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Call of the Wild - Grant intuition, might, and swiftness to yourself and nearby allies. I figured I would go into full swing with the ranger vibe, so each challenge I will be learning a new ability based on ranger skills. For this challenge I will be focusing on gaining intuition, might, and swiftness. My Main Quest: Be able to deadlift my body weight, this is a focus for the beginning of the new year so this may take more than just this challenge. I am focusing on strength instead of just weight loss in order to see results more regularly, and keep myself going through plateaus and rough patches a bit more easily. Side Quests: Intuition (Food): Be mindful, observe, and listen to my body. Plan breakfasts and lunches, prepare meals ahead of time, and eat what I know is good for my body. 80/20 ratio (4 cheat items per week max, this would include a meal or more than 1 actual glass (not bucket sized glass) of wine, ect.) for occasional indulgences, and at least 8 cups of water per day. Track everything in MFP (or note if you can't track it on here as well as notify my trainer), and take advice from my trainer on eating properly. A - 80/20 ratio all 6 weeks B - 80/20 ratio 4/5 out of the 6 weeks C - 80/20 ratio 3 out of 6 weeks F - Anything less Might (Weight Training): Weight Train 3 times a week. A - 3 weight training days all 6 weeks B - 3 weight training days 4/5 out of the 6 weeks C - 3 weight training days 3 out of 6 weeks F - Anything less Swiftness (Cardio): Have at least 2 dedicated cardio sessions. A - 2 cardio days completed all 6 weeks B - 2 cardio days completed 4/5 out of the 6 weeks C - 2 cardio days completed 3 out of 6 weeks F - Anything less Life Quest: Save up for an elliptical machine (this may take more than 6 weeks, but make sure to put money away each paycheck).

I was determined that 2013 was the year I was going to lose weight and get into shape. I'd come across girls on My Fitness Pal who lifted and how much the ate then saw Spezzy's story on the Nerd Fitness blog and I knew I wanted to try picking up a barbell. There was a half price offer on with a trainer in my gym to get started with strength training, albeit on machines to begin with, so on 16 January 2013 I met with him and got started. Yes, it was on machines but it was compound moves rather than isolation. However, I told him that I wanted to move to barbells and he was supportive but the kit just wasn't there in my building so I went with it for a couple of months before moving over to barbells full time at home. (One of my first deadlift session.) By the end of 2013, I'd gone from 78kg to 60kg and was ready to stop losing weight. I'd also taken myself from never having touched a barbell to a 90kg squat, 52.5kg bench and 90kg deadlift. (80kg squat on 1 August 2013, as I don't seem to have the 90kg one from 20 December) I took photos comparing myself on 15 January 2014 (my one year anniversary) and 15 January 2015 and found myself a little disappointed at the lack of aesthetic change, but I know I've made a lot of progress in terms of weights lifted and my confidence. People chat a lot about recomp but for me it is a painfully slow process. When people tell others that they must have gained muscle and lost fat when their weight on the scales is static for a couple of weeks there is part of me that wishes that would actually happen to me (even though I know it's just fluid balance and GI weights when that happens in most people). I need to remember that visible change isn't the be all and end all. The goal in 2014 was to start competing in powerlifting. I got my membership for Scottish Powerlifting and entered the Scottish Open in Dumfries on 8 February 2014. I got a coach and worked hard and by the end of the year, I was ranked number 3 overall in Scotland and in the top ten in the UK in my weight class. Best lifts by the end of 2014 were 120kg squat, 67.5kg (paused) bench and 125kg deadlift. (My heaviest lift of 2014 - a 125kg deadlift when I was still the worst deadlifter of the entire competition... yeah, a tad depressing.) I then managed to injure my lower back and glutes in early December and was terrified that my lifting career was over (I'm a total drama queen). By Christmas, I was back to lifting albeit with much lighter weights. The goal in 2015 is to be invited to compete at an international level. My weight is under control, diet is fairly dialled in, I just need to work with my coach and physio to keep myself in good condition so I can just keep the weights going up! After taking the two year anniversary pictures, I changed into the outfit above and walked into the gym and it was only then that I realised that a year before I would never have dared to wear a crop top in an open gym. Two years in, I've changed my shape, I've got stronger and I will have my cake and eat it! I just have to try to accentuate the positive and eliminate the negative if I want to go from competitive to elite.

