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This challenge will be a lot like the last challenge. I'm still super busy. I still don't have time to devote to progressing on my training. I still have less time to post. And I'm still committed to my 2017 Roadmap and not willing to sacrifice any of those goals because I over committed myself for 4 months of this year. While I bide my time I might as well keep my challenge goals similar to last challenge too. But, for the sake of progress, they'll be slightly more strict. There are a couple of differences this challenge - Week 0 coincides with Spring Break. This only means I don't have class; I am still behind on grading and I need to use the time to get ahead. Week 1 coincides with vacation. I will be traveling to my brother's for the birth of his 3rd child. My sister, her girlfriend, and my mom will be there. This is a much needed vacation loaded with school work that I plan to take with me but also the struggles of balancing food choices while I'm with family. They are very supportive and my sister tries to eat healthy too, though she eats completely differently than I do. But typically, ewach day shifts a little bit more into old food habits. At least this time there are no Christmas cookies. Something something goals.... Like last challenge, this is basically an over/under challenge. I've set targets for some of my goals; If I meet them I stay even, exceed them I get points, under achieve and I lose points. Theoretically, if I compelte the challenge with 0 points, I will have aced my challenge. But for those of you who know me better will know I would never be satisfied with that. Like last time, the points don't actually mean anything, but I earned 42 of them last challenge so the bar has been set. That means something. This challenge also features bonus points. Food This is one thing I can control despite my busy schedule. So there are no excuses. Monday - Thursdays I'm back to the snacking ban. I eat 3 meals plus a protein shake. I am not training so hard that I need anything beyond that. So no snacks outside of those meals. I do try and listen to my body so there may be some occassions where I really require some additional food, or perhaps a meal will be particularly small. In those cases, it must be real food, not ice cream, not chips, not cookies, or sweets. I am making some allowances over week 0 since I have some leftover cookies from weekend 0. This part of the goal is based on a work day so I will have to make accomodations for vacation week. There are no opportunities for points since I can't really go under 0 snacks but I could sure lose points here. Friday - Sunday will have a calorie goal. Last challenge was 1800. I aced that. So this challenge it will be 1700. 1 point for every 100cal over/under that goal. BONUS Points; Since I am really good at meeting these goals and still not managing enough freggies I'll add extra points for every serving of freggie. However, if a veggie is a snack on M-Thursday, do I lose a point for a snack and then gain a point for the freggie? Sleep Last challenge I thought this was another thing I could control despite a busy schedule. I hadn't accounted for all the late nights getting tasks done. But it made me really stressed out and obviously quite tired. I need to do a better job of this. My sleep habits are shit. Wake up on time: I still need to manage to get to work on time, and hopefully this will have the effect of forcing me to get to sleep at a more reasonable time. Last challenge I was aiming for a 7:00 wake up time; this time I'm shifting it to 6:50. 1 point for every 10 minutes over/under. Diet Soda; I drink too much in general and it affects my sleep. I made my goal 5 last challenge and I did pretty well. I think one more challenge of tracking this and it can be a solid habit. 1 point for every can over/under BONUS Points: I realize 5 cans diet soda is still too much. I did realize that 3-4 of those cans are with my meals. I seem to have a pretty solid habit of having a can od diet soda with every meal, 2 with dinner. I will struggle to get my daily limit much lower if I can't break this habit. 1 point for every meal without a diet soda. BONUS points: Waking up on time will only make me more tired if I am not getting enough sleep. So 1 point for every weekend night with 8 hours; 2 points for a weekday with 8 hours sleep. Hydration This hasn't been a goal at all this year but I've been tracking it with my tracking of diet soda and I'm not getting enough. So I'll shoot for around 8 cups or 2 litres. 1 point for each 8oz under/over. Training This is where I struggled the most last challenge. I struggle to come up with the time for it and I struggle even more for not having a schedule. On the other hand, setting a schedule seems like a fool's errand at this point. I'll use the same system as last challenge. I'll rate every workout according to intensity and duration. The most basic workout would be 10 minutes with intensity 2 (on a range of 1-3). So that's the 'unit'. 10 units last challenge proved to be unrealistic so I'll move it down to 8. I am hoping to schedule a couple sessions with my trainer during the challenge. BONUS points: I wish I had time for more training so I'll try to work in some of the Darebee Daily Dares. 1 point for each daily dare. Other Items Finances are still a huge part of my roadmap this year. I am continuing with YNAB but I don't have any goals tied to it at this time. Kitty Jar - still in effect though I've done a terrible job doing this every day. This only works if I do it daily. So do it. 25 cents for each great day 10 cents for each OK day, meeting some goals, but not all 5 cents for meeting at least 1 goal 1 cent for a day hitting no goal with some valid excuse 0 cents for lame duck days. I'm sure I've forgotten to mention something I intended to. I always seem to forget something. I probably won't have time to update as often as I normally do and I won't have as much time to follow your fantastical challenges so I apologize in advance.

In my internet search I came across this article that gave me some ideas It actually is that easy: if I want to lose weight I need to eat less kcal. But I won't count kcal, it's just not for me. I get rebellious and sabotage myself (yes, I'm weird that way ) The last challenges (ok, the last 20 challenges) I kept switching goals. No more. Now I'm goint to stick to my goals and won't alter them just because I can't hit them perfectly. At the end of the challenge I will evaluate, modify if necessary and do again My most important rule this challenge: Progress doesn't require perfection, it only requires good enough Or as my teachers back at school said: good is better than best So if when I screw up I will pick myself up and go again. My quests: 3 meals a day, no snacking Less eating moments is less kcal. I can eat whatever I like during these meals. So if I want chocolate or ice cream or something like that, that's okay, it just has to be part of the meal Work on improving my business so I can make more money Right now I make very little money with my business. It's enough to buy something extra now and again, but it would be nice to have a little more income. I've bought a course on webshop design and a course about writing for the internet (how search engines can find you and such) and I'm going to level up my webshop using these tools. Goal: work on these courses and the actions emanating from it for at least 3 hours each week.

