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Hello dudes, dudettes, and various permeantations in between! I jumped in feet first months ago, ready and rearing to go. So of course the Universe decided to slap me down with a tizzy of health problems and life road blocks (so goes the life of a luck-cursed person. As in, cursed with the weirdest "luck" imaginable). Let's start this over, shall we? I'm Caffeineaphile, a 28 y/o "Earth Human" (that's the ticket) female from Emerald City. My main claims to fame are my big mouth and thick skull, and getting blown up in the Army (-before- I deployed. I was our only "casualty" the entire deployment period. Embarassing) In the five years I've been out I've watched my once brick sh*thouse bod turn into something more akin to a pudgy roly-poly thing... and with my short torso that is NOT a good look. The Army gave me a lot to be proud of, but it also gave me most of my current body issues: nerve damage and instability in right leg due to aformentioned exploding, gut issues due to over-abundance of MRE terribleness (and a weird undiagnosed stress disorder), balance issues due to concussion (another "fun" adventure in addition to going BOOM) and though I won't blame the Army for my chemical imbalances in my brain (PTSD, bipolar disorder, blah blah blah) they certainly didn't help. To restate what I mentioned in my initial challenge post, I want to get back some of what I had, and lose some weight, gain some strength, get back to awesome and do it right. I'm looking for community that understands, an intelligent sounding board, and hopefully a few people who aren't afraid to kick some rando internet person's ass if they slack off. I'm always looking for people who know more than I do (that's how you get smarter, after all) and hopefully I can learn as I train and get the mojo back. My inner motivation? I'm LAZY and I don't want to buy new clothes again. I'm also sort of sick of looking at myself in the mirror so that helps. I know I can be better, and I would much rather get a jump on this health thing before my doctor tells me my BP is through the roof or that I'm slowly cannibalizing myself. I guess this is a long winded way of asking for help, encouragement, tips and tricks and a community that isn't afraid of calling me on my bullshit. I'm seriously needing to get back to my old awesome, before I lose all hope of a just world. If there's anyone else out there who struggles to keep fit and healthy while battling mental illness I would love to pick your brain if you'd let me. This is an enemy I never learned to fight very well and it's proving to be my biggest and most gnarly obstacle. YOU are awesome! Ciao!