William smiled as he looked over his latest email from his handler. They were impressed with the patience he had shown in removing his first mark and were ready for him to move forward. The next one they wanted him closer though. They wanted to see how he could do if he had to be close up with the hit. His handler told him the information would be dead-dropped within a day or two and he would be sent the location. He knew that this one would take more subtly. Now all he had to do was wait. (Goals for this challenge) (100 push-ups/Sit-ups in a single session) Currently at 4 sets of 25 (improve free-running skills) Training progress on Kong and Side jumps Training on Wall Run and Cat (10 miles running, at least 3 times a week) (must be running, not walking) Can do it walking, but running still a challenge

I really want to sit on the couch, watch some TV, and maybe drink a beer. This challenge will be about me resisting that desire. This battle will consist of 4 rounds: Round 1 - Physical Fitness Homer is seen here performing one armed push-ups with a baby on his back. I have been progressing towards one armed push-ups since the beginning of the summer. My goal will be 3 sets of 20 uneven push-ups. An acceptable alternative would be actual OAPs. Round 2 - Physical Appearance When Homer really put his mind to it, he was able to get in shape. I'd like to lose a couple of inches of my waist in the next few months. My goal this time around will be to hit 5 days a week of 16/8 Intermittent Fasting. Round 3 - Father Figure Homer may not be the ideal father figure, but he manages to find time to do things his kids like. My goal will be to focus on my kids more. Yes, I realize this is an extremely nebulous goal. Refinement forthcoming. Round 4 - Husband I realize that my initial statement was that I want to resist the temptation to sit on the couch and watch TV, but no beer and no TV could make a guy go crazy! Actually my wife loves quality time and "couch dates" are one of our favorite activities. We are excited that the Fall TV season is starting up again soon and have a couple of shows we like to watch together. My goal will be at least 5 couch dates over the next 6 weeks where I let her pick the shows. And who knows, if I hit all my other goals, I could wind up in a situation like this:

Did the beginners bodyweight work out for the second time this week! AND cancelled my gym membership that I've been paying for for 8 months and NEVER going to! I've been wanting to start this body weight routine for months, but have always found soooo many excuses not to. "Im too tired", "Im hungry", "I have to read the entire internet first" or just plain sitting on the couch in silence instead of doing anything physical. I did the routine first on Monday morning when I had some time (it only takes 15 minutes!) and felt super worked after, sweaty, a little weezy, hating everything. But I felt really good the next day! I planned on doing it again on Wednesday, but I was feeling a little too sore still, but had some time this morning and did it again! It was already easier, and I could do more reps per set of pushups than day 1! I'm going to use this thread as an accountability thing for myself, might be something I need, along with the two alarms Ive set on my phone at the beginning and end of the day to remind me everyday to work out.

And he stepped out on to the road...

