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Hello Challengers! This is my second challenge, and having learnt a lot from my last one, this time my goal is simpler, more concise and altogether less arbitrary. By the end of this 6 weeks, I want to have visible abs, and that means sub 15% body-fat. That's how I will judge my success or failure- can I see my abs? Yes or no answer. I think that's a lot easier to judge than wether I reached a bunch of random numbers I know It's a vein, self absorbed goal, but it's a goal nonetheless. My starting stats: Weight - 197 Height - 5.10" Body fat % - 16.5 As a side note, iv been using a formula to figure out my body fat %, i know for a fact it isn't entirely accurate but it is consistent. I may not be 16.5% but i have definitely lost at least 6 percent from where I was before. Best of luck everyone!

Hello guys! Sweet, simple, and to the point - I want to continue with my overall goal of being healthy. ----------------- MAIN QUEST Lose 70lbs.Starting weight (Jan. 15th): 208.6lbs Current weight (May 12th): 190.1lbs ------------------------------------- 18.5lbs lost (27% of goal) I will do this by eating paleo/primal (some dairy) and exercising. I am away for the next 4 weeks so I will only have access to a scale a few days (probably for the best) the next 6 weeks. I am going to allow myself two cheat meals per week that doesn't follow strict paleo/primal, since I am on an island and it's hardddddd to get certain supplies (no coconut milk here, no nitrate-free bacon, but lots of fresh produce) and I am on vacation after all. THREE GOALS CLARITY: Practice yoga or meditation at least an hour per week / +1 STA, +1 STR, +1 WIS, +1 DEX ​This may be challenging as my access to privacy will be close to none, but I am going to try. Beach yoga sounds amazing! NOURISHMENT: Consume at least 72oz of water each day (tracked by FitBit), and maintain 90/10 primal (max two cheat meals) / +2 CON ​Really need to keep track of this one, as I've slipped doing this during the off-challenge weeks. STRENGTH: Continue with exercising (geocaching, gym visits, walking, swimming), and begin push-up training / +2 STR, +2 CHA I'm at my beach house in the Outer Banks of NC for the next two weeks, so I will be swimming daily. Then heading to Auburn, AL for moral support as my boyfriend proposes his dissertation, where I will have access to swimming & tons of trails. Then to Tennessee to spend time with his family... all that until the mid/end of July and the end of this challenge... LIFE QUEST(S) Get an A in first MPH course: I'm averaging a 92, need to get a 94 with the overall goal of being accepted into ΔΩ (honor society of Public Health) next May / +1 WIS, +1 CON, +1 WIS, +1 STALimit alcohol intake: when my boyfriend and I are able to get together (we're in a LDR) we tend to celebrate... too much. 3 glasses of wine a week is enough, and I'll be tracking it / +1 CONJob Search / Application: no points, but added bonus of less stress.----------------- I will try to post daily updates here (food I am eating, my water consumption, yoga sessions, etc). I will also have a "daily challenge" that I will post, because every single day something can be completed or worked on, and I need to start holding myself accountable! Best of luck to all the druids this challenge! I will be popping online and updating this thread as much as possible, and cheering you all on along the way, too Thanks for all the support!

I've been making great strides at developing new habits, make great changes and evolving into a better me. After a short break from the forums and challenges I'm so ready to jump back in I previously sucked at updating these so I'd love to be held accountable to checking in often, as I love the community. My end of year summer goal is to lose 20lbs. I would like to achieve this at the very latest of September 15. I want to do this on my own, no relying on other people to help me. In case the scale doesn't move, my ultimate goal is to lose my belly fat which exists due to pregnancy and surgery. I want to erase the physical evidence of my illnesses and regain my confidence. I have a wonderful fitbit that is helping me track my efforts, I've been doing much better than the beginning of the year at being more active, and I've tried a ton of new foods or ways of eating foods that I never would have before. So I guess the How! 1 - Limit my sugar intake. I can have sugar but not often and preferably in healthier forms such as honey or stevia. This should allow me enough flexibility that I could take my kids for iced cream or have s'mores but not have sugar control my cravings and eating habits. Ultimately I would love to keep sugar out of my regular day to day routine. 2 - Be consistently active. Right now I do yoga once I week but I want to get moving and be more active on a more regular basis. There is a running group starting that I'm hoping to join, but even just hoping to walk more, run up and down the stairs, play with the kids in the yard, anything. As a starting point it would be great to have a minimum 15 minutes of activity each day. 3 - Get dressed daily. Even if it's into yoga pants or sweats but get out of my pajamas and be ready to go or be active at all times. Create more yes opportunities and less no's for the kids by being dressed in something we could at least go to the park in each day. 4 - Spending fast. No spending on unnecessary things. No toys, no extras, no material things. We can spend on experiences though so a trip to the zoo, maybe go to the drive in, those types of things are good. This should help us clear out the house of excess items, use up what we already have and encourage us to be more active and present this summer. This does not include the previous habits I have already been doing like tracking what I eat in myfitnesspal, drinking more water, meal prepping and eating at home as much as possible. I still need to keep these up. Would love some buddies and some help so please feel free to connect! Looking very forward to this challenge!

