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Hi! I'm getting a late start on 2025 challenges, but better late than never! I'm currently doing my third StepBet, and it will wrap up during this challenge period. Fingers crossed I can keep up with my step goals. So far so good, and we're halfway through! 2025 Goals: Lose 48 more lbs for a total of 100 pounds lost since July 2024. Starting weight 262, goal weight 162. To reach this goal this year I need to lose 1.65 lbs a week as of June 12 Run a 5k in September using Couch to 5k - start June 12 Do a Conqueror challenge June 23-July 27 Challenge Goals: CycleBar class once a week Lose 8.2 lbs Win Stepbet! Ends July 6

Hello, I guess this is a respawn attempt on my part. I've gained some weight and been stressed out. I recently signed up for a 5k on March 22, 2020 and hoping this inspires me to go from 171.8 lbs to under 160 lbs Goal is to not binge and lose a little over a pound a week I guess. I have 9 weeks to lose about 12 pounds. No more waiting until tomorrow to start.

I am well aware that this challenge period is almost over, but what if I said I just hadn't had the chance to catch y'all up on what I've been cookin' up on my own time? I've been participating from the start...but from a distance. Anyway, here are the goals I set: 1) 64 oz Water Consumption for 20 days Look y'all, I do not drink enough water, and I have not actively tried to measure how much water it is I'm drinking. I would've been quite impressed with myself for getting half of this goal. That being said, the New year vibes are a powerful motivator, and I think that alone will get me to hit this goal with no problems this month. 10 days = +1 CON; 15 days= +2 CON; 20 days= +3 CON 2) Daily Walks for 15 Days Another New Years goal that's easy to start (for now). I think half the month eases me into a consistent routine (at least a couple of times a week) 5 days = +1 CON ; 10 days= +1 STR +1 CON; 15 Days= +1 STR +2 CON 3) Write 12k words A new-ish goal for myself this year, but I really want to get back into writing this year. I enjoy doing it a lot, and I'm determined to complete at least a couple short projects by the end of the year. This word goal feels ambitious but wowzers wouldn't it be cool if I did actually take the time for myself to write!! 3k words = +1 INT; 9k= +1 INT, +1 WIS; 12k = +2 INT, +1 WIS As of today I am 17/20 for water, 9/15 for walks and 500 words/12k words for writing. I lost some steam for my water and walks this week since I've been on a lovely ski week vacation. You'd think I'd drink more water but without the routine of my water bottle it's sort of been scattered. Same with going on walks. I have gone to the gym 1 day on my week here, but I mostly focused on doing some upper body strength training. I am new to snowboarding and not quite fit enough to do both walks and boarding on the same day, I guess. I did two days on the slope and my body is absolutely fatigued--this is just on the bunny slopes too! I've improved some since last year (when I started) and look forward to coming back up for a few more days before the season ends. As for my writing....well I don't know what to say. Writer's block is REAL. Its hard to want to write when you don't have a proper story in mind. Perhaps I should have set my goals to outlining a few projects to chose from rather than just diving straight into writing.

2019 seems so far away... that's when, even if I never posted, I created this account. It was also a great year: - Got to my lowest weight. - Ran a Spartan Race trifecta. - Ran my first half marathon. - Lived alone after a (smooth) breakup from a 10+ years relationship that had gone sour. - Started a new relationship. - Developed a lifestyle and habits that allowed me to work and train at pleasure. - Diched the car and biked everywhere. In short... I used to be an adventurer (like you). Then I took an arrow in the knee. Or more specifically, COVID hit and everything came to a full stop. Two years later I've gained 10kgs (22lbs) of weight, lost all exercise and training habits, changed jobs to a "desk bounding" position, go everywhere by car... You get the idea: Game Over, try again. Luckily, I still have some tokens in my pocket (and already signed for a Spartan race in Houston next March 2023). Using the last weeks of 2022 to restart, setup and test some strategies for 2023. 1. Healthy Body Started at Orange Theory Fitness a couple of weeks ago. I really like the structure of it as long as I go to the afternoon sessions (not an early bird). Looking to attend 8 out of the first 12 days of December and 3-4x/week after that. Also planning on hiking 1 or 2 weekends every month (already found/tested a trail in my area) and gym-bouldering once a week just for fun. - OTF 12 days of fitness, 3-4x/week after that. - 1 hike at local trail. - 1/week bouldering session. 2. Healthy Eating Definitely need to add more veggies to my diet while reducing sugar. Will be experimenting with pre-built salad jars for lunch and freezing some pre-chopped veggies to quickly use in a breakfast omelet. Biggest challenge would be taking ownership of planning and cooking my food instead of just relaying on whatever is available or my girlfriend cooks that day. - Salad jar lunches. - Veggie omelet breakfast. 3. Healthy Mind The fuzzier one for me... meditating, language learning, programming, reading, photography and some others come to mind. Maybe it's a signal about needing to define some priorities and a clear focus. Will give some time and circle back. Decided on coding (web/python) and reading. Coding as a way to learn something new and, maybe, create a new semi-passive income in the future. It will need to have a clear schedule for "studying". Reading as in "just for fun", sticking to only one fiction and one non-fiction book at a time with no rush. - Non-fiction reading: "Level Up your Life" (re-reading). - Fiction reading: "The Silmarillion". - Stablish a viable schedule to study web coding.