Hello, I'm Ani and this is going to be my first challenge. A friend of mine gave me this idea and since I love challenging myself for progress in general, it would be amazing to have even more motivation to train. Main Quest: Most important for me is to get in shape, not only to look good, but to feel healthy also. Main goals: - To lose 4 more kg (from 58 to 54kg) and so to lower my percent of body fat - To be able to do 150 crunches - To run longer and faster (4km for 25 minutes) Work-outs: I work out mostly at home, since I live a bit far from the city center, where the gyms are at, but that has never been a problem. I live near a park and I mostly run there and in the area around the big lake in it. At home I do also cardio-exercises like jumping jacks, squats and crunches. I always make time for a workout every day of the week, so I basically train every day to stay in shape, even if sometimes not so intense. Generally my goal is 6 workouts per week, each no less than an hour. Dieting: For more than a year now I am eating absolutely healthy. No soda, no chips, no alcohol, no fast food, of course with some exceptions only sometimes. At first I used myfistenspall to count my calories, then it just became a healthy habit. I don’t find it difficult, exactly the opposite. I am used to it and it makes me feel healthier (probably because of the vitamins ). Life Side Quest: - To have enough time for studying and so to graduate from high-school with a perfect diploma - To dedicate more effort and time into my hobby, which is art Motivation: - My friends, who always support me - A better life through better looks and better personality J

Okay, for the past 5 weeks now I've been doing the BBWW three times a week, and the circuit style has been kicking my ass regularly. I have seen some strength gains, specifically 45 second planks up from 15, and proper push-ups up from knee push-ups. My question is around when s it right to move onto a more traditional strength based routine, with 3-5 sets of 5-10 reps of a handful of exercises spread over a multi day split, etc, etc, etc? I'm asking because I really want to progress to a pull-up, and while I'm fairly sure the BBWW can get me there with progression added to each of the exercises (push-ups into decline push-ups, dumbbell rows into bodyweight rows, backpack or dumbbell weight squats and lunges, etc), I'm just not entirely sure it's the best way to go about progressing my goals. Any thoughts?

Hi Nerd Fitness Community! I've seen various blips of information filtering into my life for a while now from Nerdfitness; the community on facebook, Steve's blog and email updates etc. t-shirts!!! and I've decided to do something about leveling up my own life overall. I've got a tonne of aspirations and a life full of tasks and chores, no shortage of motivation, or enthusiasm to get the stuff done (that I'm good at) but I'm permanently tired from having too much going on at once. What I could do with is pointing in the right direction to leveling up generally. I seem to remember seeing categories for structuring these goals to level up in all aspects. Does anyone know where the list is as I can't find it. Once I've got those categories set down then I can work out what needs to be in them and where from this list of tasks - big small or otherwise, and set to with working out how to get them done - THE FUN WAY!!! If I structure my goals in the same way that you're all structuring yours then it becomes measurable and I can join in with you all on the 6 week challenges! - thanks for having me on board

Last month I turned 30. I was not looking forward to it; I thought it meant that I was running out of time to do everything I wanted to and that it was the start of a massive countdown to when I was going to have to have kids (or not) and blah blah blah. I think I set up a self-fulfilling prophecy there with those negative expectations, even though I had a plan for all the great things I was going to to do and awesome new habits I would start and all of that. Well, I didn't have a real tracking/accountability system aside from the blog I started, which I haven't even been brave enough to share with my friends and family. So, super useful. Also, I got hit with all sorts of surprise obstacles: An old injury came back with a vengeanceWork got really difficult and really stressful with plenty of overtimeI wasn't paid on time and had to get by on a few dollars a day for a couple of weeks (welcome to Kazakhstan)I found out my on and off ex started dating someone (just a month before I was supposed to go see him in America)I had to move to a new apartment because mine had so many problems (landlords in Kstan are pretty useless)So basically lots of great excuses for all those great plans to go right out the window. Three weeks later I don't think I've made any solid progress at all on any of my goals. I guess now that my new apartment and job are a bit more settled, I've accepted the situation with my ex, and I've been paid, I can hit the reset button. So after one last cheat day yesterday where I put all of my last negative feelings into that red wine and dark chocolate, I'm ready to start over today. I don't know if anyone reads other people's logs here, but if you do and want to send an encouraging comment that would be amazing. I'd love to meet someone who needs an accountability partner or just wants to swap messages from time to time. I seem to be the only Rebel in Kazakhstan. If you have any interest in reading about how I'm coping with turning 30 (I REALLY DON'T WANT TO BE 30, but I'm working on it), living/working in Kazakhstan, or other very random things here's my blog: http://30isthenewwhatever.wordpress.com (Hasn't been updated this week--oops) Okay, here we go.