Intro: I am currently working as an ESL Teacher in the South of South Korea. It's a great life and I'm planning to stay at least another year. When you count starvation mechanisms, getting used to a 1-9pm work schedule, and living in a new country, I've managed to become over weight. I'm 80kg and 174cm but when your healthiest is closer to 63-67kg it's a fair amount. Main Quest: Lose 15-20kg by September 26 2014 Quest 1: Stretch morning and evening; 7x week Points per week: x/10 --> DEX: x/7 and +3 CON if 100% Total points: x/60 Quest 2: Workout twice a day; 5x week (strength in the morning to wake me up, cardio in the evening to put me to sleep). I will complete a body weight workout for strength and run or walk in the evenings for 30-60 minutes each time. Points per week: x/10 --> STR: x/4, DEX: x/4 and +4 STA if 100% N.B. +2STA if cardio OR strength is 100% but not the other Total points: x/60 Quest 3: Follow my meal plan 5x week and consume less than 6 alcoholic beverages over the course of the challenge. Points per week: x/10 --> CON: x/5 CHA: x/5 -1 point for every standard drink past 6. This does not include any drinks consumed at work functions as it is culturally inappropriate to refuse a drink offered by a superior. (sigh) Total points: x/60 Life Quest: Study Korean for 2 hours day; 5x week Points per week: x/10 --> WIS: x/5 CHA: x/5 Total points: x/60 Motivation: Have the confidence and body to dress as Mystique at an upcoming Geek Convention. Although I am actually going as a White Walker in a choral gown (I am conducting an acapella group at the con) I would love to be in "disguise" as Mystique the rest of the day. I know that if I get back down to my healthy weight this is completely achievable both aesthetically and mentally! :-D Grading: A+ >90% A >80% B >70% C >60% D >50% F <50%

im a lucky girl! just won an 8 week online training by wonderful shauna reid, author of "dietgirl" and her coach julia who rocks triathlons at age 50! the plan starts on june 12 and lasts for 8 weeks. plus im starting for my second 10k race on the night of juli 26th. so my main goal is to rock this race: do every training of the plan and finish the race in under 1:28h! ( thats the time of my first, unprepared, 10k in mai) also ive come back to my instrument, the cello. (i used to be a very good cellist in my twenties) right now i teach young people and practise when i feel like it. thats kinda sad. my goal is to join an orchestra here in berlin which is quite professional. at the moment im simply not good enough. so my second goal is to invest more of my energy to listening to recordings and practising the cello. 2. practise the cello for an hour every. single. day. listen to cello recordings at least twice a week to keep motivated! although i work parttime, i need to structure my days so i get everything done and stay as productive as possible. i did a planning goal last challenge with the adventurers and it helped me a lot. so im just going to repeat it so it sticks as a new habit. 3. plan the following day every night in your online calendar. make specific entries at what time youll walk the dog, train, cook, work, meet friends etc. although ive been good at losing weight for the last weeks i want to add a diet goal as well. I have 3 meals a day, additional shake or snack when training. i will commit to eating 2 slices of wholeweat toast with peanutbutter and honey in the morning. for lunch i will have 500g of yoghurt with seeds and berries. dinner will be a salad with protein like chicken, fish or eggs. im allowed to drink 1 glass of wine in the evening. if i fail the dietgoal for the day there wont be wine. ( great motivation ) 4. eat according to plan every day. lose at least 3 kg. since my 10k training is also online with forums and whatnot and i have i personal blog to tend to i wont be able to be as active on the forums as i used to. will hang out with you as much as i can though.. bear with me, please! will start my challenge tomorrow and get to the 10k goal when the course starts. cheers, fearless

So here we are getting ready for our next challenge. I am no different, plans are in place, now to set some goals, attribute points, and get my awesome on! Goal One: C25K My main goal for this challenge is running. No I am not becoming a scout, rangers need to run down their prey, and not just run [away ]. Towards the end of my last challenge I had started doing some running, and found that I liked it. I want to run more. This is also one of my Epic Quest fitness goals. So I am going to do a c25k and learn to run, even if only at a pace of a turtle in a walking frame. Scoring: 3 runs/week is a Critical Hit 2 runs/week is a Hit 1 run/week is a Block 0 runs/week is a miss This is about endurance and determination here. So that translates to stamina, and constitution. Sta +3 Con +1 Goal Two: Strength I think I got over excited about doing lots of strength stuff last challenge. I struggled to do my programme effectively, so time to rethink my strength building in terms of my current abilities with an eye for future skills. I did find out something last challenge. I love burpees. Yes I am that sort of crazy. They really work the whole body in a very short period. I have adapted the BBWW to be a warm up for further exercise. The Warm Up is as follows: Max second Plank 5 x Burpees 15 x Bodyweight Squats 5 x Push Ups 10 x Lunges 15 x One Arm Row 20 x Jumping Jacks If work, family, depression, illness or study are getting on top of me then this will be my minimum acceptable strengthe workout. Done Three times per week. My full strength workout will be based on the Pre Armstrong programme with one kettlebell and one hammer exercise added to the mix. This way I get the benefits of the three different workouts in one routine. Scoring: 3 full workouts/week Critical Hit 2 full workouts/week Hit 1 full workout/week Block 3 Warm Ups/week [no workout] Dodge 0 Warm/workout per week Miss Strength and Constitution will be boosted here. The warm ups will give me the +1 Con, with the workouts giving me a max of +3 Str. Con+1 Str+3 Goal Three: Shrink that Body This goal is all about my body getting smaller. Dropping bodyfat percentage, kilos, centimetres. All three count. For this I will measure myself at the end of the challenge in addition to my regular monthly measurements. I will continue my macros tracking from last challenge. With the following modifications, Carbs 35%, Fats 35%, Protein 30%. Ideally I am aiming for full thirds, but MFP only counts by 5 percentile points. This will be a weekly average, as usual a leeway of 5% either way is acceptable. Starting measurements: Body Fat% - 31.06% Weight - 113.7kg Waist - 115cm Scoring will be a bit different here. My Macros tracking will give me one point to wisdom, For each of the three target areas I shrink in I will gain one point for Constitution. Con+3 Wis+1 Side Quest: Minis As before 3 points will be awarded randomly for completing the RPG Fanatics minis. The Ranger's Minis giving me the points as per usual. Random+3

