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Ciao a tutti!!! Mi chiedevo da tempo se ci fossero altri italiani, così in uno slancio di entusiasmo ho deciso di creare questo post, nella speranza di trovare qualche altro membro della rebellion che abita nel bel paese (o ne parla la lingua)! Post telegrafico..per ora! A presto ZF

Before I am 50: July 7, 2019 I would love to - See Pearl Jam live in concert from floor or back stage - Go surfing with son - Spend three weeks in Italy painting, looking at art and eating - Have my artwork in a Chicago, LA or NYC gallery - Travel to Scotland with husband and friends; go to Glasgow, Little Sparta garden, and Fringe Music Fest - Get my MFA - Hike up Half Dome - Have a big 50th Birthday weekend in Chicago with friends (July 7, 2019 will be a Sunday so a whole weekend just makes sense!) (Work in progress)

Hi! I'm Laisa, almost 22 years old, from Italy. Before I start, I want you to know that my English could be faulty, so please don't bother my errors too much! I knew Nerd Fitness last year thanks to 9Gag and I found it awesome, BUT I started some exercises twice and gave up after 2 weeks everytime. That's my problem, I don't know what Perseverance is. The same applies to study (I'm a university student) and I absolutely hate it. I'm lazy and I know where to start, but not how to keep on. Sooo... THIS TIME I joined the Rebellion, hoping here I'll find some more motivation, maybe that's all I need? I don't like to say people I know that I want to lose weight because they wouldn't take me seriously, they know my attitude. This time I want to surprise them, I want to make it. I hope you guys help me. I weight 63 kg (about 138 lbs I think). Maybe I'm not SO overweight but I know I can reach at least 53 kg, that would probably be perfect for my body composition. It means a lot to me just because I mentally tend to give up easily. My problem is not dieting. The fact is that I always HATED sports. I've never found something good for me, I tried many things but not for long, again for the same problem. So I need to find a motivation strong enough to make me exercise. I want to HAVE FUN doing it (maybe not at the very beginning, I know it'll be hard). So, I want to change my body, the way I see myself in the mirror, the way I behave and take care about me. I want to grow up and this time I hope I can finally make it. ps: I'm a "occasional nerd". I love the fantasy world, Rpgs, manga & anime. The perfect evening for me and my bf is laying together on the couch playing videogames. I also adore singing and I want to look better on the stage, that's another point. I've always wanted to be an elf or a badass werewolf. I love nature and I study "Animal Welfare and Breeding" at University (I don't know if it could be translated like this LOL) and I've always dreamt of running wild in the forest. I think it'll be my super final goal. Thanks for your attention!

Hello, everyone! I discovered this site about a week ago, bouncing from a link an American friend of mine posted on Facebook. Lurked around, read posts, watched Steve’s tutorial on YT… “Damn, this seems too good to be true, where’s the scam? It has to be nearby…†(no offense intended: every nerd knows that the internet is a big source of scams and phishing attempts ). But after one-week check I can’t really find anything wrong here, and this is a really pleasant surprise! So first thing first: I must congratulate to Steve himself, for putting up his efforts in giving birth to this site, and to you guys, for building up this enthusiastic community And, above all, thank you all for being nerds and rebels simultaneously: the “air†I breath in there is clean and full of potential and willpower. This is really good for my lungs Ok then, let me start the core part of this introductory post! The just-past me I’m Marco, from northern Italy, a 27 yo male who’s never been too concerned about his appearance no, let me correct myself: who never believed in his appearance or other physical qualities. Except for the music. I have a pretty good hearing for rhythms and melodies I tried out many sports, starting from judo, when I was a kid, then stepping to karate, jujutsu, aerobic class, heavy machine-oriented gyms, but except the first one no one has endured much in my daily routines... I guess this comes for my big lack: I still didn’t believe that my appearance could change significantly. Obviously any effort is too much if you don’t think you can obtain any result. Now I have a full-time desk job as a Game Developer, which make me stand still the major part of the day, watching at a screen and thinking… And gaining weight After hitting the too-damn-high count of 86 Kilograms for my 1.75 meters (excuse me for using metric system, can’t really think in other ways :-P anyway, google tells me that they’re about 190 pounds for 5,74 feet height) I put myself been on a diet since the first of september, but I still couldn’t see a good trends in results, so my determination started to fade away, and exceptions started to leak in my food plan more and more often… As today something has drastically changed, though, from a spark I never expected to come: my girlfriend said to me “I love you, and I wish you could love yourself tooâ€. Something to barf a rainbow in her face, huh? Well, it actually is, let’s face it but it’s also something that managed to move something around both my guts and my brain. The current me I think that time for procrastination and indifference has ended, because for the first time in my life I damn want a flat stomach, and I know for sure it’s not going to appear automagically (not a typo ) under my Christmas tree. My work routine do not allow me to go to be productive in a gym, so I’m resolved to exercise myself autonomously (beginner bodyweight circuit, here I come), but this requires a lot of task-tracking skills, which I think I have, and motivation, which I’m pretty sure I have but I’m still a little afraid to trust So here I am, signing in for the next 6-week challenge, the first step on something that I want to be a new path for my life to follow! As a big fan of RPGs I couldn’t resist to build a character sheet, following the mechanics described in other posts ;-) Feel free to take a look at the link in my signature for my main quest, motivation and first challenge goals, and let me know what you think about it: feedbacks are always welcome! Shortly I will also open the opportune thread on the 1st challenge section [uPDATE] 1st challenge online! Again, thank you all, and… Hope to see you around for a long time PS: I apologize for the long text but, honestly, I really can't reduce myself to a little bunch of words... I need at least a medium bunch of phrases ;-) PPS: no matter how much I try, I can’t persuade any browser into showing me the members map. Is anybody else from Veneto, here?

So I have found I have a free fall break, I attend school in Rome and have realized I haven't traveled around Italy itself that much. I have been to Cinque Terre, Florence (bleh), and Naples/Pompeii/Sorrento. Does anyone have any great places I should go see? (