My first challenge! New to the site but not the gym. Used to be much more fit, better routine. Trying to find my way back there after a rough summer. I love lifting, and it's my main stress relief so I want/need to get back into my routine. The only time I can consistently hit the gym is 5am, which I've been able to routinely do for about 6y until this past summer. Change in schedule and family situation led to less sleep thus less fun. Time to get back at it! Current stats: 6'5" 216lb this morning Goal: Frequency - 4 days per week gym at 5am. Lifts- legs (squats weekly) chest, back weekly. Alternate shoulders and arms unless I can get in a 5th time a week. Strength - get back to 300/400/500 Currently about 275/300/475. So not terrible increase but by the end of challenge want to be at or at least close. Squats have always been weakest so pushing those is a must Sleep - bed by 1030 nightly with the light off. Less phone before bed, pick up the book - you sleep better with a book not the phone before bed. Diet - not going to count macros or calories, but I need more protein. Add meat/cheese snacks instead of carbs. Less night time snacks. I'll update here weekly as to successes, obstacles, and programming. After the challenge I'll look at rest periods and deloading but first 5 weeks will be loading phase. Hope some of you follow along for accountability and to cheer me on. My first challenge so hoping to meet some new supportive people to experience this journey in the gym together!

Last year I lost about 15lbs, within the last few months I’ve gained it and more back. I’ve turned a lot to junk food & sugar, and have stopped exercising-basically losing all motivation to be healthy. With my hubby’s encouragement I’m trying to get back on track…..so my goals for this challenge is: - stop drinking soda - cut back on sugary treats - move more by walking more. little by little I know I can get back on track and be healthy again

Back in action, my focus word for 2022 is Dare. To me this means doing the things instead of thinking about doing the things, or planning to do the things. I've done a lot of thinking and planning and dreaming. None of that is actually taking off the weight I gained during COVID or getting me in better shape. I need to 'just do it'. But I don't want to be all 'Nike' about it, so I picked 'Dare' instead. I DARE YOU TO FLY! Specifically, Firefly, a simple workout that I found on DareBee. It's not too complicated but gets me moving and used to exercising regularly again, that's the plan anyway. I plan to do it 3 times a week. Bonus for additional days! I DARE YOU TO EAT THAT! Specifically, veggies, since I'm sure I don't eat nearly enough of them. My plan is to track and make sure I get at least one serving of veggies daily. Bonus points for eating more! I DARE YOU TO TRY IT! Specifically, try one new thing every day during this challenge. How is this possible? Well, most things won't take long to do or involve leaving my house, hopefully. I've found some lists of ideas, and I want this last challenge to be something fun for me. And also something that will get my off my cellphone/youtube/games/ass/whatever at least for a few minutes. I DARE YOU TO STREAK! Along with my major goals I also want to work on some simple habit streaks. I have a couple ideas but I'll work up everything in more detail, maybe in a spreadsheet, later.

Hi! I’m Ingagr and once again at respawn point (ouch!) I got back to practicing taekwondo in july 2020, started caring for my meals (again, once again) by the start of january 2021 and now I believe am ready to get back to the Rebellion. My goals for this challenge are: 1) Weight loss: 7,5 kg. To achieve this I will focus on caring about my meals, performing 2-3 NF begginers bodyweight training per week, going to bed not so late and practicing taekwondo 2-3 per week. 2) Learn/Practice Taekwondo’s 5th form: Taeguk O Jang. I will attempt to practice it daily, adding moves. 3) Throw away stuff I don’t need, 1 per day, everyday: This goal explains by itself, everyday a useless to me thing must leave my house. Thanks to all for the support, I will be reporting here almost daily. See you! SUMMARY Week 0: Weight 129,1kg. 5th Form to learn and practice. Lot of stuff to get rid of. Week 1: Weight 127,8kg. 5th Form being learned and practiced. Lot of stuff left my house. Great week! Week 2: Week 3: Week 4: Week 5:

You thought that title was metaphorical, didn't you? No, in fact I'll actually be escaping a labyrinth in this challenge. Allow me to explain.... I generated a maze in Excel and my challenge will start in its centre. It's totally filled in, and as I move around it, it will reveal more of the labyrinth. For each kilometre that I run, I get to move 1 square: x o It's based on a 21x21 grid so theoretically I should be able to solve it in under 441 moves, but I'm hoping to do better than that! I'm aiming for 3 runs per week...just want to get back into a regular routine after the holidays. I'm not to stressed about the distances or times for now, but should ideally be doing 2 x 5km and 1x10km per week. As for tracking, I will be using my XP tracking sheet form my previous challenge. More on this as I progress. I hope there's nothing too scary in these dark hallways.... l'aventure commence!