Lilith the Chubby Kitten - And the Journey to Somewhere Level 4 assassin kitten (not yet a Cat, Tiger, or...) Lilith had worked very hard on her kitty training, she worked on pouncing, running in circles, chasing her tail, contortion (getting in weird shaped boxes) and overall flexibility. She had done a great job and she knew it. She was faster, stronger and more agile than all her brothers and sisters. Now, she was waiting to show the mysterious cat how awesome she was and how she did as the cat asked. But... The cat never said when she had to be done, nor whether he would come or she had to meet the cat somewhere... Then some random day outside, the cat appeared. This time she wasn't startled (okay, she was, but her tail didn't explode as much as it did that time before at least). Then the mysterious cat said something that made her purrrr and make a huge happy face. "You did great, almost purrrfect really! Now, you have to come with me" Compliments always made Lilith happy, so she was ready to go! But... to where? She asked, and the mysterious cat simply beckoned her to follow. "But will I come back home....? " Lilith muttered. The cat simply kept beckoning. Lilith looked back at the portal to the warm fuzzies inside... To her brothers and sisters and her mommy cat. And followed the mysterious cat. To help my alter ego Lilith go on the journey, she and I will need consistency. I proved my ridiculous awesomeness last challenge, but if at some point during the journey Lilith disappoints the mysterious cat, she might not be taken to the destination at all! These are my goals for this challenge: Workout at least 3 times a week. This is pretty self explanatory. I will be climbing, race cycling and doing bodyweight based workouts. But any type of workout counts for this. Flexibility and mobility work at least 3 times a week. I can do yoga, mobility WODs, stretching and anything that can benefit me. Handstand practice at least 3 times a week. Do 5 minute practice sessions. Hooping every day. No matter how tiny the session is, I have to pick up my hoop every day. I love it so it actually won't be hard I want to get so good at it! EDIT: Due to essay writing taking a higher demand on my willpower than I expected, I will continue only with the hooping every day goal. All the other activities will be bragged about under "bonus". I will grade myself every week and then average the weekly grades for the overall challenge grade. For each session or workout I do less than I should, I lose one grade. I'm looking forward to this challenge! In fact I'm kind of doing it this week already, but I won't update and start posting weeks until the challenge really starts! Oh and just because I am obsessed with hooping.. Hooping skills mastered Static waist hooping to the left (my good side) Turning with the hoop Turning against the hoop Waist hooping to lasso Lasso to waist Hooping skills currently working on Static waist hooping to the right(my bad side) Chest hooping (left and right) Waist hooping on one leg Weaving (front, back and side) Circling hoop around you with hands (not sure how to call it) Basic isolation 'draw a circle'. Barrel roll isolation Walking forward while waist hooping Walking backwards while waist hooping 1st vortex variation (on body start) Hooping skills wants Vortex (4 variations) Helicopter Barrel roll Angle hooping Shoulder hooping Shoulder duck out

6 Week Challenge (Well... 9 weeks ) Hey so I joined NF a while ago but Uni and a variety of other things happened.. and so I fell out of my routine. Damn! Gained 10 kg and my fitness went downhill! So this challenge is about getting myself back to having better diet and exercise habits. Main quest Get down to 65kg and be able to run a 5k. My method for doing this is: (1) To lose 5 kg in the 6 week time slot, working my way down to my weight goal. I will do this by; a) Not drinking anything aside from water/tea/milk/hot chocolate/pepsi max Making my lunch and eating it at least 4 times a week c) Keep to my nutritionists' suggestions in terms of what I should be eating d) Keeping note of everything I eat e) Carry water bottle with me and aim to finish at least two full bottles plus half after exercise f) Keeping up an exercise routine (see below) (2) To regain my exercise routine. I will do this by; a) Going to the gym on Tuesdays and Thursdays, cardio -- treadmill (15 mins, working up to high intensity), low intensity weight training 15 mins Doing my 1/2 hour 3-5 km walk every day, rain or shine c) Biking to and from Uni at least 4 times a week (15 mins generally, 1 big hill at each end, rest flat) d) Doing 15 mins yoga Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays e) [WILL SPECIFY LATER] angry birds exercise Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays Side quests (1) Learn how to skateboard-- Motifier to help with this (2) Go on at least 2 more tramps this year Life quest Save up ~$1000 for gear Training Partner: Motifier (http://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/48209-motifier-first-challenge/#entry1029883) Thats all for now Daisygirl out

