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Hello, ranger folk. Since this is my first challenge ever in the big league (out of the Rebels Guild, I mean), I will bother you guys with a brief introduction. My name is Miss Kitty Fantastico and I will be joining you guys for the next few challenges (yey!). I am a 25 year old woman from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, who works a desk job as a ecommerce and marketing manager of a retailer of women's clothing. "I enjoy moonlit nights, taking long walks on the beach, unicorns, and knitting. In fact, I once took a seaside stroll on a moonlit night, and discovered a unicorn...which I proceeded to stab in the throat with a crochet needle. I am a woman of refined, yet simple tastes." *ahem* Seriously, though. I am a big nerd when it comes to games (if the Skyrim quote above wasn't indication), RPG, books and cats. Say "hi" to Banguela (portuguese for Toothless) and Lady Winterfell of House Gioielli (I will let you guys guess which is which ). I am also a big fan of electronic dance music and raves and festivals and THE VIBE.. and that is totally related to my MAIN QUEST for the next three of months, as you will see. A few weeks ago, my BFF and I decided to go to Tomorrowland Brasil 2016, one of the biggest electronic music festivals in the world (it is held in many different countries). It will be taking place on the 22nd, 23rd and 24th of april. After finally purchasing our tickets, we obvs got super excited and started watching ALL THINGS TOMORROWLAND on YouTube. We came across the aftermovie of last year's festival here in Brazil and, while watching it, we both looked at one another and basicly said the same thing: I wanna appear in the 2016's aftermovie and I wanna look good while doing it. Here is the vid in case anyone reading is curious: <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/eRMT29fKxtA"frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> So bam. My MAIN QUEST for the next couple of months is to prepare my body to look good for the festival. HAHA. Since "look good" is very subjective (and not a SMART goal), my MAIN GOAL for this challenge is to lose a bit more weight, so I can focus on "leaning out" during march and april. Anyway, I weight 53,2kgs (as of 25/01) , so for this challenge I will try to get down to 50kg to see if I can get rid of the stubborn belly fat. I will also will be paying close attention to my other body measurements and my BF% in case I need to adjust my tactics. And progress pics! Weekly progress pics! Now on to the goals! (Finally.) Height: 158cm/5'2''.Starting Weight (01/04):Goal Weight: 50kg/110lbs. Diet Goals - Keep eating at a deficit (1500 cals/day for weight loss, according to IIFYM calculator). Overeating isn't an option when you are living in the damn Castle Black as a recruit. I want to lose weight, so that means eating at a deficit. 1500 cals/day is what the IIFYM recommends for my height/weight/level of activity, so I will be using said amount as a starting point. I will grade this goal weekly though, which means less than 10500cals/week. - Eat more fiber during weekdays. My diet has been pretty solid and I am hitting my daily protein goal (100g) without any major issues, as well as keeping my carb intake to less than 100g for weigthloss. I figured I would make a fiber goal because somehow I am terrible at eating enough of it (25g/day), even though I eat veggies pretty much every day. So, for the next 4 weeks I will make a concious effort to up my fiber intake. I am making this a weekday thing, because I am known to fast during the weekends and/or give myself a little more leeway with what I eat (always keeping the 1500 cal/day or 10500 cal/week in mind, though). Week 1: 10g/dayWeek 2: 15g/dayWeek 3: 20g/dayWeek 4: 25g/day Fitness Goals - Crossfit at least 3x/week. Recruits must work on their strength and conditioning if they want to become grown up Rangers. You just need this sort of stuff to survive north of the Wall. Last challenge I was doing Crossfit 4x/week and I didn't miss a day (I even attended more sessions during the last week). I am pretty much in love with it, but ever since starting muay thai again I've decided to cut back a bit on my Crossfit sessions just so I don't end up burning out or something worse. Of course, if I am feeling good and rested enough and actually WANT to attend more sessions, I am free to do so. Hahaha. - Muay thai at least 2x/week. Recruits must have martial training so they can defend the Realms of Men against the Wildlings and the White Walkers. - NF Yoga 2x/week. At this point, I will be using the NF yoga sessions mostly for the stretching, since Crossfit + muay thai = a sore MKF. Life Goal - Fix the damn car. Recruits must care for the horses-- Blah. Hahaha. I just need to have my car's bodywork fixed in order to renew its documents in five months from now. Brazilian stuff. I have been putting it off since last year and finally have enough money saved to take it to a shop and leave it there for a few days. So.............