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Someone posted an article the other day on the NF- Women's FB page which talked about a lady's experiences with weightlifting which brought her away from extreme dieting and excessive cardio; and how much healthier she felt by doing less. And I thought, I also always do too much; and it either consumes my life, or it becomes overwhelming and then I slowly drop everything. I began to wonder, "how can I do less"?, plan-wise of course,; realistically I've been pretty sedentary for a few years and really need to do more. Here's the background summary: 285 lbs senior year of high school, and largely sedentary, -> 315 lbs by senior year of college, and largely sedentary -> 155 lbs three years later, with a severe ED, and multiple intense workouts a day -> 225lbs by law school graduation, two years later with weight lifting and considerably less cardio, -> now 315 lbs again, six years later, working long hours at a desk job and largely sedentary. I felt the best when I was somewhere between 180-225 lbs; when I was strong, but could still run a 5k in 40 min. The article lady, and the lady she was referencing, both focused more on how weightlifting made them feel, rather than how they looked, (though they both looked amazing). While I do want to lose weight, because I've gained so much back since graduation. I am mostly concerned with feeling better. I don't want to be winded doing simple tasks, like going up and down stairs. Planting season is coming and I would like to lift the dirt, pots and mulch without any soreness. Mainly, it'd be nice to just feel all around capable again. For the past few challenges, I've been trying to do a little everyday instead of 2-3 big workouts a week. Trying to do a little something every day has been somewhat more successful, so I'm keeping that. Also I really want to incorporate more walking into my week, 1). because I miss it, 2). because it's so amazing for building stamina and heart heath, and 3). the days are getting longer now and there is actually sunlight for a whole hour after work where I live, so I don't have to walk around in the dark. I also looked up my current calorie expenditure and my goal weight expenditure. And I discovered that the difference between my current weight of 315 lbs and sedentary, and my goal weight of 180 lbs and active, is just 200 calories a day; 2350 overall. 200 less a day is quite doable. I should note, that I've looked all this up before, but it hit differently this time; so did the idea of doing a simple plan. Usually, I end up with several goals, with subsets, and a complicated workout plan and diet plans. I've gotten smarter, I'm not doing that this time. I have 3 goals: 1. Build Stamina! 2. Build Strength! 3. Sleep more!!! All the other things, like eating less carbs, getting certain grams of protein, drinking a certain amount of water, or particular flexibility flows and workouts at really specific times of the day; those all come together pretty naturally when I start to feel better. At least they did when I lost weight the first time, before the ED took over. So I'm not going to worry about it. Though I have a certain amount of calories to aim for I'm not going to count calories; or even worry about restricting anything right now. I'll just be mindful about my portions, food quality and snacks, without a goal I can beat myself up about if I start to mess up. I'm not going to force myself to drink a certain amount of water, or put the completion of certain physical milestones on my mental wellbeing right now; that's not the goal. Performance is not the goal, certain macros and micros are not the goal, nutrition is not the goal, hydration is not the goal; those are ways to reach the goal, but the only real goal is to feel better in my body. I know all this stuff is discussed a lot on this site, but for some reason it's clicking a little differently this time. Here's the new schedule: Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Church work work work work work Jujitsu Walk Walk Walk Walk Gym 1 Gym 2 Gym 1 I figure if I do 15-30 min. walks just around the neighborhood, several days a week, I can do a slow and steady growth on distance/stamina. Gym days #1. RDLs, bench, and dips. Gym days #2. Squats, shoulder press, and pull-ups (lat pull downs for now). Gym days will begin with 10-20 min. of interval cardio to warm up, and build cardio strength. And will end with a 10 ish min. yoga/stretching. Straightforward and simple. And if I miss a day, or a week, I'm not going to beat myself up this time; because the only goal is to feel better, not to hit certain milestones. I think I might actually have it this time.

Good morning, and happy new year. Goals: Sleep hygiene- set times + electronics limits Vipassana meditation and restorative yoga Dry January I wish you all safe travels on your journies. For the Rebellion! ⚔

I am not much of a storyteller (and lack imagination). So straight to the point. I am 34 years old. Did the NF academy couple of years ago and reached peak fitness. Have slightly stepped to the dark side during this year. I have been extremely busy with work as covid really ramped up things for me and I have no access to gym as it is closed (or very restricted). I built my own pain cave during December to the basement and now it is time to take that into good use. I am cyclist so most of my workouts are cycling, during the winter indoors mainly. I am cycling in Zwift and would be looking for people there with who I could do the longer rides. Message me if you would like to train together - I will be doing about 2 W/Kg on longer rides. I am from Finland so my timezone is Eastern European Time (EET) - I would be available on the evenings on the EET time during weekdays and prettymuch anytime during weekends. Goal 1: Do 3 cycling workouts per week. Preferably 1 longer (90+ minutes steady ride and two shorter interval sessions). I might come up with excuses (like busy at work etc.) - but I just need to find the 3 hours per week. I might feel exhausted after work - I must remind myself that exercises do give energy Goal 2: Keep a daily food journal with LoseIt! app Done this before - really effective to monitor you calories intake and nutrients Motivates healthy eating and weight lose. Plan the daily intake so that you would loose about 2 kg during the challenge Goal 3: No home delivered restaurant(Junk) food Cook bigger batches of food home Special celebrations do not count against this goal (maximum 2 per Month) Lunches at company office do not count against this goal (unless it is pizza/burgers etc) - make good choices.

Hello! Im back to try again. actually, I've been doing a lot - and getting much stronger and much more active...but at a much slower pace than I would like! But, I'm not hurting myself this time! (can I get a hoo rah?) Goals: create a schedule - Nutritional - eating whole foods a. prepping b. eating c. accountabiliby - mfp Physical - a. morning exercises - to wake up my body b. noon ish exercises - movement throughout the day - my fit bit c. evening exercises - stretching in bed. Healthful - a. magnesium protocol (including mag water) b. ACV water c. supplements as prescribed by nutritionist Spiritual a. Bible reading - accountability - youversion plan b. Bible journaling - create Bible journal c. Prayer time - create prayer journal Living arrangement a. unpack one box b. arrange one drawer/cabinet c. one project to paint per week This may look like alot...but, these are things I need to do daily. The living arrangement is because we are supposed to close on 9/18 on our house therefore, we start to do the finishing touches the following weekend, and then start moving in. I have no idea what my stats were. In a fit of depression, I erased them all. This is my respawn - I am starting over.