I've been working on cleaning up my diet since the end of December. As that track has progressed I've been getting steadily more active. I'm about to take the step back into lifting and I want a double check to make sure I'm not taking on too much. I've been cycling every day for about 45 minutes for the past few weeks. Eventually, I intend to start biking to work. Nine miles round trip. Seven days on, seven days off. I dance, mostly ballroom, three days a week. I started dabbling in rings last week and now I'm about to add lifting to the schedule. My thought process is: Monday: Squat, Deadlift, Rings Tuesday: Light Cycling, Dance Wednesday: Squat, Rings, Dance Thursday: Light cycling Friday: Squat, Deadlift, Rings, Dance Saturday: REST/Stretch Sunday: REST/Stetch I'm 29. Male. 5'8. Obese. I've not weighed myself since mid-December ( I was 264 back then), so I can't give an accurate amount. I'd guess around 220-230lbs, mostly fat. This is not my first attempt at lifting and fitness and all the things. I have my own squat rack / barbell setup. Paleo is my diet of choice and I have been in Ketosis pretty constantly for the past month. My current goal is to lose at least 5% body fat by my 30th birthday which is mid-July. My reward for this effort? Skydiving. (IF I fail, I'm going to go rock climbing instead.) Ultimately, I'd like to get down into the single digits for body fat by the end of October. I've got a $200 bet riding on getting under another friend's current body mass (he's not exercising though) and I'd like to completely destroy the ground on which he's so pompously standing. Thoughts? Nameless

Hello! I am looking for suggestions on how to create leaner legs....in particular leaner thighs. I am in decent shape, a 23 yr old woman 5'1 and about 127 lbs. I am currently living outside the U.S. and I don't have access to a gym or weights. I've been doing a lot of push-ups, plank, squats, lunges, various ab exercises in addition to running (only about 2-3miles) about 3x-4x a week. There seems to be quite a bit of debate online about running long distance versus interval training to create leaner legs so I'm really confused as to what I should be doing. I should probably also mention that I tend to hold most of my fat on my inner thighs but overall I have pretty large thigh muscles.Since I am living outside of the U.S. my diet has changed quiet a bit as access to vegetables has been a bit of struggle. I've more less been eating an unintentionally vegan diet for the past month. Any suggestions would be wonderful!!

Diving in after lurking around the boards for the past few weeks! My starting stats: 249 lbs, chest 50, waist 41, hips 51 Main Quest: Get smaller/ Get Stronger/ Get a baby! I feel like this wording implies I will be using my new found size and strength to steal babies. Edited to add some actual targets here. My goal by the end of this challenge will be to lose 10lbs or 1 inch off of my chest, waist and hips. My overall goal is too lose 50 lbs by then end of August 2014. This is all the weight I gained over the past 10 years since I graduated college and it's time to get rid of it! Mini-Quest 1: Follow c25k/average 3 miles a day/Body weight workout 3x a week Endurance, thy name is… not Ananke. Gone are the halcyon days, aka high school, where I could run non-stop for 40 minutes. I started a C25k late last fall and started to get into it but snow/rain cut my program short at 4 weeks. Now that it’s nice again it’s time to get back on top of this project. Tomorrow kicks off week 2 of the plan and my goal is to finish week 7 by the end of this challenge. Regardless of whether or not it’s a c25k day, my daily goal will be to walk/jog 3 miles a day or 21 miles a week. Supplementing all this cardio, I will be strength training 3x a week using the body weight workout. Mini-Quest 2: Limit dairy, grains, alcohol and processed food I function best when I cut out most grains, processed food and dairy from my diet. For simplicity’s sake, I am not going to be as hardcore with this as I could be but I am setting the rule that if I am going to have something in these categories it NEEDS TO BE WORTH IT! We’re talking about homemade pie, or a bottle of my friend’s home brew that she spent all winter perfecting.. not McDonalds or crappy take-out because I am tired. Mini-Quest 3: Start Aerials! My best friend and I used to belong to the same gym. I loved it because we would take the same classes, push each other to try new things or set new goals and, most importantly, we kept each other honest and made sure the other committed to working out. Alas, the almighty dollar broke up the good thing we had going on. The rates at the gym went up a disgusting amount (Damn you Boston Sports Club!) and we both left. Since then, she threw herself into Ariel arts (aka trapeze) and MMA training. She encouraged me to join too but my fitness hang-ups, specifically my phobia of being the worst/biggest/weakest person in the class, got the best of me. But after getting to a better place physically and mentally last year, now is the time for me to get over myself. Mauy Thai is still too intimidating to join. So aerials it is. Soon I will be flying, well most likely hanging, in the air! Life quest: Get comfortable with myself Basically I want to achieve Zoe Washburne ( aka Gina Torres) levels of self confidence. Some may say this is an impossible goal and that there can only be one but a girl can dream, right?

My Dear Fellow Adventurers, NICE TO MEET YOU! My name is Amanda. I am excited to be part of a guild! My post updates are frequently daily, are sometimes witty, and often have pictures and random stories. I would love for you to follow me, and I would love new guild friends to push and motivate me during this challenge me. I love to keep my "journal" / "log" here artistic and I hope you enjoy what I bring to the guild. I think that my challenge shall be Doctor Who themed! As always... for those of you who can't read my cursive and some elaborations! MAIN QUEST: Get under 200 pounds (April 13th, 2014: 257pounds)NEW: REWARDS for self every 10 pounds @247lbs: New Gym Teeshirt (this one, or this one, or this one)@237 pounds: New Fitness Hoodie @227 pounds: New Workout OutfitPLANS OF ATTACK: I WILL: Strength Train 3x/week and do cardio 2x/weekI WILL: Take the stairs at workI WILL: Log ALL food on MFP (regardless of a bad day or a good day... or if I eat souflee all day)LIFE AND SIDE QUESTS: Continue to write positive self-thoughts nightlyOnly weigh myself ONCE A WEEK (!!!)Take on any side quests my guild leader postsMOTIVATION: As always: To love what I see in the mirror NEKKID!To provide a positive lifestyle for my 7-year old daughter.MUCH LUCK AND LOVE!

