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Contrary to the title, I'm not actually starting this challenge late, I started on Monday. But I keep forgetting to make a thread. So, this is my third challenge. I did my second challenge with the Assassin's Guild, but to be honest I didn't do very well at it. I kind of petered out at the end. So this challenge, I'm taking a step back and working at the basics, trying to focus on what caused me to fail in the first place. So my three goals are: Goal 1: Work out 3x per week. This will almost always be the Beginner's Bodyweight Workout, but I might replace it once or twice with a day spent out doing yardwork or home renovations. I have a big yard. I can easily spend four hours tilling dirt out there and lemme tell you, that usually ends up hurting more the next day than any workout. Goal 2: Do not buy ANYTHING from work except water. I recently started working at a gas station, so not only is everything highly overpriced but it's mostly very unhealthy. I've been in the habit recently of buying a snack or two every day there, sometimes my entire lunch. It's really expensive and also unhealthy, so I desperately need to break that habit. It might also help my bad habit of eating when I'm stressed - it's a new job in a higher position than my old one, I've been really stressed out about it, and I've definitely been using the food and pop as a 'reward' of sorts. Goal 3: Turn all electronics off at least 8 hours before my alarm will go off in the morning, and lights out by 7.5 hours before. The new job has me on a schedule where I open the store at 5:30 am on weekends and then close the store at 11:15 pm three nights a week. It makes it hard enough to keep a steady sleep schedule, and left to my own devices I will surf the internet until 4 am, so I need to rid myself of distractions and actually try to get to sleep. Lack of sleep has not been helping with aforementioned stress. Side Quest: Spend at least a half hour each day working on one of my major projects. I have a bad tendency to start a big project that I'm really excited about, then forget about it two weeks later (you know, like I did last challenge). I also have a bad habit of coming home from a 10-hour shift and then sitting on my laptop until it's bedtime, then moping about how I never have time to get anything done. No more! I've made a list of all my major projects, and I will try to devote time to them each day - even if I'm tired or not in the mood. The projects vary from putting up drywall in my basement to knitting a scarf, so it's not like I don't have a range to choose from. Like I said, I did start the challenge on Monday, and so far I've been doing well. I'll wait to post the exact stats until the week is done and I can post them all at once, but I just need to do my third workout tomorrow and I'll have had a pretty great first week. With the two exceptions of when I fudged Goal 3 a little bit, including tonight (*casts guilty look at the clock*).

Gone are the attempts at hyping myself from 2014. This bucket is not so much epic as it is a bare-bones attempt to breathe life back into myself. (Last edited 4/12/15) Fitness Goals Start walking for mental health, work up to jogging/running for physical healthEat less carbs and more proteinPushups and squats, whatever else I need for strength trainingLearn yogaManage stress and negativity through exercise and meditationPersonal Goals RelocateWriteArtSpiritualityLife Goals Be happy

Challenge 2 2014 Main Goal Lose 70 lbs 54.4 lbs. My Quest Lose 5.4 lbs. I want to get under 168 lbs (12 stones). Goals 1. Continue around 1200 calories daily. Add intermittent fasting 16/8. Only eat between 12-8pm. 2. Daily Convict Conditioning habit. 10am every day (except Saturdays). I will set an alarm. 3. Daily Cardio habit. Every day complete at least one of the following: The Walk Zombie Run, 5k Fitness Video. Life Quest Spend at least an hour every day working on my house. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NB. My birthday is on the 21st, I plan for my birthday dinner to be a cheat meal. Not the whole day just the evening meal (it might also be slightly later than 8pm on that one day. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- My Motivation... I saw this and laugh / groaned because I have done it too many times! No more!

