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I’m back!! I took the last challenge off when I saw that NF was switching from the 6-week format to a 4-week format since I’d spend most of the challenge either in Japan or recovering from jet lag (which this time was a fresh new hell, omg). But now that I’ve returned to the States and have recovered and gotten back into the swing of things, I’m ready to charge forth into NF Challenges once more! I’ll admit, I’ve been mostly lackadaisical in everything related to fitness and diet the past couple of months, so really, it’s just about coming back down to the basics. So nothing too fancy here, just reestablishing the base! So without further ado: Let’s Get Back Fitness!! QUEST 1: Snakebite! [+3 STR] One of Ban’s main attacks is his infamous snakebite, which is largely just a ridiculous amount of grip strength with some magic involved. I don’t have magic, but I do have barbells, dumbbells, and my own bodyweight to work with! This boils down to strength-training 3x/week. Ideally, I’d like to do lifting all three days, but it may wind up being more like lift twice, bodyweight once. Either way, let’s get strong! A = 3x/week | B = 2x/week | C = 1x/week | F = Ban is disappoint QUEST 2: Fuuchouin School of Grace [+2 DEX] Kazuki’s chosen style of combat is by far the most graceful of anyone. I mean, koto strings. Plus Kazuki. How could it be anything but? Though I may be taking it easy in the theatre scene this year due to my crazy work schedule, I need to keep my chops up in all areas necessary to be a Triple Threat, and that includes dancing. That’s why I will do some form of dancing 2x/week. Ideally, this will be Monday night jazz/tap class with some time spent outside of class working on basics on my own, but for this challenge, ANY dance style will do (including Zumba either at home or in a class) just so I can get back into it. A = 2x/week | C = 1x/week | F = Did you even try QUEST 3: Data Entry [+3 CON] MakubeX is all about gathering and analyzing data (though this is grossly simplifying his capabilities as a genius computer hacker) to accomplish his goals. While I’m no longer stuck on how much I’m eating as a measurement of my success, I do want to get back into tracking what and how much of it I’m taking in for the purposes of evaluating my performance. Guys, I’m ready to tackle an Eat to Perform style of eating. So it doesn’t matter how much I eat, I just need to log everything. A = 6x/week | B = 4-5x/week | C = 3x/week | D = 1-2x/week | F = Nope LIFE QUEST: Honky Tonk Tab [+2 WIS] Ban and Ginji are notoriously bad/unlucky with money, and Paul has the café tab to prove it. While I’m not terrible with money, I can always strive to be better, especially since I’m still recovering from super expensive Japan trip, super expensive new mattress, and looking to acquire a new car in the next couple of months and wanting to save for a down payment on a house. Plus, I need to start saving for the NEXT trip to Japan in 2018 and I need to start a general savings for vacations that aren’t to Japan. Like to Europe. What does this mean? Basically every Sunday night/Monday morning I make sure my budget is all up-to-date, including checking in on my various debts to see exactly how much I still owe and making sure I’m on track with paying them off in a reasonable amount of time. I know me; this action alone will keep my financial behavior under control! Pass = Did the thing | Fail = Lol nope Ready to kick all the ass! Because the post needs more Ginji