"The Band!" "The Band?" "The Band..." "The BAND!" Jesus H Tap Dancing Christ, I have seen the light! We're putting the band back together! It's been way too long, so @Endor and I are brushing off our running shoes (or just feet as it were) and getting back into our pre-COVID shapes. For me, this means forming proper habits again: Exercise every day. It can be 5 minutes, or an hour, but the goal is to get my heart rate up and move some muscle every single day. I'm tracking this with Habit Hub, and am aiming for 100%. Run at least twice per week. The weather is warming up and the days are getting longer - it's time to leave the couch. I don't care how far I go, but I just have to get the shorts on and do it. Shed the kilos. I've been in a...bulking phase....for quite some time now. Time to shift that to a cutting phase. I've already started on the CSIRO diet and it's working. I'm down to 92.8,kg from a starting weight of 96.2kg a few weeks ago. My goal is to break 90kg by the end of this. Bonus goal: Beat @Endor. At anything really - video games, running, being better looking...It's a low bar, but always makes me feel better.

In honor of Halloween the Scout mini will be monster themed What? You were expecting this? Nope - we'll be trying to conquer our monsters! so strap on your runners and let's get hunting!

Hey friends! If you choose to participate, here's a mini for this challenge Gratitude statements are a great way to focus on the positive things in your day, or even to reframe tough moments as lessons. Gratitude is strongly associated with improved mental health and happiness, something we all deserve. So, each day (or whenever you feel the urge) share one to however-many-strikes-you gratitude statements in this thread Here are mine from yesterday: Gratitude: I am grateful for soft evening air I am grateful for extra sleep I am grateful for a good brain day Looking forward to sharing with you all! -Spooky

We all know that a true Warrior never lets a fellow Warrior skip leg day. But lets be honest beach body season is closing in and we worked on da wheelz last time with the 50/50 Squat challenge. So as your Guild Leaders we are encouraging you to embrace your inner bro and remember every day is upper body day. The challenge will target two of the biggest muscle groups that'll help you fill out that summer time tank or deep v tee. You're going to need two barbells, as you'll be super setting different movements with different weights, and a watch or your phone because its going to be timed. With a strict 25 minute cap, you'll complete 5 rounds of: Max Rep Bench Press @ 75% of your body-weight Max Rep Barbell(EZ Curl bar) Curl @ 25% of your body-weight This challenge should be approached with a bit of a strategy. You want to go to your (Max Reps - 1) on each of these sets, because you know there's going to be another round coming shortly thereafter. With a 25 minute cap, you have 5 minutes per round, which should allow you your necessary 3-5 minutes of rest time for muscle/energy recovery between sets. That said, this can very well burn a bit as you should always be keeping an eye on the clock. Options for our more veteran and our newly recruited Warriors. Advanced : 100% body-weight bench and 35% body-weight curls or chin ups Scaled : (if your 1RM is less than your body-weight) 70% of your 1RM for bench and 10% body-weight in dumbbells(curl both at the same time) Scores will be all rounds added together. A score of 120 will net you 1.5/1.5 to STR/STA, 90 will net you 1/1, and a score of 60 will get you .75/.75. We'll run this challenge until 6/4 to give you guys ample time to get your bench on. Get after it! stolen written by @brahway

Brothern and SwoleMaidens, It is time to focus on a body part that a lot of us neglect. We even go as far as justifying the neglect with weak excuses like: "I do abs when I squat" or "All of my lifts work abs," or my favorite... "abs are made in the kitchen." This sounds like Broki weaving his web of lies to entice you to never meet your potential. Let me tell you a story about the time I helped an above average lifter become extraordinary. Let’s call him “C.” “C” was strong as a train, but it just wasn’t good enough. I asked him what kind of training he did, but all he talked about was some log lifts he used to do and throwing a football. That just wasn’t good enough. So, I got him on supersets to strengthen his core. Your Challenge is to add 3 sets of core work as supersets to your normal workout. Do this for 4 separate workouts to reach next level, and post your work here. This is in addition to what you normally do, so if you start or finish off your workout with core, then you are just going to do more of it. Go try something new, or tell us your awesome core exercise. Level 1 = +.5 wisdom; +.5 Charisma Level 2 = +.5 Strength Level 3 = +1 Constitution Level 4 = +1 Strength, +1 Charisma You keep all the rewards of each level achieved. You have to the end of the current Challenge period to compete in this challenge. You do this every workout and you won't care how cold it is outside, you'll want to show off your abs. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suggested Core exercises but not limited too. The only rule is it needs to be hard for you, so push yourself. Planks, situps, crunches, V-ups, leg raises, pelvic raises, lateral walks Anything from this Article or this one. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Admin note: If you have an idea for a challenge please tell Gainsdalf or me. PM us or post it in the water cooler. It doesn't even have to be a complete idea or write up, just a body part to train or a spark of an idea. If not, I got some great bench and curl challenges to dust off.