Main Quest Death Squad Approach’s! - Lose another 14 Assassins that are within close proximity! I’ve lost the first 12, and rooted out an additional four on the first leg of my journey; but the forces of Gorge Monger are persistent!I’m going to try for 14lb lost in six weeks. I crushed it the first challenge, so I’m upping the ante by an additional two pounds.MissionsOut Run the Assassins! -The assassins of Gore Monger are slow; one of the best ways to lose them is by endurance and speed; to put more distance between them and myself, I’ll need to run at least six miles in the course of a week!\1 DEX and 2 STAIncreasing the distance I need to run each week by a mile. The end of my first goal I was able to achieve five miles by mid-week; adding an additional mile should push me just a little bit further, as once I complete a goal, I typically like to grind it into the dust.Stay Hidden! – The assassins have the ability to track by the food their prey consumes. While the Paleo diet reduces the range in which they can track. I must remain 80% Paleo for this tactic to work!1 CON and 1 WISContinue to remain Paleo, I achieve very good success in my first challenge, but I could do even better I think. I'll also use this goal to try and refine what I've learned.Strength comes but one day at a time! – If my first quest taught me anything, each day may not seem significant, but over the course of 42 days their fruits are plentiful! Continue to train as denoted below.Morning - Advanced Bodyweight Workout – Every other day.2 STR and 1 ENDI enjoy this workout quite a bit, it gives a good overall workout that leaves me well winded and really picks me up in the morning.Evening - Dumb Bell Routine - http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/wotw3.htm2 STRI used this Routine the last half of my previous quest. I cycle this, so I don’t really take a break from this particular routine. I consider the Abs Only day as the break.Throughout Every Day - PLP – 60 Day Challenge 1 STR, 1 END, 1 STAThis was something else I started near the end of my first quest. Currently on 29 Push-ups 29 Lunges and 19 Pull-ups (yes I started at one Pull-up, cause there was no way in hell I could do 10! J) I’m pleased to say I’ve been able to complete 5 pull-ups with fair form now; but getting to 19 in a single session is brutal, I bought a pull-up bar (Iron Gym) so I can do it at work (off the I-beams in the basement) and at home. I do not plan on restarting at 10/1 for this challenge, I will continue to the 60 day mark; and then? Probably restart.Life QuestSell That Castle!1 WIS and 1 CHAThis is a multi-step Life Goal; and something due to weather has been hard to do; it is also a big agro (the house in general) for my wife, so I need to get this done.Complete Kitchen by April 18st.Complete Master Bedroom by April 23thComplete Front Porch by May 28stComplete Painting Work (whole house) by April 30thGet House on Market by May 1st = A. Every 7 Days after = Lower Grade.This might be a little complicated; but the first steps are to just keep me on track. If I miss the deadline for the Completion parts, each one missed is a half letter grade drop. The On the Market is the primary goal.Starting Weight: 265 Lbs. as of 4/15/2014 Measurements as of 4/16/2014 Neck: 17" Chest: 46" Waist: 47" Hips: 44" Thighs: 26.5" Calves: 18" Biceps: 15" Wrists: 7.25" There you have it; does it look good? Any comments/suggestions/criticism is welcome! Is your overall quest achievable (over a short or long period of time)? Is it reasonable? I believe it is, admittedly I set the goal higher than the last one; but I view this as a challenge, not something I should simply succeed because I set it too low, or don't need to make effort. Do your 3 main goals all build towards it in little ways, or are you taking on too much? Cardio, Diet, and Strength Training; I believe when these three decide to dance it is mind-blowing. Are your main goals realistic? Can you scale them to smaller steps to fit your life better, even if it will make it take a little longer to achieve them? My first, and second goals (running/paleo) I certainly think are realistic, I'm hesitant, to a point with the third. I have a lot of lifting/BW going on between the increasing amounts of PLP; we'll see how I do. Realistic? Yes. Pass with flying colors with no problem? Maaybe not? Challenge accepted. Are your goals able to be measured and tracked? What will you use to track them? Yes. I have a spreadsheet at work for my weight and body measurements, along with my schedule for working out in Outlook. Paleo there is more Grey area, since I've stopped logging all my food. How are you grading your goals? Are they pass/fail (“every dayâ€, “not even once over the six weeksâ€? Is there a reward for the effort, or are you only grading yourself on whether or not you “lose the weight†or “run the distanceâ€? While I did not specifically say, days I miss I'm logging with the above spreadsheet; and I'll attempt to 'make them up' in some way worst case scenario. If I don't work out 'exactly' to my scheudule I'm not immediately slamming my score; I'll work that out in more detail near the end. I'm pretty brutal when it comes to judging myself, so I have no issue with doing it in the end. I like the 'grind'... I don't like getting stuff simply for showing up (well not entirely true) Give me 8 hour 1/2 blue grind in Upper Spiders in EQ rather than 5 levels in WoW for the same time... I'm weird I guess. What is your plan for continuing/altering/grading those goals if you become ill or injured? If I am unable to run, or complete certain exercises for my goals I do have back-ups, walking, or lightening the load, or being even more strick with my diet. Again, viewing this as as game. X-COM for example, you make a bad choice in the beginning; or roll bad so you injure your best guy? You try and sluff by with a newbie; that injury might cost you the game in Hardcore... or in this case, it may cost me a Level if I fail to complete it. Run 6 miles. I plan to adhere to it even if I break my leg, I don't see myself changing the goal itself. Did you take into consideration any special occasions (Passover, Easter, Cinco de Mayo, birthdays, anniversaries, etc) that may occur during the challenge? What modifications do you need to build into your goals for those? I don't forsee an issue actually. Do any of your main goals conflict with each other? I don't believe so? If so; please anyone reading them shout it out! Do you already have the time in your schedule to actually complete the goals you’ve set? If not, what are you planning to do to make time for them? Yes, I have a busy schedule but I believe what I have lined up can be fit in. I can workout for an hour at work, which allows me to complete running or my exercises as needed, and I can always squeak in 30minutes in an evening... if I can't? Well, I'm doing it wrong. Are you trying to build multiple habits, or is all your energy focused on your main quest? My main quest is the result of building multiple habits I believe. I don't need to focus my energy into my main quest because focusing it into my goals will, I hope, feed the main quest.

