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I have been signed up to receive email updates from NF since August last year and have come on board for the new 6 week challenge. I guess that I have added about 20% to my body weight over the past 15 years. I was always a slim/skinny kid and went into carpentry straight out of school and as such maintained a relatively fit physique for someone who drank smoked and didn't spend a lot of time at the gym. It has been a steady gain due in part to taking a more sedentary job, laziness, going onto certain medications, giving up smoking and just generally being inactive. My wife gave birth to an amazing, beautiful daughter last May and I had managed to gain about 8kg's over the course of the pregnancy! I had heard of that happening before but never believed it. Well the weight gain didn't stop until July 1 last year when I decided that 103.3kg's was as far as I was willing to let myself slip. I found a few online resources which I used to get myself back on track and in early April I was weighing in at 93.7kg's. Since then i have slipped back to 97kg's which is why when I got the email relating to the 6 week challenge I thought that it would suit me perfectly at this time. I'm from Melbourne, Australia 40 years old 172 cm 97 kg

Cheers to a new year, a new beginning and a new me!. Although I consider myself to be pretty active, for most of my life, I've also always been the fat, funny friend.By no means am I only worried about my looks though. I have a family history of heart disease and diabetes. I even lost my dad to the diseases. So I'm ready to make a change for myself and for my future. I'm 26 years old, 5'8'' and 222 pounds. My goals for this first challenge are: 1) Walk AT LEAST 3 miles, 3x a week. The reason I say at least is because by the end of these 6 weeks, I will be participating in a half marathon. This is my 3rd half marathon (the last one I did was in October). Though I know I am able to finish it, I'd really like to increase my time. So 3 miles is my minimum goal during training days, with one long run/walk each week. DEX 2 | STA 2 | STR 1 2) Eat a salad 1x a day. I will replace a normal lunch or dinner with a salad at least once a day. I know I don't eat enough vegetables so before going head first into Paleo, I think I should try to accustom myself to veggies/salad first. I will probably eat this during lunch since there is a salad bar in a cafeteria and It's a lot cheaper/healthier than the other meals they serve. If I can do so, I will make the salad at home and bring it to work instead. CON 2 3) Drink a glass of water before every meal and replace sugary drinks with water, including soda, juice and coffee. I will however, allow myself to drink tea if I need a little caffeine fix. CON 2 4) Do a Tabata circuit 1x a week. The circuit will consist of five 20 second rounds, with 10 seconds in between of at least 5 different exercises. STR 2 | DEX 1 | STA 2 Life Goal: De-clutter/Organize my bedroom. We moved to a new apartment in August and the room is still not fully organized. I still have one box that hasn't even been unpacked. There was never a time when the room was pristine but has always looked "lived in". There is no reason for this though. Everything should have it's place and there is much I can get rid of. I need to learn to let go. As always, it's going to be hard to make changes but I think I've already gotten a head start on most of my goals. What I lack is consistency but I am so ready to finally do what I need to do. After living in a funk after my dad passed, I'm ready to open my eyes and start living.