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Starting point at March 2012:Weight: 212lbBust: 42"Waist: 38"Hips: 46" Deadlift: 40kgBench: 20kgOverhead press: 17.5kg Current:Weight: 147lbBust: 33"Waist: 27"Hips: 36" Took a 6 month break and only just restarted weight training a month ago, so:Deadlift: 60kgBench: 40kgOverhead press: 27.5kg Reached a point where I've run out of specific targets, so I'm hoping this first challenge will help me get back on track. When I first started exercising a little over a year ago my goal was "get down to ~145lb", and as I'm now at 147lb I'm floundering a little with what I really want to do. Sat down and had a think, and these are the things that I think are a/ important or b/ a defining factor in something that is important. Goals: Fitness:Deadlift bodyweight / Decline bench 50kg / 1x pull-up STR +3Attend kickboxing class once a week. DEX +2Cycle 100miles per week, finish challenge with 1x 60 mile ride. STA +2 STR:Current deadlift: 60kgCurrent weight: 67kgCurrent dec. bench: 40kgCurrent pull-up: no pull-ups (14kg assist / 2x 5second negatives) DEX:I'm blind in one eye, so my co-ordination and general dexterity leave a lot to be desired; I'm hoping that kickboxing will improve this, given the need to be able to hit things and not fall over a lot. STA:I'm signed up for the British Heart Foundation London to Brighton bike-ride on June 16th, and my current max mileage is 35. Granted, this was in the snow, in the dark, and I got gritted, but still, I need to do better. Diet:Eat paleo+dairy (refuse to cut out cheese or milk) five days out of seven for the duration. CON +2 Currently doing my best, but need some serious accountability so that I don't eat pasta and potato all the time. 5/7 is mostly because I refuse to cut out pizza night: they set up a wood-fired oven a mile down the road and cook the lightest and most delicious fresh Sicilian pizza. Giving that up = not happening. Life:Study for 7+ hours a week. WIS +4Try changing one item of physical appearance every week: different outfit / makeup / haircut / nails / etc. CHA +2 WIS:My boss just paid £270.00 for my next 3 accountancy exams, if I fail them I have to pay him back. I paid for the courses, if I pass I get the money back (~£500.00). CHA:I have a terrible inability to do basic female stuff, like dress myself or wear makeup or care about what I look like. My standard outfit is jeans + t-shirt + scrappy ponytail + no makeup + clipped/chipped nails + no-f*cks-given attitude. Mostly a throwback to when I was bigger and it was the easiest thing to do, but now I'm more-or-less the right size to rock whatever I want, so there's no reason for me to not do so. Also, learning makeup would be a huge life bonus, I think. And dresses. Wish me luck! Makeup and clothes are TERRIFYING!