Greetings everybody! RogueWelkin's back for his seventh foray into the Adventurers! Now to stop freaking you all out he'll stop referring to himself in the third person! So after the events of last challenge I decided that this one will be focused on dietary goals, since I didn't ace my Path to Paleo that'll be coming back this time. But I think focusing solely on dietary challenges will help get me to my main goal and get me past the slump I've been in the past few challenges, then the challenge after this can probably be more focused on exercise. MAIN CHALLENGE As for the past few challenges, I've been saying "Look awesome in a Kilt for my wedding day" I'm going to say that's still the goal but I want to be more specific. I hope to hit around 180 lbs by the wedding date of 09/20/2014. That's a weight loss of around 40 lbs, might be a bit much so I won't be devastated if I don't reach it, but that's the dream. (Yes I was lazy and just left this the same as last time...same with my motivation too!) MOTIVATION The motivation is the hope to see the looks and reactions of everyone when the see me in the best shape of my life standing up at the infamous altar. Not to mention the increase capability, improved emotional state, and other benefits from the healthier life. SUB-QUESTS Quest 1 - Path to Paleo: Avoid Cereal Grains and Dairy [CON:5] Carried over from the previous two challenges, I'm sticking with this until I can manage an A rating. A: No Cheats For All Six Weeks B: 1 Cheat A Week For Four Weeks C: 2 Cheats a Week for Four Weeks D: 3 Cheats a Week for Six Weeks F: >3 Cheats a Week Quest 2 - Potato Potahto: Say goodbye to Potatoes, Sweet variety as well [CON:3] So I didn't lose much over the past challenge, after the first week I lost about 5 lbs, then the second week I lost 1 lbs, then I gained that one pound back and it stayed. I think a heavy leaning on potatoes in my meals this challenge created this, so this time I'm trying to cut them out. A: No Cheats For All Six Weeks B: 1 Cheat A Week For Four Weeks C: 2 Cheats a Week for Four Weeks D: 3 Cheats a Week for Six Weeks F: >3 Cheats a Week Quest 3 - Decaffeinated: Cut out the caffeine [CON: 2|STA:2] One of the other major issues in my last challenge was a return to caffeinated beverages after a long period of time, I had them cut out completely previous, but a lot entered into my apartment because of parties, and left via my mouth. Cutting them out should help move forward. (Yes, Stamina...cutting out the caffeine seems to let me have more energy throughout the day without a major crash in the middle) A: No Cheats For All Six Weeks B: 1 Cheat A Week For Four Weeks C: 2 Cheats a Week for Four Weeks D: 3 Cheats a Week for Six Weeks F: >3 Cheats a Week SIDE QUEST Side Quest - Keep up the Exercise Habit: Find an exercise regimen I'll enjoy enough to have less issues performing it during the week. [STR: 2|STA:1] I've been having motivation issues performing exercises 3 times a week, I managed it mostly last time, but it was a fight each time. I need to either find a place,time,outfit, or exercise(s) to help keep this going each week. A: Exercise 3x a week for all 6 weeks B: Exercise 3x a week for 5 weeks C. Exercise 3x a week for 4 weeks D. Exercise 3x a week for 3 weeks F. Exercise 3x a week for >3 weeks MEASUREMENTS Height: 68" Weight: 219 lbs Waist: 41.75" Hips: 41" Chest: 41" Neck: 15.25" Thigh(Left): 22.75" Thigh(Right): 22.25" Bicep(Left): 12.75" Bicep(Right): 13.25" BF%: 31% % of Weight Lost Towards Goal: 13.33% MINI-QUESTS Mini Quest 0: The Prequel - Completed +1 WIS Mini-Quest 1: R2-D2 and C-3P0 - Completed +1 CHA Mini-Quest 2: Han Solo and Chewbacca - Completed +1 STA Mini-Quest 3: Yoda - Completed +1 WIS Mini-Quest 4: Jabba the Hutt - Completed +1 STA Mini-Quest 5: Be Brave - Completed +1 WIS Mini-Quest 6: Climb Out - Completed +1 CHA There we are, time to try get that Kilted me looking awesome.