I am going to properly fill this in when I have a bit more time so this is more of a placeholder as I want to at least get my goals set down seeing as the challenge has now started. Goal 1: get back into the routine if doing bodyweight exercises 3 times a week and for this six weeks I'm going to focus on upping my endurance so high number of reps for smaller number of sets. My targets will be for 2 sets of 20 push-ups, 2sets of 20 assisted one leg squats, 2 sets of 20 assisted pull ups and 2sets of 15 hanging knee raises. Of course, if I hit those targets before 6 weeks, I will move on to harder variations but I'd like to be getting some good rep numbers in first. My actual success with the goal though will be measured by the number of workouts per week rather than reaching certain rep counts as I want this challenge to be more about building good habits rather than hitting specific progress goals. STR +3, STA +2 Goal 2: continuing my already running 28 day handstand challenge, I hope to go beyond holding a one minute wall handstand which is the focus of that and try to get to 2 minutes and make some attempts at possibly managing some freestanding handstands. Like goal 1 though, my real target is to practice every day and establish the habit of getting upside down on a regular basis. DEX +3, Goal 3: increase my supple strength by doing active stretching every day. My introduction to bodyweight was through the first Convict Conditioning book so following on from that I'm going to be doing the three active stretches of the Trifecta in the second book- the various progressions towards bridges, L-sits and twists which tie in nicely with my longer term goals of eventually doing handstands, bridges and L-sits. CON +2, STA +2, Goal 4: get creative by doing some writing of any kind for at least 5 minutes every day. Some days it'll maybe sketching out ideas for stories, maybe I'll experiment with some poetry, whatever takes my fancy- I just want to do something creative. It may well be that my writing for the day will be an update to this thread, I certainly plan to update more often than in previous challenges, so in future I'm going to attempt to be more entertaining or interesting with my updates. I don't know how that'll end up or if there will be any kind of style running throughout them but I do hope that I'll have fun finding out. CHA +3 I'll try to do a bit more of a thorough explanation tomorrow, listing how I'll measure things and what I'll count as successes or failures and I might even try to find a way to link my title with what I'm actually doing as at the moment it's just really a mildly amusing misquotation of Spider-man rather than actually having anything to do with my goals. P.s. In future I'll also spell check before I post too!

Battle week 1 summary: Workouts: Nerd Basic body weight work out: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 3 sets each day! Modifications: Squats - wider leg stance, x11 instead of 20 Walking Lunges: 12 instead of 20 Dance Class: Tuesday 1 hour Dances done: 6 Step Champion step fling (without stopping) 5 Step pre-championship jig (without stopping) x2 2 and 2 Sword (championship, minor stops when I forgot a step) Step practice: Reverse Pointing step, crossing and pointing quick step (sword) Diagonal run step that I can't remember the name of, jig Thursday: Barre workout of doom, lvl 1, and stretching Walking at Lunch: Wednesday, Friday for 1 mile Food progress: 7 days of Candy/Soda sobriety Only ate when I was hungry instead of bored eating Drank 30-40 oz of water per day Cut back to 2 sugars in my morning coffee Made primal granola bars for breakfasts next week Life progress: Cave cleaning: bathroom, including scrubbing mildew off the ceiling ... (eww factor), and bedroom (battling giant dustbunnies! Thankfully, I rolled well and vanquished the foul bunnies of dust!) Tomorrow's task ... cleaning the living room Actually posted on NerdFitness instead of running away and hiding in said partially cleaned cave. Meditated for 2 minutes on Wednesday and Friday. Gaming: Leveled my Monk to 28 in Diablo III Gave SWTOR another try ... still not sure how I feel about it even though it's free to play. Next Week's goals: Up squats to 12 and lunges to 14 in body weight workout Continue with candy/soda sobriety Eat paleo for breakfast Continue fitness routine/healthy food pattern even though I'm traveling Friday thru Sunday Beat The Butcher in Nightmare difficulty on my Demon Hunter in Diablo III Cheers all and good luck to all on your quests