hi everyone! this is my first challenge as an adventurer and my comeback after an epic fail.....glad to be back! Ive been fighting a major depression and quit my former career as a freelancing socialworker. Now I just started working parttime as a teacher for cello at a music school. ( being a classical musician was my first career during my 20s. I hadnt touched the Cello for almost 20 years) After being at home for months it will be important for me to find a new structure and to fit working for my goals into the day without being overwhelmed. Main Goal: LOSE WEIGHT/GET FIT ( Starting weight: 125kg currently: 102,9 kg. Goal: 80kg ) for this challenge I will have 4 action goals: RUN FROM DEPRESSION run a 5k race on mai 10th and get to the finishline in under 40 minutes. GET STRONG read The New Rules of Lifting for Women and complete stage 1. LOSE IT eat according to plan GET STUFF DONE write a detailed plan for each day to get work, fitness, practising Cello, meals and fun organized will add more details soon. cheers! run away from Depression/ get strong for the first two goals i made a workout plan easing into lifting and prepping for the race at the same time. i will reflect after each week in case i need to adapt. each week counts as done or fail. the one workout ill do with a trainer is bootcamp. a mixture of crossfit and running which i started last summer. it is a hell of a workout and i want to keep it in my schedule. (will need to find a way to copy and paste my plan to this post..... i dont have word.....argghhhh) have finished reading the new rules of lifting book today. its awesome! week 1 monday: bootcamp or short run if trainer is taking time off ( school holidays) tuesday: rest wednesday: long run/ intervalls thursday: short run/sprints friday:rest saturday rest lose it means: to eat clean food, not over 1800 cal. ( i counted the meals on mfp this week and if i stick to the right portions i will lose). apart from a visit to a great bio- burger place on easter, im not eating out. i have followed an easy mealplan focusing on protein, not eating sugar ( apart from honey and fruit) and am steadily losing weight. so ill keep it. breakfast: two slices of wholewheat toast, butter and cheese or peanutbutter and honey, coffee with milk lunch: 500g yoghurt with berries and seeds snack: two hard boiled eggs, 30g cheese or protein shake dinner: salat or grilled veggies with added fish or meat ( chicken, steak) or hardboiled eggs or cheese 1 glass of dry wine after dinner Points are given per week and ill count my behavior ( not eating out, eating unprocessed food and portion size, not the number on the scale. exeption: if i have gained weight or not lost anything i will count the goal as fail after 6 weeks. get stuff done im working with google calendar to create a weekly plan every sunday of where i need to be and what has to be done. just started writing daily plans on paper with the details of the chores and times when to do them. it feels awesome and i want to make it a habit! i can do this! *waves exited*

Goals: Eat Cleanly at a deficit Lift Heavy Rucking Train Several things are going to occur during this challenge though Nerdster - 4/195k - 4/26GRL - 5/10 At work we're spooling up all the construction for pending circuits and the completion dates will hit actually starting next week. It's going to be a lot of work, and a lot of long hours. As such I'm keeping this pretty straight forward and simple this go round. Strong Lifts5x5 3x/week. Eat clean macros150g P / <50gC / 100g F ~1500kcalRuck twice a weekLife wise, much more general: stay on top of everything and don't get bogged down in the office BS that's been going around. That's it.

This is my first challenge. Upon completion of this quest I hope to be accepted into the warrior guild. My quest? To stop being a fat gorilla. My goal: I am currently weighing in at 205 pounds. My goal for the next six weeks is to drop to or below 190 pounds, but I want to maintain my muscle mass in doing so. I have three mini goals I plan on using to accomplish this. Meal timing: I plan on eating every single meal inside my 6 hour feeding window, 12am-6am. Weightlifting: I plan on using grease the groove to improve my overhead press. I am using other lifts as well, but this is my main lift for this six weeks. Bodyweight Exercises: In liu of traditional cardio, I'm also working on bodyweight exercises. I intend to do close grip pullups and pushups to ridiculous numbers 5 days a week. By the end of the challenge I hope to be able to do 20 pullups in a single set. I grew up watching Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan movies. I always wanted to look like Bruce Lee as a kid. However, I also grew up with sever asthma. In highschool I started taking gym class as a borderline morbidly obese nerd with zero ambition. I started taking a karate class at the same time. Gym class opened an opportunity for the bullying to get out of control, and for some reason, the combination of degredation from the bullies and the overwhelming support from my karate instructor lit a fire under my fat ass. I started trying to run and got a total gym. Long story short, in a matter of three months I lost 75 pounds. I then fell into a battle with bulemia/anorexia and had a few years of issues that resulted in self image and esteem problems that still persist in the back of my mind today. How is this all relevent if it all took place 15 years ago? I was a kid. I had heroes. People I could look up to. Now? I'm an adult. I have kids of my own. Sure, I have people I look up to, characters in stories I read that I would like to aspire to be like. But my real motivation? I want to be my kids' hero. I want my kids to look at me and say all the things about me that I did about movie stars and comic book characters when I was a boy. Because when they tell me that they want to be like me, to do the things that I do, I want to be able to show them how. I want them to have a dad that's proud of who he is and confident in himself. So here's a picture of my motivation. I see them every day. I want to be their super hero.

Hello! I am completely lost. My name is Kricken , and I am brand new to all of this. I'm 5'3 and about 140lbs. I started dieting about a year ago, and doing treadmill workouts about six months ago. I've lost a total of 20-30lbs over all. The problem is, I absolutely dread it . I recently read Staci's article about lifting, and I really identified with it. I would LOVE to start weight training. The problem is, I have no clue where to start, what weights to pick up, or what exercises to even do. I'm not trying to walk in anywhere and hurt myself because I don't know what i'm doing. I would be grateful for any kind of help! Thanks!

