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Hi there. My name is Elissa and I'm (obviously) pretty new around here, though I've been lurking for a few weeks now and I really think this place can help me out. I've been working out on and off for the last year or so and what I really need is the ability to keep on track. Also, not to give into the temptation that is my office's junk food table. Or at least, not as often as I have been. I'm strongly considering the druid path along with my general gym attendance, mostly because I have some anxiety issues and everyone from my doctor to my mother to my best friends have recommended trying yoga and meditation as a way to help. I'd also like to lose a bit of weight and build better eating habits, as vegetables were more or less foreign to me until quite recently and I've been known to live on nothing but pasta. Not exactly a winning combination, especially when you include the aforementioned junk food table. So...that's who I am (sorry, I suck at introductions)! Very excited to meet new people here!

Hey Rebels!! Let me tell you a little bit about myself: Nice to meet y'all, you can call me Grace (or whatever nickname you choose as long as it's nice). I'm a 20 year old from North Carolina with some ambitious plans for the next phase of my life. I'm currently pushing 190 lbs, which is an all time high for myself... and I'm rather ashamed of it. That's not the only thing in my life I'm unhappy about though, and I've decided to do something about it. It's going to be a long and painful journey for me, but by the end of this I want who I am today to be completely gone -- I can't be any part of who I am now and also be the person I wish to become. I've come to grips with that, and thankfully my home environment is one where I can do this without much outside hindrance. So now, I need only defeat the ultimate enemy: myself. The First Steps: · Starting a diet. I'm still researching different diets, but I hope to have one started up by the end of the month. · MORE WATER. HAIL HYDRATE! · Meal Prepping. Dividing food into proper portions when I'm not hungry so I don't eat more than I should when I am hungry. · MORE SLEEP. I'm an overnight clerk and I usually have chores or errands during the daytime, so this one will be hard for me. · Make a routine. Start going to the gym on certain days. Not even to seriously work out yet, just to get me used to going. · Research Everything! I love learning and this is a new frontier for me, so I have a lot to learn! What I Bring to the Table: · I'm a creature of habit. Once I get a routine down I'll be more likely to keep it going just because I don't like changing it. · Journaling. I love writing things down, it's an odd motivation to be able to look at a page and see what I've done and learned. · Support. My friends and family are cheering me on, and I'm doing the same for them. Team mentality is what keeps me going when I feel like giving up. We believe in each other and I don't want to let them down. The Impossible Goals: · To be under 150 lbs by my 21st birthday (September). I've been overweight my entire life and I have hovered around 180 since my young teens, I honestly can't remember a time the scale said anything less than 160. I want to be in the best shape and health that I've ever been as a birthday gift to myself. · Freedom to do anything. All my life I've allowed my weakness to define me. My childhood friends made fun of me for how slow I was, so I stopped even trying to run. I've limited myself to thinking that I can't. But if I were honest, I'd admit that one of my dreams is to be able to go freerunning.. just go out and run and let nothing and no one stop me. I'm now choosing to believe that one day I will be able to do that. · To look and feel better. I'd be lying if I said that I wasn't at all motivated by my mirror. I love myself and my body, but that doesn't mean I don't want it to be better. My quest is a daunting one, and there is no path through the darkness.. but I won't back down. I'll keep pushing forward through this new world before me. My focus will remain on my goals, though I excitedly await the side quests and companions I hope to encounter. The way is not yet known, and I'm sure to fall into some traps and take wrong turns... but to me, that's half the fun. I'll fill my books with tales of great discoveries, strange creatures, people of all kinds, amazing magic, and fantastical adventures! To be honest, I feel somewhat overwhelmed by the journey ahead. Still, I'm excited to go on this quest and I look forward to meeting new allies and maybe even having rivals to compete with. I'm taking my first steps into a new life, with new battles and adventures! I may be a chicken chaser for now, but I'm on my way to becoming an unstoppable force of wisdom, courage, and power! Thank you all for taking the time to read this! For those who didn't; Tl:DR - Friendly 20/F/NC tired of being a fatty. Decides to completely recreate herself. Dreams of being fit by 09/2016 and eventually freerunning.

Hey y'all! Total level 0 beginner reporting in! I've been avoiding making myself healthy for far too long, and you guys have given me the motivation to finally start making some changes! Thank you all! I'm super excited about joining in this community. I'm looking forward to learning a lot and leveling up. As a beginner, I'm starting out as an Adventurer because 1) I'm a total n00b, gotta take things one step at a time. 2) My first focus is losing weight. Once I get myself into a healthy lifestyle and weight, I fully intend to join up with a more goal focused guild to get me on the path to becoming the best person I can possibly be. On a more personal note: I'm a pretty chill gal overall. I love anything outdoors and I want to eventually try out every kind of dance. Animals are my passion (along with nearly anything nature-related) which is why I'm working on eventually becoming a professional dog trainer. My nerd side is mostly from being a bookworm and casual gaming (Legend of Zelda, Harvest Moon/Rune Factory, Skyrim, WoW, etc.). That's about it. Again I'm really happy that I found this wonderful community, I'm actually looking forward to getting fit now! I hope that we can all be great friends and worthy rivals! ~Dark_Lady_Link (A.K.A. Grace)

Hi guys, I'm Jamie, and if any of you are into video games and podcasting, I'm one of the hosts of Orange Lounge Radio at VoGnetwork. My birthday was last Friday, and I made myself a promise to forget weight loss, forget clothes I will never look good in, and forget judgment. I'm focusing on strength and letting everything else fall into place (though I am keeping measurements). Why not follow in the footsteps of my favorite strong female video game characters? I learned how to do a deadlift today with an Olympic weight bar. HOLY POO. Well, I did get through three sets of fifteen, so that's something new. I've been doing the beginner circuit from this site and am starting to add things on different days to keep in interesting and challenge myself. Any suggestions for the n00b here?