I'm here ready to begin. I have been working, trying to eat right and exercising so I'm not a total noob, but I decided last night that I want to take it to the next step, so I decided to find a community, and just at the perfect time for my first challenge. So without further adieu, here is my first challenge. Main quest: To enhance my overall health by losing fat and gaining muscle. Goals: Do 5 pull-ups in one go - this has been an exercise that has given me troubles in the past due to being somewhat overweight, however I am finally able to do pull-ups and I wish to enhance myself at this.Lift weights 3 times a week, with some additional cardio.Get at a bare minimum 7 hours of sleep per night.Life Side-quest: Maintain a 3.5 GPA this quarter (and damn am I close!)Diet/Fitness Side-quest: Cut out sugary desserts/drinks.

So, hi! I'm posting three days officially after the challenge started, but I've been officially into the challenge since the 14th. I'm not a forum person and (insert other excuses)... Writing makes everything official. Short story long: I've been struggling with weight all my life. Genetics, anyone? Diabetes on one side, morbid obesity on the other. On my worst days I got to 90Kg, best ones 65 (when I was a teen and I made a mad diet which was probably illegal). Three years ago I was 85kg and had been around there for a while. After six hard months dieting I got to 71kg. I went slowly up.. then I quit smoking (yay!) and BOOM. I'm 79kg now. Life is a bitch. I know kind of everything about diets, but little about exercise. I've been practising yoga for 5 years now, and I keep moving on with it <3. I like biking and I hate gyms. I'm a lazy person who wants to look like Kara Thrace So, enough talking, this is my challenge. Main quest: 6kg (that's 1 stone, right? I'm from Spain!) in 6 weeks. I think that should be completely doable. After that, everything will slow down, because I usually get stuck in 73-75kg. Goals: Diet: I follow a kind-of-paleo diet. I do get some dairy (yogourths, some milk with coffee, white cheese) and whole grain bread in the morning. The rest is all about meat, fish, vegs. No sugar, no hard carbs (pasta, rice, etc), little fat (I try to cook on the wok and oven, which requieres little oil).Exercise: After close study, Im going for four days of exercise/week. Two would be for the Beginner Strenght Trainning (I alreadly started that yesterday, it was quite tough for me!), the other two will be for yoga and biking.Alcohol - Dear friends, I live in Spain and have a quite busy social life. This means: WINE. Everything is fine when I'm home, but every time I step out of the house... Social life in my area is all about drinking+eating. Yes, go and find a bunch of bikers! You say. I did. After the two hour ride, they went for cider. So I'll just have to stay at home or go for water. My goal here, in order to keep my friends and some strangers, is to stay at 2 wines/week max. I could do better, but I've done it before and it's hard and I want to keep this realistic.Life Goal: Be Kara Thrace? Seriously, I need to boost my self-confidence. I've read the rules and I'm not sure what's the next step All your feedback is so welcome. Cheers!

I've killed enough rats to move up to level two-- which means I'm ready to venture out into the world and see what other beasties I can smack down! Although I'm not really at a place where I can start taking on the big baddies, I'm getting there. Last challenge I focused on building healthy habits, like regular exercise, eating better, and generally being healthier. The focus is pretty similar for the second challenge: Eat Paleo (minus one meal) 6/7 days of the week (+3 CON)Yoga (at least 15 mins) 6/7 days of the week (+4 DEX, +1 STR) Beginner Body weight Workout on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays (+3 STR, +1 STA)Work on thesis-- complete 30 pages by end of challenge (+3 WIS)I was thinking of language learning for the last goal, but I've been dragging my feet big time on putting the damn thing together, so thesis it is! I'm just working on a first draft, and I have most of my data, so this should be pretty attainable. It'll be pretty much a pass/fail goal, but to keep track of where I am, I'm gonna shoot for about 5 pages a week. I also want to get more active on these boards-- I'm gonna follow two threads, and I've joined the RPG accountabilibuddies group (thanks to the first adventurers mini-quest). Gonna keep myself motivated and reach out more to others on here! LET'S DO THIS THING!!!

