expensive snackfood. Measurement: A = 0 times, B = 5 times, C = 12 times. Reward: A = +3 WIS, B = +2 WIS, C = +1 WIS. (Side note: I do eat grain, at least a slice of bread or a Clif Bar, but I don't want to eat it more than necessary, and once I'm not living with my parents, I plan to work into a paleo diet). Life Quest: Begin a workout regiment at the gym at my school (classes start August 25th). That means looking up proper usage of gym equipment, and what I need to do as a beginner body builder. Because classes begin right before the challenge ends, there isn't much to measure/reward, so I won't give myself anything for it. I'm only at school 2 days a week so I'd really only get maybe 5 days of class/gym time before the challenge ends. Motivation: Pants are getting tight, and I'm sick of looking like I eat ridiculously unhealthily when I don't.
  17. Introduction: Greetings fellow nerds, Jawad here! ^^ I've known about NerdFitness for quite a while now but never got involved until now. I know I'm starting this 6-week challenge a bit late, but I think it's definitely better late than never! (Longest Joke in the world reference? ) I'm not in the best shape right now and it's definitely time for a change. For the past few months - heck, years - I've been telling myself that it's time for a change, but whenever I start something it never lasts more than a few days. And I think that this challenge, and joining NerdFitness will be a great way for me to keep myself on track and finally make those changes that I need. I'm just about to start my 3rd year for my B.Sc. Computer Science. And I currently study quite far from where I live, which means I spend a lot of my time outside and end up buying my food (which is normally not very good). Also, my love for computers, video games and TV Shows, anime, etc. which keeps me seated for hours isn't really helping. Well, I guess that's gone on long enough, time to get into that challenge!! I've read up on challenges and thought I'd do a themed challenge too. I chose to do a Mad-Eye Moody (From Harry Potter) challenge. Challenge: The Mad-Eye Challenge Learning from Moody's example of constant vigilance, I too shall not trust anything I eat or drink. Now, I do not unfortunately have an awesome hipflask to carry my own drink around, but I could definitely make sure anytihng I eat or drink is safe by not accepting food from others. Main Quest: Change lifestyle for the better My current lifestyle is horrible, there is no doubt about it. If I continue like this, I'll only make myself more vulnerable for any dark wizards to take me down easily, don't think I don't see those signs, mispalced keys? I DON'T THINK SO, I know they've been moved and booby-trapped! Goal #1: Prepare own meals, at least 3 times a week. Eating out is dangerous, you never know what they put in that burger when they make it behind closed doors. So, from now on I will attempt to cook my own food whenever possible from ingredients that I will acquire myself. reward: 0 week(s) missed +3 intelligence 1 week(s) missed +1 intelligence 2+ week(s) missed +0 intelligence Goal #2: Avoid soft-drinks as much as possible (no more than 4 per week) Those cokes could kill me. so, to lower those chances of death, I will monitor my drinking thoughout the week and make sure I don't drink more than 4 per week. To stop drinking completely will be nearly impossible, not right away at least, I'll have to do this gratually. reward: 0 week(s) missed +3 consitution 1 week(s) missed +1 consitution 2+ week(s) missed +0 consitution Goal #3: Excersice every other day Avoiding poisoned drinks and explosive cake is great and all, but eventually my enemies will notice my new plan and will probably resort to physical attacks. But aha!! If I get myself to do at least 10 minutes of excerse every other day, I will hopefully be ready to retaliate. reward: 0 week(s) missed +3 strength 1 week(s) missed +1 strength 2+ week(s) missed +0 strength Life Quest: Get some personal projects started I've got a few personal projects that I've wanted to start working on for a long time now but never got around to. In the next few weeks I'd like to at least have some progress to show. I'll probably start with a small video game development idea that I've had for a long time, nothing too special but it's still something. I'll be using Unity3D and Javascript which means I'll be learning alot while working on this. Motivation: I'd like to enjoy my life in new ways. Dont' get me wrong, I do love my life. I love my studies, working with computers and new technology. I love palying video games with my friends and watching anime and movies and discussing who would survive the longest vs. Goku. But I'd also love it if I could go out for a run and not die after 10 seconds, go to the beach and have a great day, hike and climb and all sorts of things that I currently dread doing because they're too much for me.
