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Right here Go's Ive already put my aimes in profile box. Well i found a Huge Openspace Gym in my town and its not fare either. So i will put up pic of it and me so i adding to the Pull/Chin up. making it three of each a Toatal of Six just to make the challange number sound good. Bring it On!! P.S im gonna see if i can join a Buddie group in rangers, anyone have room for a newbi who gonna level up.

Hi everyone!! This is my first ever group challenge and I am super excited!! Currently, I am 5'9" and 234 lbs...I am starting the Whole30 (http://whole9life.com/category/whole-30/) on June 1, which will be my first ever attempt at eating the way I should be eating...so lots of firsts for me. My goals: - complete my first 5K (at this point, I have no time or running goals...I just want to actually finish the damn thing) - cut soda (and tea) out completely (this will be the hardest goal for me) - run one mile without stopping - pay off my payday loan! If you all have any thoughts or suggestions regarding my goals, I am open to receiving them GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!! WE CAN DO IT!!

What up, what up? Welcome to my first 6 week challenge. This could not have come at a better time. I am currently 5 weeks out of running my first marathon on 7 July, 2013. I injured my ankle on run about two weeks ago and have been off it ever since and am struggling to get back into my training regime. A little background on myself; I didn’t seriously get into my running until a couple of years ago, and since then I love it. It is my lone place of solitude. It is my Batcave, my cone of silence, my forced restart, if you will. I have always wanted to run a marathon. This year I realised that the reason I have not run one was extremely simple; I had not signed up for one. I did not make myself accountable. So, come registration day, I signed up regardless of my fitness state. Since then I have been working towards it. I have been following the program that they supplied when I signed up. I ran a half marathon in March, which got cancel on my 15km due to inclement weather. I have joined my local runners club and run with them every Tuesday and Thursday. So, this will be the year I will knock this off my list of Life Goals! Also, I really enjoy my blogging. So, I will probably be updating this thing after every run, training session, meal and every slip-up (which will be NEVER). Anywho, let’s get these 4 SMART goals out, shall we. Life Goal: Run the GC Marathon in a time between 3:15 and 3:45 Grading: A+ = Any time less than 3:15; A = Any time between 3:15 and 3:45; For times outside this window, every 5 minutes = decrease in grade, i.e. A- = 3:50; B+ = 4:00 and so on and so forth Stamina Points Assigned = 5Fitness/Nutrition Goals Maintain a Paleo Diet for the 6 weeks I should be able to do this fairly easily, as what I usually eat falls under the paleo umbrella; apart from the odd slip-up here or there. These usually occur when I am not the one cooking, or I am eating out. It is these slip-ups that I need manage and maintain. Grading: A = No slip-ups, cheat meals, “Just this oneâ€; B = 1 slip up; C = 2 slip ups and so on and so forth. Constitution Points Assigned = 3 Run 4 times a week, following the marathon training diary, up until the marathon. This is the amount of training days that is state in the marathon program. After completing the marathon, I will find my next running challenge and re-evaluate. Grading: A+ = No higher grade given, as I do not want to over train myself; A = Total of 20 runs before the marathon on 7 July; B = 19; C = 18; D = 17 and so on and so forth. Post the marathon: 4 runs a week, starting the program again. Stamina Points Assigned = 2 Do Strength/HIIT training on the three days I am not running. I currently train at the local Crossfit gym. As I am planning to head overseas at the end of the year, I am thinking about leaving this gym to save some money and buying a few of my own kettle bells. Still, three days of strength/HIIT training. Regardless of the training…… Grading: A+ and a golden star = >18; A = 18; B =17; C = 16 and so on and so forth Strength Points Assigned = 3Bonus Goals Save! – Minimum $1000 per pay check. Extra points if there is money to be put away at next payday. Wisdom points Assigned = 2