Bro's and SwoleMaidens, "Let not the gains of your heart diminish the gains from your mind for the path of iron is long and full of hardship" Book of Liftviticus ch23, v13 Our cardio workouts aren't done. This time you won't be able to stand there and rest, so get your spotter. We are benching and benching a lot. Rules are continuous touch and go benches. You can only rest in the up position and not rerack the bar. Spotter help = end of your lift. You have to the end of this current challenge period to complete this challenge. Easy/normal mode The standard challenge will be 40 reps at 40% of your Body weight. To make this easier, you can do 20 reps at 25% of your body weight. Easy mode: +.5 strength, +.5 constitution Normal mode: +1 Strength, +1 constitution Hard Mode 40 reps at 80% of your bodyweight. +1.5 strength, +1.5 constituion Nightmare mode 40 reps at 100% BW. +2 strength, +2 constitution or you can play "Am I stronger than an NFL prospect?" AMRAP 225lbs 0-5 reps = I hope your kicking game is good 6-10 reps = are you fast and have good hands as a WR 11-15 reps = Stop throwing those interceptions! 16-20 reps = You dance game be strong after you take the interception to the house 21-25 reps = See you on Sportscenter, big hitter. 26-30 reps = taking the rock to the house 31-40 reps = you are big, fat and ugly, but you push everyone around on the field 40+ reps = lets check to see where you are in the record books

Druids, how was your January? Pull up a cushion, grab a mug of tea, and tell us how the challenge went. What were your successes? What caused stumbles? What surprises did you find along the way? And of course, please share your insights. What did you learn? Will you be carrying pieces from January into February's challenge? Will you be with the Druids next round or will you visit a different guild, and why? Feel free to link to your February challenge in your reply.

Because "How a Hero Gets His **** Together" didn't play well as a topic title. So! Last challenge didn't go well for me. I started late, had a two-week vacation at the beginning, and then constant distractions and interruptions along the way. Ergo, I think it time to get my act together again. So! Spark's life challenge is to get to 250 lbs. In the year and a half since I was first diagnosed with diabeetus, I have lost 34 pounds of fat, putting me at approximately 445 lbs. I will have more exact numbers tomorrow morning. This is a process, so I'm fine with the fact that I'm going slowly. My other major goal is to get my writing career in a place where it's actually making me enough money to survive on my own (without the generous and deeply appreciated help from both friends and family). Anyone remember this thread in Steve's blog, about becoming a superhero in real life? I figure that real life superheroes need a lot of the same training that you see in Ranger threads, so I'm going with that. After all, I'm proud to have friends here on this very forum who are real life superheroes. I need to invent a superhero to become, but that's okay. Right now I'm in training. I'm losing weight and becoming capable of more things every day. My goals are a reflection of that. 1. Work the workout. This is the same goal that I had in my last challenge, for those taking notes. I have a workout plan that involves doing things six days a week, and I'm notorious for not doing all six. This is the challenge where I will do all six, hell or high water, unless I'm incapacitated by the flu or some damn thing. That's 36 workouts during this challenge cycle. Each workout involves work at home, and four per week involve work in the gym. So scoring this one is simple, neh? 2. Work the diet. The Whole30 diet (basically paleo) is working wonders for me. But like any closed system, entropy creeps in. I find myself occasionally having a Hershey bar or something, or breaking the diet in other ways. These instances of entropy become more frequent every day, and while I haven't gotten to the "two pounds of sugar straight from the bag" point, I'd rather nip the entropy in the bud before it gets any worse. This is a holding action, in an effort to ingrain new habits a little deeper. 3. Work the books. No, not the writing. That's going pretty well without the goad of a challenge, actually. What this challenge refers to is learning new exercises. Once a week, I plan to learn how to properly execute a new exercise. This includes making sure that I know what I'm doing when it comes to ones that I "know" but need more work on, such as the deadlift. I will burpee. I will do kettlebell exercises that I haven't done before. It will be good to add new things to my arsenal. So there we have it, folks. Spark's challenge for this cycle. I look forward to seeing you guys working this cycle. Cheers!