In the words of Bugs Bunny, "I should have taken a left at Albuquerque." A few months ago I gained a couple injuries and took some time off to recuperate, then I let that spiral out of control for 5 months of very little activity and negative progress towards improving my health. Well that changes now. In my constant efforts to not bite off more than I can chew I am going to change my training methods to remove potential excuses before they arise. My goals will be simple and revolve around a basic start in endurance, strength, and food. Endurance: As much as I want to go out and work on running because it lines up with my ultimate goals, at my weight and cardio condition right now that is not feasible. So 2x/week I will ruck with my dogs and aim for either a faster pace or a longer distance each week. Strength: I love lifting weights. Unfortunately I have found that I let weight training take up most of my attention to the detriment of everything else so I determined that I will have to earn my way back to the Iron. To do so I will start with body weight work 3x/week. Food: My girlfriend does most of the cooking at home so I'm not always in control of the food available and she is not 100% on board with healthy eating habits. So for this goal, I will strive to take over cooking most days by planning and preparing meals I can put in a crock pot to cook while I sleep so that we have food ready when she gets home from work. On days that this doesn't happen (even on days that it does honestly) I will focus on portion control. That way even when my nutrition isn't optimal, I will be working towards maintaining a healthy calorie intake. Optional: In place of my endurance and strength training I will have an optional 1x/week I will do GPP and heavy bag training and/or sledgehammer work on my tire (weather dependent), again I will strive for longer duration or more rounds completed in a time limit. As either of these options have a bit of both I will use it instead of one of the others on a day where I am constrained by time or weather. Punishments: If I don't follow my planned routine or if I sub in my optional work more than 1x/week I will perform some corrective measures that have yet to be determined but I'm thinking 5 minute cold showers seems like a likely candidate. I am aiming for 1 training session per day but if I need to make up missed time I can do two different types of training a day the give allowances for unforeseen circumstances. I can only make up training sessions for the week I am currently in. Remedial training was the word I was looking for instead of make up training... Brain wasn't cooperating yesterday. Last, but certainly not least, for my fellow Doodlies... PERKELE!!

Another challenge, another chance to conquer. Let's do this! I'm super stoked for this challenge! I'll be doing a five-week challenge this time around, but I will be evaluating me quests on a week by week basis and edit, change, swap, or remove any quests as necessary MAIN QUEST Land a new job and get fit doing it WEEK 0 QUESTS QUEST ONE: badland training (WEEK 0) alternate between strength training and running in the mornings and do x4 per week (I'll be using the superhero app from six to start for strength and a C25K app for running) QUEST TWO: saving food rations (WEEK 0) meal prep breakfast, snacks, and dinners (lunch will be dinner leftovers) find out the family's schedule so meal portions are enough find recipes for meal prepping hunt down the food cook the food QUEST THREE: bunkering down (WEEK 0) read a book +30 minutes before bed/ go to bed before 11 pm and wake up early/ get+7 hrs of sleep LEVEL UP YOUR LIFE QUEST: badland bounty hunting (WEEK 0) sit down after morning routine and send out at least 3 applications WEEK 1 QUESTS QUEST ONE: badland training (WEEK 1) alternate between strength training and yoga in the mornings and do x4 per week superhero app from six to start for strength and a youtube yoga videos) QUEST TWO: saving food rations (WEEK 1) Count calories and input water into MFP at least x5 per week QUEST THREE: bunkering down (WEEK 1) Shut off all electronics before 10:30 pm, read a book +30 minutes before bed/ go to bed before 11 pm and wake up early/ get+7 hrs of sleep LEVEL UP YOUR LIFE QUEST: badland bounty hunting (WEEK 1) sit down after morning routine and send out at least 3 applications

Welcome to the battle between the pancakes and the waffles This fight is so intense, so passionate that it can only be fought by real doodlies What I'm trying to say is: we don't except any new recruits, I'm sorry. Don't forget to sign up for the team you want to join This round we are doing a scavenger hunt. What is this, you might wonder. Well, we collect items. The team with the most items collected at the end of the challenge (namely March 10) has won. What items do we collect? We are going to make a spreadsheet of this. Because we love spreadsheets. An item can be anything from doing burpees to meditate for a given amount of time. For those in the D&D pvp: the challenges I put in for now are the same as the ones you need to level up your skills. This way it's easier to participate in both pvp's If you think of a fun item for the hunt, please share! May the best breakfast item win.

Alrightythen, we're off to a good start for 2017. I had some difficulties in the last challenge, but I rebounded well and am definitely back in the saddle for another round of fitnessing. The good habits I've built, lost, and rebuilt again in recent years are starting to develop some momentum again, and I'm ready to ride this wave. I'm still working on my body composition, but now I'm incorporating cardiovascular exercise as well as strength training. The running has been particularly good for my heart health, and it doesn't seem to be too hard on my knees. By adding an endurance component to my regimen I'm slowly becoming the Ranger I always wanted to be. The SOULCON challenge I've been doing in parallel will last through Week 1 of this challenge, but I won't take a break when it ends. I'm building my challenge goals around the same fundamentals as last time: Drink. I'm only drinking water, all day every day. I don't do coffee or tea, so if I let myself get mindless about beverages then I'll be completely undisciplined with sodas, which are my favorite alternative to water. I had previously allowed diet sodas through 2016 as a compromise, but that didn't help me at all. Until I reach a sustainable body composition I'm keeping it strictly to H2O. Eat. I'll be running my usual zig-zag calorie regimen of 80% Paleo-ish with additional complex carbs on "zag" days. To keep track of my overall nutrition I'll continue to measure my portions and log everything in MyFitnessPal. Daily calorie targets have been calculated based on my current composition and activity levels, and I've populated them in my usual spreadsheet. I'm aiming to lose 1% of my total mass per week, which is as aggressive as I think is sustainable. Exercise. I tried something a little different last time, but in the end I came back to what I know works for me both physically and psychologically. I did gain a couple of new skills that I'll be incorporating in my overhauled workout regimen. Every weekday morning I'll do 40 pushups before even getting dressed for the day. Then immediately after work Monday-thru-Friday I'll do at least 30 minutes of exercise. M/W/F are programmed as strength days at the gym--a strength workout consists of 2 or 3 BBWW circuits for warm-up followed by a barbell lift or two and accessory strength work. On T/Th I'll run 5K before dinner. This means I'll be exercising more frequently but for shorter durations. That should keep my weekdays evenings compatible with real life (though it will increase my laundry load ) while keeping my activity levels up enough to be effective for fat burning. Rest. This goal is primarily focused on getting proper daily sleep: I have the best success when I focus on getting to bed on time for a full night's sleep, so my spreadsheet will track my success with following my prescribed schedule. I'll also concentrate on recovery from the week's exercise on Saturday and Sunday, with the caveat that Saturday could flex to absorb a slipped workout if I decide to take a mid-week rest day. Guitar. Practice my guitar for a minimum of 30 minutes every day: focus on building strength in all four fingers of my fretting hand, developing better left-right coordination, and improving my picking technique. Formal practices with the worship team qualify, but those will naturally be focused on repertoire. I want to improve my current techniques and break out of the 'intermediate' plateau I've been hot-and-cold with for the last 15 years. This is going to be a quest for the entire year, and I'm excited to develop my playing by mastering more techniques. There it is: nothing groundbreaking, just continued refinement of what I've been doing. February brings a couple of challenges in the form of birthdays and celebrations, but I'll manage them. It's a good time of year for me to get grinding on a solid routine. Let's get after it.