  18. Starting over. I'm cutting and pasting from last month: Introduction: I'm HecksYeah and I am finally interested in getting fit and view this challenge as a way to stay on track. I started running about a year and a half ago and I love it! I try to run 3 times per week and I also take a weekly Tabata-style fitness class with a personal trainer. I'm really finding it hard to lose any weight (even with the exercise I do) because I "eat my feelings" and have anxiety and stress. I really would like to be more fit in general and be able to keep up with the big boys and decrease my race times. Main Quest: Lose 20lbs by the end of the year, be able to do full, real push ups and at least one full pull up Quest 1: Participate in 3 separate activities per week. I hurt my hip this spring from adding too many miles to my running training too fast. I need to mix it up. Measurement: A = run 3 days, bike to work 5 days, attend class on Thursdays; B = Run 2 days, bike at least once and do at least one other activity, attend class C = Run 2 days, bike no days, attend class Quest 2: Keep a food journal. Eating is my hardest challenge. If I'm writing it down, I will have a better handle on exactly what's going in my mouth. Measurement: A = all meals and snacks; B = at least write down largest meal of the day, every day; C = 12 sodas Quest 3: Connect with others. I need to be around people. I have a great run group to run with, I hope to stick around here. Measurement: A = 1 interaction/day, 42 days; B = 1 interaction/day, 36 days, C = 1 interaction/day, 30 days Life Quest: Be more creative! I miss drawing and want to learn to play guitar! Measurement: A = 42 days, B = 36 days, C = 30 days Motivation: I currently weigh what I weighed right before my son was born. I weigh as much as two people! My cholesterol has been high enough that I should be taking Lipitor. My grandfather, dad and sister all have type II diabetes and I worry that I, too, will have to live my life taking medicines that I could have avoided.
  19. Hello all! This is my first challenge (a little late, as usual), and I'm curious to see how these things go. As I'm starting in NerdFitness, I'm also starting grad school so I want to do my best to establish healthy habits right from the get go. Main Quest: In a couple of months I want to be agile enough to walk on my hands. Goal 1: Hold a handstand for 10 seconds. I plan to start with headstands against the wall, gradually work into a handstand, and over time move out and do these without support. Goal 2: Eat an actual dinner every night, no more extended grazing sessions! It is so easy to get home from work and grab and apple. And then a bananna a little later. And then a beer after that. And then some chips a bit later on. And then.... yeah, no more of that! Goal 3: Run 5k 3x weekly. I recently got to the point where I can jog a 5k, and I intend to maintain a habit of it. Life Side Quest: Brew a barelywine in a specific style. It's very easy to cobble a recipe together for a high gravity beer and let it go (as long as you maintain sanitary conditions). It's not so easy to have a specific goal in mind, maintain fermentation temperature, transfer on schedule and monitor all the other millions of variables involved in brewing. The purpose of this side quest is akin to trimming of the bonsai; to take onself out of the immediacy of everyday life and strive for a perfection over time. My motivation for doing this challenge: I've never seen myself as being athletic, and for me the whole purpose of being in shape is to be able to do amazing things. Performing acrobatic feats (backflips, handstands etc..) has always fascinated me, but as a 6'1" guy it seemed out of place for me to try it. Now, though, it's time that my interests override my doubts. It's time to see what this body can do!
  20. Main Quest: Lose weight, be healthier, live adventurously. Smart Quests: 1. Do Beginner Bodyweight Workout 3 times per week 2. Stop drinking energy drinks 3. Run/jog/walk/crawl for at least 20 minutes 3 days a week. End goal, be able to run for 20 minutes without stopping. (Note: Current weight is 208 lbs. Will keep track at the end of the 6 weeks to note any change.) Life Quest: 1. Quit Smoking Motivation: Life a better life, live without fear, live a weird and adventurous life. Thanks for any advice, support, or suggestions ahead of time.
  21. I am a 33 year old physics teacher in RL and I have finally decided to get myself into shape. Back in May I looked around and came up with a conditioning phase to introduce my body to actual excercise and I took my goal and broke it into 10 pieces which I have been adding one at a time until I can now in the middle of week 10 do 50 jumping jacks, 40 push-ups, and then 30 minutes walking briskly plus warmup and cooldown every day. My main quest: Complete the C25K program and alternate those days with the beginner's body weight workout. Life quest: Build a pen for 3 chickens so I can have fresh eggs. Quest 1: Seek out and gather safety gear for running before dawn. Quest 2: Get up at 5am everyday so I am able to work out before I have to be at the school.
  22. Hey everyone! So since I completely failed at my last challange, I'm doing a new one (I know I'm late.) I have 19 days so I'll keep my goal small. Stats: Age: 19 Weight: 63kg Height: 5''4' Main Quest: Drop weight to 58kg *Consume 1500 cals everyday. *Eat min 130 grams of protein everyday. *Lift weights 6 days a week and do Insanity 3 days a week. Side Quest: *Work on handstands everyday. Motivation: *I have eating disorders since I was small. I'm struggling everyday. But I found my worst mistake. I always set my goals and reasons wrong. I always say ''I'm starting University in a month, I HAVE TO lose weight.'' or I say ''I have a camp next month, I have to lose weight'' and things like that. No I'm not saying that this time. I have been lifting heavy for months, gained muscle and fat. Now it is time to cut. I'm not setting big goals. My first goal is to be 58kg at the end of this challange. Good luck to everyone
  23. Hi! I'm Stephanie and I'm about to be a jr in college. I just turned 20 and am moving into my first apartment so I figured this was a good time to make the change into a healthier lifestyle (plus I'm tired of my parents talking shit about everything they think I can't do. So as a rebellious recent non teenager I'm doing thing to say FU almost as much as I am for myself) But I also really want to try to get a boyfriend this year and I'm not drastically overweight, but I'd like to at least lose the freshman and sophomore 15 (I didn't learn after the first year) so that I can feel confident enough to give that a shot. I'm a fairly shy person so any additional help in that area is needed. But yeah! Here are my goals and stuff: Main Quest get into size 6 pants by Christmas break. (or lose 18 pounds (10%)) (I'd prefer the pants size but I like having a backup just in case) Goals: Do the BBWW at least 3 times a week By the end cut down to 1 soda a day at max By the end eat veggies at least once a day Life Quest: Go on a date, or at least ask a guy out. Maybe...or even just talk to a guy at a party. I'm a week late to the challenge (only found this website last Friday) but I'm gonna give it a shot anyways.
