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So, after successfully completing my first challenge, I decided it's time to join a guild and continue on in this crazy, nutty world of the Rebellion. I'm still working to get fit for myself and to get fit for cosplay. I do a variety of cosplays, and this year, I'm aiming for: Erwin Smith of Attack on Titan Tsukiyama Shuu of Tokyo Ghoul Thranduil of The Hobbit Cecil Palmer of Welcome to Night Vale and Makishima Yuusuke of Yowamushi Pedal! I commute to work on my beautiful Bianchi Advantage, but I have asthma, so the endurance that many other endurance athletes have is limited by my illness. But I don't care. I can't grow stronger and I can't let my own illness keep me from enjoying what I love. I can push myself at my own rate and my goals for this second (and hopefully very successful plan) are as follows: My goal? Continue to slim down so my very feminine shape can fit these more masculine body types! Last goal, I tried to get from 170 to 165! I went above and beyond and managed to get myself to 162! Now, I want to drop another 5, so I'm aiming for 157. To get to this goal, here is my strategy! 1. Ride 100+ Miles! Spring is coming and my days on the gym bike are coming to an end. Last cycling season, I managed to go just a bit above 300 miles! This year, I want to go more, so my first challenge is to pedal 100 or more miles during this first 6 weeks. I will be including hours pedaled on my lovely bike and miles pedaled on the gym when I go with friends towards this goal. Prize: 3 STA and 1 CHA (cause really, pedaling 100 miles in 6 weeks is a lot for me! 8D) If I get more than 100 miles, then I get an extra 1 CHA. Grade: A: 100-90% B: 89%-80% C: 79%-70% D: 69%-50% F: <50% 2. Heading Towards Paleo I've been working for a paleo diet slowly but surely. I've cut (most) processed grains and refined sugars, I've reintroduced meat to my diet after a long stint as a vegetarian, and slowly, I've been purging my pantry of the remaining non-paleo foods I have and replacing them with paleo items. But, there are still some things lingering and now it's time to get rid of them: Quinoa, lentils, falafel, chickpeas, barley, pasta, peas, TVP, and malted milk powder. I can't just throw these out, as much as I'd like. I'm poor. So my goal is to get rid of these last remnants over the course of these 6 weeks by eating one meal a day with one of these items in it and one snack. The other meals and snacks in my diet will be 100% paleo! At the end of the 6 weeks, either these remnants will all be gone and replaced with new items, or whatever will be left will be so minimal that it can be thrown out without guilt and new paleo items can be introduced to my diet. Prize: 3 CON 1 WIS Grade: A--get rid of it all and don't break the meal plan more than 2 times! B--get rid of most of it, break the meal plan no more than 3 times! C--get rid of most of it, break the meal plan no more than 4 times! D--more than a bit is left over, break meal plan 5 times! F--quite a bit left over, meal plan frequently broken! 3: Getting Stronger (and more flexible!) I really wanna work on my core strength and the flexibility in my legs, to help make me a better cyclist and to help make me look a little more trim! So, this go around, I'm going to be completing two Neila Rey challenges. The first is the Ab Challenge! The second is the Flex Challenge! Five days a week for the next six weeks, I'll be doing these sets, with two break days per week! I hope to see some results and have taken some before photos to post with after photos. I'll also be tracking how much my splits improve day to day. : ) Prize: DEX 2 STR 1 Grade: A--DO THEM ALL! Don't miss a day! B--Do them all with make up days! C--Do most of them with make up days! D--Do them, but don't keep to schedule. F--Eh, you tried, but not really. Finally, my life goal: Last challenge, I studied for, and took the GRE! My scores were amazing and I'm really proud of them! Now it's time to get into graduate school. Over the course of this challenge, I plan to gather my resources for applying (transcripts, letters of recommendation, etc.) and apply to all three schools of choice! It'll take time and quite a bit of money, so I'm going to have to cut frivilous spending and use my extra income to pay for my applications and transcripts. All broken down, it should total out to one school every 2 weeks, though I suspect the time line will vary! Prize: 2 WIS, 1 CHA Grade: 3: ALL THREE APPLIED FOR! 2: TWO APPLIED FOR! 1: ONE APPLIED FOR! .5: GATHERED MATERIALS AND MONEY, BUT DID NOT APPLY. Pedal on and get going, Dandizette! You can do this! Over and out!

