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Hi everyone!!! I cannot believe that I have never came across this webpage before. Since I am a huge dork and overall fitness/health fanatic this seems like a great idea for like-minded with similar goals. I know it have been a while since the mass effect trilogy ended, but deal with this. I picked Commander Shepard as my inspiration for this four week challenge because regardless if you are paragon or renegade Shepard, she is determined and perseveres. And who doesn't want the body of the elite group of N7's from the Alliance Navy. Quest One - Fitness: Run 15 km per week I want to up my endurance and run a half marathon this summer, Shepard definitely cannot be huffing and puffing behind everyone else. Quest Two - Fitness: 100 burpees per week I have a love/hate relationship with burpees but it is an efficient way to get a quick full body workout in. Quest Three - Diet & Budget: Do not buy food out No post gym smoothie. No lunches from the cafeteria or buying tea while I am at work. I waste my money and end up eating food that is not healthy when I eat out. Shepard has to save money to buy more important things such as armour upgrades or fish for her fish tank and I have to pay off my student loan. Life Quest: Find one positive thing about myself everyday I am hypercritical of myself and Femshep is one confident badass. I am going to write down one positive thing about myself per day. It can be anything from a personality trait or something that I did that day that I was proud of. Best of luck to everyone with their quests - Akaviri

JessOfAllTrades's 2nd Nerdiversary Challenge Level Up Main Quest: To become a better JessOfAllTrades (recently changed from being the best Jofalltrades I could me, also known as creating the myth) Backstory: I am a 28 year old school counselor who happens to have a passion for nerdy, geeky things. I started on this website as a graduate student one semester into a program that was testing my limits. However, I also came here as someone deeply broken by my previous job as an educator, some major life changes, and some damaging relationships with others, my self, and all areas of my health. I came here already on a path of healing, but frustrated over a lack of changes in other areas (such as my weight and eating habits). I have struggled with weight and my views of food for the majority of my 28 years. I also struggle with depression and anxiety. I have ADHD. However, I am also a highly accomplished person who has done some amazing things the past two years. I finished my masters degree with a 4.0, I have national counselor certification, and I landed a job in June at a brand new school. I have an amazing partner who supports and loves me. I have an awesome family that inspires me everyday. I have some bad ass friends who also accomplish the impossible all the time. I am in constant awe by the people around me, and for some reason they seem to want what's best for me too. I originally came to NF because I wanted to become healthier. I can honestly say that over the past two years I have made progress in that goal, but recently I have been slacking. I'm beginning to backtrack, and that is not okay. So it's time to change that. Currently: I'm taking the time to slowly rebuild habits. I originally wanted to jump in with a Mass Effect N7 themed challenge, but realize I am no where near ready for that. I ain't exactly fictional sci-fi military recruit material yet. So instead, we're going to take this nice and slow and begin with the foundation - habits. I'm coming off of the holiday season, a back injury, and still trying to learn how to do my job. Here goes nothing. Goals: 1. Track One excuse I've had this year is that I'm eating better. I'm beginning to suspect that this is only true about 50% of the time. So the only way to be certain AND to change my habits is to track and see. Therefore, I will be using MyFitnessPal everyday during this challenge. Grades: A: 6 days out of 7 B: 5 days out of 7 C: 3 days out of 7 D: 1 day out of 7 F: 0 days out of 7 2. Hydrate Over the summer I went to Colorado with a group of friends. We cleverly nicknamed ourselves N7 because there were seven of us and we're huge Mass Effect fans. I earned the extra nickname "Puddles Shep" because I was too well hydrated and constantly had us stopping for bathroom breaks. However, since I've started working again drinking water has practically stopped. So that needs to change. Therefore, I will drink about 70 to 80 ounces of water a day. Grades: A: 70 to 80 ounces 5 days a week B: 70 to 80 ounces 4 days a week C: 70 to 80 ounces 3 days a week D: 70 to 80 ounces 2 days a week F: 70 to 80 ounces 0 days a week 3. Move My back was a great excuse not to move the past few months. That's over now. I have been cleared to move again, so move I will. Three days a week - no excuses. Grades: A: 3 days a week B: 2 days a week C: 1 day a week D: -- F: 0 days a week 4. Life Goal: Be a jack jess of all trades I have a lot of side projects and hobbies that tend to get ignored when I get wrapped up in work. Part of my goal for 2015 is to nurture those hobbies and side projects, otherwise I'm not really living up to my internet user name, am I? So, I have four things I want to focus on this challenge. I must attempt to get in one hour of: Reading (for fun)Research (must keep up appearances of being a stodgy academic)Creative project (think new dice bags are the current project, as well as a costume for my upcoming performance)Work on one of the projects on the 2015 To Do List (which I will post shortly)I hope to up it from an hour after the first week, but small steps. Grades: A: 1 or more hours of work B: 45 minutes or more of work C: 30 minutes or more of work D: 20 minutes of work F: No work on side projects