I'm coming up to the start of my very first challenge now, I figure since it started two weeks ago Monday I'll start officially this Monday so I can spend all weekend on one of my assignments (due in for monday!). Main Quest - Get healthy (kinda vague but I'm currently underweight, not very strong, a giant stresshead etc etc) consume 3500 calories a daydrink 1.5L of water a daykettlebell training 4x per week (mon-thu)relaxation/yoga 3x per week (fri-sun)Life Quest - Pass my degree with a 2.1+ I'm studying Forensic Psychology and Criminal Justice, on route to a 2.1 so far but could get a 1st with major work. I'd be ecstatic with a 1st class degree but more than happy with a 2.1 . I have 2 assignments, my dissertation and 3 exams left (from now until the 9th May) and I graduate on the 15th July. -------------------------------------------------- Absolutely terrified of the lot of this to be honest! I've been trying since the summer and can never seem to stay motivated. It's not that I'm lazy, exercising I have no problem with, it's the diet. As I've been so used to just eating whenever, having to eat so much all the time is draining and can get so frustrating when I'm not hungry or if I'm stressed/upset as my appetite completely disappears then. I know the diet is the most important part of this as I absolutely need to gain weight for my general health and if I want to also be using weights. I'm determined to do it this time though, for both my graduation and for my boyfriend as the next time I'll see him will be in around 6 weeks. He's been my motivation from the beginning and tries to keep me on track but it can get frustrating for him when I'm snappy because I have to force-feed myself so I guess I'm looking for extra support. So yeah, I suppose that's it