Water, Earth, Fire, Air. Long ago, the four nations lived together in harmony. Then everything changed when the fire nation attacked. Only the Avatar, master of all four elements could stop them. I must master all four elements to become Avatar, to become the master of my body! I'm very excited about the progress I've been making so far and want to keep it going. My Main Goal: still working towards a US size 10 jean but ultimately surpassing this goal is in the books. Officially becoming the Avatar may take a little more than being a smaller size so I am also really focusing on building strength as well. Going for that whole harmony thing. Of course one step at a time. My missions! 1) Book of Water- Upgrade my Diet! I plan to upgrade my diet 3 times using the NerdFitness Diet as a guide. Obviously I am starting at level one and have the potential to upgrade three times during this challenge. Ideally ending at level four. Each level up requires two weeks and each upgrade requires something different. I haven't focused too much on my diet during my last challenge as I have already drastically cleaned up my eating before beginning here at NF but each level of this challenge will help me to be more mindful and healthy in my eating habits. (Grading will be every two weeks as Pass/Fail. At the end of the challenge I will grade the overall progress. Still lvl 1 = FAILED/ lvl 2 = C/ lvl 3 = B/ lvl 4 = A) {Tough to allocate points because there is much that goes into this goal. Many different things going into it. 2 CON, 2 WIS} 2)Book of Earth- Daily Stair Mastery! This may be a big challenge since I live on the 8th floor but I plan to take the stairs instead on the elevator every time from now on! On average I use the elevator in my apt 12-16 times a week. Gonna master the stairs here instead. (Grading will be weekly. 100% use =A/ 90% use =B/ 80% use =C/ 70% use = D/ 60% or less = FAILED) {1 STR, 1 DEX, 2 STA} 3)Book of Fire- Do 3x body weight workouts per week! Last challenge I did the BBWW three times weekly. This week I will adding some variety by using the body weight brigade workouts. Also using my personal warm up and cool down routines. As I complete these I will be upgrading through brigade workouts to further challenge myself. (Grading will be weekly. 3x = A/ 2x = B/ 1x = C/ 0x = FAILED) {2 STR, 2 STA} My life Quest: Air- the air benders were nomads. Perfect for my travel planning goal. In a few months I'll be touring a few places I haven't been to yet Aus but have been procrastinating my planning. I love reading and seeing pics of the sites but I will be travelling on a budget with 2 others so this needs to be planned out properly! I need to get to the details too. {3 WIS} I have also taken new measurements and pictures for myself. My current stats: Bust: 43" Waist: 38" Hips: 43" Thighs L: 23" R: 22" Biceps L:13" R:12.5" Although my airbending skills are great, I still have a lot to learn before I'm ready to save anyone. but I believe, I can save the world! EDIT: This is obviously also my first challenge in The Adventurers Guild and if any of you have any tips or suggestions I would love to hear them!

SEIZE THE DAY! Alrighty, Princess Heather is back in action! I have been MIA around here for the past few weeks, and it was due to me being in a bit of a funk and also lots of life happening. I have been promoted at work, from office manager into a sort of project coordinator, responsible for overseeing several ministry teams and being the point person for outreach and service projects for my church. It's a fun environment, and out biggest service project(s) of the year happen at the end of September so I've got lots going on for that. We are also in the midst of TTC, and keeping healthy for that is another major priority, leaving less and less time for internetting. Which is also at odds with a blogging project I'm trying to get off the ground. For anyone who was following my last (pitiful) challenge, I more or less accomplished all my goals with reading and with workouts, but food was a bit more elusive. Still trying to reign that in, but I know it's miles better than my diet was 3 years ago that I need to just keep trucking and not worry about being perfect. Goal 1: Quit being a hater... to myself I give myself way too much grief when I'm not perfect, which is of course all the time because perfection doesn't exist! I'm always fluctuating between being content and being critical, and while I've been making progress on this over the past 3 years especially, I want to make this a goal this time and hopefully improve my self talk habits and tip them towards contentment. Which I have to remind myself, is different from complacency. It's not about accepting me as I never bothering to improve again, its about making sure to be happy with how things are in the moment. Measurable goal: Post one thing each day that I'm happy about in my life, because there is always SOMETHING to be happy about. Goal 2: Come at me bro (science) Just kidding, though I love me some Dom. I've been struggling ever since I effectively took a semester off from lifting in the spring. I was so swamped with finishing my graduate capstone that I lifted maybe once a week if I was lucky, and it wasn't really with any direction or program. I've been trying to get restarted since, without really doing any tracking and without really ensuring proper protein or carb intake to fuel and recover... it's just been a mess. And no results. So I am going back to basics, and redoing New Rules of Lifting for Women. I had really great success with this the first time, and I expect that I can progress through it faster that I did the first time. This will give me a direction, and something to track, and a good new foundation for being strong. I just want to regain my BW squats by the end of the year, which I feel is not out of reach if I'm training with purpose. Measurable goal: Lift 3x Weekly Goal 3: Deal With It.... and do a Whole 30 This goal will start on September 22, and go to October 22, so ending right before the challenge ends. I will be a teensy bit lenient with added sugars in things like organic and clean BBQ sauce (for bbq pineapple crock pot chicken), but more or less will follow the protocol. I have been back on the juice (caffeine) and I'm already weaning off that again, and I have been SUPER tired and I think its a result of being too low on carbs when I'm not eating crappy ones. Carbs are easy to get when you binge on gummi bears, but harder when all your carbs some from carrots and brussels sprouts. Whole 30 is okay with potatoes now, and I will allow white rice smothered in coconut oil in case of emergency... which makes me think I should keep rice in my office's fire extinguisher box. Measurable Goal: Finish Goal 4: Publish something on my fledgling blog I have a blog that I have like 5 incomplete posts for, with nothing whatsoever published. I want to post at least one thing each week of this challenge, regardless of length or content. That's only 6 entries, not insurmountable. I have some pics of meal prep already, nothing unique but I have to start somewhere. Measurable Goal: 6 Blog Entries BONUS: Get a logo made by my design type friend.