So, I'm new here and this is my first challenge (eeeeek!) I've been doing a mini-challenge with my Mr for the first half of April, where we've been eating about 70% paleo and making an effort to get more active BUT I need to set myself some personal goals to kick my ass into a few better habits and levelling up my life! My current stats are thus: Height: 162cm/5'3.5" Weight: 78kg/172lbs Vitals: 96-76-104cm/38-30-41 STR- 2 | DEX-3 | STA-3 | CON-1 | WIS-3 | CHA-3 I want to lose some weight, but also tone up a lot and get generally fitter. Basically I see this as a habit-forming exercise and a way to keep my momentum on my journey Without further ado, my first challenge goals are: RUN. Get out for a run 3 times per week. No matter the distance, it's getting my trainers ON and OUT the door that counts. (This is also pertinent as I have a 10K run in a month and have only just recovered from severe bronchitis and basically am a wheeze-machine right now!) Completion +2 STA, +2 CON A= 24 runs B= 20 runs C= 16 runs D= 12 runs Less - FAIL, 0 points TRAIN. I had a personal training session a few weeks ago and got a decent weights routine which I can do in the gym and at home (have made the spare room into a little gym/physio room!) I aim to do this twice a week (more if I'm feeling it, but I'm setting easy targets.) I also need to get some better dumbells as the stupid girly ones I have (srsly equipment manufacturers, just because I have boobs does NOT mean all the fitness stuff I use HAS TO BE TINY AND/OR PINK, mmmmkay?!) Completion +3 STR, +1 CON A=12+ workouts B= 10 workouts C= 8 workouts D= 6 workouts Less- FAIL, 0 points SLEEP. Get to bed before 11pm every "school" night. I'm a terrible night owl and will just piss away my time until it's like 1am, doing nothing productive. Gotta cut that right out and get some sleep! Completion +4 CON A= 24 nights B= 20 nights C= 16 nights D= 12 nights Less- FAIL, 0 points WRITE. So I used to be a prolific writer and then life kinda snuck up on me. As a result I've lost a big creative outlet that I really need in my life. So my aim is to write a short story. Doesn't have to be a Booker-Prize job, just finding the time and constructing the ideas into coherent form is enough! I also have another goal given to me by mrrichpearson on here: join my local roller derby league - well, do their fresh meat course and get skating! Which is more of a fait accompli, so I didn't put it in my main goals. Completion +2 WIS +2 CHA

echoesofwonder’s Disney Song Playlist My four SMART goals are as follows: The Whole30 ChallengeComplete beginner body workout as writtenGo to 3 state parks and do 1 trail at eachPay off my car loan Most people grow out of their love for childhood things. There are several layers that I have shed since my youth, but there is one thing that comes to mind that I have not grown out of. Disney Movies. I really loved Disney as a child. Although there are several new movies that I haven’t seen, the ones that I grew up with, I still cherish. This being my very first challenge, I thought I would come up with a lighthearted echoesofwonder friendly “playlistâ€. My goals are sure to evoke some raw emotion, so my plan is to tie it to something that I like. A lot. My first goal is to begin the Whole30 challenge. The song that I have tied to this goal is “A Whole New World†from the movie Aladdin. I have been gradually transitioning to the Paleo lifestyle which is a huge change from my carb-centric eating habits of only a few months ago. I had initially thought that I would start this Whole30 challenge today, but it is only 30 days long, and there are a few things that will push back my goal date. I will be teaching an outdoor dutch oven cooking class on May 4th, and the menu is not Whole30 or even Paleo friendly. I will also be working on my final paper for a class that I am currently taking, and I realize that some things come before doing a detox type program. So, I will be starting the Whole30 challenge at about week 3 of this journey (May 5th). I will have gotten through the hardest parts within the constraints of the challenge. A whole new world A dazzling place I never knew But when I'm way up here It's crystal clear That now I'm in a whole new world with you With the Whole30 challenge, I hope to clear my mind of the fog that has been induced by a carb-laden diet. To help me succeed in this challenge, I have ordered the Well Fed cookbook, which I will be able to use after the challenge as well. I will utilize my local farmer’s market and co-op grocery stores during this part of the challenge as well. Both support organic and locally grown food that I will be able to experiment with. This is not a far step from how I am already living, so I am excited to utilize these resources. We have stocked our freezer with locally grown beef and pork. I will also have eggs readily available during this challenge. The chickens in my back yard will make this happen. My second goal is to be able to do the beginner bodyweight workout as written. I have mastered the squats, rows, and I am even decent at planking, and jumping jacks. I am terrified of pushups. Currently, I am doing wall pushups to help me build the strength I will need to do a full pushup. My goal is to then start working on pushups on my knees. The 6 week progression is ample time to work on regular pushups. I have tied the song “I Wanna Be Like You†from The Jungle Book to this part of my challenge. I've reached the top and had to stop And that's what's been botherin' me I wanna be a man, mancub And stroll right into town And be just like the other men I'm tired of monkin around! Oh, oobee doo (hoopdeewee) I wanna be like yoo-hoo-hoo (hapdeedoobydoowop) I wanna walk like you (cheep) Talk like you (cheep), too-oo-o (weebydeebydeewoo) You'll see it's true (shoobedeedoo) An ape like mee-e-e (scoobeedoobeedoobeep) Can learn to be huu-uuu-uman too-oo-oo! I am tired of monkin around, it wasn’t that long ago that I could do full pushups, several of them. So, I feel that the progression I need to make is on par with my skill level. The biggest part is getting over the fear of falling, because it really isn’t that far to the ground (It’s only an arm’s length down)! I wanna be like you-oo-oo who can do-oo-oo pushups and other fun things! My third goal is something that I am extremely excited about. A friend (from nerdfitness) and I did a night hike at one of the state parks in Indiana. It was supposed to be a full moon hike, and I don’t know if you have ever done a night hike or not (I used to lead them when I worked at a kids camp). You don’t take flashlights! The moon should have been great lighting all on it’s own, but there was NO moon. it. was. awesome. So, after that experience, I decided I had a goal to make it to all the state parks in Indiana. There are 25 of them, so I know that it is not possible to do them in this 6 week challenge. But, I decided that 3 in 6 weeks is more than enough. I love the outdoors, so this will be a good way to get in some cardio, by doing these hikes. For this part of my journey. I have chosen the song “Go the Distance†from the movie Hercules. I will find my way, I can go the distance, I'll be there someday, If I can be strong, I know every mile, Will be worth my while, I would go most anywhere, to feel like I belong. It will be worth my while, to go the extra miles to get to these state parks. I will always hold a special place in my heart, and I feel like I am myself while I am in nature. So this is probably the SMARTest goal that I have. I will grade myself on each hike, and if I make it to the different parks. This will also help me with my long term goal to make it to all of the state parks within the year. Lastly, my fourth goal is sort of a personal challenge with my money. I am going to pay off my car loan. In 6 weeks, this is feasible. I have been paying ahead all along, but since I want my money to go other places, I have been slacking on paying off the last little bit. This is my favorite song choice, by far. I chose the song “I’ve Got No Strings†from Pinocchio to accompany this goal. I’ve got no strings To hold me down To make me fret Or make me frown I had strings But now I’m free There are no strings on me Hi o the merio, that's the only way to be! I want the world to know notin' ever worries me I’ve got no strings so I have fun I’m not tied up to anyone They've got strings but you can see there are no strings on me! Does anyone else know how liberating this goal will be? I will have to pay just under $100 per week to do this. So I think I am set up to be able to do this job effectively. I will grade myself on this goal by the percentage I have left on my goal at the end of the 6 weeks. If I still have $10 left, I will have points docked. If there is a zero balance, winner winner chicken dinner! So there you have it. My base level Disney Playlist. I will be adding additional songs to this playlist as I see fit. So stay with me on my journey and see what songs I can get stuck in your head! I have been singing Disney all day while writing this! What’s on your playlist?