So, I know this 6 week challenge ends on April 6th, but I figured I'd join now and just carry on over to the next 6 week challenge. So I guess this will really be a 7 week challenge for me! ...and for those of you who can't read my cursive (and for some elaborations) MAIN QUEST Get under 200 Pounds Starting weight (March 27th, 2014): 258lbs PLAN OF ATTACK I WILL: Strength train (be it the tutorial workout or BBWW) a minimum of 3x/week + Cardio/fun/get your heart rate up workout 2x/week I WILL: Take the stairs at work twice daily. (4 flights up to my office) I WILL: Eat clean 4 days per week. I addition, I will work gradually towards Paleo eating. LIFE QUEST(S) To look in the mirror at the end of every day and write down 3 things that I love about myself. To write at least 2 entries in my personal blog every week. (I'm choosing to add that these do not have to be fitness related, and can just be about life!) MY MOTIVATION To learn to love my body and appreciate what my body can do. My first and foremost motivation is to love what I see in the mirror while naked. I know it sounds so... narcissistic, but I have come a long way and my body has been through a LOT of shit. I thought that when I had gastric bypass and lost weight, these feelings of disgust would vanish, but boy was I wrong. After surgery, I feel even worse about my body than before. Sagging skin. Scars. Weird droopiness that makes me look like a melting candle. When I look at my body in the mirror, I don't see progress. When I look in the mirror now, I see all the flaws. I question why my boyfriend even likes the way I look while nude. The mental toll this takes on me is heavy and stressful. Create a healthy, active, REAL lifestyle for myself, my 7-year old daughter, and my boyfriend. To prove I can!

It's good to have a list of successes. It helps to look back to gain courage to move forward. Today .... minor ..... But I finished BBWW 2! Some exercises are still modified.

I signed up for this site months ago, but wasn't able to get myself into any type of routine until now. I had a lot of time management to work through before I could do anything. The last time I worked out I had a personal trainer and lost 10#. I have been able to keep that off, but haven't done anything to do anymore. I would like to go from a size 8/10 to a size 4/6 if possible. I am 28, female, and very busy, I can only go to the gym 2x a week (tues/thurs) but have from 5pm-8pm to do whatever. I don't know where to begin. I didn't really like the personal trainer aside from the commitment it made me stick with. I really don't know where to start or what would be good for me to do since I have limited times to go to the gym. Where do I begin? What should I do? I currently am 5'1" and weigh 157#. I do not know my BMI. Should I do free weights? What kind of routine would I get into for that? Cardio? How long? I am so lost, any guidance would be appreciated.

Ok my friends this is my first ever Woot Room post. In the three months I have been a part of Nerd Fitness, I have lost 3.34% off of my bodyfat percentage. On the 01/12/13 my Bodyfat% was 36.44. Today on the 01/03/14 it is now 33.10%. According to my measurement anyway. That is more than one percent per month. Woohoo! If I keep going at this rate I will reach my target bf% of 17 by August 2015. Alright. I am very happy with my success.

Hiya guys! I wont do the whole intro thing again (see it @ http://rebellion.ner...dutchy-onboard/ ) so ill just do the things i wanna do in these 6 weeks and measurements will be updated tomorrow (since measurements arent right at 18:18pm) Main Quest - lose 1 or 2 kg (about 4 to 8lbs) within the upcoming 6weeks Side Quest - drink max 1 can of pop a day, but rather none and only one in the weekend - take a brisk 30minutes walk 3x a week Life Quest - pay off 50-80 euros a month to my debt - finish all my commisions (drawings) - keep my room clean Talk to you all tomorrow!!

Hi! After three tries at my first challenge, I finally made it! So now I will have a go at my second challenge. So, my main quest is to lose weight. (Being awesome, strong and hot included) This is the reason why I choose Adventurers. (Also, because I like trying new sports out, even if I will stick to running for now). My goal is to weigh 110 pounds. ( I am pretty small, so no worries - still healthy weight for me.) Right now I weigh 140.2 pounds. I lost 4 pounds on my last challenge, so I am hoping to keep that up. (I also lost two pounds this week...does this count to this challenge? ^^) So, for that I will: Goal 1: Stay under 50 grams of carbs every day. I stayed under 20% last challenge, but I also noticed that the percents aren't doing it for me. (Hey, I am at 21%...I know, i will eat some cheese and bring it at 20% again, which clearly NOT the way it is supposed to work. 20% was about 60-70 grams for me, so now I will make it slightly more difficult for me). +3 Constitution, +2 Charisma Goal 2: As in my previous challenge, I will wear my fitbit and log everything - AND I will stay under my given calories on loseit! +5 Endurance Goal 3: I will go running three times per week and do the half-marathon training plan. I've took part in a Trail 10K this autumn, but I wasn't so well prepared...so now I will have a go at a half-marathon end of may. +4 Dexterity, +1 Strength. I won't do a side/ life quest and try to keep it simple. I took this half year off to do research in a lab...NOT done yet, but have to start classes again, and I have to start with the block that is considered the most difficult of all. Yays. So as a un-official life-goal...err..I am going to survive the next 5 months. May the Games begin! (Tomorrow ^^) Summary week 1: Running 3 times per week: Fulfilled 2,5 times. 83% Staying under my calories: fulfilled 6 out of 7 days. Staying under 50 g of carbs: 6 out of 7 days. 86% So that's an A! Yay! Summary week 2 Going running: 2 out of 3. 67% -C Staying under my calories: 5 out 7. 71% - C Staying under 50 g net carbs: 4 out 7. 57% - C So... a C it is. Summary week 3 Running: 4 out of 3 - An A! An A+! Calories: 5 out of 7. A C. Carbs. 2 out of 7. 29%. A D. So a C altogether. Summary week 4 Running three times a week: F Calories: 4 out of 7. a C. Staying under 50 g net carbs: Also 4 out of 7. Also a C. A D altogether, Anyway, summary of week 5: Jogging three times: check! an A Staying under my calories: 3 out of 7...a D. Staying under my carbs: 1 out 7...that will be an F. a C! :-) Summary week 6 Going running: yup, three times. An A Carbs: 1 out of 7. an F Calories: 3 out of 7. a D Which also makes it a C. And a C for the whole challenge.

My first quest is over. My first quest was designed to prepare me for the long journey ahead of me. My goal is to loose 35-40 pounds of fat over the course of this year. I gained the majority of the fat I have after I had a miscarriage. My metabolism is different from what it used to be, so the way I gain and loose weight is completely different from how I would gain and lose weight three years ago. Regardless of how my metabolism has changed, I need to loose this fat and develop healthy eating habits. My first reason to lose this weight is for health reasons. Diabetes runs in my family and the longer I am overweight, the more likely I am to develop it at a young age. By developing healthy eating habits now, I'll be able to stay healthy and not develop Diabetes until I'm much older. My second reason to lose this weight is that my husband's cousin is getting married in December and I want to be able to wear one of my formal dresses. I don't want to outdo the bride but I don't want to have to buy a new dress either. Main Quest I want to lose 5 pounds of fat or go down one pant size. I'm currently a size 18 and I would love to be a size 16 or smaller at the end of this challenge. Objectives Kick off this challenge with Yoga Journal's 21 Day Yoga Challenge. After the third week of this challenge, I will start exercising 6 days a week. I will be doing yoga on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. On Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday I will be doing a mix of aerobics & arm curls. I hope to make the jump from 15 arm curls per arm to 30 arm curls per arm. I'm still working on developing healthy eating habits. I want to eat more fruits and veggies. I want to be eating them at least once a day by the end of this challenge. I'd also like to start replacing some of my snack foods with organic snack food. If I have to eat snack food, I want it to have no extra dyes, sugar, or anything else extra added to it. I don't eat snack food too often, so I would like to start eating organic snack food once every two weeks. I'm also going to try cooking a few Paleo meals. I'm going to start small and make one Paleo meal a week.

Ultimate Quest: Survive the Zombie Apocalypse Necessary skills: - STR: Fend off zombies with melee or hand-to-hand - STA: Outrun hordes for long distances - DEX: Be agile and quick enough to cover rugged, varied terrain effortlessly (parkour style) - CON: Have the supplies and wherewithall to bunker down and equip myself properly - WIS: Be wicked smaht. Because zombies are dumb. - CHA: Charm the pants off of handsome survivors. Steal their shit. Current Quest: 2/24 - 4/6 Main Quest: Complete a 5k in under 48 minutes, ~15 min mile (Color Me Rad 5k Run 4/27) Side Quests: Prepping for the 5k 1: Walk an minimum of 35000 steps per week (+2 CHA) A: 35k+ B: 30-34k+ C: 25 -29k+ D: 20 -25k+ 2. Do 6-8 miles on the treadmill each week. (+2 CON) A: 8+ B: 6+ C: 4.5+ D: 3.5+ 3. Bodyweight 750: Do 200 squats, 100 twist squats, 200 wall push ups, and 250 seconds of planks per week. (+3 STR) Cut - Too much going on!! 4. Complete one treadmill 5k every week, and finish 3+ treadmill 5k's under 50 min (+3 STA) A: 4 under 50 B: 3 under 50 C: 2 under 50, 3 50-54 D: 1 under 50, 2-3 over 55 Life Quest: Limit artificial sugars to 1 drink per day (coffee or diet soda). Sunday will be my official check-in day, when I will grade myself for the week! I am super excited about this challenge. I find that preparing for something gives me focus. There is something tangible that I have to work towards, and I'm excited to participate in the Color Run in April!

