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Hey I'm Ivy I've been lurking on the Nerd Fitness site for a year or so but haven't had the confidence to really get involved. In 2012/2013 I changed my lifestyle to go from 193lbs to 140lbs and ran a 5k and a 10k. I used a site called Sparkpeople to track my food and drink while I did this and I think I'll continue to do so but I want to focus more on my fitness and this seems like a better place to do that. This last year there have been a lot of changes including buying and moving house and as a result I let things slip and have put on 23lbs so I want to lose this and a bit more. I love being outdoors and walking, hiking, running and gardening are all things I love doing. Just over a year ago I started practicing Ashtanga Yoga so after I've completed this 1st challenge I'd like to join the druid's guild hence my title Main Quest: To lose 43lbs and reach a weight of 120lbs. I won't be able to do this within the 6 weeks but I'm hoping to get back on track and make a good start Mini Quest 1: To run 3 times a week. Previously I followed the NHS Couch to 5k plan and as I haven't put my trainers on for almost a year I will probably restart with this. It has podcasts for 3 runs a week over a 9 week period. Mini Quest 2: To practice yoga 3 times a week. I do an Ashtanga Vinyasa class once a week on a Tuesday so that's one of my practices sorted but I really want to build an at home practice and now that we have a spare room it is going to double as my yoga space. Mini Quest 3: To track my food everyday. As I mentioned above I used Sparkpeople for this in the past and it seemed to work well so I will continue to do so and post updates here. Life Quest: To make a budget and stick to it. Sometimes I feel like I have no idea where my money has gone so I want to get a bit more control over it and hopefully start saving some. Motivation: To be a better version of me. The further I go on this quest to find myself the more I like who I am becoming. I want to keep this feeling going and find out who I can be when I don't hold myself back. Accountability and Grading: I'm going to start a battle log to cover the whole of my Main Quest and I'll post in there as well as on this thread. I plan to post before and after pictures, starting and finishing weight plus updates once a week and starting and finishing measurements with an update half way through. I plan to use the following grades: A for completing all workouts and tracking every day. B for missing 1-2 workouts and 1-3 day's tracking. C for missing 3-4 workouts and 4-6 day's tracking. F for all else Best of luck to everyone x