The quest: N7 Training Havock style This is my first challenge as a Ranger, and I'm really looking forward to it. I have participated in several challenges in the past, and although I finish I always forget to keep logging my progress after a while. Or just get self-consious about the progress I'm making, which is just ridiculous and no way for a N7 Marine to act. I got my bantha poodoo together last year but have been lacking in the logging/keeping track of progress department. This challenge is my way of working on that. Oh and obviously I love Mass Effect... Fitness Goals: 1. 5k in under 40 minutes, because Specters need to run. Plan: Going to alternate my gym days so that every other day I'm working on running either on the treadmill or track. Currently: I went from running a 5k in 48 minutes to 40 minutes this past year. But I really want to get it under that in the next 6 weeks. 2. 5 Proper Push Ups. Plan: I want to start practicing my push ups every (or every other) morning. Currently: I can do one, and that took a while to acomplish, but I know I can do better. Life Quests: 3. Log progress daily - because I've always struggled with this and want to work on it so I know if I'm making progress on my goals or not. 4. No Drinking - This is a personal one, just to try and lose some weight while I'm at it. 5. Get everything I need to done to go to my Targeted Selection interview for school administration. I finished my masters degree and passed all my tests, time to start moving forward on this one too.

Good starts, great intentions, and well made plans are all what pave the road to hell, and that is right where my last 6 week challenge went. Between bad eating choices, working to many hours, stress from job interviews and the like I just didn't care. However, I am back and ready to make it happen! I need to train for my spartan race in November. My goal is to beat 45 minutes, which as far as I can tell is about the average. “FORM UP MAGGOTS! INSPECTION!†The drill sergeant’s voice booms from the open door way. Terrified new recruits throw themselves forward, forming up at the foot of the beds, back straight, eyes forward, sweat forming on their brows. Anxiously awaiting their first inspection, the new recruits of the Systems Alliance Military, many are shifting their weight from foot to foot, not sure of how to deal with the suspense . “EYES FORWARD! ATENT. HUT!†The voice bellows again, THUMP.THUMP. THUMP. Fearing to look away anywhere but straight ahead, private pwallace find him staring at a fellow private. The name on her fatigues says starpuck. A little shorter than him, and a few year older, Starpuck gazed back with a cool steady stare. ‘She looks like she could handle a krogan. Granted it would have to be a small young krogan but DAMN! Remind m not mess with her.’ Pwallace thinks, attempting to get his mind off of the impending screaming that is about to happen. “YOU CALL THIS A MADE BUNK MAGGOT! DROP DOWN AND GIVE ONE HUNDRED!†The Private 4 bunks down from pwallace drops to the floor. Risking a quick glance, Pwallace turns his head just a small amount to see what the owner of this fearsome voice looks like. Not one but 5 officers stand in between the two rows of Privates. “ONE! TWO! THREE! FOUR! FIVE! SIX….FROM THE BEGINNING YOUR FORM IS CRAP! ONE! TWO! THREE!†Roars the Human officer standing at about 6 feet tall and every inch of him intimidating. Flanking him are a Turian and a Krogan, both silently watching the private struggle to keep up with the count. Behind them, barely visible, stand a Solarian and an Asari. Pwallace had heard tales of the Asari and their intimate social habits, but the Asari standing with the officers made him doubt what he had heard of the dancing girls at the bars. This Asari seemed to be even more terrifying than the Human. Slight of build and shorter than Pwallace, she moved with a deadly grace that told anyone looking she had seen many battles and more men die. “Excuse me major, but it would appear that those two down the line seem to think they don’t have to follow your directions.†The Turian says, in a normal tone but loud enough for everyone in the barracks to hear. Snapping his head back around, Pwallace sees Starpuck looking at him, fear dancing in her eyes. ‘She must have been looking too. Aw Hell! This is it. We are done. I am going to be kicked out because I couldn’t follow one stupid order. I will never make it to a N7 now!’ Pwallace chastises himself THUMP. THUMP. THUMP. “PWALLACE! STARPUCK! FRONT AND CENTER!†The Major screams, spittle flying into the air. Stepping forward, Pwallace can feel his knees shaking and sees a new sheen of sweat breaking out on Starpucks forehead. "YOU HAVE JUST VOLUNTEERED FOR THE N7 STREAMLINE PROGRAM! STARTING MONDAY, YOU WILL TRAIN AND BE TRAINED IN THE WAYS OF OUR ALIEN ALLIES TO ENHANCE YOUR SKILLS IN LIFE AND IN THE BATTLEFIELD, LEADING TO A MORE ROUNDED SOLDIER. THE CITADEL IS PUTTING THIS INTO PLACE DUE TO THE CONSTANT REAPER THREATS." Strong like a Krogan -work out atleast 3x a week (strength training or cardio) Efficient likea Solarian - Get house work done 3x a week (cleaning or organizing) Sensual like an Asari - Do something with the "significant other" atleast 1x a week Eat like a Turian~ Eat Paleo atleast 4x a week ( I will end up haveing wednesday evening, thursday, and friday off with the fiance so on those days I will have 1 meal that I can eat that is not paleo.)