Since this is my first quest, and I am a few weeks late, I figured I would set a goal I'm pretty sure I can achieve in the remaining amount of time. A little background. And if anyone has suggestions on modifying my numbers, I would be more than happy to hear opinions. This is my first time doing this, so any and all help is welcome. I'm a 28 year old Female standing 5' 8" tall and weighing in at 143 lbs. I Crossfit 4-5 times a week and am looking to tone up, lean out and eventually develope some visible abs. (But, that will be saved for another quest) I will also be indoor rock climbing a few times a week as my schedule allows. I have a desk job, so my only real physical activity happens during my workouts. Main Quest My main quest is to track my macros up to 5g +/- on a consistent basis. My macros break down as follows: 1690 calories Protein - 40% - 676 cal / 169 g Carbs - 30% - 507 cal / 126.75 g Fats - 30% - 507 cal / 56 g 12/3 - Updated my macros to the following 1690 calories Protein - 35% / 145 g / 583 cal Carbs - 35% / 150 g / 600 cal Fats - 30 % / 56 g / 507 cal I chose a split that will hopefully help me lean out and tone up more. As I said, if anyone has any suggestions on my numbers based on my info I posted above, please let me know! Missions 1. Log and track my food intake every day for each meal on myfitnesspal pal. 2. Begin weighing and measuring my food to insure I am getting the correct breakdown of everything I eat. 3. Work towards planning my meals for each week and in turn, meal prep an entire weeks worth of food in one day. This one will take some steps and planning, so I don't expect to be able to do this until I can figure out exactly what I am eating now. So this will technically begin after week 1. For week 1, I am not allowed to eat out. Life Quest My life quest is something that, for me, will be a tad difficult. I have very little patience. Not only for people that I work with, but with my family (especially my mom) as well. I get annoyed quickly and easily and then, of course, I say something I probably shouldn't, or say it in a way that I shouldn't. So, my life quest is to try and have more patience with people in general. If I start to get annoyed, I will take 5 deep breaths before I allow myself to answer. I will be keeping track of my progress in this thread, hopefully posting what I ate, my workout and my macro breakdown for each day. I will update this post with a breakdown of how I will track my progress once I figure out a good points system. Let the games begin!!

"Looking at herself in the mirror, she knew it was her only method to shifting. In modern days, this task was nearly impossible to accomplish on a physical realm and could only be done during the human brain's alpha state - unless highly trained. This alone was a task for her. She was not large, but she was heavy. Totem shook its head at her on a daily basis when she ate grains and dairy. Sumatran Tigers did not eat this sort of thing - neither should she. Since Stacey ate like a domestic cat, that was all she could shift as - an orange tabby cat. It was disheartening, since her totem was a tiger and refused it to let her shift into her true form until she honoured the Spirit of the Tiger." WELCOME This will be my daily battle log to track my progress from domestic cat to Sumatran Tiger. In other words, my persona will be a shifter! Get it? Shapeshifter? Losing weight? Psht, I thought it was clever. So, quick jist about myself; I am a 23 year old, graphic designer who enjoys hunting and fishing on weekends. CURRENT CHALLENGE No Winter Coat for Infinitely North (Level 01) SIDE QUESTS • Learn the art of hoop dancing + Follow Hoopnotica for minimum half an hour per day (one day off per week) + Will be posting monthly progress videos starting January 11th • Set everything up and prepare for launch of side project + Make a daily effort to cross off at least one item from the list MOTIVATION To earn my stripes, then show them off. "I am the master of my fate. I am the captain of my soul." Invictus by William Ernest Henley