I am a high school senior who's been overweight for basically my entire life. I feel like it's held me back in life in more ways than one. Being overweight has made me feel like I couldn't do a lot of the things my friends were doing. Being from Colorado, my friends do lots of outdoor activities, many of which I've never tried. I was always afraid to go with my friends because I didn't want to hold them up and have them judge me and embarrass myself (and it's not a problem with my friends, they're the absolute greatest. I know they wouldn't judge me, but it's still a fear I have.). This fear has contributed to a terrible body image and low self esteem. I have stretch marks and small fat rolls that I hate every time I look in the mirror, and I've never truly felt beautiful before. I've never really even had a boyfriend. I need to learn to love myself inside and outside before I can let someone else in. So I've come here. I need your help, because I don't think I can learn to love me by myself. Starting Point: Age: 17 Height: 5' 5.5" Weight: 175 lbs Goal #1 Go to the gym at least five days a week. I work at a health club in the day care center. I get a free gym membership as a perk of being an employee. I have no excuse not to work out before or after work. The days where I'm not working I'm just going to have to kick myself in the butt and make myself drive (or better yet, walk!) the mile to work. Goal #2 Lose 20 lbs by the day I graduate (May 23rd, 2013!) This is kind of a tie in to my first goal. I feel like by going much more regularly than I have been, and by pushing myself, I can lose 12 lbs by my graduation so I can look and feel great in that cap and gown. Goal #3 Stop snacking because I'm bored! It's a terrible habit of mine, and I need to break it, ASAP. Goal #4 I want (nay, NEED) to get a 4 on my Advanced Placement US History test on May 15th. In order to get credit at my college in the fall for having taken my APUSH class, I need to get a 4 (on a 5 point scale) on my AP test. Basically, I need to study my butt off.

