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Alright, so my previous challenges always seemed to get a little iffy towards the middle to the end (Either from stress or my own laziness), but this time...THIS TIME I really want to finish it. ANNNND my boyfriend has decided to help coach and keep me motivated. Third time is a charm, right? So I HAVE to see it through this time. Plateau or not, I'll keep with it and not get discouraged. Stressed out at some points? That should motivate me to just go work out more! I'm ONE pound away from being under 230 lbs, which is a weight I haven't been in a few years. And I want to absolutely smash that number and get to at least 220 or so by the end of this challenge. Hey, 10 lbs shouldn't be hard, but it's a start. I don't want to make it too big of a number loss and get discouraged. So if I go beyond that number, then awesome. Besides, I can change that goal part way through the challenge If I feel the need to right? So, onto the good parts of this post...The goals! Goal 1: Walk at least 3 times a week (in the evening if need be due to heat) -I gotta get back into the Zombies, Run! application. It's been a while since i used it due to all the heat, so I'm hoping I can start doing that again to help burn calories on the days I don't go to the gym or something. Goal 2: Go to the gym and workout at least 2 times a week (Including swimming in this if I can get some swimwear, but since that has to do with money, I can't really guarantee this particular part of the goal. I'll just edit this part if I do happen to get something). Bonus: Join a group workout! Either yoga, zumba or whatever -I really need to get back into using the gym as well. I've neglected that membership for a while now, and since it's being paid for...well, you know. I can't be wasting that money. D: So I'll go back and workout, use the treadmill, whatever. Maybe do some of the Nerd Fitness Rookie Workout there as well if I can. I'd also like to be able to swim so I could work on strengthening my lungs because my asthma's been horrid lately. But I gotta get something to wear for the pool there if I'm gonna do that. ALSO, SWIMMING IS AN AWESOME WORK OUT. DUH. Bonus points if I join a class at some point. Goal 3: No eating late (I keep doing this one since I seem to go on/off with this goal. I need to actually stop eating late). Also, have a veggie meal AT LEAST once a week. -Yeeeah, I gotta perfect this one and actually stop eating late at times. I just can't help it sometimes! ;_; because I end up watching movies really late at night sometimes and snacks just seem so tempting! But yeah. WATER INSTEAD! Goal 4: Practice with my boffer sword 3 times a week -I need to get better with my swings and jabs and everything else with my LARPing sword So, I should really practice my technique or something. SO, since this ALSO doubles as a workout and it's really FUN, I'm gonna use this. I suppose this can also be considered the "fun" exercise for the NerdFitness rookie workout. I'll edit this later and put in what constitutes as a passing grade or failing for the challenge.

Okay, SO...the last challenge didn't go so well as towards the end of it I got pretty overwhelmed with stress due to some family stuff. This time around, if it happens again I'll continue with it and not just give up because the stress of everything around me. Also! I managed to get my boyfriend ( http://nerdfitnessrebellion.com/index.php?/topic/27313-sindrals-first-adventure ) to join in on the rebellion, though it took some bribing with pizza. SO YEAH, it might be a lot more fun and maybe easier if things do get stressful, just because I'll know he's doing this challenge along with me. Another reason I absolutely NEED to do well on this one is because I absolutely hate when I score low on something. When I'm determined I really beat myself up over something if I don't do as well as I'd hoped. The only thing I managed to do well for the last challenge before giving up was the no soda thing. I unfortunately had like maybe 2 cans that entire challenge, which even for me was too much and I felt horrible about it. Once was when I went to an Easter get together with my boyfriend and I ended up having a can because I didn't notice they had water. The second was when I had a migraine when I was visiting, and ended up having a can since I was told caffeine would help. ANYWAY, I'm rambling! ONTO THE CHALLENGE STUFFS! Goal 1: Eating around 1250-1500 calories a day, as well as having at least 1 vegetarian meal a week. (I'll also continue with cutting out soda, as I still had about 2 cans last challenge) (Con. +3) A: No slip ups B: One or two slip ups C: Four slip ups F: Five or more slip ups Goal 2: Run or walk at least 3 days out of the week for 20-30 minutes. (Str. +3, Sta. +4) A: 100% (3+ times per week) B: 85% (2 times per week) C: 75% (1 time per week) F: 25% (0 times per week) Goal 3: Do 160+ sit-ups by the end of the challenge. (As well as doing the sit-ups AT LEAST 4 times a week. More if I can. (Sta. +2) A: 160 or more B: 140 C: 115 D: 90 F: 50 or less Goal 4: Life Goal: Learn 3 words a day in Italian. AND renewing my CPR license. (Wis. +3) A: 126+ words AND rewnewing CPR license. (only 100% if I complete both goals. Only completing one, but not following through with the other automatically is a B or lower.) B: 126 words (but not renewing license) C: 80 words (and not renewing license) D: 30 words (and not renewing license) F: 20 or less words (and not renewing license)