UPDATE - INJURY HAS CHANGED THIS CHALLENGE - If you are just finding my challenge - you can just jump ahead to my current plan! Week four - I added myself to the pushup PvP New Challenge towards a new me..... Working towards a triatholon - the triple threat. Sprint Distance; 750 meter (.465 mi) swim, 20 kilometer (12.5 mi) bike, 5 kilometer (3.1 mi) run challenges? I cannot run, right now, as of today, I cannot walk! Damage to the pereneal tendons in my left foot. I cannot bike for long - sprain to my right acl. And, I cannot swim - low endurance because of years of surgeries that required weeks of non weight bearing and no endurance activities. I need to add some mini challenges here: Adventurers #1 - Water challenge - YES +1CON Adventurers #2 - Rest & Recover - YES +1 CON Adventurers #3 - Be Brave - YES +1 STR Adventurers #4 - Stop, Collaborate & Eat Some - YES +1 CON Adventurers #5 - Run, Run, Run for the hills - no - fail total awarded 3CON AND 1STR PvP Challenge - my requirements PvP week#4 yes - 150points for push up variations PvP week#5 yes - 170 points for push up variations PvP week#6 fail for psuedosepsis- 150 points for push up variations PVP EARNED ME 1STR AND 1STA IN LIGHT OF MY CHALLENGE GOALS RPG Fanatics mini challenges #1 Intro - check (CHA?); #2 Move Rocks - check(was going to summon someone else to do it for me, but I did it!); (STR?) #3 Demon Dash, accumulate 5 miles ; 3/5 - since I'm in a boot and not allowed to walk? 1/2? (END?) #4 Recovery & Reorientation - check - (1WIS?) #5 Goblin Gank - kill 5 goblins with bodyweight exercises - 12 slain (STR?); #6 - WEAK SHOWING THESE CHALLENGES EARNED ME 1CHA, 2STR, 1/2 STA, 1/2WIS with my challenge goals 2014 Challenge #2 Goals: Build Strength - do some sort of Basic Body Weight Workout per the program parameters. wk1 - none - dealing with pain. wk2 - 3 days +1 water = 4/7...give .5 for two sick days. 5/7 wk3 - total fail - no excuses 0/7 wk4 - I'm givng myself 7/7 for the whole PvP pushups, with squats and planks PR of 2 - 60s knee planks; then 1- 2 min knee plank! wk 5 - 7/7 for PvP AND RPG challenges of pushups, PR of 10 knee pushups and 10 squats! (I forgot all about planks - go figure!) wk 6 - NONE STR - REWROTE CHALLENGES BASED ON MY LIFE SITUATIONS Build Endurance(if walking is possible) - Basic HR for 1 mile walk....speed should increase from beginning of challenge to end of challenge. Maybe swim wk1 - walking in boot - 7/7 wk2 - boot, + 1 hour water workout...with HRT 1/7 wk3 - boot - walked at least 4 miles this week - but ruined my fit bit. I'll count it as 4/7 wk4 - since I kept working on the PvP, did one workout and one swim - 100% wk5 - PvP, RPG and 1 90 min swim - 100% - pushing through the extra sets pushups wk6 - IN ADDITION TO PVP CHALLENGE - EARNED 1/2STA Build Flexibilty - Stretching program fit into Strength and Endurance wk1 - stretches 6/7 for hips because of boot pain wk2 - boot leveled - regular stretches for hips, lower back and legs 6/7 wk3 - hips hurt, forcing stretches...7/7 wk4 - because of the push ups, planks and squats, I needed stretches 100% wk5 - daily, including rolling 7/7 100% wk6 - ICEICEICE no stretching 2DEX Build Health - Paleo and 21 day Sugar Detox - logging - 6/7 days consistent - 6/7 days weight loss - up to 15# day of rest =1/2 point for the day, but only if it is to prevent over doing and injury - not for bailing out. wk1 - Total Win for cleanse wk2 - Total fail for eating sugar at restaurants - but win for not bingeing. wk3 - total fail - including some binging for feeling sorry for myself wk4 - total fail...2 of 3 meals a day, and binging, and snacks wk5 - fail...though I will summarize what I learned at the end of this challenge. wk6- total fail because of pain 0 CON from the challenge goals Build Wisdom - Read a book - on paleo/or health issues, 1 book = 1 point 21DaySugarDetox - 1Point read Steve's blogs, found inspirational videos - 1Point checked out MWOD site for applications 2 1/2 WIS for my research Build Spirit - Continue Bible Reading program wk 1 - win 7/7 wk 2 - fail 0/7 wk 3 - 1/7 wk4 - 50% bible; 50% convicting articles =??? wk5 - much prayer time, little Bible Time - fail wk6 - I know there is no Spirit, but, on top of that, I failed SPR Build Community - touch base with my 'herd' of nerds once a week wk1 Win wk2 Win wk3 win - the only thing that kept me focused this week. wk4 still winning here! wk5 - I have made it to almost all of my friends' threads at least once wk6 - 75% 2 CHA I need to make this easier to grade - so that I can keep the summaries up to date easier. I need to give myself grace...and allow myself to learn from mistakes. I will be editing this, to add last challenge and summary - and additional links. But these are my goals - and I am declaring I am in this 6 week challenge! SUMMARY FOR 2014 CHALLENGE - EARNED 3CHA 4STR 2STA 2DEX 3CON 3 WIS 0SPR