Ok, So here goes. This is my first challenge, I'm semi fit but in a transition, will be graduating in May and looking to a big boy job, relocating etc ... and I'm a procrastinator to the max, so my goals will reflect an effort to assist and curb that. My goals for this challenge: 1) Maintain the paleo diet - I started this two weeks ago and have gave exception to somethings such as birthday parties, friends going away, but I'm sticking to it completely. - How? I have purchased a paleo cookbook wich had the resource of an 8 week meal plan. Additionally I will be tracking my intake with the help of a google docs spreadsheet, to include ANY deviations. 2) Maintain my workout plan - currently a mix of iron wt/body wt following steve's exercises - How? Stick with it daily! Inspiration from you folks! Will also be tracking exercise reps, wt etc, on google docs. 3) Become a leaner, stronger me - fat caliper and tape are in the mail! - How? Through proper application of #'s 2 & 3 of course! Both Mentally, and physically fighting this fight with myself will make me stronger. I've taken a picture two weeks ago, and will be posting that and todays soon with other fitness stats. At the end, if it trends towards more reps, longer hold times etc, then I'm happy. 4) Find a post degree job/ or School - This is a tuffy, but it's time How? - I attended a career fair last month, and have a couple leads, following through with these job opportunities will provide me a safety net, in case I don't get into the nursing school I want. * Additionally - ( I don't give up easily) ... To apply for grad school & additional nursing schools as well. All will again be tracked on ... Google docs spreadsheet! 5) Clean out the car (weekly) Why? - Because my jeep is always a mess! Wouldn't believe the crap that piles up. Really!. I still have gear in there from our spring break climbing trip. (Whispers) ... also gonna be on google docs! Thanks for any support.

Hey folks! New to NF and fitness in general - trying my luck as a Ranger. Most of my goals for this challenge are fairly basic but I need to establish some sort of routine to stick to so I can kick-off my new healthy lifestyle. Starting small on my journey to greatness. Starting Stats: Race: Human (very skinny human with very little muscle mass) Weight: 52.6kg Height: 171.5cm (Roughly 5'8") Class: Lvl 1 Ranger STR 1 | DEX 1 | STA 2 | CON 5 | WIS 3 | CHA 3 Goals: Diet/Fitness Goals Goal 1: Increase strength by doing 'Beginner Body Weight Workout' 3 times a week (STR +5) Goal 2: Walk/Run at least 5k or do interval training - 3 times a week [off days] (STA +3) Goal 3: Go on a 100% Paleo Diet (CON +5) Life Goal Goal 4: Quit Smoking cold turkey (CON +2) Not sure if I'm on the right track with the goals and still figuring out how everything works so any advice, constructive criticism and/or encouragement would be greatly appreciated! Cheers, Jimmy.

I am officially signed up to run in the 4:30 time slot in Kansas City on April 27th!! This is my very first Warrior Dash.. hell.. it's my very first official 5k! HA! This is what I've been training myself for and pushing myself towards with the current 6 week challenge. Building up muscle and endurance in an effort to DOMINATE THIS THING!! Any other Rebels going? Strife and I are going down together, but it'd be neat to meet some other people from the Rebellion. So excited!

New to this site my wife brought me here. I am 5' 7" weigh about 240 lbs. I use to be in good shape back in high school but time has taken its toll. My first goal is to cut out soda / pop or soda-pop..... or what ever you call it from my diet. My second goal is to do the beginners body builders work out 3 times a week. My third goal is go hiking / walking once a week. My personal goal is to be generally happier and stop worrying about the things I can not control. A little more about me. I am a private pilot finishing up school to become an air traffic controller. I am a graduate of the Pennsylvania Gunsmith School so in my free time I like to tinker with weaponry especially things that go boom.

Hey, I have been reading Nerd fitness for sometime, and have lost a pant size and a bit of fat due to this great website. I want to get serious, and I am going on holiday in 6 weeks, so I think its a perfect time to start!! Goals: Fitness #1: Progress from Level 2 - Body weight Rows to Level 3 = +3 STR Fitness #2: Run 10km at least once a week = +4 STA Fitness #3: One HIIT session a week (30sec on 2min off x 8) = +3 DEX Diet #1: No Alcohol during the week = +2 CON & +1 WIS Life #1: Reduce spending money to $100p/w = +2 WIS I hope i got the gist of setting goals, any hints/tips let me know. Thanks!

Superawesome might be over stating it a bit! However if I complete the challenge I will totally make myself a small medal that says 'Superawesome Challenge Winner'. There will be ribbons attached and everything. Okay, so here we go: Goal 1 Work out at least 3 times a week, in addition to going to rugby training twice a week. I'm going to keep using the Beginner's Body Weight exercise in addition to a 1/2 hour on an exercise bike as a minimum for my own workouts, but I may add to this as I go. Points - STA - 2 DEX - 2 Goal 2 Man the feck up and go to the weights area at the gym - this can be in addition to the above workout goals or can substitute for the Beginner's Body Weight exercise. Go at least once a week. Points - STR - 5 Goal 3 Improve diet - eat at least one serving of veg with dinner 5 out of 7 nights. Eat a piece of fruit a day. This is quite a modest goal, but I'm taking my diet changes slowly and steadily. Points - CON - 4 Goal 4 Complete at least one volunteering activity a week. Last week I got involved with 3 difference volunteer centres, all in my professional area of education, and I want to keep up my involvement. Points - WIS - 1 CHA - 1 Okay, that's me! Wish me luck : ) Good luck to everyone else too! (Link to my regular Daily Battle updates - http://nerdfitnessrebellion.com/index.php?/topic/24361-daily-battle-updates-from-a-n00b/)