Name: NikaNika Level: 2 Note: This is my second NF challenge, new to druids. Main Quest Strengthen mind-body-spirit connection. Challenge Quest Breakdown Earth Two Visual Neila Ray Workouts per Week. Water Continue gluten-free diet. Create at least one gluten-free meal weekly. Experiment with recipes and available ingredients. Air Learn and practice basic Tai Chi postures. Remain aware of spinal posture daily. Fire Expand Heart Center. Perform at least one helpful, or kind, act daily for another person without expectation. Embody and perceive unconditional love for all whenever capable. Akasha Daily Affirmations of Confidence, Compassion, and Gratitude. Practice frequent breathwork and internal expansion meditation. Motivation Grace of Nymphs Guide Me, Twists of Fate Challenge Me, Bring Forth Before My Eyes, That Which Strengthens My Heart, Teach of Greater Wisdoms, Elevate My Soul. STATS Age: 24, Height: 5' 5" Starting Weight: 180 lbs Current Weight: 175 lbs Prospective Weight: 140 lbs Starting Race: Wood Elf Prospective Race: Valkyrie Attribute Points: STR: 1 DEX: 2 STA: 2 CON: 1 WIS: 4 CHA: 4 Grading Rubric Earth Mission A - 2 visual workouts / week B - 1.5 visual workouts / week C - 1 visual workout / week D - .5 visual workout / week F - 0 visual workout/week Water Mission (Meal: nutritious ingredients are harvested, 2-3 hours spent in preparation, left-overs possible) A - One Meal/week, Frequent experimentation. B - One Meal/week, Moderate experimentation. C - One Meal/week, Minimal experimentation. D - <1 meal/week, No experimentation. F - Return to Gluten. Air Mission A - 15-24 Tai Chi postures practiced. B - 7-14 Tai Chi postures practiced. C - 3-6 Tai Chi postures practiced. D - 1-2 Tai Chi postures practiced. F - 0 Tai Chi postures practiced. Fire Mission A - Acceptance, daily acts. B - 5-6 acts/week, relaxing. C - 1-4 acts / week, struggle. D - Struggle between Hate and Love. F - Contracted Heart Center, embodying hate. Akasha Mission A - 7 sessions of affirmation, frequent meditation (daily). B - 4-6 sessions of affirmation, less frequent meditation (5-6 days/week). C - 2-4 sessions of affirmation, moderate meditation (3-4 days/week). D - <1 session of affirmation, infrequent meditation (1-2 days/week). F - 0% put forward.

So hey here I am getting into my first 6 week challenge! Hoping I've got the right idea with the info for an initial post Main Quest To reduce bodyfat to 10% and to build strength and agility. Strength and agility wise I'm looking to build towards things such as a handstand pushup and planche. Goal 1: Continue YAYOG program. STR +3, CON +1, WIS +1, CHA +2 I joined a pvp challenge thread for the YAYOG program over here, and plan to see the basic program through to the end. Workouts are 4 times a week for the first 6 weeks and 5 times a week after that for a total 25 workouts during this 6 week challenge. The program also includes tracking meals in MFP to stay limited to a 2000 calorie diet. A = 24 workouts B = 22 workouts C = 20 workouts Goal 2: Practice Handstands. STR +2, STA + 1, DEX +1 If I want to get to that handstand push up one day I'd better learn to do one. I'll need to practice my handstand progressions for at least 5 minutes 5 days out of the week. A = 30 practices B = 28 practices C = 25 practices Goal 3: Go for a run. STA +3, WIS +1 I don't really like to run for it's own sake, but I love it if I'm playing something. Still, I need to get out at least once a week for a couple miles to build up my stamina. A = 6 runs B = 5 runs C = 4 runs Motivation I want to really see what I'm capable of. I've never had that much upper body strength and want to change that. I'm also a big fan of obstacle events, especially the various Ninja warrior incarnations, it would be great to be able to participate in things like that instead of just watching from the sidelines. - Oh yeah, I also wouldn't mind looking pretty damn good. [ Stat point allocations for each grade will be 100%, 80%, 50% for each A,B,C respectively. Overall stats will be rounded to the nearest tenth after any additions. ] Starting Stats Weight: 180lbs Bodyfat: 18.4%