Check out my current challenge here! And start reading about progress for that challenge here on my log! This is just a place for me to log my progress and for you all to come chat with me and keep me accountable! Also, I will post neat crossplay, cosplay, and fitness things I find or generate here. So, this is the start! Hi. I'm Dandy. I crossplay, I'm trying to get more fit, and I'm trying to get my degree in library science! I'm pretty friendly. I cycle a lot, I like doing strength training too! My idol is Erwin Smith from Attack on Titan and he is my fitness inspiration! Let's talk and keep tabs of my battle record here!

Righto! So, I've been passively using NerdFitness for awhile now, in conjuncture with HabitRPG. I decided it was time to step up my game. I'm a 24 year old YA librarian who just needs to get fit. I used to do theatre and marching band, and ride my bike everyday to my classes! Those were great ways to keep trim and toned! But now, the most I do is pick up a few boxes of books or push around a cart and hours or grueling practice just aren't there. Since leaving the university setting, I've gotten more into crafting, table top gaming, and reading. All very sedentary. I've also gotten into cosplaying! I want to be able to crossplay and when you're a (now) curvy gal, creating the male mirage is hard! And I've got a super big, super important cosplay coming up in September! My friends, all fabulous cosplayers, and I are going down to Atlanta for AWA. We'll be doing the entire Survey Corp from the super popular Attack on Titan and I'm set to play the dashing Jean Kirschtein. Now, there's no way I can be in the Survey Corp (those guys spend three years training in fighting, acrobatics, strength and cardio), but I at least want to look closer to the part. So, I figure I'll use the Jedi work out as my strength and acrobatics, and use my cycling as the 3D Maneuver Gear! So, my goal is to get trimmed and toned the way I used to be so I can make suave cut figure at AWA. From November to present, I was doing the beginning Jedi Work out three times a week, plus some cardio on my off days. I started cutting sugar, but not so much the grains (i'm also a vegetarian, which makes the paleo diet hard, but not impossible!) Now it's time to up the game and make an official challenge here for all of you to see! MAIN QUEST: GET FIT FOR SURVEY CORP 1. Do Intermediate Jedi Work Out 3 times a week! 2. Cut back my grains to one meal with grains a week. Weeks 1-2: One meal with grains a day. Weeks 3-4: Three meals with grains a week. Weeks 5-6: One meal with grains a week. 3. Start cycling everyday! I love cycling and now that the winter months are over and my bike is ready to go, I want to ride for a minimum of an hour a day. Weeks 1-2: Ride to and from work whenever I have work. Weeks 3-4: Ride for 45 minutes a day, even non-work days. Weeks 5-6: Ride an hour a day, everyday! Side Quests: Life Quest Take the GRE. (I live in Idaho, so you can be a librarian here without a masters. I just want to have a masters!) -Get the money to take it. -Schedule a date. -Study 20-30 minutes a day once date is set! Fitness Quest: Cut high fructose corn syrup out all together! I'm just gonna stop eating it! I'm sure this will really help me lose my girlish figure. XD Current Weight: 168lbs. 5'10" 40-30-42 measurements! Welp, that's it! I'm gonna do it!

I'm looking for a pen pal(s) who wants to lose weight/ better than themselves. I'd like to be able to share information or at least provide support for each other. I'm not overly obsessed with losing "weight" but more of size dropping. I am size 10-12 trying to reach about size 6, or 132 lb either's good. ;} My biggest goal is summer (2014) I'll be heading to Germany for work (hard labor), and to rl meet my bf. I am also a cross player/transgender, this means trying to be taller and more flat with a small waist. So my workout may need to be different than my partner(s). I can use: IMVU, text, Gmail, or perhaps a way suggested by my partner.