Okay, So this is my first challenge and my third post on the NF forum! I want to get this journey going. I want to start off reasonable and small... Goals: (My Level-ups!) Lose minimum of 10 lbs lost.down one size (in any clothing ex: shirt, underwear, etc)able to go up the stairs w/out feeling windedDo more than 5 Push-upsClean up my eating (Paleo!)My Mini-Bosses: Making my own meals (aka Cooking)Preparing Lunches/Meals ahead of timeGoing to the gym regularly (join the gym...)Chocolate (need I say more?)I love this idea of Real Life Roleplay, (or whatever it's called...) I LOVE D&D and I'm hooked on becoming something great! I feel more like a squishy wizard than an adventurer though... Any hints or tips would be great on how to keep up with the challenge, I have a feeling that I will veer off course like I usually do...

Current stats 5'4" 171lbs 25 years old BMI 31.1% Current Fitness Goals The most important is that I aim to improve my quality of life Bring BMI down to 23% with in 1 year Increase strength to improve my abiulitie to do things like areal and hiking Increase stamina, I would like to be able to jog 5 miles with out stoping or having an asthma attack with in one year Improve flexibiltie, maybe one day I will be able to do a split Today I did areal for the first time in over two months, and lyra for the first time. I did a total of two hours, about split between the two. Im sure that two hours was a bit of over kill but I work out with a friend and we split time, spotting each other as we work on the fabric or hoop so its more like an hour tiem total plus time spent warming up and stretching. If you have no idea what I am talking about yous hould look up areal and lyra, they are both fantastic forms of excersize and a lot of fun. Areal is the silk fabric acrobats you see in ciquise de sole, and lyra is the metal hanging hoop. You do acrobat type stuff with each one and they both take a lot of core to keep your movements controled, you use a lot of back and arms to pull your self or support your weight well getting in and out of positions or "tricks" and legs to climb, support your weight both well going up the fabric, getting in to positions and well in leg/foot/hip locks and doing drops or hanging up side down. Its an amazing all over work out but as much fun as it is you have to do a lot of working out to get your muslces to be able to support your weight well doing these things. that was a bit more then I planed on tryping any way its all a lot of fun!!!! Tomorrow i have strength training ar 7 am, wooo. I am not a morning person so im not really looking forward to getting up at 6:45, Im also going to try and get to the gym at least once between thursday and saturday for the mundaine cardio routine.

Hello everyone! I've been following this website for about a month and a half now, reading some of the articles and overall just trying to get myself more comfortable before actually jumping in and participating in a challenge. WELL, today is the day I decided to throw myself into Nerd Fitness and sign up for the challenge! Let's hope it goes well! And if not, I can't give up! Because giving up is what's gotten me into the mess that I am today. Enough of that, time to progress and get healthier and skinnier just like I've always wanted to do! There are just so many things I want to experience in this world and I figure one of the ways to make those things easier is to live a much healthier lifestyle. Let's see...hopefully I'm doing this right... *Ahem* Basics: -Age: 26 -Height: 5'4" Measurements: -N/A for the moment. Need to get a body measuring tape once I get paid so I can figure this part out. Goal 1: Do the Rebel Fitness rookie workout 3x per week. Sounds simple enough, right? ...We'll see. I've already done the first one for the day, and damn, I'm going to be sore tomorrow! (+4 STR) Goal 2: Eat healthier. This is something I need to get back into doing, so I'll start watching what I eat and making healthier meals like I had been doing for a while before I stopped. So, more leaner meats and veggies, less processed crap and fast food! (+4 CON) Goal 3: "Monitor...EVERYTHING!" Basically, just keeping a log or journal of everything that I eat, my calorie intake and a basic journal of my workouts (such as reps, time, how many sets I did). Also, weigh self about twice a week and try not to become too obsessed with the number on the scale, and pay more attention to my measurements once I get those done. (+2 WIS) Goal 4: STOP EATING SO LATE! This one is very important, but I'm not giving it a lot of points because I know I can do it. It's just hard at first, but usually after a week I'm fine. I have a very, VERY bad habit of eating late at night while I'm up playing video games on the computer, which is probably half of the reason I'm so overweight right now. I could probably also couple this with going to bed at a regular hour, but I'm just going to take baby steps at this time. I've already cut soda out from my diet and replaced it with green ginger tea with a lemon wedge, which is DELICIOUS, so this next step should be easy as long as I'm determined. (+3 CON) Life Goal: Draw or read for at least 3 hours per week. I've always loved drawing, but...for about 4 or so years now I've actually found myself with a huge case of artist's block. Sure, I can occasionally draw something more than mindless scribbles while waiting for queue's in a game, but for the most part I just haven't felt motivated at all to get any further with my art. It's something I used to love doing, especially when I was stressed out or depressed. As for reading, I've always liked that as well but as I got older I found myself doing less and less of it. So, I've decided to force myself to at least do 3 hours per week on either of those subjects. 30 or so minutes a day shouldn't be impossible for me. So, back to figure drawing, pony drawing, reading! Whatever! I just need to do it. (+2 WIS) As for grading, I'll be doing the usual A= 100%, B= 75%, C= 50%, D=25% and F=0% daily, with the point distribution at the end of the challenge. Oh, also! If anyone has any suggestions as to if I put the points in the right categories and such, let me know. Seems correct, though.