Hello everyone! I'm Kitsu and I would like to start my path as an assassin. My main goal is to become a UK size ten. I dunno how long this will take me but I am ready to do this!. I am currently about to start my year abroad in Japan. This is going to make good food choices either really easy or really difficult. Last challenge I followed a primal diet but with rice being my main food source this is no longer possible. I would be open to suggestions of a good diet plan to follow. I want to take advantage of being in Japan by joining some sports classes. I am interested in both Kendo and Archery which both run at my host university. I want to utilize these in my challenge this time. In the last week of the previous challenge I fell off the wagon with my workouts. The climate here is very warm and very humid so I would like to find a workout that I can either do in the morning before it gets too hot, or in the evening. My life goal for this challenge I want to center around trying not to get homesick, so something like doing one social activity a week might be an idea. I'm looking forward to starting the challenge! I just need to figure out my goals more specifically. >.<

Hi all, I'm Emmi, a first timer rebel. I like to be active, but I also like being lazy. It's a terrible dilemma. I have struggled with my health my entire life, got into healthy eating and healthy living last year and my health has improved 110% since I changed my lifestyle. Right now, my personal life is slightly messy and I am traveling a lot for school, which makes it hard for me to find time (and space) to do a proper workout. Looking at the history of my health it is super important for me to pay attention to my lifestyle and food intake in order to be and stay healthy, but I find myself grabbing a bag of crisps more easily these days while not working out at all some weeks. I joined the rebellion because I was looking for a place to keep me motivated to stay healthy and fit. In this place I feel I can still embrace the geek within me (while also geeking out about healthy living) and I like the atmosphere - it seems like everyone is motivating everyone I don't measure or weigh myself. I will do that tomorrow morning to have a specific starting point, but it's important that I point out that my weight and measurements aren't my focus point. I know my body will change if I live a more healthy lifestyle and I know I am always happy with those changes. Main quest: Get back to that healthy, active and focused lifestyle. Quest 1: Try at least one new healthy recipe each week. I love to try out new healthy recipes and it motivates me to live and eat more healthy also, so I'd love to pick that up. A: 12 new recipes in 6 weeks (or more) - B: 6 new recipes in 6 weeks - C: 4 new recipes in 6 weeks *Quest 2: No more overeating during my meals. I tend to do that lately because I love to eat, but it makes me feel tired and bloated and I notice my stomach and bowels aren't too happy with it either. A: no overeating for a week - A-: one meal overeating - B: two meals overeating *Quest 3: Work out 3 times a week at least. This doesn't include sun salutations and the 20 minute walk to school and back. I'd work out more often preferably, but I'm not sure if I will be able to do it more than 3 times a week considering the situation I am in now. A: work out 3 times in a week (or more) - B: work out 2 times in a week - C: work out 1 time in a week Life quest: Don't spend any money on unnecessary products during the whole challenge. I barely have any money to spend, I am creative enough to find other solutions, but I am quite sensitive for a nice cup of Starbucks tea while I'm waiting for my next train (to give an example). They aren't large expenses, but if I sum everything up it's quite some money that I didn't have to spend. A: 6 weeks without spending - B: 5 weeks without spending - C: 3 weeks without spending Motivation: I want to be focused and energized so that I can keep up my life and homework without collapsing at one point. *I will measure this one per week as I feel it's easier to keep track of and because it feels more realistic for me to do this per week for 6 weeks instead of 6 weeks as a whole. Side note: I'm so excited to get started!

