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In 2015 I moved to Brooklyn after accomplishing some great changes in my life. Since then, I've hit a lot of stumbling blocks and now it's time to get back to it. After losing my job in April of 2017 (primarily due to my poor health negatively impacting my work), I spent 6 months recovering. My depression was out of control, my anxiety through the roof, I was in constant pain, often sick, and I had a feeling that I had the wrong diagnosis. Three hours after I was informed I was being let go I had an appointment with a new psychiatrist who then gave me the contact info for a therapist who specializes in patients with chronic illnesses. This began six months as a full-time patient. Doctors appointments, flares, setbacks, and then a time crunch to get health insurance. And once again, She-Hulk was going through her own nightmare. After getting officially diagnosed with Primary Immunodeficiency and losing my new job for, when it comes down to it, disability-discrimination... it's time to stop and get my life back in order.

Let's give this another go: I'm She-Hulk. I went on what started as a forced break and then turned into me getting sucked into life again and not taking care of myself. My original mission was to hit remission. My new mission is to hit it again AND feel better about myself. I want to manage my depression and anxiety better. I've already taken some steps to do that (okay, a leap), but the most important factor is exercise and diet now. QUEST #1: NUTRITION MISSION: No glucose, only fructose! Calorie counting basic (MACROs coming in issue #2!) Milk products allowed: cheese, yoghurt Lots of veggies, lots of meats, cut the sweets! Meal prep for lunch, dinner every weekend. QUEST #2: HULK TO SHULK Go to the gym at least 1x a week Complete one bodyweight workout 1x a week QUEST #3: PURGE ALL OF THE THINGS A series of mini-quests with an award system in place! Minimize that life, yo. -Tackle the boxes on the bookcases and go down from 6 to 4! -Pack up the clothes that don't fit/are never worn! (send them to mumsie's for a few months and then donate whatever is left! Reward: Facial after week 2 Vacuum the apartment 1x a week Put $5 in a jar every time you do! Reward: Movie night! Bring your favorite shoes to get re-soled: I love these shoes.... it's worth it. Reward: New yoga mat (I don't actually have one anymore). STOP ORDERING OUT FOOD: Seriously, spending $10-$20 a meal is ridiculous. Reward: Kigurumi for Magfest Measurements coming soon, photos coming soon. ...I'm also wiping the slate on my points.

She Hulk has been busy leveling up in real life to the point where it's making her stress and backtrack. Let's go through the good things that have happened since my last challenge (two challenges ago). I won my lawsuit (and paid off my loans and then invested most of what was left of that) I got an internship. I loved that internship and learned SO much. I took a leap and moved out on my own. I have an apartment, two roommates, and a cat (my roommate's cat). Within two weeks of moving I was offered a job as an office coordinator at another production studio. I took it. I'm employed. I'm working in the field I love and will continue to love and I'm learning... and it's gonna be hard. But I'm getting there. I'm also getting out and doing things. I've been to one concert (for one of my favorite bands) and two cons in the past two weeks. Which is too much, honestly. But! I've had fun. I'm really learning to enjoy life and that's something that I have long wanted to be able to do. My RA seems to still be in remission (in fact, I haven't even taken my meds in about three weeks, which is totally fine!). I'm getting there. I'm at a good place... but I need to pace myself. Here are the downfalls: I'm spending too much money (I just spent about $600 on comics and eating out this weekend alone... I'm having a cover sketch done in full color... of Shulkie). I haven't gone out and exercised in ages. I'm losing muscle mass which is very bad for my joints (that's what got me into remission in the first place). I haven't found new doctors in the area yet. I need to get a psychiatrist, damn it. I'm not keeping track of my food intake. So it's all over the place. Although I haven't really binged in a while, my sugar intake is WAY too high and I'm eating out WAY too much. These are things I need to change. And I am going to change. Which is what's happening this coming challenge. Oof. Wish me luck.

Hi, everybody! I'm a 21 year old, 5'9", 180 lbs woman, and I'm trying to get more lean. When I was 15 I was a size 16 and since then I've lost 6 sizes but no weight, all muscle replacing fat. I've recently started on a strict 5 day workout (strength alternating with interval running) and caloric deficit to work off the last 30 lbs for two of the nerdiest reasons; American Ninja Warrior and perfectly portraying the green goddess Jennifer Walters for halloween (not exclusively for halloween, but you get the idea). I work in a doughnut shop so all day I'm lifting 5 gallon buckets of frosting and racks of doughnuts, lots of physical activity. I've done great not eating doughnuts that are too sweet, just plain no glaze or frosting. I'm also a freakshow performer, a human-blockhead, juggler, rubiks cube speedsolver and strong-woman. Thats another motivation for pushing myself from %27 BMI to %24-22, I'm darn strong for a woman but if I lose that weight I'll have a much more intimidating prowess/presence. Thanks to everybody for all the info and support!