I over-committed on my adulting responsibilities and it's kicking my ass. I thought about not doing a challenge this time around but I know that is just a recipe for disaster. I need to find a way to do both. Here is what I will not do: Give in Allow life to put my priorities on hold Set myself up to fail Set placeholder goals that don't move me forward Here is what I will do: Focus on things that I can control given my time constraints Set reasonable goals Ace this challenge Create incentives to go beyond my reasonable goals when I have the opportunity And the Over/under challenge was created. Keeping my 2017 roadmap in mind, I'm continuing to build on my goals. Where I must set the bar a little lower than I would prefer due to time constraints, I didn't want to just accept the low bar and barely make any impact. I need incentives to push me past the minimum when I am able. But I don't want to set the bar high initially and not be able to reach it. So for each of my goals, I've set an Over/Under. It represents the minimum standard to pass the challenge. If I go over the goal, I get points. If I go under, I lose points. The points mean absolutely nothing but I'm counting on my competitive nature to keep each week competing against the previous and filling this challenge with all WINs. Food Last challenge I won a few days on a technicality. I couldn't 'snack' but I discovered a loophole, eating junk food with a meal. I'm closing that loophole here. For the weekdays (M-R) I am allowed 2 servings of junk food (primarily baked potato chips, dark chocolate, and ice cream). I already plan on having 1 serving of chips with my lunch so that only leaves me 1 additional serving. This may even give me incentive to stop having the chips with lunch, though I don't necessarily think they are a problem. But points! Over/Under 2, +/- 1 point for each serving of junk food. Weekends the focus is on calories. The goal for weekends is 1800, higher than weekdays. But I found last challenge that I didn't always need them. This will be incentive to not use them just because they are there. Over/Under 1800 calories, +/- 1 point for every 100 calories Sleep I did really well cutting late night diet sodas. Some nights I just needed it to get through the list of to do's for the day. I did discover through my bujo that I was pretty consistent with 5 a day. Having late night sodas will still hurt my score because I am sure they will be over the 5. If I can manage an extra one to get me through and stay within the 5, then I'm OK with that. Over/Under 5, +/- point for each soda. I have also been having a lot of late nights working on class prep. This is currently the biggest hindrance to rest. It's also affecting my day job since I have trouble getting up and getting to work on time. If I can be up by 7am, I can just barely get to the work on time. Anything past that and I'm rolling in past 8. Over/Under 7am, +/- 1 point for every 10 minutes Training This one is particularly difficult. I have little time on the 3 days I have class, the 1st day after those days I don't want to do anything. That leaves 3 more days where I find it difficult to give up time doing class prep. I can't guarantee that I can squeeze in 4 workouts. Last challenge my goal included working out for at least 30 minutes. When I didn't have a full 30 minutes I would just not do anything. So I'm counting workouts in 10 minute increments. Since I have little time, intensity will be key. Rather than set the bar lower, I'm just going to make up for the lack of time with more intensity. Each workout will be measured by minutes x intensity*. Over/Under will be 100 units, +/- 1 point for every 10 units. *Intensity is predetermined by the type of activity. I've scaled my typical activities by intensity level. walking 1 rucking 1.5 yoga 1 Daredice 2 lifting 2.5 Running 3 HIIT 3 Sessions with trainer 3 Family As part of my roadmap for 2017, I am trying to be more present. This is both more difficult and more important now that I am so busy. This goal is basically the same as before only I am dropping the family time due to time constraints. I still want to spend some one-on-one time with each person in my family at least once a week. I can get more but I can not substitute time with different people. I have to satisfy one one one with each person before any additional time is counted for the over/under. Over/Under 3, +/- 1 for each unique event. Other Items Finances are still a huge part of my roadmap this year. I am continuing with YNAB but I don't have any goals tied to it at this time. Kitty Jar - still in effect. 25 cents for each great day 10 cents for each OK day, meeting some goals, but not all 5 cents for meeting at least 1 goal 1 cent for a day hitting no goal with some valid excuse 0 cents for lame duck days. I'm sure I've forgotten to mention something I intended to. I always seem to forget something. I probably won't have time to update as often as I normally do and I won't have as much time to follow your fantastical challenges so I apologize in advance.

This challenge I'm going to apply everything I learned in the previous 19 challenges. It's going to be glorious Food I'm back to clean eating. I've tried it before, but failed. Since then I learned a lot: Mistakes I made in the past How I will avoid these mistakes: - Thinking I had to be perfect - I can eat something that isn't clean once in a while. It doesn't mean I messed up. I can continue eating clean immideately, not my entire day/week/challenge is ruined because of it - Tense up, holding on to tight - Consciously relax. Taking mindful moments have proven to be very effective in my case - No portion control - Control my portions: just one plate full, no seconds. I will use my hands as guideline - Let emotions get the best of me - Emotions are just emotions. I will accept them for what they are and use them only if they are useful. - Binge eat - I understand now that binge eating is a choice. I can choose not to. As I learned from the book "brain over binge" Fitness What did you expect? Keep on dancing off course! And one body weight workout or lifting workout a week. Life We want to sell the house, so I'm going to tidy it up, and put some stuff in storage at my MIL's if necessary. I'm going to tidy something for 5 minutes each day. With the exception of Sunday It's okay if I want to spend more time, or do something on Sunday off course. By setting the bar low I will not fall into the perfectionist trap, and think if I can't do it all I will do nothing at all. I will pick one area every day to work in. - Living room - Kitchen - Bathroom - Hallway - Kids bedroom - Master bedroom - Laundry/storage room

This challenge is a simple continuation of my previous challenge. This challenges consisted of 3 main elements. Run like the wind, Strength of Thor and Healthy viking. Run like the wind This part of the challenge is all about increasing my stamina and running distance. I have to follow my 10K trainingsprogram which means 3 times a week running. There is something to keep in mind though. There are still 2 weeks of training left while my challenge takes 5 weeks. For the remaining 3 weeks i will focus on increasing my running speed. I still have to find a program fort his. Suggestions are more than welcome. The deadline fort his is the end of this week. Strength of Thor This part of the challenge is alla bout strength training. I got a 30 day bodyweight routine set up. The idea is to do this everyday in order to get my strength level up and help in the weightloss process. Healthy viking The healthy viking challenge is alla bout good eating and losing weight. What is good eating? Well that is different per person. For me healthy eatig is an 80% paleo diet with almost no carbs. How does this look in practice. This means, fruits, salads, vegetables, boiled eggs, Lean meats, Unprocessed nuts and Feta cheese. The cheese part is why it is only 80% paleo. This part of the challenge combined wit hall the excercise should really kickstart my weightloss again. A simple tracking sheet for my challenge Goal Accomplishment Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Run like the wind Strength of Thor Healthy viking A planned line graph on where i went to be at what time during this challenge