  24. The Beginning Tundralily finds herself lost alone in the woods, far from home and the people that she cares about. Many things brought her to this point where all her hope is lost and the darkness threatens to consume her from the inside out. For an unknown amount of time, she has been wondering in a daze through the woods without an idea of where she is or where to go next. After wandering through the trees for many weeks, she reaches a point where she can no longer hold the darkness within at bay and collapses near a lake. Her heart, filled with despair, homesickness, and pain, threatens to break out of her chest. Sobbing, she curls up in the roots of a nearby tree, ready to give up on ever finding a way home. Then she hears a voice nearby, clam and steady. You are loved little one. Don't give up. You will find a way home again. Startled, she looks around for the source of this mysterious voice. Nothing appears to be nearby. Again, she hears the warm and quiet voice. "Get up little one. It's time to fight your way back and fight for your life. This will not be an easy path, and it will be filled with challenges. But you will find your way home once more. My gift to you, is hope. You must find and develop virtues on your way for your journey to be successful. The first of which, is hope. Let these qualities plant themselves in your soul and grow to build you a home within your soul, so that you may be safe and loved wherever you may go". Main quest My journey begins here, far from home and my safe spaces. For now, I will focus on building a home within my heart and soul and continue recovering from depression, PTSD, anxiety, and trauma (aka the darkness within). Building strength, calm, harmony, and restoration of my heart, body, soul, and mind. I will face each day with an open heart, be adventurous in all the ways that piqued my curiosity, have specific long-term goals, and practice kindness and compassion towards myself. I will meet myself where I am with love, compassion, and without judgement. I will celebrate the smallest of successes and be gentle with myself if I fail, focusing instead on learning what works for me. I will respect the limitations of my mind, body, heart and soul, and find the edges where I can growth from. Challenge Quest: Finding harmony within Quest 1: Relax from the pain I will score myself on completing self a management and care activities from a list of things I enjoy (in progress). Each activity will be worth 1 point, and can be completed in any combination depending on my emotional and mental needs for the day. Goal: 40 points Quest 2: Calm physical, emotional and mental self On the advice of my medical professionals, I will work on breathing at rest for 10mins daily (5 mins x2) through meditation, progressive muscle relaxation, or stretching. I am going to experiment with different approaches and see what I like and works for me. Quest 3: Harmony with body and mind by moving my body in enjoyable ways I will complete 30mins of moderate to intense physical activity 3 times weekly, experimenting with what works for me and that I enjoy. Possibilities include yoga, running, strength training, walking, swimming, paddling etc. The point of this goal is to build a habit of moving my body in ways I enjoy, and then create physical based goals with future challenges. Life quest: I'm on medical leave from work and headed home for a couple weeks to figure out what's next. By the end of my trip, I would like to have written plan of what I want to achieve over the next 6 months, 1 -3 years, and an action plan if we decide to move home in the spring. This will include specific goals and a plan of how we will get there. I will work on the grading later, but that's pretty much it for now! I'm keeping it simple and focused so I don't burnout and get a flare up. Diet and a more structured fitness plan will be tackled in future challenges. Looking forward to adventuring with all of you!
  25. I've been on a hardcore personal challenge since January 2014, I've gone from 207 lbs to 155 lbs to date. I just found Nerd Fitness and I'm ready to keep challenging myself. Main Quest: I want to get my body fat % down from 26% to 20-21% Missions: Travel at least 5 miles per day on foot (whether walking or running) Keep a daily caloric deficit around 800 Drink at least 8 cups of water per day & consume at most 1 soda per weekLife Quest: Save some money from each paycheck toward building my awesome gaming computerMotivation: For the past 5 years I've let my health fall by the wayside as I worked toward reaching my other life goals. I've accomplished some of those goals, but I realized that being insecure and embarrassed by the state of my body and health really took away from glory of reaching my goals. It's about time I took control of all aspects of my life and live the life I always imagined for myself. Starting Measurements: Weight: 155 lbs Body Fat %: 26.35% BMI: 25.2 Lean Body Mass: 113.4 lbs
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