I'm new, I joined on Tuesday. I have yet to join some groups but will do that over the weekend - looking forward to seeing what's here. I worked out Tuesday so I'll post that one first. Tuesday March 26: 2.5 miles running (12:00 mile, I know, I'm slow) with another 1/2 mile walking for warmup and cooldown. Good run, practicing the zen breathing thing I read about in the latest Runner's World (in for three strides, out for two). Did the Angry Birds workout from NF, Level 1. Today: I woke up really early thinking about something going on with work (I'm a web designer and developer), wrestled with one of the dogs for a few minutes before deciding to get up at 4:50 am. I sent the email I'd been debating on and went to the gym. Ran 2 miles at 11:45/mile, plus another 1/2 mile walking for warmup and cooldown. Nice easy run with zen breathing. Did the Angry Birds workout from NF, on Level 1 or 2 right now. I know I can't do even one pullup - what's the alternative for that?? Stretched afterwards; I've been doing deep-tissue massage on my calves with a broomstick and have much less soreness this week. I track both workouts and food in my phone (Gymrat for strength training, My Fitness Pal for food and cardio) so I'm not duplicating food here. But I think I'm about 180 degrees from paleo, so what I've been doing since Tuesday is dropping the amount of processed stuff I'm eating and upping the paleo parts. I'm trying to do a paleo meal every other day.

I have been unhealthy for far too long and it's not what I want for my life. In 2010 I was hit by an SUV while walking to work. There was minimal injury, but my back has had problems ever since. In addition, I have spent the past two years playing stump the doctor, all the while getting sicker and sicker. I was put on 2 antidepressants, LASIX as a diuretic, beta blockers for my heart and pain killers for those days that are just too much. A friend convinced me to try eating paleo and I resisted for a long time. I had done "low carb" before and it never worked. My brain just needs carbs to function. But I did my research and I realized that this could be the answer to my problems. I am 3 weeks in and down 11lbs. And although that's great, it's only a first step. I want to be more. I want to go further. So here I am. I'm gonna try this. I am already pretty muscular, just kinda out of shape. I want to kick butt! Quest: To lose weight and fit into a size 14. Missions: 1) Work out at least 3 days each week for 45 minutes 2) I will walk my dogs for at least 15 minutes everyday 3) I will only eat one cheaty thing each week 4) I will do yoga 1 time each week to help my flexibility Side Quest: I will read 1 full book per month. - I always get 5 chapters from the end and then take 2 to 3 months to finish it.

It's been about 2 and a half weeks since I began body weight training, and 3 and a half weeks of healthy diet (mostly paleo, still allowing some "cheat" room so i don't go nuts.) I finally got the chance to look in a mirror today (my room didnt have one before now) and damn... what the hell happened? Did i just see... muscular definition? I have pecs? and forearms? wth man... that stuff on my leg doesn't jiggle very much anymore... I mean, still overweight, still gut, still flab... but it clicked. What I've been doing... is working. DAYUM! And to make things better, going out to dinner with a girl who is both awesome and beautiful. I'm not even upset that I have hours of Mandarin and psych homework now. Excuse me while I rip off my shirt and release a roar of how fricking awesome I feel. Peace

[G•Wiz] Challenge #1 - Fixin' to Die one wizards quest to ward off his inevitable fate Well, NerdFitness, you won me over. Yeah, I know its nearly the third day of the challenge, and I'm just posting my challenge thread now, but hang in there. I'm not one who gives up easily. Proof: i had half an epic tale all written out and accidently closed the tab. Instead of going to bed, I'm starting fresh; admittedly a little less enthusiastic. BUT! I did in fact take a snapshot of my written down goal earlier tonight, its been there, haunting me since before the challenge started. I did in fact go through a simple workout routine on Monday (day 1 of this challenge) and spent today resting surprisingly sore muscles. I hate to admit that I am, in fact, much less "in-shape" than I thought I was. Holy crap my upper body is weak. Regardless, days one and two served well to set me down and smack me around a bit; saying, "You're not the wonder-boy you thought you were. Now get back in the saddle and cowboy up!" Sorry for the lack of metaphor and "Epic Quest". Please be assured that I had actually begun a great extended metaphor of a post all about Cul-de-sac Castle and the young Alchemy apprentice, G, who will become this tale's protagonist. After getting my ass handed to me in tonight's midterm review jeopardy game at community college, this history-illiterate engineer needs to try and rest up before tomorrow morning's workout. Signing off, - G. ps - ill likely update with that pic and some storyline after my midterm on Thursday. Non-stop studytime until.