Happy New Year Everyone! I created a battle log to keep track of overall goals for 2017. My goals for January are already set, so I just copied and pasted here. 1st month goals: to lose 8 pounds run up the stairs without feeling winded Walk 2 miles a day (or 40 minutes of cardio) stop hiding food Learn ukulele chords Get Spanish fluency to 20% on Duolingo Draw every day I wanted to focus on getting something done each day. Winter is a hard time of year for me, and instead of focusing on feelings and thoughts, I'm just going to do something everyday. Exercise for my health, drawing for my work, Spanish for my skills, and ukulele for my joy. I'm going to track my daily to-do list using the Habitica app. I really like the dailies feature and how it resets itself so I don't have to continuously write in "Spanish" everyday. I just check the box when it's done. What I'm NOT going to do with the app is get involved in parties and try to collect everything. I did that last time, and that led to a special kind of madness. I'm off to a good start. I worked out this morning, and practiced my Spanish lessons (I'm at 19%, so this is an easy goal this month). Now I'm going to clean, draw, and reward myself with some uke practice. I think.....No. Not going to think too much, so I'll end this here. Happy New Year, everyone! We can do this

Welcome back in this beautiful new year! We are doing an old fashioned Pancakes vs. Waffles challenge. Please sign in here: Sign in sheet We do not accept any new recruits this challenge, sorry! If you have been with the doodlies in the past, you're welcome to join again The challenges until now: Strength: DareDice Mental health: Affirmations/Gratitude statements Cardio: ?? Food/Water: ?? Scoresheet

I debated using a theme for this challenge, something to do with time, do-overs, or epic battles. But nothing quite sums up the extent of the epicness of the do-over that is this challenge. I'd like to just forget 2016 ever happened. I almost could except I have to re-lose the 25 or so pounds that I gained during last year. Last year I let a lot of habits go. Some habits still stuck with me and I worked on some others. I feel like I got derailed but found a detour and I'm back on the road, but a few miles back. I did it once; I can do it again. This year is going to be different. The first step is to re-build some habits. No, wait. The first step is my 2017 roadmap. In order to follow the roadmap, I need to rebuild some habits. That's what this challenge is about. FOOD I'm going to try something a little different this time. My food hasn't been terrible, well OK maybe, but I've been sticking to my batch cooking during the day, and suppers have been decent 70% of the time. It's the snacking that is out of control. So instead of focusing on logging my food, I'll focus on snacking, rather not snacking. The goal for Monday - Thursday will be to avoid snacks. Once I make a meal plan for the week, I pretty much eat the same thing every day. On days after lifting I'll allow either one healthy snack or I can have a larger meal. Saturday and Sunday I'll log food and stick to the calorie goal. Saturday's goal is 1900 calories, Sunday's is 1600. I don't usually eat at routine times so snacking is allowed as long as I don't go over the goal. Friday is a bit of a beast. It's not realistic to avoid snacks on a Friday night but I am eating the same thing during the day as the rest of the week. My calorie goal is 1900 so it'll be something like if I don't snack then I don't need to log anything. If we eat something extravagant then I'll log and can only snack if I stay under the goal. TRAINING Rebuilding old habits. Any workouts count but it has to be 30 minutes, moderate intensity, at least 4 days a week. THE INNER CRITIC My inner critic got really out of hand last year and I don't want to let it happen again. For this challenge I want to spend a little bit of time each day to visualize what my success looks like write out one affirmation a day. SLEEP I'm going to babystep myself to better sleep habits. For now I'll focus caffeine intake. I used to be able to drink caffeine until very late and still have no trouble going to sleep once I decided to sleep. But I suspect now it is having more of an impact than I care to admit. So I'll curtail the caffeine after supper, or after 8pm, whichever is later. I probable need a bigger buffer between caffeine and bedtime but babysteps remember. FAMILY TIME I'd like to be more present with my family and take time to have fun with them. Each week I'll have the following goals: - spend some time one night a week doing some family activity, even if it's just dinner at the table - Spend one on one time with LordShello and each kid FINANCES 2017 is the year of austerity. To get the ball rolling I have 4 tasks to be completed by the end of the challenge: - Start a budget on the YNAB app This is actually done already. I couldn't resist. - Cancel cable We started streaming. - Pay off one credit card - Pay off some medical debt - Take care of that student loan paperwork I've been putting off forever In addition to these goals, I'll be using my kitty jar to track successful days. I'll be using this the entire year to see how it adds up. Quarter - a great day, not perfect, but pretty much hit every goal Dime - a good day, hitting most of my goals Nickel - a mediocre day, hitting enough goals for some credit Penny - a pity penny, for days when no goals are hit but for a decent reason. Some Exclusions May Apply The challenge is supposed to end on 2/4 but I usually end my challenges on a Friday. The last Friday of this challenge is my birthday so I'll my challenge the day before that. One other exclusion is for LordShello's birthday that falls during week 2 of the challenge.