Howdy all, it's your favorite future kilted groom all up in the hizouse! Obviously I haven't gotten any cooler during the challenges, but that's just all part of my charm. This time around will be continuing to attempt to build habits, tightening the belt, and getting myself focused. I'm going to try to be more strict this time around. I'm starting to run low on time and I need to start getting actual results going on, well...I got some results from the last challenge. I definitely feel stronger and notice more musculature, but I've not done much in the weight loss department...only having gone down three or four pounds during the last challenge...and that was only at the very end. I'm hoping to speed up my results this time. I also intend to return to the measurement tracking and picture taking this challenge, so keep on the lookout for this post getting updated on the 23rd with that information. I might refine these challenges within that time frame as well... we'll see. MAIN CHALLENGE As for the past few challenges, I've been saying "Look awesome in a Kilt for my wedding day" I'm going to say that's still the goal but I want to be more specific. I hope to hit around 180 lbs by the wedding date of 09/20/2014. That's a weight loss of around 40 lbs, might be a bit much so I won't be devastated if I don't reach it, but that's the dream. MOTIVATION The motivation is the hope to see the looks and reactions of everyone when the see me in the best shape of my life standing up at the infamous altar. Not to mention the increase capability, improved emotional state, and other benefits from the healthier life. SUB-QUESTS Quest 1 - Path to Paleo: Avoid Cereal Grains and Dairy [CON:5] Carried over from the previous two challenges, I'm sticking with this until I can manage an A rating. A: No Cheats For All Six Weeks B: 1 Cheat A Week For Four Weeks C: 2 Cheats a Week for Four Weeks D: 3 Cheats a Week for Six Weeks F: >3 Cheats a Week Quest 2 - Snackless Living: Cut out snacking between meals [CON:2] One of the issues of the failure to lose weight was likely due to the amount of snacking I did between my main meals. I hope to resolve this and focus on weight loss by cutting out snacking all together. A: No Cheats For All Six Weeks B: 1 Cheat A Week For Four Weeks C: 2 Cheats a Week for Four Weeks D: 3 Cheats a Week for Six Weeks F: >3 Cheats a Week Quest 3 - Work it Out: 3x Exercises 3x a week [STR:3|STA:2] Even though I didn't quite ace the last one, I was close enough that I thought I could upgrade this to add in additional exercise. The aim is to do at least 3 exercises at least 3 times a week. A: Perform Exercises 3x a Week All Six Weeks B: Perform Exercises 3x a Week For Four Weeks C: Perform Exercises 2x a Week All Six Weeks D: Perform Exercises 2x A Week For Four Weeks F: Perform Exercises <2x A Week For Four Weeks SIDE QUEST Side Quest - All About the Benjamins: Create and Stick to a Budget [WIS:3] Financial woes have proved to be a major source of stress and frustration, and I worry that it will eventually cause issues within my upcoming marriage as well. For now I have a habit of living paycheck to paycheck, and doing a poor job of it with an ever increasing regularity of overdrafts thus causing me to lose even more money. This is a situation that needs to stop, and in order to do that I'll need to create a budget and stick with it. Game plan is create budget during first week, and then stick with it for the following 5 weeks. A: Create Budget in Week #1 and stick to it for 5-6 Weeks B: Create Budget in Week #1 and stick to it for 4 Weeks C. Create Budget in Week #1/2 and stick to it for 3-4 Weeks D. Create Budget after Week #2 and stick to it for 3 Weeks F. Do not create budget, or stick to created budget for <3 Weeks MEASUREMENTS Weight: 225 lbs Waist: 43.25" Hips: 42" Chest: 42" Neck: 15.5" Thigh(Left): 21.75" Thigh(Right): 23.75" Bicep(Left): 13.5" Bicep(Right): 13.5" Body Fat %: 33% Photos: MINI-QUESTS Mini-Quest 1- The Dietician is Back! - Completed +1 CON Mini-Quest 2 - The Latest Plot - Completed +1 CON Mini-Quest 3 - Be Brave - Completed+1 STR Mini-Quest 4 - Stop, Collaborate, and Eat Some - Completed +1 CON & Belt of Dietary Willpower Mini-Quest 5 - Run! Run for the Hills! - Completed +1 STA Mini-Quest 6 - We RAKNominate You! - Completed +1 CHA So here we go, time to try to kick some kilted ass.

Quest Notes This is my first challenge. As an aspiring assassin/druid, I am working on getting stronger, gaining endurance, and eating more real food. I'm also crusading for my cutie mark (working on having more fun, growing friendships and community, doing less of the "fun" things that drain my energy and more of the fun things that feed me, and discovering my passions). Currently I am trying to find a job and am insanely broke, so I don't have the money to buy food and am pretty much depending on what's in the pantry for the next couple of weeks, hence the lack of food-related goals for now (next challenge!). Since I'm starting late, I'm considering this my level ½ challenge, hehehe Main Quest: Build Momentum My main quest is to lose 100 lbs by my 28th birthday (December 23, 2015). I'm not sure what my main quest is yet, other than to get stronger and healthier. I'm still working out the specifics. For the next few months, I want to build momentum to get things going. I suck at commitment and follow-through, and I'm beginning at the very beginning, so small steps are the most important right now. That means, for this challenge: 1. Exercise 30 minutes every day. I plan to break it up into 15-minute chunks and do a mix of hooping, dancing, stretching, and body weight exercises. A: 30 mins x 32 days B: 30 mins x 24-31 days C: 30 mins x 16-23 days D: 30 mins x 8-15 days F: 30 mins x 0-7 days 2. Lose 8 pounds. A: 8lb loss B: 6-7 lb loss C: 4-5 lb loss D: 2-3 lb loss F: 0-1 lb loss 3. Drink no more than one coke per day. I'm measuring this by day AND number - so to win I'd have to have 32 days with only one coke, no drinking five cokes one day and zero the next. A: 32 or fewer days with one coke B: 24-31 days C: 16-23 days D: 8-15 days F: 0-7 days Life Quest: Crusade for my Cutie Mark Try new things and do more of the fun/play things I already enjoy. I'd love to make this a group or club eventually, because crusading is more fun with friends. In the interest of building momentum, only 2 points can be earned per day (so again, no cheating by doing 5 crusades one day, 0 crusades the next). Each activity is worth one point, and the types of things I'm counting are: going to social and religious events, time with friends, try something fun that's new, do something fun and that I already love but want to make more time for (i.e. reading, writing, writing letters to friends, etc.). A: 32+ points B: 24-31 points C: 16-23 points D: 8-15 points F: 0-7 points What's Your Motivation? I want to feel better. I am disabled and used to being tired and in pain all the time. Some of that can't be helped, but some of it can. It's easy to disengage, desensitize, and cut myself off - it's sometimes a necessary coping mechanism, but/and it also can be maladaptive. I want to be around for awhile and outlive the common life expectancy in my family (50-60 years old). I have an amazing life and I want to be alive, awake, engaged, and able to participate in it. If nothing else, I want to be here for my partners, sisters, and nieces. I want to help create a world that is better for young people than it was for me during my childhood and teen years and I need energy and strength to do that! Quest Scorecard DAY: Exercise Y/N | # sodas | # CMC points RUNNING TOTAL: 4 days exercise | 11 days with 0-1 sodas | 6 CMC points March 06: Y | 1 | 1 .............07: Y | 1 | 1 .............08: N | 2 | 0 .............09: Y | 1 | 1 ............. 10: Y | 1 | 1 .............11: N | 0 | 0 .............12: N | 1 | 1 .............13: N | 0 | 0 ............. 14: N | 0 | 1 .............15: N | 0 | 0 .............16: N | 0 | 0 .............17: N | 1 | 0 ............. 18:........................19:........................20:........................21:........................ 22:........................23:........................24:........................25:........................ 26:........................27:........................28:........................29:........................ 30:........................31:........................ April 01:........................02:........................03:........................04:........................ 05:........................06:........................