Hey y'all! This is my first time doing a challenge with Nerd Fitness. My goals have a bit of a Warrior focus, but it has a couple of general goals. Since I'm just starting out, I figured I'd post here! My goals until April 8: 195 --> 250 to Back Squat @ 20 reps I'm following Widowmaker Program now, so this isn't too much. On a perfect schedule, i'd get to 265 lbs., but this gives me room to work on form and drop weight if I need to Points: 3 STR, 2 STA 125 lb. --> 140 lb. to Bench Press @ 12 reps Same as the above. I figure this could be a good goal as well. Points: 3 STR, 1 CHA Follow Paleo for 28/32 Days Gotta get my eating back on track! I've done Paleo before, so this should be relatively easy. Going for a 40/40/20 Protein/Fat/Carb split. Gives me a few meals here and there to reward myself with! BBQ next Thursday sounds good... Points: 3 CON Get 7+ Hours Sleep 5 Days A Week, 6+ 2 Days A Week Lord knows with my rehearsal and school schedule that I need more sleep. Here's to de-stressing. Points: 1 WIS, 1 CHA, 1 CON Let's see how this works out! I'm committed to getting an A this first round in order to start a trend.

Salutations and greetings fellow adventurers! I'm quite excited to be a part of this intrepid group and make some lasting changes! Goals: 1 - Eat Paleo (and track meals on Paleo Trail) (Sta+1 Con+3) I was planning on doing Whole30, but I decided that would probably be setting myself up for failure if I jumped right into masters level paleoification! Thus, I will adhere to a more "traditional" paleo diet, consisting of as much organic meat and produce I can afford while eliminating grains (I work at a pizza place, sigh) legumes, sugars, starches, and dairy. However, if I do feel like I'm doing well in the first 2 weeks of paleo, I may still do the last 4 weeks Whole30! I am primarily doing this to lose weight (I think I'm creeping up on 290lbs on a 6'3" frame) I also kind of have a mini goal of losing an appreciable amount of weight by the beginning of the summer (my favorite person in the whole world is visiting for half the summer. I haven't seen her (except for a brief 3 hour stint a couple years ago) for almost 6 years) I'd love to be strong, confident, and be able to take her hiking on all the amazing mountain trails here in Utah while she is here. A - Eat paleo 90% of the time (3 meals a day x 42 days = 126 meals * .9) 114 paleo meals logged and eaten. B - Eat paleo 85% (107 meals logged and eaten.) C - Eat paleo 80% (101 meals logged and eaten.) D - Eat paleo 75% (95 meals logged and eaten.) F - Below any of the above (heh) 2 - Move my body (Str+2 Dex+2) I've become an absolute couch potato (or whatever tuber the computer chair variety happens to be) At least in the spring and summer I was out hiking or gardening. I've also got to focus on strengthening my knees (a couple years ago, I was in an accident which shredded my right knee and it is likely there is still glass embedded in there, so I've been taking it easy just in case. I'm not going to do that anymore - no excuses) I'm leaving this fairly open simply because anything would be an improvement over what I do now - it will include body-weight and resistance band exercises, along with walking and "lifting heavy things" (I just happen to be moving this next week score!) A - Make an active effort to exercise 3 hours a week B - Make an active effort to exercise 2.5 hours a week C - Make an active effort to exercise 2 hours a week D - Make an active effort to exercise 1.5 hours a week F - Sit down at my computer instead of exercising 3 - Sleep better (Wis+2 Sta+2) Not too much to say here, my sleep schedule is just not good. I'm going to make an active effort to go to bed earlier, and turn off the computer (instead of falling asleep to tv shows) along with find something to block out extraneous light (especially after I move, as there are way too many streetlamps out there) I plan on making 10pm my bedtime, except on days where I am at work later, in which case I will simply go to bed as early as I can. I won't grade myself on whether I actually fall asleep at a certain time or wake up at a certain time. This is simply focused on getting a sleep schedule going. A - Get to bed by 10pm 35 nights (barring nights I work later than that, shifting schedules) B - Get to bed by 10pm 30 nights (barring nights I work later than that, shifting schedules) C - Get to bed by 10pm 25 nights (barring nights I work later than that, shifting schedules) D - Get to bed by 10pm 20 nights (barring nights I work later than that, shifting schedules) F - Anything less than that 4 - Play an instrument (Cha+3) I played the Viola from 6th grade to HS graduation, and I was pretty good (our school won state in my sophomore and jr years.) I really miss playing an instrument and the creative outlet it gives. I've been focusing on playing guitar (thank you, Rocksmith) Bass (thank you again, Rocksmith) and I also have a keyboard just languishing away (Hey, Ubisoft, maybe get your act together and release a keysmith, yes?) With guitar I just need to get over the hump of being able to play chords consistently (7 years of playing viola trained my fingers to play single notes and very occasionally two notes, muscle memory is strong in this one.) I'll be grading this one on time played across the instrument spectrum, not on improvement. A - 3 hours a week played B - 2.5 hours a week played C - 2 hours a week played D - 1.5 hours a week played F - anything less than that I'm looking forward to sharing and supporting everyone else in this! I actually usually do better as kind of a lone wolf, but I wouldn't mind seeing if I can change that about myself here. I find people tedious, but nerds...well - I like me some nerds! I'll try to post in my weight and measurements soon, as weight loss is my leading goal at this time. Thanks for reading and support! *edited for formatting*