So... When I started with the beginner BW circuit workout in early February this year I couldn't do even one regular push-up. During my first challenge I worked my way up to 10 consecutive push-ups (even 11 or 12 if I remember correctly)... Only to get injured and having to take it slow. It took up until the current challenge to work my way back to 10 x 3 in the BW circuit again... And today I decided to do a little test of 'how many can I do in one minute' of several exercises. I did 27 push-ups in one minute, of which 25 consecutively(!!!). :D Totally did NOT expect that. Guess I should up the reps in my BW routine now, too (And wish I had beginner test-stats to compare it to... Seriously - if you're just starting out, do some type of beginner 'test' to get some stats. Stats are fun.)

I'm going to publicly keep track of my goals and progress in this thread. Goals: 1. Switch to a Paleo diet - At first I'm focusing less on quantity as I get used to the diet change. I'll probably also allow myself a non-Paleo day a week. Slow and steady wins the race! 2. Do physical activity at least three times a week (I had to switch from running - bad knees and I'd hate to make them worse) Weight: 21/06/2013 - 93.5kg / 206.2lbs 29/06/2013 - 91.7kg / 202.2lbs (although I've noticed that my scale is inconsistent) 05/07/2013 - 93.6kg / 206.3lbs (after a cheat day ) 13/07/2013 - 93.2kg / 205.5lbs 19/07/2013 - 91.8kg / 202.4lbs Measurements (chest/waist/hips/upper arm/thigh): 29/06/2013 - 120cm/109cm/117cm/34cm/63cm / 47"/43"/46"/13"/25" (afternoon) 13/07/2013 - 117cm/102cm/117cm/34cm/63cm / 46"/40"/46"/13"/25" (morning)

Hello All, I'm New here, This is where I'll be doing my Weekly (every sunday) check-ins. I hope you'll follow along with me! I'll Be Posting my workout logs, measurements, and pictures. If you'd like to know about my eating habits you're welcome to add me on the MyFitnessPal App, It's available for both android and IOS devices, my user name is RyanWilliams333 , I don't record EVERYTHING, but i make an effort to record most of it. If you'd like to know a little more about me, I'm about to make a post on the Introductions forum. This week's post doesn't have the workout log, I'll start those tomorrow.

As I'm typing this now, my heart is beating faster than normal and it enrages me. Literally have been staring at the screen, trying to talk myself out of doing this but here I am typing away. Actually if it wasn't for friends and family pushing me, I wouldn't be posting this in the first place. Apparently being told "you're being selfish by not sharing it" WAY too many times by WAY too many people makes me feel guilty, and can't have that Why the fuck do I care so much? I worked too damn hard to not show it off, right? Ugggghhhh!!! So here's some perspective, back in high school and years afterward was when I weighed my heaviest. Granted I didn't start my weightloss until much later, but of course I despised getting my picture taken (like most of us) so my senior pictures are the only reference I have as far as before pictures. I FUCKING HATE LOOKING AT THEM!!!! No, seriously, if I didn't have to worry about my mother, I'd rip them all up to shreds. Sometimes seeing those pictures reminds me that I'm still that person, that FAT person. Then when looking in the mirror, I still see her, "Oh Fat Megan, there you are, how horrible it is to see you again." But alas, after years of struggling with losing the weight and medical issues, getting fed up with no results, then trying one last time, I made the lifestyle change. Reflecting now, I feel ashamed about the person I was then. How in the hell did I live life back then? And now, like I did back then, all I want to do is "cover-up" the part of my past. Forget it ever happened, block it from my mind, and move on. I never want to be that lazy ass person again. Scratch that, I WILL never be that lazy ass person again. Well, I don't want to write a novel here (not a writer anyway), so I'll get to it. Here are my before and current pictures (definitely not "after", not done by a long shot) P.S. I apologize for my language, this is a touchy subject for me Also I'm wearing my favorite T Shirt in the picture, "Fight the Dead, Fear the Living" Can't wait for October!!

Brass Here! As of monday past I have started my routine/eating. My diet hasn't been too perfect, but my portions have been good. On monday I built a routine using a couple articles from here, but afterwards found that it wasn't challenging enough. As I mentioned in my introductory (did I? I'm not sure I did...) I have been going to the gym since December. I have yet to see amazing results because I can't stick to a routine. One week I go hard, the next I make it once, maybe twice. I have seen a great difference in my overall look however the scale, and my inches, betray that Anyway long story short, I think starting at the bottom now isn't good enough, because I'm actually doing quite well in the endurance and stamina department so I challenging routine is what I need. At my gym they have a weight lifting class. I hate to admit it, but I'm very nervous about going to the free weights part of the gym. Usually its filled with 30-40 giant males who like to stare at themselves in the mirror for 80% of it, and then stare at me while I walk by to the classroom. Now I find the weight lifting class boring sometimes, but as I've been reading its about the routine, the quality of it, and not about the fun. Workout sadly will not be fun all of the time, but if I stick to it and begin to get results, it'll be worth the boredom. So tonight I do Body Pump, the weight lifting class as well as a jog with my cousin (we're preparing for a marathon or two). After all that blah blah blah I'm going to run to the class, and add on my schedule when I get back! Stay tuned, and thanks for reading this far if you're still here

I'm cross posting this from my challenge thread at the suggestion of a few folks in the Ranger's Guild. It really inspires me to see what just 6 short weeks helped me do for my body. I'm super excited to finish creating my goals for the next challenge and to support all of you guys through yours! The encouragement from our community can mean the world!

Hi all, I am preparing for my first challenge. I have just signed up to start April 15th, so I need a place to put my goals. 1. Fitness: 2 days of BBW and 3+ days of walking per week. I am doing really well with the walking, but for some reason I am really dogging on the BBW. I'm not sure why, it only takes about 30 minutes, including warm up/cool down! 2. Diet: going to cut cheese out, and slowly remove the coffee. I drink 2 very large cups of coffee a day, with stevia and cream, and I am a cheese freak! I would like to do a total paleo or whole30, so I am going to gradually cut these two things out, as they are my stumbling block. I am hoping to be rid of them by week three, and then maintain no cheese/coffee for three weeks. 3. Diet: eat vegetables other than lettuce. I am horrible about this. I am a salad nut (and add everything, including the kitchen sink, to them!)! I am trying to go to less dressings, mayo, etc, so this is important. I will basically aim for a meal with vegetable-other-than-lettuce per day. 4. Life: The next three weeks my supervisor is using me as a guinea pig to try out a new project. I feel like I could make a huge difference for the company, but it scares me to death and I don't know if I am good enough to do this project. This freezes me, and I don't work well when I have fear like this. What I really need to do is set a minimum number of people per work day to call and process. I am starting with five successful calls per day. So, now that I have this written down in a public forum, I have to stick to it, right? I have my measurements from 1 1/2 weeks ago. I will measure on day one and then on the last day. Weighing has really kicked me in the gut, as I weighed after a really successful month of exercise and lost less than 1 pound. I lost about 1/2 inch of my measurements, though, so I am going with that.