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For those who are new or behind, my main goal is weight loss, for health reasons as well as I want to look good naked, and fit in clothes I used to. I love 5Ks and kettlebells. I'm struggling with this goal because it doesn't get easier when you get older. (W) I work from home, (3 jobs) as an accountant, so making sure I have enough movement in my day as well as not eating "all the unhealthy things" is important. It's very easy to lose track of how much time I've been sitting trying to solve an issue. Not having "all the unhealthy things" in the house also helps. I use a 5K training plan that I’ve used in the past, 3 days of intervals and 1 - 2 of strength/cross training days, I may graduate to the 10K and half marathon plans this year, I may not. I just want to keep moving. ( R )I struggle to get enough sleep so that shall remain on the list until it's no longer a struggle. (E) I found a ‘diet’ plan, the Dr. that came up with its target audience is post-menopausal women. It’s really a combination of several different things like IF, Low Carb/Keto, and Macros. The common denominator is calorie reduction, of course, unless you burn more than you take in, nothing is going to work! My biggest issue is I get tired of trying to figure it all out and do a lot better when someone just tells me how and when to do it, so I’m putting this on easy mode until I lose the weight! So far I’m down 11 lbs. (S) I want to hit at least 7500 steps a day, once this becomes habit I’ll raise it (T) Tracking the things that I eat with an app makes hitting macros and the calorie goal easier, this is in conjunction with E, even though I can eat and not track, doing both is better (L) I’ve been learning Spanish on Duolingo, because this country scares me and I may want to move abroad one day. I also want to learn to play guitar, since I have one collecting dust in my room and it will not learn to play itself. There are plenty of free videos on how to do this on YouTube. Learning something, at least once a week (Duolingo goal is daily) will count towards this. (E) Extra things that make life worth living, date nights with D, 5k’s or more that I may do, motorcycle rides, FL trips, and life events will go here. Checking in to hold myself accountable is key to this being successful, I don't want to have to post bad news here. I plan on posting daily to make sure I'm on track where I need to be The Plan... Workout - Intervals/Kettlebells Rest - Sleep (7 hours a night) Eat - Stick to macros and don’t make excuses to eat the unhealthy things Steps - Hitting my 7500 steps a day goal Track - using Cronometer Learn - Duolingo, other stuff Extra - Rides, 5k's, events, and life Update - Daily Done - 🌈 Not Done - ❄️

Hi fellow nerd rebels, I'm 32 years old and I have already accomplished a few steps towards a healthier/ happier life without nerd fitness. I quit smoking and started to go to work by bike instead of by tram. I've had a weight problem since puberty and think I need to level up on different grounds/ in different skills in order to finally reach my max level physically. Main Quest: live a healthy life 1. Drink 2l of water every day (each week: A: 7 days, B: 6 days, C: 5 days, D: 4 days, E: 3 days; F: 2 days or less) 2. Work out 3 days a week (Monday, Wednesday, Friday/ Saturday) (6 weeks: A: 18-16, B: 15-13, C: 12-10, D: 9-7, E: 7-5, F:4-0) Work out could be: beginner's body weight circuit, gym course or tread mill etc., tae-boe dvd, go swimming, 45 min. xbox sports) 3. Don't use Ipod/ watch series before sleeping; read instead (each week, same as 1.) Life Quest: finish decorating terrace (paint furniture, lighting) A: all the furniture is painted, lighting is up and working B: all the furniture is painted C: Lighting is up and Working D: I ordered Lighting and tried to put it up. It didn't work and I couldn't try again because I was so busy working out. E: Ordered lighting (alread got the paint) F: Did'nt even think about it because life was so strenuous My motivation: You only live once. If I were dead, what would I have want my life to have been like? (Sorry for grammar, not English native speaker) While I figure it out - trying to postpone death. Starting Monday, 19th May Ending Sunday, 29th June