First of all, I don't speak Spanish, yet, that'll be a goal eventually. This is my first time participating in the 6 week challenge, and it couldn't have come at a better time. I'm currently applying for a position at my college that will challenge me both physically and mentally. It's like frosh week, except it's 5 weeks, and there's no partying, it's simply beasting the freshman (it's a military academy). For this position, I need to write the most exceptional brag sheet. Currently, I need to work on my fitness in order to get in, so here we go. Goal 1: Do 60 consecutive push-ups (+3 Str, +1 STA) My current push-up count is around 30-35 push-ups. The minimum standard to pass the college fitness test is 28, while the "maximum" is about 80. Therefore, there's definitely some room for improvement if I want to achieve a higher score. I've been looking into push up workouts such as the 100 push-up challenge, but I haven't had much success with that system. I was thinking about merely doing my max reps each morning before doing anything else, but I'm unsure as to whether that would be overtraining or not. Goal 2: Cut out high-sugar deserts (+3 CON) For Lent, I've already stopped eating wheat products, and I've been maintaining that for the past 2 weeks, even when I went home for a week off (they love wheat products). I've already begun slowly cutting down on high-sugar products, with the occasional slip with a desert or a chocolate bar here and there. I think it's time to cut it out entirely. Once I adapt to this after 6 weeks, I won't mind the occasional "treat-yo'self" desert, but for now the focus will be living without it long enough to make it a habit. I'd say that compared to about 2 years ago, my desert consumption has dropped to about 10-15% what I used to eat. My goal is to reduce that percentage to 0%, thus cutting all deserts from my diet. Goal 3: Do full back squats without heel support (+2 STR, +2 DEX, +1 STA) To be honest, I have pretty terrible mobility. The shoulders, thoracic spine, and the hips are by far the worst of the bunch. Mobility is one of those things I ignored for the longest time, especially during my teen years; now I regret not improving it. When I do back squats, I need a board or some weights in order to raise my heels so that I can lower myself as much as possible. I read that it's not bad, but that I need to increase my mobility. At the moment, I use a 1.5 inch board to support my heels. I plan on decreasing the height by one quarter inch a week, which coincidentally means I should not need any supports by the sixth week. I'm following a modified Stronglifts 5x5 workout, so I do squats 3 times a week. Goal 4: Pay off my credit card (+1 CON, +1 WIS, +1 CHA) One of my biggest problems for the past few months was paying off my credit card that I abused during my freshman year (not on alcohol of course...). Since about October, I've already payed off about $700. I now have $300 left to pay off and enough income to pay it off in 6 weeks provided I cut my expenses, which I have been doing pretty well. This overbearing debt has been a burden for too long, dragging me down and robbing me of doing what I want to do with my life, such as starting to do some rock-climbing, and flying. The closer I get to zero, the more excited I get to finally get this out of the way. Not only that, but I'm getting used to living with little spending money, so it'll make it much easier to save up for trips in the future. If you have any suggestions, especially regarding the push-ups, squats, or attribute points distribution, I am all ears. Merci beaucoup! (As opposed to Spanish, I can speak French) - Plantem, TDV EDIT: Thanks to Laureleye, I updated my Goal #2 in order to follow the SMART system. EDIT2: Accidentally called Laureleye Renegade... Now it's fixed and I hopefully won't make that mistake again.