I spent last year piling back on most of the weight I lost in 2015--particularly in the latter portion when I was going through a bunch of physical/occupational therapy for various ailments and injuries. I haven't set foot in the gym in over three months, and in that span I haven't been very disciplined with my eating. Moreover I've grown dependent on caffeinated sodas again (almost exclusively "diet" in 2016 though) and I haven't had a regular sleep pattern in quite a while. Overall I'm feeling pretty terrible and looking even worse. January 1, 2017 - 232.5 lbs. Since I'm more or less in the same place I was at the beginning of 2015 (it's not quite that bad, but it feels the same) I figure this is a good place to start again in a similar way. This time around I'll have the benefit of all the intervening work I've done and the knowledge I've gained. On the other hand, I'm working against two additional years of age and a larger cadre of injuries and potential limitations, and my social circumstances are entirely new, too. Through this challenge and in to the next one I'll be participating in a men's group through my new church, and we're doing a physical and spiritual challenge called SOULCON (SC), a 6-week regimen of prayer, study, exercise, diet, and rest. The SC fundamentals parallel my personal fitness program pretty closely, so I'm creating a hybrid for purposes of this NF challenge. SC Fundamental 1 - What you drink. I'll be drinking only water for the entire six weeks (and hopefully beyond) in order to help regulate my sleep, break myself of caffeine dependency (again), and remove artificial sweeteners from my diet. SC allows for coffee and tea as well, but I'll eschew these mainly because I've never liked them but also because I don't want the caffeine. 1 point for every day in which I drink only water. SC Fundamental 2 - What you eat. SC doesn't prescribe any particular diet, though the author is clearly a fan of low-fat eating. I'll be running my usual zig-zag calorie regimen of 80% Paleo-ish with additional complex carbs on "zag" days. In lieu of SC's feast day on Sunday I'll just program my big "zag" day to coincide. One day during the challenge is designated as a team fasting day, and I will participate in that to the best of my ability. Targets have been calculated and populated in my usual spreadsheet. 1 point for every day I hit within 4% of target, high or low. SC Fundamental 3 - Exercise. This is where I'm making a big departure from my usual programming and putting my trust in the SOULCON challenge. Instead of resuming my barbell routine, I'll be following the daily prescriptions in the SC book. I haven't read that far forward to be able to program them in to the spreadsheet, rather I'll just mark each day with a Pass or Fail to denote whether or not I met the terms of the challenge. My first blush look at the various days shows a lot of bodyweight strength work (good) and a fair bit of running (not so good). I'm going to do my best to accomplish everything set out in the book. 1 point for every day I satisfy the SC requirements. SC Fundamental 4 - Rest. This is a little more comprehensive than my usual "Sleep" goal, but it does encompass that. It also emphasizes taking a weekly Sabbath in which I am to do nothing that I would consider "work"--it's left to me to determine what qualifies. It also incorporates a "rest" from healthy eating, which I will satisfy by following my zig-zag schedule outlined in Fundamental 2. For sleep purposes I'll attempt to get to bed by 10:00 pm every work night and 11:00 pm all others with the goal of having all lights turned off within 30 minutes. 1 point for each day on time, plus 1 bonus point for each week in which I rest from all productive work for an entire day. There's a bit more to SOULCON than independently working on the Fundamentals, and those are largely in the spiritual and social arenas. I'll be participating in those as well, but they're not a component of my NF challenge. Instead I'm including a simple life goal on top of my fitness goals: DFG Life Quest - Guitar. Practice my guitar for a minimum of 30 minutes every day: focus on building strength in all four fingers of my fretting hand, developing better left-right coordination, and improving my picking technique. Formal practices with the worship team qualify, but those will naturally be focused on repertoire. I want to improve my current techniques and break out of the 'intermediate' plateau I've been hot-and-cold with for the last 15 years. This is going to be a quest for the entire year, and I'm excited to develop my playing by mastering more techniques. I've been making small adjustments in this Week Zero to get ready for the coming challenge. By Sunday morning I should already be up to speed for a rolling start. Here's to great success for all us Rebels in the first challenge of the year!

Remember the Animorphs from the nineties? I was a big fan, and I recently got the books back from my mom who stored them for me for the last 10 years. I'm reading them again, and actually enjoying them that doesn't happen often when re-reading books from when I was a kid. This challenge will contain a lot of spoilers, but I doubt there are a lot of nerds here that are reading the series right now, and definitely none that are reading it for the first time A small recap for those who don't know: The animorphs are a group of 5 teenagers: Jake, Marco, Cassie, Rachel and Tobias and an alien teenager (an Andalite they call Ax) who are fighting an alien invasion. The aliens they are fighting are called "Yeerks" and look like slugs. They crawl into your head through your ear and take over your brain. Trapping you in your own body, still seeing, hearing and feeling everything, but unable to move or talk yourself. People with a yeerk in their head are called a Controller. The animorphs have one weapon: the power to morph. To change into any animal they have 'acquired'. Acquiring means touching them to absorb their DNA, don't ask me how, it's andalite technology that isn't explained much in the books). It does have a downfall though: if they stay in a morph longer than 2 hours, they become trapped and can't change back to their human shape. To extend the analogy: I have to change my behavior, my thought patterns to fight this battle. During the challenges in 2017 I plan to bring down my brain weasels, my yeerk so to speak. The thing inside my head that makes me do things I don't want to. Like eat the entire chocolate bar, skip exercise and makes me feel bad about my body and myself. To guide me, I have made a roadmap for 2017 I will make new goals every week. Or keep them the same. Just what I think I'll need that week.

Welcome do Dungeons and Dragons, the Doodlie version. Everyone is welcome to participate By participating you DON'T become a Doodlie, it's just that this game in this form has been invented by the doodlies. A short recap of how we play You start by copying the character sheet and fill it in (see rule book for details on this). After this you put a link to it in your signature, and put the link on the sign in sheet. The name of your character is the same as your name on the forums! This makes it so much easier for the DM's You've got 4 primary abilities. You can level these up infinitive by doing stuff in real life like doing cardio, strength training, meditate or learn stuff. Besides that you've got extra ability's you can choose to your liking, to shape your character. By choosing a specific race or class you gain bonuses for certain abilities, but you're not limited to them. The DM (doodlie master) tells a story. You tell the DM how you wish to react to the circumstances the DM described. He or she will determine, by rolling a dice and comparing the result with the ability that's applicable in that situation, if you're successful or not. For example: You wish to talk to a cute guy in a bar. Since you're a beautiful elf, the DM decides this shouldn't be too hard for you, so she uses a D4 (a dice with 4 sides). (Or the DM decides that this is very hard since you're an ugly ogre and she uses a D100 (a dice with 100 sides)). She looks at your psyche level, say you're level 3. With the D4 you'll succeed by a roll of 2, 3 or 4. (With the D100 by 98, 99 or 100.) The DM rolls the D4 and you get a 3. The cute guy is willing to talk to you. Say you roll a 4, since that is the highest role the cute guy comes to you and tells you everything you wan to know. Or you get a 1, and the cute guy slaps you in the face and leaves. We play from January 8th until February 4th If you want you can post a short introduction in this thread. If you have any questions, let me know. Links Rule book Character Sheet (copy it and fill it out, don't forget to alter the share settings so everyone can see it) Sign in sheet

Welcome do Dungeons and Dragons, the Doodlie version. Everyone is welcome to participate By participating you DON'T become a Doodlie, it's just that this game in this form has been invented by the doodlies. A short recap of how we play You start by copying the character sheet and fill it in (see rule book for details on this). After this you put a link to it in your signature, and put the link on the sign in sheet. The name of your character is the same as your name on the forums! This makes it so much easier for the DM's You've got 4 primary abilities. You can level these up infinitive by doing stuff in real life like doing cardio, strength training, meditate or learn stuff. Besides that you've got extra ability's you can choose to your liking, to shape your character. By choosing a specific race or class you gain bonuses for certain abilities, but you're not limited to them. The DM (doodlie master) tells a story. You tell the DM how you wish to react to the circumstances the DM described. He or she will determine, by rolling a dice and comparing the result with the ability that's applicable in that situation, if you're successful or not. For example: You wish to talk to a cute guy in a bar. Since you're a beautiful elf, the DM decides this shouldn't be too hard for you, so she uses a D4 (a dice with 4 sides). (Or the DM decides that this is very hard since you're an ugly ogre and she uses a D100 (a dice with 100 sides)). She looks at your psyche level, say you're level 3. With the D4 you'll succeed by a roll of 2, 3 or 4. (With the D100 by 98, 99 or 100.) The DM rolls the D4 and you get a 3. The cute guy is willing to talk to you. Say you roll a 4, since that is the highest role the cute guy comes to you and tells you everything you wan to know. Or you get a 1, and the cute guy slaps you in the face and leaves. We play from December 5th until December 31st If you want you can post a short introduction in this thread. If you have any questions, let me know. Links Rule book Character Sheet (copy it and fill it out, don't forget to alter the share settings so everyone can see it) Sign in sheet

It's been a full year since I uprooted my cozy little life in Iowa and moved to Oklahoma. While it's been full of new and exciting things as well as some unexpected difficulties the one thing I really regret about the move is how much I've struggled to stay fit--especially in the last few months of battling pain I've lost a great deal of strength and gained a good bit of scale weight. Today I'm getting back in the game (again) and turning the momentum around. The last challenge started strong but fizzled early, so I'm determined to start "next year" a month early. To that end, I'm going to finish off 2016 with a full December challenge: 31 days of mindful fitness working toward my usual cadre of specific goals. There are plenty of obstacles--in addition to the Christmas holiday there are two family birthdays within a week of each other--and I'm still not certain of my current capabilities, but I'm going to do whatever I can to keep from having to buy larger clothes. Goals: 1. Workout - 3 times per week for 60 minutes per session; focus on core strength, flexibility, and mobility; incorporate the at-home portion of my previous OT/PT that has been completed. Generally work up a sweat and stoke the metabolism. 2. Eat - 1800 calories per day. Macros don't matter, but as always the plan will be to stick to Primal-ish foodstuffs. 3. Drink - Water. No liquid calories. No excessive caffeine. One can of Diet Dr Pepper is permitted before noon each day. 4. Sleep - Get back to a regular bedtime schedule. Time to make the donuts...

Welcome to my new and improved Road Map for 2017 I'm going on the path of self love. To love myself unconditionally My love for myself should not be tied to a number on the scale, or my dress size Dieting AND overeating are both symptoms of something else being wrong In my case that is. But since this page is just about me, I shouldn't have to actually write that here, do I? By focusing on food. Werther it is eating lots and lots of it, or depriving myself of certain things, keeps my focus away from things that are truly important. Like feelings. So in 2017 I'm NOT going to diet And I'm NOT going to weigh myself My goals for 2017 -When I feel like dieting or binging I'm going to Examine how I feel. Give words to my feelings Accept the way I feel. It is okay to feel intense feelings. It might rattle me a bit, but pushing them away will hurt me more in the end Find a way to deal with those feelings without involving food. This can include reading, watching a serie or movie, crafting, dancing, writing in my diary, shopping, playing, making/listen to music - When I'm hungry I'll choose the best option available at that time. I'll take a breath and think of what I really want. And in that moment I will not only think about what will taste good, but also what the consequences will be of that choice. For example: something with a lot of sugar will make me shaky and isn't good for my health. An apple is a better choice. It will still satisfy my sweet tooth, but won't wreck my health and I will feel good afterwards. And off course, sometimes I will eat something just because it tastes good. I will enjoy it in full, stop eating when I had enough, and feel good about myself afterwards. - When I eat, I eat mindfully No phone, computer, tv, book. Just me, my food and the people I'm eating with Eat slowly. Be aware of how the food smells, tastes and feels - Keep on dancing! Dancing is excising while having fun. Zumba, salsa and whatever else may come my way, I'll dance dance dance! - Procrastination I'm the queen of procrastinating, I can do it so well. I always find something else to do. More fun and less important stuff In 2017 I'm going to do thing things that have to be done before I'll move on to the stuff that is fun to do. I'm going to get back to my BuJo I'm going to make a cleaning schedule I'm going to make a work schedule (I work from home) - Manage Stress Do stuff that lower my stress level when needed. When I have too much going on my neck and shoulders become tense and I get a headache. I become irritable and find it hard to do stuff that need to be done. I get scattered and impatient. I also don't wake up rested. When I notice these signals I will choose something from the following: Get a massage Take a bath Read fiction Dance Meditate Listen to music Take a mindful moment Remember: I don't need to be perfect, good enough is what I'm striving for Use the mantra: "Ik ben genoeg, ik doe genoeg, ik heb genoeg" (I am enough, I do enough, I have enough) Controlled breathing Crocheting Watch a show/movie

Welcome back to a new challenge. We will not accept any new recruits. However if you are already a doodlie: put the link to your challenge in this sign in sheet, so we know you're in and where to find you This time @Tanktimus the Encourager will whip us up a challenge to help us make a road map for 2017. We will start the challenge December 4th Daily tasks Tasks week 1

I need this shirt Back again for a new challenge This time in Gilmore Girls theme. Scratch all of the below. Here is my new challenge. Goal #1 Don't eat like a Gilmore Girl No sugar, no eating after dinner With the exception of December 4th Sinterklaas celebrations, you can't do this without the proper amount of pepernoten and chocolate letters December 25th and 26th Because Christmas, duh December 31th Old years day has to be celebrated with oliebollen and appelflappen Goal #2 Don't just watch like a Gilmore Girl On a perfect week, this will be my workout schedule: Monday - Salsa Tuesday - Zumba Wednesday - Swimming with J Thursday - Zumba Friday - Salsa Saturday - Relaxersise Sunday - Swimming with J I don't have to go exercise when: a class gets cancelled it's a swimming day and I'm having my period I'm sick one of my boys is sick and SB is not there to take care of them

