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Hello, fellow Monks! I am Taciturnip. I just finished my first NF six week challenge a week ago and am super excited to finally be amongst your ranks. I had been peeking in on the Monk forums for a while and everyone seems really supportive and diverse. My main challenge goals involve losing weight, which is an adventurer goal, but I really like the martial arts and hope to learn and lose weight at the same time. I look forward to training and growing with you all ! Epic Final Quest: Get under 200lbs. I am 5'6 and last time I weighed myself I was 305lb (I am trying hard not to weigh myself yet). I hope after a few challenges I might reach this goal. I also am a performer, so I wanna be fit enough to do my craft without acid reflux or bodily fatigue getting in the way anymore. Main quest: Lose 5lb. I hope I lose more, but five would be nice! One must respect one's bodily temple to get the most out of it in all capacities. If I can't get in shape, I certainly won't be singing or doing much else for very long. Goals: Good Food, Good Foundation: +2Sta/ +1Con I am going to try my best to go paleo! The last challenge I did focused on building up to paleo dieting. It wasn't so bad, but I kind of was giving in by the end of the challenge and throughout last week. I hope to eat paleo for at least six days a week. If 90% of weight loss is diet, I feel this will be the most critical part of my transformation. 7-6 Paleo meal days=A, 5=B, 4=C, 3=D, 2-0=F Strong Body, Strong Walls: +3Str/ +2Con Many of the articles on NV suggest doing resistance training lose weight as well as build muscle. I think this would be nice since I a few potent workouts would go a long way. I also don't really like running and such- I have pretty bad feet. I will be doing the NF Bodyweight Workout to start. I have a kettlebell which I may use for the rows. If I really get good at that, maybe I will start free-weight workout routine. 3-2 Resistance workouts a week=A, 1=C, 0 = F I hope this will be enough a week. Open Mind, Open Doors: +2 Dex/ +1Wis What kind of Monk would I be if I didn't know a Martial Art? This is the goal I think will be the most fun. I did Judo for a few years over the summers outside of college. Last summer my club kind of dissolved. I found another place close to my college campus that has beginner classes for BJJ and Muai Thai. There is a Monday and Saturday introductory class and then Sunday is an open mat day. I atleast want to make the majority of the classes each week. I have alot to learn so i don't want to miss much. 3-2 Intro classes a week=A, 1=C, 0 = F Sing with the Heart, Strike with the Soul: +3Cha/ +1Wis This semester I have oodles of songs to learn! I don't think I will learn them all in time for the end of this year unless get a head start now. Having things memorized and in technichally sound now will make it easier to sing them with feeling later! I will have to count all of the songs I have to learn for which group, Hopefully I will be halfway through memorizing them all by the halfway mark of the challenge. X out of/X songs A, _/X= B, _/X=C, -/X=D, _/X= F [ I need to tally up all the songs still :/ ) That's the gist of my challenge! I will also make one of those Daily Battle Log topics to keep track of stuff instead of an just an Excel sheet on my desktop. A friendly NF user said it helps to publicly post stuff to keep you accountable, so that will be up soon, too.