Lilith the Chubby Kitten - The Battle Against Fear Level 3 Kitten (definitely not yet a Cat, or Tiger, or...) After having won the battle of heights from Ravi, things were happy and fuzzy and cuddly and nice. Lilith and Ravi had decided they were both the absolute best at everything kitty related, and were therefore partners now, instead of rivals. Lilith was growing up to be a much bigger kitten now, and became much more aware of the surroundings. The human servants especially deserved much more attention! There were two gigantic humans who could reach the shelves with food easily. The trick with those was to look adorable and a little bit sad, that way you could get extra treats! *nomnomNOMnom* But Lilith's favourite human was a small one, a kitten like her. They could play for HOURS (*cough* minutes *cough*) hyperactively, before Lilith would cuddle up to the kitten human and fall asleep. "ZZzzzZzzzzzzz purrrrrrrrr purrrrrrrrr....." * Happy kitty dreams about outdoor adventures, capturing the flying noise machines! * A sudden earthquake woke Lilith up. What's that? Oh.. Her kitten human had run away to the outdoors portal (the one that was very strictly forbidden for kittens and not for mommy cats). Oh well... Lilith went on her drowsy way to a softer spot to sleep. WOOOOOF. *growls* Only to be waken up again by the monster of monsters. Smelly, bad teeth, gnarling.. And intently looking at her. NEVER TRUST THE OUTDOOR PORTAL! WHAT SORCERY, WHAT EVIL ENTERED LILITH'S SAFE WARM CUDDLY SPACE?! The adrenaline kicked in Lilith's veins. She was cornered, alone. She was the absolute best at sneaking past threats, but she never had to sneak past a threat that was looking directly at her, and very menacingly at that. One paw in front of the other. Stay low, you're invisible. Two steps later the dog barked again, jumping towards her.* RETREAT!* Back on top of the couch it was. Now what to do? She thought about Ravi, but couldn't call him for help. But she did remember how they both wanted to become the best sneaky kitty assassins ever. What would an assassin do? Lilith, scared as she was, realised she had to face her fears. Show the dog who's boss. "The key is not to look scared, don't look scared, maybe don't look at all.. Oh no, no I can't not look that's even scarier. " One, two, three....! That would teach him! Lilith felt strong, fierce, like a cat, like a lion! Raaaaaaawr! .... Okay doggie is gone run for the hiiiiilllllsss! O_o * Lilith is now hidden among the shadows, until further notice (notice being dog left the building)* Epic quest: From 73kg to 54kg. This goal will stay the same for a long time, which is why it's an epic quest. This challenge will be great for making progress in the epic quest, I'm sure! Especially because I'm going to try to focus on food again! I will grade myself for the epic quest too this challenge! Main quest: Kitteh is brave, kitteh is strong, kitteh is FEARLESS! Sadly, I am not as fearless as my kitten alter ego. Which is what I'm working on this challenge! BONUS goal 1: Workout 5 times a week. I will mostly be doing Insanity, ZWOWs, other bodyweight circuit training, toprope climbing, bouldering, and pilates. Maybe I will add in some running too, depends on the weather really. Anyway, point is, I don't follow a specific schedule. It works for me to do what I want (do I want to die? Insanity it is! Do I want something challenging but not too exhausting? Pilates it is) I do keep track of which Insanity workouts I do so I do those evenly spread out (they have different body focuses) The fitter and stronger you are, the less you'll have to fear! I'll be able to crush my enemies! Grading: No workouts missed is an A. For every two workouts missed during the entire challenge I lose one grade. BONUS goal 2: Skill practice 5 times a week. Again, this is the same as last time. So climbing practice that can include grip strenght, balance etc. Yoga also counts towards skill practice. But I'm making it broader, to make skill practice really 'having fun play time and seeing what my body can do' so it could also be walking, handstand practice, maybe I'll dare practice some safety rolls to prepare for parkour... Well you get the idea! You will soon find I'm very enthusiastic and basically want to do and try everything! How does this relate to fear? Well if I would do handstands and parkour stuff, those are things I'm scared of but would love to not be scared of anymore! Safety roll bitches! Grading: No skill practice missed is an A. For every two workouts missed during the entire challenge I lose one grade. Goal 3: BodieBoost. You guys won't know this, but it's a diet/lifestyle method (NOT a crash diet). It's not about eating perfect, nor is it about counting calories. I've been doing this for the duration of last challenge too, and it works for me so far. It keeps me from binging, it MAKES me eat two treats a week (no more, no less) and I feel happy and not obsessed with food when I follow it. I tried eating sensibly without structure, it doesn't work. I tried being perfect with food and counting calories, it didn't work. I'm going to try keeping to this because I notice I am losing weight and more importantly feel so much better in my skin! Anyway, this goal is definitely fear related, because I'm scared I'll binge again but I really want and need to tackle my food problem if I want to lose weight. Grading: A for a perfect day, B for a good day (where I eat one portion of food too much or eat one treat extra in a week). D for a bad day, where I didn't keep to BodieBoost. F for a binge. I'll have a grade for every day and I'll take the average for the final challenge grade. Lifegoal: Getting my life back on track. One of my biggest sources of anxiety is all the stuff I need to do for uni, like studying and finding an internship. Equally scary I find all the insurance declarations I still need to do and just that random official important LIFE stuff that I would love to hide from. And ALSO just doing house chores like tidying and cleaning and fixing flat tires etc... So I want to face those fears. It's unbelievably hard for me but I really NEED to because those things have a thing of getting worse the longer you ignore them... Grading: A if I had a very, very productive day, perfect, super awesome! B if I had a good day where I did useful stuff. C if I did one thing, which is not enough, but better than nothing. F if I didn't do anything. Tracker Measurements before challenge 23Feb14: Waist 85cm, Upper Leg 60cm, Chest (under breast) 88cm, Upper Arm (relaxed) 31cm 24Feb14: 70.3kg Assassins Guild 6 week Bridge Challenge - participating! Starting point, unable to do a bridge. (Cannot support my weight on my arms/hands/wrists and cannot push up high enough) Week 1 Workouts 5/5 Skill Practices 7/5 BodieBoost: AAAAADD Lifegoal: ACBBABB Mini Challenge #1: Monday: pigeon pose galore! Tuesday: Pigeon Pose, Deep Lunges, Cobra, Bridge (trying). Wednesday: cobra, pigeon, shoulder dislocations. Week 2 Workouts 1/5 Skill practice 1/5 BodieBoost: DDA Life Goal: CFB DID NOT TRACK ALL Week 3 Bodieboost: A B A A A B C Life goal:A B A C C B B Workouts: 3 Skill practices: 1 Week 4 BodieBoost: ABAAABA Life goal: BBBCAFA Workouts:2 Skill practices: 3