The Mighty Adventuring Companions welcomes everyone! Goal is simple better yourself one step at a time. To Teach each other, support each other, and have fun with each other while trying to achieve our goals. Figured I'd step up a group since there seemed to be a need for one. Come and join me!

Just like the famous ones from a Galaxy Far, Far Away. We're just normal folk in the Rebellion doing what we can to help others and ourselves improve. For quick and Easy Reference here's a list of our members and links to their Challenges! RogueWelkin: Journey of a Moisture Farmer - Leaving Tatooine (RogueWelkin)BearsBeets: BearsBeets - 1st ChallengeGunnJay: Gunnjay, Adventurer (Level 1 Assassin)annie1120: Annie1120 - 6 Week ChallengeDarthChronos: DarthChronos trains for the Warrior DashJohnnyConfidence: Johnny's Adventure Preparedness Challengemoose004: moose004 - In Which Our Hero Is Sent to Kill 10 RatsSerasid: I am a leaf falling on the wind, watch how I soar! (Serasid)SirHammerlock: SirHammerlock, Challenge #1Usual21: Usual21's First Challenge. Operation Chunky to Hunky (Edit: Added Members and Challenge Links for quick and easy reference)

Nerdgasm FTW! I love all the little things that give me nerdgasms! This website and the 6 week challenge certainly do it. LETS GET IT!!!

Welcome Bad Wolves! I created this group for any adventurers looking to be encouraged and encourage. It doesn't hurt if you are a particular fan of Dr. Who and Rose Tyler but that is beside the point. I'm really excited to be participating in my first challenge and love seeing and being encouraged by everyone else's progress! Good luck to all!!

I am a woman who is 5' 9" and 155 lbs. Here are my goals for this 6 weeks: 1. Exercise - each day I will do at least 20 minutes of activity (walking, biking, etc.) and at least 10 minutes of strength exercises, grading myself each week on the amount of activity I completed. A = all 7 days in the week B = 6 days and so on .... 2. Diet - limit my servings of sweets (chocolate, ice cream, etc), eating better, more wholesome meals to help myself. A = 3 servings a week B = 4 servings a week etc. 3. Self - to make an effort at least once a day to speak to someone I don't know, I hope to help myself ease some of my shyness - same grading as #1

Hello everyone! This is my junk food free, (particularly chocolate and biscuits) accountability thread. I'll be posting on here daily whether I've managed to resist these unhelpful foods in the quest to get my bf % back down to 27% or lower by the end of this challenge. Thank you for you support, and please be tough in keeping me on track! I'm determined to finish this challenge as well as I started it!

For the Shire! team continues to soldier on- join in teammates! Welcoming any newcomers to our adventures-