I'm Newbie to Nerd Fitness and this is my first Challenge. Around Christmas last year I reached 145 lbs, which was the most I have ever weighed. With Weight Watchers (I still use the old system) I've reached 134 lb. I'm not really overweight, but my womanly curves are in the front instead of on the sides, so the goal is ultimately to create a waist to be proportional to my narrow hips. I know that building strength is the way to get my middle into the right shape instead of just trimming the fat alone. This challenge is perfectly timed for me because on Feb 15th, I'm going to a convention which will have me baring my middle. Height: 5'5" Weight: 134 body fat %: 25%? Underbust: 33" High Waist: 30.5" Low waist: 35" Hips: 36" LEVEL 1 - Half Elf STR - 1 DEX - 2 STA - 2 CON - 3 WIS - 4 CHA - 3 Fitness Goal 1: Stick to Weight Watchers for the next 6 weeks. NO skipping days. Target of 24 points a day. My ultimate goal is to count every point every day, even if I didn't make the target points. I've got breakfast handled which has been huge part of my success so far. Next I'm going to shift more calories to my snack from my evening meal. I also made an Excel sheet that automatically calculates my points, set up for the rest of the year. Already started and going strong since January 1! My ultimate goal is to be 125 lb. by my birthday in March, but we'll see how much this will cut into it. (CON +4) Fitness Goal 2: Weight lift twice a week. This is entirely new for me. I've always been intimidated by free weights. I'm afraid of doing it wrong and the big weights are just plain SCARY! Today my beloved hunk-o-man showed me how to do some exercises with the free weights. I used a 10 lb weight which looks HUGE to me. I did more than I thought I could. GOAL - more weight and learn more exercises. Rows: 10 lb x 12 reps (probably could have done a few more.) Side lift: 5 lb x 10 reps (I was getting shaky) (STR +4) Fitness Goal 3 Cardio for 20 minutes 3 times a week, plus stretching I don't exactly have a plan for this, but it will include some stationary bike, elliptical and ballet fitness videos from the internet. I haven't felt as strong since I quit ballet - I used to be able to squeeze a man in half with my thighs. This goal will probably be tweaked within the next week - recommendations welcome. (STR +2, Dex +2) Life goal level up Get the apartment organized Just moved into a new apartment in the DC area. Keeping up with the laundry and dishes has been enough of a challenge, next we need to organize all of the boxes that we just pushed into the closet. (WIS +1, CHA +2)

Hey all! I haven't been active on here, but I noticed that a six-week challenge is about to start, so why the heck not? I see this as my "initiation" of sorts into the Assassin's Order. (Doesn't hurt that I adore Assassin's Creed, so yeah ) ANYWHO, here are my goals for these next six weeks: 1) Start doing the Batman bodyweight circuit. If it kills me too hard, do the Advanced Bodyweight Circuit. Every other day. No excuses. STR +1, DEX +1 2) Have at least one pure Paleo meal each day. Time to stop the post-holiday laziness. CON +1 3) Be able to do 20 pull-ups in one set by the end of the six weeks. STR +1 STA +1 And here are my Assassin goals: 4) Hit up the local parkour group for their weekly jams AT LEAST three times (it's every Sunday, so yeah). STR +1, DEX + 1.5, STA + 1 5) Do interval sprints on my in-between days from bodyweight training. STA +1 And one bonus goal for myself: get back into some degree of martial arts training. That is a monk's work, yes, but an assassin's body must be their ultimate weapon. "Nothing is true. Everything is permitted." Vittoria agli assassini! - thewolflord EDIT: My grading system by goal (this is per week): 1) 4 = A, 3 = B, 2 = C, 1 = D/F, 0 = F 2) 7(+) = A, 5-6 = B, 3-4 = C, 1-2 = D, 0 = F 3) Pass/Fail basis. Doing a set of pull-ups, as many as I can: A. Not doing any: F 4) For a 2 week period, again a pass/fail basis. Any more is just bonus 2 = A+, 1= A, 0 = F 5) 3 = A, 2 = B-, 1 = D, 0 = F Bonus is bonus. If I do it, it's one point of extra credit for each day of individual training and two for each day of dojo training. I never was good at math. D: