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Welcome to Dr. Who's Sidekicks Accountabilibuddies Group! We have 7 people that were together through their first challenge and we really enjoyed working together! I'll be posting more through out the weekend but you can sign up here. Please follow the instructions in the doc here as well as we like to track through a shared google doc. Thanks so much for joining us!

So I recently learned of "virtual challenges" where you sign up to run 5k or something along those lines then you do it within the time period and report in your time then you get a medal or cupcakes or something. I really like this idea for motivation but I'd like to do it a little differently.... So you set yourself a mission, an objective or challenge for yourself. For example, mine will be to run 5 km continuously. Your goal can be anything that will challenge you that you can work up to in the next few weeks, so it could be something like doing 100 burpees in one day or bicycle 50 miles in one day, or whatever you'd like! Next you need to make yourself a t-shirt to perform said challenge in. Just put on there somewhere "The Dr. Who's Sidekicks Virtual Challenge" and post a picture of it on here Then you do the challenge on the weekend of the 25th, so you can do it Friday evening, Saturday or Sunday. Once your finished come on back here and post how long your challenge took or if you got those 100 burpees in! Although there's no prize here this ones for all the cookies, it's an end 6-week challenge mile marker Plus you'll have an amazing t-shirt decorated by you!! Edit: This challenge was originally dreamed up by the Dr. Who's Sidekicks accountabilibuddies but it's open to everyone! And the t-shirt isn't mandatory but... why wouldn't you want to make an awesome t-shirt?

Due to recent popularity training squad for the arrival of the blue police box has stopped accepting applications. We thank-you for your interest and look forward to seeing you for the next challenge! Welcome to Dr. Who's Sidekicks! We all know that throughout Dr. Who's adventures there's always someone there to remind him to brush his teeth, pack a lunch and cover his back when someone attempts to destroy his timeline! Through all these adventures fitness and health are key if you're going to be chasing and keeping up with the doctor, you need to be strong to jump in in a fight, and you need to have your life in order so your mom isn't calling you every twenty minutes asking you when you're coming to pick up your dog. HERE'S WHERE THE 6-WEEK CHALLENGE COMES IN! You've set your goals and made a plan but what happens if two weeks in your best friend says "let's ditch and pick up some ice cream cones and spend the rest of the day playing WoW and grind till we can't grind no more!" ACCOUNTABILIBUDDIES! Let's face it, people work well in teams, we like to be reminded that our hard work will pay off and push us harder than we'd push ourselves! Here we have a group of like minded people, we all want to be ready for when the blue police box appears on our door step, some come on in, track your goals at our google doc (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Am_IH0w_yAxtdF9GQXg1V014Q0NiSWQySFNiYS1lb0E#gid=1) and post a link to your goals so we can all see what your plan is and we'll do our best to help you achieve your goals! By sharing our goals and progress everyone can help encourage you to keep on keeping on! Edit: In light of everyone's excitement we have decided that weekly a vote will take place in the categories of: best fitness/health achievement based on goals, best life achievement based on goals, and most encouraging member. Votes will be sent weekly to ShotgunSally and will be tally'd at the end for a choice of one of three prizes: Jug o maple syrup, weighted jump rope, 20$ NF GC, 20$ ThinkGeek GC.

For those that don't know (ie: follow me on Facebook), I was in a car accident on April 9. I went from 3x's/wk dumbbell workouts to not allowed to move due to a severely sprained ankle and posterial tissue damage on my right leg. In other words, I was on crutches and/or a wheel chair for 3 weeks. I took the POST exam for the Torrance, CA Police Department on May 15 and found out that day that the PAT would be June 22 for those that passed both written and oral. On May 15, I had yet to be cleared to even start back into a slow run training. Long story short, I've been released to slowly start running training in an effort to work towards hire with the Torrance PD, but there's not much else I'm allowed to do. I feel kinda like The Doctor when he wakes up; unable to stand, non-responsive, you know, the usual. So, ON TO THE CHALLENGE! "Before I go, I just wanna say one thing. Rose Tyler, you were fantastic. Absolutely fantastic." -9th Doctor I was fantastic before the accident. I had gotten my squat weight up to 200lbs and my deadlift to 185lbs. I had done d full deload on all Strong Lifts exercises and then had an issue crop up in my low back. I switched out to dumbbells and had been doing very well with those for about three weeks when my world froze in place. It's easy for me to sit here and say, "I used to be good..." and live in the used to be's. Used to be's, however, don't turn into will be's. And I will be fantastic again! To become fantastic, yet again, I will start getting up earlier 2 days a week and spend time meditating in my faith for at least 15 minutes. By doing this, I will return to my roots--to my Faith--and become stronger, spiritually; something I am, regretfully, lacking. This is the Life Goal. Challenge: 2 days in prayer/meditation in the mornings Rewards: +2 WIS; +1 CON "I'm The Doctor, by the way...Nice to meet you, Rose. RUN FOR YOUR LIFE!" -9th Doctor I hate running. I hate it with a passion. I know, however, that if I expect to be a police officer, I'm going to have to run. I remember I ran a 5K in about 35 minutes the last time I did the C25K program, but I skipped a lot of days. This time around, I'm running on a sprained ankle. I've managed two days of running training before the gaming convention killed me this past weekend (...when Oracle is your Plan B costume and you need it...probably bad things are, well, a foot). I'm feeling better, so I need to start my training again, listening to my body and not my time, etc. I've been told by the Personnel Director at Torrance PD that I am more concerned about my PAT scores than he is. Still, I want to do my best. My goal for this challenge to be able to run 3 times per week by the end of the 6 week challenge. I have 3 weeks to get ready for the PAT. I've started using the Zombies, Run! ap (which makes running fun) and I'd like to get my 5K time to 30 minutes. This may be unrealistic given the sprain, so any advice on this would be awesome. Challenge: Run training 3x's per week by challenge end; 5K in 30 minutes Rewards: +3 STA; +1 CON "TEA! That's all I needed! A good cup o' tea!" -10th Doctor All anyone ever needs is a good cup o' tea--and an immaculate diet! Prior to April 9, I was doing well with a full-spread Paleo/Primal diet, complete with green, leafy veggies, fruits, meats, etc. Since April 9, however, it's been difficult for me to stand in the kitchen and cook. My husband's been doing it and he's not even remotely paleo/primal. I need to get back to my healthy eating. I miss it and feel so much better when I eat that way. It's good for my body; it's good for my mind; it's good for my skin, of all things. I've gone back to swallowing cups upon cups of black coffee and increased my alcohol intake. I need to swtich back to my beloved tea (now with coconut creamer & crystals), decrease my alcohol intake, and increase my water intake. Hydration! It's not that I eat poorly; I just don't eat balancedly nor do I eat regularly. I may even get that mug from ThinkGeek! Challenge: 5 days, 3 meals per day, properly balanced Paleo/Primal diet. Rewards: +2 CHA; +2 CON; +1 STA "Everything's got to end sometime. Otherwise nothing would ever get started." -11th Doctor Everything must end. Everything. Happiness and joy; pain and suffering. We're only given a certain amount of time on this planet and it is what we make of it. And I'll be damned if I'm going to allow my life to be shortened simply because I'm too afraid to move! I've been cleared to start running (a dangerous proposition), but I've also been cleared to start using dumbbells--only 10lbs, max of 15lbs, right now. "Barbie Weights," I called them. "REHAB WEIGHTS!" I was corrected. So, my final goal for this six week challenge is to start into a regular dumbbell workout routine, 3x's per week, starting with 10lbs weights. It's time for the fear to end so the regeneration can begin! Challenge: 3x's/wk Dumbbell workouts Rewards: +3 STR; +2 CHA

So who would you like to see as the 12th Doctor? And do you think they'll change the 12 reincarnations limit?