* Evenstar enters the game! * Look out world! I'm here to crush my challenges like a beast! Squat like my life depends on it! Lift the heaviest.... Wait, what did you say? I'm a week late?! (Well, this is awkward, looks like the rest of the adventurers are already ahead of me. I thought this starting line looked a bit empty...) Ah, no matter, time to give the rest of this challenge 100%! Everyone likes an underdog, after all... ~*~ Hey nerds, I'm Evenstar - lurker extraordinaire, and yesterday I finally decided to commit and join this awesome community. However, to my dismay I see that the latest challenge is a week in. Alas. That won't stop me, however! I don't want to wait 5 more weeks to get in the game. Nope, I'm gonna jump headfirst into this, and hopefully find my footing along the way. ~*~ Origin story time... I was always that chubby girl in class, you know the one. Not physically inclined, but that never stopped me from being bubbly, making jokes, and fitting in with whoever I met. Yes, I dealt with my fair share of bullying, more than I care to admit, but I always plastered a smile on my face. People-pleaser and desperate for ANY sort of approval, I fought to push people to see past my appearance and accept me. When being me wasn't enough, I tried to be someone they WOULD accept. However, in doing so, I became someone I was not and I was crippled with the curse of self-loathing. This eventually turned into major depression, causing me to become more overweight, cut off any "friends" I had made, and reduce myself to a hermit secluded in the woods. Not LITERAL woods, more like suburbia... but, ya know, imagery. For a while, it seemed like I was on the path to the darkest timeline. There was no hope in sight for me, and eventually it got to the point where I had to do a week of inpatient therapy at a nearby healing clinic. Thus my rocky road to healthy began. Therapists, healing potions, and support from my family have been helping me find myself again these past couple years, and although the journey ahead of me is long, I am again feeling a glimmer of hope. So here I am today, overweight, with a "give em' hell" attitude. I see those mountains I need to climb, and while I'm not sure what exactly will get me from "point A" to "point B", I'm willing to fight my inner demons to get there. TLDR; Challenge time! >>> Main Quest: Get below 200lbs by New Year's Day 2015 <<< >>> ALSO to eventually become a fit sexy beast that can lift. Muscles like woah. <<< >>> I mean it. Like, ripped man. She-Hulk ripped. <<< Quest 1: Do strength building exercises 4x/week, for 40 min a day Squats, free weights, push-ups, etc. Quest 2: Walk at least 1 mile 6x/week Quest 3: Meditate 5 min 7x/week This is more for my mental health than physical, trying to focus on affirmations to stay positive! Life Quest: Do something creative/enjoyable for your soul at least once a week! Drawing, writing, etc. Before I became seriously depressed I was very creative, (got a BS in Media Arts & Animation), but unfortunately since then I lost that spark. I need to find it again! Motivation: I honestly just want to be happy. Taking care of my body (and mind) is the beginning of my adventure in search for the ever elusive thing people call "happiness".

Challenge 3 - OneEyedWolfie's 30 Rock challenge Hi all! The first challenge helped me get focused. The 2nd challenge really helped with my running. The 3rd challenge I hope, will help me combine running with the gym. That's why I want to join the rangers! I am studying Lean and Six sigma, like my hero Jack from Tina Fey's 30 Rock. So I will throw out some 30 rock references as I go. This is my project charter, there are many like it but this one is mine! Main Quest: Jack Attack! Lean mind, lean body ....be a ranger! 1. Train using a Convict conditioning hybrid. I am following convict conditioning now, but find I can focus more in the gym. I am moving through the steps and using Paul's suggestions, throwing in an alternative workout on top of the training to keep things fresh e.g. as well as push ups, I do dips or bench press. Going to complete C25k ( on week five) and have Run Zombies running at the same time. It's synergy people- don't fight it, it's bigger than all of us! I will then progress to 10k. I will score this using my HEART. Hard equations and rational thinking. A = 3 workouts a week and complete C25K programme for the week. B = 2 workouts and miss a C25K session C = 1 workout and miss 2 C25K sessions F= no training that week. 2. Eat paleo meals twice a day and vary my third meal with carbs. Almost carb cycling to aid in fat loss and muscle growth. I get one cheat meal a week, any more and I take points. I will score this as A = 3 meals a day as described B = 2 meals a day as described but 1 was a 'cheat' C = 1 meal a day as described but 2 were a 'cheat' F= diet went out the window that day 3. Get more sleep and recovery. Remember to relax Last challenge I had an injury that I tried to work around, in the end I couldn't. I learnt a lot which is why my wisdom is quite high. I will aim for 8 hours of sleep. I need to get to the gym for 6.30 for a 45 min session or wake up at 6 for a session at home / outside. My little boy is 2, my wife is 23 weeks pregnant so I need to sneak around like Nixon, the wire tapping bastard. I will score this as A = 8 hrs as described B = 7 hrs C = 6 hrs F= 5 hrs or less Life Quest Get a secondment! I am actually going for a job interview today but my goal is to get a promotion for 6-12 months to get the experience in improvement and innovation within my organisation. To do this I am studying for my black belt in service improvement. I don't see a module for handshakingness though. By the end of each week I want to complete and pass a module. Ok Wolfie, it's the bottom of the 9th. What you gonna do?! Your mommys fancy boy! You're a lion! Take it, it's yours! Wish me luck