Who doesn't want to be a Girlmore Girl? But wish as I might, I can't just become a Gilmore Girl. I just don't have the training. For the last challenge of 2016 I am just looking for some handrails to get me to the end of this caper in relatively one piece. I have more healing to do before I am ready to kick some 2017 ass and December usually tries to kick my ass. So my goal here is to set a minimum standard in hopes of keeping my head above water and minimize the damage from the holidays. Don't Eat Like a Gilmore (Don't eat like a dickhead: The Gilmore Edition) No SMART goals here. Just do the best I can with what's available. Most days this should follow my variable daily calorie goal but for those holiday party and travel days it's basically just be sensible. Pick higher protein, less processed food choices. Go ahead and have some treats but keep them to a minimum. I will also keep logging on MFP. I am shooting for a 365 day streak on MFP and I'm not about to give up on it now. The Great Cookie Solution Baking Christmas cookies is a huge part of my family's traditions. In recent years we have made efforts to bake less cookies but even if each person picks 1 type of cookie that is their favorite, we end up with 8 kids of cookies. I don't yet know what the Great Cookie Solution will be but while I am with family over Christmas I need to initiate some protocols to keep the cookie eating in check. Don't Workout Like a Gilmore I'll continue my daily activity goal. Anything counts but I'd prefer to get to the gym for some lifting twice a week but this isn't mandatory. Rucking, yoga, walking, heavy house work, walking the mall Christmas shopping...whatever. Just do something. I've also seen some Gilmore girls workouts where you do different exercises depending on what's going on during an episode. Don't Drink Like a Gilmore I may not be a coffee drinker but I like my caffeine. When I am on holidays or when I am stressed I tend to drink more diet soda than anything else. Drink some water already! I don't know what I mean the goal to be but I'd like to be aware of it and choose water over diet soda a couple times a day. Tie up Those Loose Ends I made a lot of progress on my 2016 roadmap. There are some things that didn't accomplished but for some I've realized it wasn't the right time, others will get migrated to the 2017 Roadmap but there a few I'd like to finish up this challenge Finish the last short story in that book Declutter Declutter Declutter! Post a summary of 2016 accomplishments Complete and Post 2017 Roadmap By the end of this challenge I need to have the 2017 Roadmap completed and posted. Also, in an effort to prepare for 2017 goals I want to use this challenge to track a few key habits Sleep - just count number of hours of sleep Spending - I want to find an app that will help track my spending and my budget.

Def Avoids Putting the Long ‘un in the Wrong ‘un. Ah Tetris. The beautiful game. Nobody can quite describe the thrill of getting a long Tetronimo when you have saved the perfect space for it,.. only to completely screw it up and accidentally dump it in the wrong place This, my friends, is known as “putting the long ‘un in the wrong’un” and this forms the basis of my challenge. Not doing this. Getting some Tetrises up in here. There are a number of positive actions I want to perform in this challenge and each action earns me a square towards a Tetronimo. Every time I get four squares, I build a full Tetronimo and I roll a dice to see which one I can have. I can then place this anywhere on my Tetris board. Six of the Tetronimos can be gained by doing positive behaviours which are: eating 5 a day, sticking to food rules, sticking to my training schedule, daily stretching, BuJo-ing and adhering to my skincare routine. Long ‘Uns These are gained from screwing up. If I fail a goal, a get a square towards a long ‘un. If, by midnight Sunday I haven’t completed the Long ‘Un, I can complete this and put it in a place of my choosing. If, however, I have completed the Long ‘Un, I have to stick it in the worst possible place at that moment – the wrong ‘un. The Goals Eat 5 a day – Every day I eat 5 portions of freggies (around 80g of each type) I get a square towards a regular Tetronimo. If I less than 3 portions in a day, I get a Long ‘Un square. Stick to Food Rules – This is Michael Pollan’s approach to healthy eating. All my food must be "clean" (a terrible term I usually shy away from but I know what I mean by this and if you've read 'Food Rules' then you will too!) unless it is made from scratch by my own hands. A Long ‘Un square for every non compliant item I eat. Train Every Day – I want to at least do my daily Darebee challenge workout, and I also want to do elliptical tests, swimming and yoga sessions, and P:BA is also returning (YAY!). I get a Tetronimo square for every day I do every workout I have scheduled for that day, I get a square towards a Long ‘Un for every day I do no exercise. Daily Stretching and Lemon Water – I am having a lot of muscular problems such as my back, neck and also knee issues. I want to stretch every day to try and stop this crap happening and I also want to drink warm lemon water every day when I have done it because this is what those yogis on Instagram do OKAY?! Follow skincare routine – Miscellar water helps my skin. When I don’t use this regularly, I look like shit and it takes literally seconds so there's no excuse. I want to use moisturiser at night and I also want to use a facemask 2x per week and put body lotion on 2x a week. Long ‘Un squares per missed part of routine. BuJo every day – Just keep it current. Track properly and keep my diary intact. Stick to budget – Don’t go crazy with the money, November is an expensive month for me. 2 full Tetronimos for each week I stick to this. Food Waste – I don’t waste much food at all but I’d rather waste nothing. I plan to take this even further next year but just to establish a baseline, my current goal is to waste less than £5 worth of food per week. I get 2 tetronimos per week I meet this goal Weigh in and track - every week even if I don’t think I am going to like it – A whole Tetronimo when I do. If by the end of the week I am a single square short of my second full Tetronimo for that goal, I get to complete it as a bonus for 100% the goal that week. I am also going to allow discretionary Tetronimoes when I feel I have done things exceptionally well. And for your viewing pleasure... my Tetris board! And I think that's it. New challenge............ GO!

