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Browsing the NF articles fills you with determination... Hello! I've been flitting through NF articles for quite sometime, but now that I'm finally 18 and in college I figured its time to actively join the community! About Me: I'm a hobbit sized lady (ok maybe a little taller, I'm 5'0 ft) with hobbit sized eating habits. Thats probably my biggest problem, over eating! Anyway, I am well established as a cat obsessed young lady in my California hometown and have been known to partake in a varied form of nerdy activities most of which is anime and gaming. If LilLionLamb is too much of a hardship to type, I can go by Lil'Lion or just Lion. Whatever floats your boat Goals and Other Stuff With my incessant snacking I'm really trying to cut down on the unhealthy things I put in my body. Thanks to some previous NF inspired habit making I've been off soda for 6 months! I still indulge in sugary beverages (Passion Milk Tea Boba) but far less often than I used to. While diet is super important its been really hard to do my first year of college. The dining hall foods aren't so helpful towards a paleo transition and I can only eat so many salads within a week.... What I really want to focus on most of all is making some headway in weight loss and strength training. I weigh156 lbs and my goal is 130lbs. I used to be very active, but in the last couple years I've really become quite the couch potato. I want to learn to use the gym the right way and get passed my intimidation of other gym goers (seriously why is everyone here so fit?!?!) I want to be someone who is tiny but mighty! I'm really excited to do some lifting and be as buff as, like, Korra. No more asking anyone to open a jar for me or lift a heavy box! (unless it has to go in a tall place, because thats what tall people are for) I also want to be someone who can run longer distance. I've always been pretty slow, but endurance really matters to me. I've participated in a few obstacle course races, and I want my fitness goals to include participation and completion of the Spartan Sprint and the Spartan Beast where I can jog the whole thing.