I hit a breaking point last challenge. I've been pushing myself too hard and keeping myself stuck to too strict of an ideal. On top of that, my mood was taking a nosedive and I wasn't coping well with my challenge goals or with life. I backed off a lot and had to spend some time evaluating what I need for my sanity and what my goals really are. If I keep pushing too hard, I'll break. But not pushing hard enough gives me anxiety about losing ground. This challenge focuses on balancing the goals for the success of my future self and the sanity of my current self. I have always struggled with balance and have had numerous challenges devoted to it. And here I am again. But now the balancing act is between the perfectionist, overachieving part of me (future self) competing against the sane, living in reality part of me (current self). [Disclaimer: this does not and should not imply that I am actually sane.] And the Battle of Wits has Begun... But it's so simple. All I have to do is divine from what I know of you: are you the sort of man who would put the poison into his own goblet or his enemy's? Now, a clever man would put the poison into his own goblet, because he would know that only a great fool would reach for what he was given. I am not a great fool, so I can clearly not choose the wine in front of you. But you must have known I was not a great fool, you would have counted on it, so I can clearly not choose the wine in front of me. Don't be a Fool. Eat Right Eating the right foods is still 80% of the battle. If I could just manage this part I wouldn't have to worry so much about losing ground. I need to be strict enough keep from gaining fat and also to keep from feeling like crap. But I need to have some wiggle room to enjoy what I'm eating and be able to make changes based on my body and my what's going on in my life. My varying daily calorie goals really work but not necessarily on a strict schedule. In an effort to make this a SMART goal, here are some guidelines: Food is Fuel, not comfort - make healthy choices Food should still be enjoyable Aim for the varying daily calorie goals but allow for a range of 1450-1650 calories daily, 1800-1900 on weekend Weekly average should be in the low 1600's You’ve made your decision then? Not remotely. Because Iocane comes from Australia, as everyone knows, and Australia is entirely peopled with criminals, and criminals are used to having people not trust them, as you are not trusted by me, so I can clearly not choose the wine in front of you. Be Honest. What is Your Goal and Your Why? During the last challenge, after backing off of my goals, I took the time to evaluate what I was doing and what my goals were. I was doing things for the sake of the goals and losing sight of the Big Why. Once I stopped paying so much attention to my goals, I found that I still did many of the same things because I wanted to do them or because they would help me reach my mail goals. This made the same activities much more enjoyable. I don't want to do things anymore because I have to. Even things I don't want to do I am doing for a reason. I may not want to go to the gym some days, but I am more likely to get satisfaction from going anyway because I deserve to be strong AF than if I go because I made it a goal and now I just have to suck it up and do it. Keeping in touch with the goals and the why will help me make good choices most of the time and also keep me from getting too stressed about the times that I don't make good choices. Main Goal: Achieve goal weight status (around 160-180 pounds) and be strong and agile. Mini Main Goal: Arrive at the Elusive Onederland Big Why: Losing the weight I have lost so far has given me freedom. Freedom to do things I once thought impossible, the freedom to comprehend that I can do anything I really set my mind to, and the freedom to test my bounds. I do not want to lose any of this freedom. I need to at least maintain the weight loss. I also want to set a good example for my daughter. She is at a very crucial stage where I can no longer dictate exactly what she does. Too much pressure will cause her to push against what I want for her. I need to set the example so that she can have the tools to start her life in a better place than me. It also pays to remember that part of setting a good example is to teach her how to fail and get back up and that success does not mean being perfect. Truly, you have a dizzying intellect. Wait til I get going! Where was I? Australia. Yes, Australia. And you must have suspected I would have known the powder's origin, so I can clearly not choose the wine in front of me. Stop and Think. Don't just do what's in front of you. (aka Self Care) I have a tendency to keep mental lists of things that need to get done and then I go on autopilot and keep doing things on the list. Such and such has to get done on this day or it messes up my entire schedule. I do this until it's the end of the day and I'm tired and just want to escape to my room and recharge alone. I am learning to take cues from my mood and take a break when I need to. Sometimes my future self needs to let some things go so that my present self can, well, be present. By being more intentional with my time, I can recharge before it's a dire need and I can be more present and do fun things with family. I have found recently that by doing this I might actually get more stuff done. This aspect of the challenge can manifest in many ways and is my no means a SMART goal. But here are some guidelines: expect less be flexible get enough rest be mindful allow for more downtime You’re just stalling now. You’d like to think that, wouldn’t you?! You've beaten my giant, which means you're exceptionally strong, so you could've put the poison in your own goblet, trusting on your strength to save you, so I can clearly not choose the wine in front of you. Be Strong and Active Taking breaks for myself is fine, but I still need to stay active. The trick is balancing these. This was really tough over the last couple challenges where I was adding activities to my goals with the right intentions but because I HAD to do them, I was starting to resent those activities. I want to focus on activities that not only aim towards my future self’s goals but also ones my present self can enjoy. Since changing my outlook on this I have started rucking again and enjoying it. Guidelines for this goal: Do something active daily Lift 2-3 days a week Anything counts - walking, rucking, yoga, GTG, Shovelglove. Just pick something that matches energy levels and time. But, you've also bested my Spaniard, which means you must have studied, and in studying you must have learned that man is mortal, so you would have put the poison as far from yourself as possible, so I can clearly not choose the wine in front of me. There's more to future success than just being strong. Be Productive Too. I worked on this a lot earlier this year and finally found a system that works for me. I’ve gotten away from using the system. Plus my dark moods has made it more difficult to get stuff done. In order to make it easier to get myself going, I need to at least make the weekly list. When I did this before I would choose any 3 things from the list daily to accomplish. This time I need to do at least 1 thing. I have found that recently, the more lenient I am with my expectations, combined with allowing myself more free time, I am actually getting more done. But it starts with a list. You’re trying to trick me into giving something away. It won’t work. It has worked. You’ve given everything away. I know where the poison is! Then make your choice. I will, and I choose…. What in the world could that be?

We are to NF what the X-men are to the Mutants: Teachers, inspiring figures and the first of many! Welcome back doodlies! You know the drill Sign in sheet Score sheet We are hiring! We need one waffle to make team Waffle complete We're full. Check back with us next challenge But, before you sign up, read our mission statement: We also have a D&D pvp (accessible for anyone) We are going to do an old school pvp. Our challenge this time: How set works (by JMK):

Let's play D&D! We doodlies played this version of D&D for the last two challenges. But now we've decided to share the fun. Anyone can participate in this pvp You are free to join in at any time. Just send me a PM and I'll write you into the story. Recap of the story until november 18th A short recap of how we play You start by copying the character sheet and fill it in (see rule book for details on this). After this you put a link to it in your signature, and put the link on the sign in sheet. The name of your character is the same as your name on the forums! This makes it so much easier for the DM's You've got 4 primary abilities. You can level these up infinitive by doing stuff in real life like doing cardio, strength training, meditate or learn stuff. Besides that you've got extra ability's you can choose to your liking, to shape your character. By choosing a specific race or class you gain bonuses for certain abilities, but you're not limited to them. The DM (doodlie master) tells a story. You tell the DM how you wish to react to the circumstances the DM described. He or she will determine, by rolling a dice and comparing the result with the ability that's applicable in that situation, if you're successful or not. For example: You wish to talk to a cute guy in a bar. Since you're a beautiful elf, the DM decides this shouldn't be too hard for you, so she uses a D4 (a dice with 4 sides). (Or the DM decides that this is very hard since you're an ugly ogre and she uses a D100 (a dice with 100 sides)). She looks at your psyche level, say you're level 3. With the D4 you'll succeed by a roll of 2, 3 or 4. (With the D100 by 98, 99 or 100.) The DM rolls the D4 and you get a 3. The cute guy is willing to talk to you. Say you roll a 4, since that is the highest role the cute guy comes to you and tells you everything you wan to know. Or you get a 1, and the cute guy slaps you in the face and leaves. We play from October 31st until November 25th If you want you can post a short introduction in this thread. If you have any questions, let me know. Links Rule book Character Sheet (copy it and fill it out, don't forget to alter the share settings so everyone can see it) Sign in sheet Map